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Brunei Sultan for 'just, permanent solution' to Rohingya crisis

BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, (Brunei), Apr 22 (BSS): Brunei Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah put emphasis on "just and permanent solution" to the Rohingya crisis as he held bilateral talks with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina here this morning."We should make all sorts of efforts so that the Rohingyas can return," Foreign Secretary...

Top UN officials to visit BD to observe Rohingya situation

Three top United Nations officials will jointly visit Bangladesh from April 24-26 to highlight the ongoing need for support for the humanitarian needs of over a million Rohingyas living in Cox's Bazar district, reports UNB.The three officials are the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), Filippo Grandi; the Director General...

Experts want strict monitoring for girls in madrasas

Amid the involvement of teachers in a series of rapes and killings of madrasa students, experts have called for strict monitoring by the government and overhauling the education system, reports UNB.They told the news agency that the recent incidents are a wakeup call for the government which needs to act...

Four engine boats seized from Halda

CHATTOGRAM, Apr 22: Local administration conducted raid in the Halda river yesterday (Sunday). The team seized four sand carrier engine boats and destroyed them on the spot. Upazila Nirbahi Officer of Hathazari Ruhul Amin said, "Following measures to save Halda from pollution, we have conducted a mobile court. The administration...

Committee formed to address waterlogging on Rokeya Sarani

Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC), Metro Rail Project and Dhaka WASA formed a committee on Monday aiming to solve waterlogging problem on Rokeya Sarani in the city.To this end, a meeting among the three organisations was held at a city hotel with DNCC mayor Md Atiqul Islam in the chair.The...

B'deshi shot dead by extortionists in South Africa

SHARIATPUR, Apr 22 (bdnews24.com): A Bangladeshi expatriate has been shot to death in South Africa by a gang of extortionists, his family has said.The incident took place around 12am on Saturday in Cape Town, said his cousin Tariqul Islam. The 29-year-old Parvez Sardar worked as a salesman at a shop...

5.9kg gold recovered at Dhaka, Ctg airports

Customs officials in separate drives arrested a man and recovered 5.9 kg gold from Dhaka and Chattogram airports on Sunday and Monday, reports UNB.In the capital, the customs officials recovered four gold bars weighing four kilograms from a toilet of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport early Monday.Othello Chowdhury, deputy commissioner (preventive...

World Book, Copyright Day today

The World Book and Copyright Day will be observed in the country today (Tuesday), reports UNB.Bangladesh Copyright Office will organise a programme in Dhaka marking the day. It will organise a seminar titled 'Copyright Law in the Contemporary World: Development of Broadcast and Digital Platform' at Bangladesh National Library.

Syed Mozammel Huq's 24th death anniv today

The 24th death anniversary of Syed Mozammel Huq, special correspondent of Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha will be observed today (Tuesday), says a press release.During his long journalism career, he also worked for Time Magazine and Oil and Gas journal.On the occasion, a doa mahfil will be held at his residence at...

WEATHER 23-4-2019

Rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at one or two places over Rajshahi and Rangpur divisions and the regions of Jashore and Kushtia in the next 24 hours till 6pm today (Tuesday), reports UNB.Weather may remain mainly dry with temporary partly cloudy sky elsewhere over...

Port connecting road in Chattogram

The port connecting road in Chattogram remains in a dilapidated condition, causing immense suffering to commuters and drivers of goods-laden vehicles. The photo was taken from the Shoraipara area on Monday — Focus Bangla

Transparency International Bangladesh formed a human chain

Transparency International Bangladesh formed a human chain in front of the TSC at Dhaka University on Sunday for exemplary punishment of the killers of madrasa student Nusrat Jahan Rafi — Focus Bangla

US Ambassador Earl R. Miller

US Ambassador Earl R. Miller paid a courtesy call on Vice Chancellor of Chittagong Independent University Professor Dr. Mahfuzul Hoque Chowdhury at his office recently