EU election experts due today to monitor JS polls situation
A two-member election expert mission representing the European Union (EU) arrives in Dhaka today (Tuesday) to monitor the situations before and after the national election scheduled to be held on December 30, reports UNB."Yes, they're arriving. They'll stay until January 15," a senior official at the foreign ministry said on...
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Thrust on ratification of ILO Convention 189 to ensure domestic workers' rights
Speakers at a national consultation urged the government on Monday to ratify the ILO convention 189 to help ensure domestic workers' rights at home and abroad.They said although the International Labour Organization (ILO) Convention No. 189 was adopted in 2011, Bangladesh government is yet to ratify it. Bureaucracy and civil...
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PM gives Tk 4.23m for ailing filmmaker Amjad Hossain
Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina has donated Tk 4.23 million (42.35 lakh) to critically ill eminent film director Amjad Hossain for his treatment abroad, reports BSS."The PM gave Tk 2.23 million as air ambulance fare and Tk 2.0 million as treatment costs to the family of 'Ekushey Padak'-winning film director...
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Ispahani donates Digital Shaker to JnU
Genetic Engineering and Bio Technology Department of Jagannath University received two digital shakers for their newly formed modern laboratory from Ispahani Tea Limited, says a statement. General Manager of Ispahani Tea Limited Omar Hannan handed over the shakers to university Vice-Chancellor Dr Mijanur Rahman on its campus in the city...
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Brazil ambassador in Bangladesh made a courtesy call on Bangladesh Army Chief
Brazil ambassador in Bangladesh Joao Tabajara de Oliveira Junior made a courtesy call on Bangladesh Army Chief General Aziz Ahmed at Dhaka Cantonment in the city on Monday — ISPR
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BGB recover firearms, bullets in C'nawabganj
CHAPAINAWABGANJ, Nov 26 (UNB): Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) recovered two firearms, pistols and bullets from Shibirer intersection in Sadar Upazila early Monday.A patrol team of BGB conducted a drive in the area around 01:30 am and challenged a bicyclist carrying a bag.Sensing the danger, the bicyclist fled away...
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Workers busy binding school text books
Workers busy binding school text books which will be distributed among the students by the government on January 01, the Book Day. The picture was taken from a Jatrabari book binding factory in the city on Monday — Focus Bangla
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Eight 'militants' indicted in Holey Artisan café attack case
The trial in the sensational Holey Artisan café attack case is set to begin on December 03 as a Dhaka tribunal on Monday framed charges against eight 'militants' in the case, reports UNB.Dhaka Anti-Terrorism Special Tribunal Judge Mohammad Mujibur Rahman passed the order and fixed December 03 for recording the...
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WEATHER-27-11-2018
Weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country in the next 24 hours until 06:00 pm today (Tuesday), reports UNB.Light to moderate fog may occur at places over the country during late night until morning, the Met Office said.Night and day temperature may remain nearly unchanged...
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