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BD seeks US support for fast Rohingya repatriation

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen has sought the passage of a resolution on Myanmar in the US Congress to expedite the repatriation of Rohingya refugees.He made the suggestion at a meeting with US Senator Christopher Murphy in Washington on Tuesday. The minister had a detailed discussion on the Rohingya crisis...

Justice sought for burnt Feni madrasa girl

Samajtantrik Mohila Forum, a left-leaning women's organisation, on Wednesday demanded justice for Feni madrasa girl Nusrat Jahan Rafi who was set afire by some miscreants, reports UNB.It made the demand from a human chain and a procession arranged in front of the National Press Club in the afternoon with the...

Anti-food adulteration drive yields little results: JS body

The official move to check food adulteration has yielded hardly any visible outcome even after the efforts by 486 government agencies to this effect.Making this observation, the parliamentary standing committee on the food ministry held lack of coordination among the relevant agencies responsible for the situation."Although some 486 agencies of...

ACC nabs two for 'embezzling Tk 756.6m from BASIC Bank

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Wednesday arrested two persons for their alleged involvement in embezzlement of Tk 756.6 million from state-run BASIC Bank Ltd.The detainees are - Techno Design & Development Ltd managing director Kamal Hossain Selim and former official of BASIC Bank's Gulshan branch Md Hemayet Uddin [email protected] team...

BNP finds ministers' assertions fishy

BNP on Wednesday alleged that ruling party leaders and ministers are talking about the release of their chairperson Khaleda Zia on parole with an 'evil' motive, reports UNB."The government is now talking about our leader's (Khaleda's) parole after putting her life at risk. It's a mockery of the government over...

Kalyan Party unveils 45-man partial committee

A 45-meber partial central committee of Kalyan Party, one of the components of the BNP-led 20-party alliance, was announced on Wednesday, reports UNB. Syed Muhammad Ibrahim was reelected party's chairman while MM Aminur Rahman secretary general at the party's fourth national council held on April 6, said a party press...