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Govt starts process to bring back rescued migrants

 

Govt starts process to bring back rescued migrants

 
The government has initiated the process to facilitate the return of Bangladeshi citizens currently housed at refugee camps in Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia and Myanmar. They were rescued by the respective law enforcement agencies, naval forces and the migration authorities of these countries recently. The Foreign Ministry has sent three different lists of the 1,466 rescued persons along with their addresses to the Home Ministry for verification of their identities, sources in the Home and the Foreign ministries said. Of the 1,466 people mentioned in the lists, 908 Bangladeshi citizens are staying at refugee camps in Indonesia, 303 in Malaysia, 55 in Thailand and 200 in Myanmar, the sources added. The lists were sent by Md Lutfor Rahman, Director…

Modi may have surprise package, says expert

Modi may have surprise package, says expert

Though Bangladesh and India are yet to drop any hint that the long-standing Teesta water sharing deal will see a significant progress, a renowned international relations expert says Indian Prime Minister Narandra Modi’s visit may carry some surprises which may even include the Teesta deal, reports…
Quality education must for new generation : Satyarthi

Quality education must for new generation : Satyarthi

Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi yesterday emphasised on ensuring quality education for the new generation. “Education is connected with various social matters. Right to education means providing guaranty for education. Education has to be ensured for all up to 16 years. But it has to be enriched…
Rape : Culture of blaming the victims

Rape : Culture of blaming the victims

On 16 December 2012 a young woman was gang-raped and fatally assaulted in Munirka, a neighbourhood in South Delhi, India. The incident generated huge outrage all over India, the reverberations of which was strongly felt across the border in Bangladesh too. In a chilling reminder of the Delhi incident,…
We must stop the consumption of tobacco

We must stop the consumption of tobacco

Bangladesh with the rest of the world observed the No Tobacco Day on Sunday. Every year on 31 May, World No Tobacco Day reminds us that tobacco causes health problems that include sickness, pain, grief, and misery due to various diseases and involves huge medical costs for the treatment. In addition…
70 lakh people suffer from bronchial asthma: Experts

70 lakh people suffer from bronchial asthma: Experts

Around 70 lakh people are suffering from bronchial asthma in the country and the number of patients are gradually increasing due to various reasons, specialists and medical practitioners in a scientific seminar here said, reports BSS from Rajshahi. They defined that existence of topic diseases like…
HSBC forecasts steady growth of economy till 2030

HSBC forecasts steady growth of economy till 2030

HSBC predicted steady growth of Bangladesh economy for at least 15 more years till 2030, fetching more from exports, attracting more foreign direct investment (FDI) and improving workplace safety, reports  BSS. The UK-based bank in a country report for May said that the country would continue to…
US anti-terror tools set to expire 

US anti-terror tools set to expire 

AFP, WASHINGTON: Crucial national security provisions appeared likely to expire midnight Sunday as Senator Rand Paul vowed to block any last-minute votes to extend or reform the controversial program that collects telephone data on Americans. Key parts of the USA Patriot Act which underpins domestic…
‘Kali O Kalam Young Poets and Literature Awards’ conferred

‘Kali O Kalam Young Poets and Literature Awards’ conferred

The prize giving of the seventh edition of ‘Kali O Kalam Young Poets and Literature Awards’ was held on Saturday evening at the Bengal Shilpalaya in the city’s Dhanmondi area. Each of the winners received a crest, a certificate and prize money worth BDT.1 Lac in recognition of their…
Kayes seeks batting-friendly wicket

Kayes seeks batting-friendly wicket

Top-order batsman Imrul Kayes seeks a batting-friendly track yesterday in the one-off Test match in the forthcoming home series against India and said that there are advantages for both teams in this sort of wicket. “Not only I but also everybody expects that wicket in Bangladesh will be batting-friendly.…
Construction of Narail Chitra bridge progresses

Construction of Narail Chitra bridge progresses

The construction work of long awaited bridge on the Chitra River connecting Narail district town with Lohagara, Kalna and Mawa is progressing fast. Local Government Engineering Department is supervising the construction of the bridge that will cut distance between Dhaka and northwestern districts, and…
Schools reopen in Nepal

Schools reopen in Nepal

Thousands of children, many still traumatised from losing homes and loved ones, returned to class yesterday as Nepal’s schools formally reopened following a devastating earthquake that claimed more than 8,600 lives, reports AFP from Kathmandu. In many cases children in uniform walked through rubble…
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