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Rohingya infiltration a cause of worry

Rohingya infiltration a cause of worry
Several hundred Rohingyas have allegedly sneaked into Cox’s Bazar district following the recent persecution of them in Myanmar. About 5,000 to 6,000 such people, including women and children, are still waiting to enter Bangladesh on boats on the Naf river on the Bangladesh-Myanmar border. Talking to some Rohingyas who have entered Bangladesh, this correspondent found that those who managed to cross over to Bangladesh had to offer hefty amounts to touts who helped them find shelter. One such Rohingya, Bashir Ahmed, who entered Bangladesh from the Mongdu area in Myanmar, said: “Rohingya Muslims are leaving Myanmar to escape persecution by the Myanmar government. I entered Bangladesh by paying Tk. 10,000 to touts.” A regional…

Lowering cost, HR protection, 
governance to be emphasised

Lowering cost, HR protection, governance to be emphasised

Bangladesh is going to hold the ninth summit meeting of the Global Forum on Migration and Development (GFMD) in Dhaka on December 10-12 to be participated by several hundreds of government officials and members of civil society from across the world. The participants would discuss various aspects of…
Hold credible polls in NCC

Hold credible polls in NCC

President Abdul Hamid on Wednesday asked the Election Commission to take necessary steps to hold the Narayanganj City Corporation (NCC) and Zila Parishad elections in a credible manner, reports UNB. The President made the call when Chief Election Commissioner (CEC)  Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmad met him…
Primary education needs more attention

Primary education needs more attention

As large number of vacancies for teachers in primary schools across Narsingdi district remains unaddressed, most of the institutions have been struggling to coordinate the lessons and ensure quality of education for long. According to a report in this newspaper yesterday, 563 teaching posts remain vacant…
Crime management beyond jurisprudence

Crime management beyond jurisprudence

Repetition of various crimes one after another, murder most foul, ghastly, inhuman and barbarous, frequent child abuse and rape etc have considerably shaken the conscience of the nation and everybody including the media is appropriately vocal for a solution. Everybody is seeking speedy trial, as justice…
Record transaction on DSE

Record transaction on DSE

With the transaction of over 37 crore shares, the daily trade volume at the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) surged to a new high yesterday, taking the trade value to about five-years' highest and the major price index to 13-months' peak as well, report agencies. The daily transaction volume reached…
Court upholds life term for Khmer Rouge leaders

Court upholds life term for Khmer Rouge leaders

AFP, PHNOM PENH: Cambodia’s UN-backed court upheld life sentences for two top former Khmer Rouge leaders on Wednesday for crimes against humanity, in a verdict welcomed by survivors of the brutal regime. “Brother Number Two” Nuon Chea, 90, and ex-head of state Khieu Samphan, 85, were…
Curtain rises on 5-day extravaganza today

Curtain rises on 5-day extravaganza today

With curtain rising on the five-day world’s biggest classical music event titled ‘Bengal Classical Music Festival (BCMF) 2016’ today evening, the wait will be over finally for the music lovers of the country. The BCMF is back, with its resourceful arrangements, not only for the classical…
BPL 3rd phase from tomorrow

BPL 3rd phase from tomorrow

Mehedi Maruf of Dhaka Dynamites and Mohammad Nabi of Chittagong Vikings have been leading batting and bowling chart respectively at the end of second phase of Bangladesh Premier League (BPL)- 4 which concluded in Chittagong on Tuesday.  The third and last phase of BPL will resume tomorrow at Sher-e-Bangla…
13 ‘stalkers’ sent to jail following HC order

13 ‘stalkers’ sent to jail following HC order

A Jhenidah court yesterday sent 13 accused of a case filed for stalking two girls and grievously injuring their father in Kaliganj upazila to jail after they surrendered before the court yesterday morning. Judicial Magistrate Qazi Ashrafuzzaman passed the order rejecting their bail petitions. Earlier…
Stay alert about internal, external threats

Stay alert about internal, external threats

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday asked the Bangladesh Army to always remain ready to face any threat both from internal or external sources to protect the sacred constitution and sovereignty of the motherland, reports UNB. "To protect the sacred constitution and sovereignty of the motherland,…
The truth about America’s illegal immigrants

The truth about America’s illegal immigrants

How many illegal immigrants are there? About 11 million, or 3.5 percent of the total U.S. population. The exact figure is obviously impossible to determine; the estimate essentially comes from taking the foreign-born population from census records, then subtracting the number of legal immigrants. Almost…
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