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Dhaka, Naypyidaw form joint panel

Bangladesh and Myanmar yesterday formed a joint working group to start repatriation of hundreds of thousands of Rohingyas who had to flee their homes in Rakhine to save themselves from the brutalities of the Myanmar security forces, local Buddhist mobs and people from other ethnic groups. The working group will comprise 30 members -- 15 from each side. Foreign Secretary M Shahidul Haque will lead the Bangladesh side in the group. Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali said the next step of repatriation process will start soon. Ali conveyed the updates to the media after Foreign Secretary Md Shahidul Haque and Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Myanmar U Myint Thu signed an agreement on behalf of their respective governments…

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Uber rife with scandals in Banglades

San Francisco-based ride-sharing company Uber, which is operating in Dhaka without government licence,…

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News

Diphtheria kills 21 in Rohingya camps: WHO

Twenty-one people have died from diphtheria in the Rohingya camps in Bangladesh, the World Health Organization said yesterday, adding that it had started a second vaccination drive to rein in the outbreak, reports AFP from Geneva. According to the UN health agency, 1,571 suspected cases of the bacterial…

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Metro

Four women of same family raped in Ctg

CHITTAGONG: A gang of robbers allegedly raped four women after committing burglary in a house at Karnafuli in the port city on December 12, reports UNB. After five days of the mugging, a case was filed with Karnafuli Police Station in this regard. During the robbery no male members of the family were…

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Editorial

Harnessing youth potential

At the 13th National Youth Red Crescent Camp 2017, the honourable President has called for more trained young people in tackling natural disasters and calamities. We commend such a call because standing at the 46th year of independence, Bangladesh’s greatest asset currently is a dynamic young…

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Op-ed

Real merit assessment important for admission process

We are running frantically towards the GPA 5 and the actual education of our children, as well as the admission of the reputed educational institution of the country, not only the merit of taking the minimum form, but the golden a plus is preferred, we are more prone to that. So for the child's…

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Business

13 state-owned textile mills to be reopened soon

The government is going to overhaul, modernise and reopen 13 state-owned textile mills, now lying abandoned, under a public-private partnership (PPP) project soon. The mills are: RR Textile Mill, Amin Textile Mill and The Asiatic Cotton Mill in Chittagong; Dinajpur Textile Mill and Jalil Textile Mill…

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Worldwide

Trump unveils nat’l security strategy ‘America First’

WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump used the launch of his first National Security Strategy on Monday to laud the benefits of cooperation with Russia, a striking departure from the document’s more combative tone toward the Kremlin, reports AFP. Unveiling a text that pilloried both Russia and China…

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Dhakalive

Prachyanat stages ‘Tragedy Polashbari’ at BSA today

Theatre troupe Prachyanat will stage its much-anticipated play titled ‘Tragedy Polashbari’ today evening at the Experimental Theatre Hall of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA), Segun Bagicha in the capital. The play depicts the tragic collapse of a nine-storey factory at Polashbari in April…

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Sports

NCL final round from today

No senior players of the national team sans Mushfiqur Rahim take part in the final round of the National Cricket League as the game will decide the champions and the division who will promote to the Tier-1 level. It was learnt the players like Shakib Al Hasan, Tamim Iqbal, Mahmudullah Riyad, Imrul Kayes…

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Nationwide

Narail Sadar Hospital in complete disarray

Lack of manpower is severely hampering the functions of Narail Sadar Hospital, which had been upgraded to a 100-bed hospital from 50 beds in 2005. A 100-bed hospital needs at least 40 doctors to attend to the patients, but this hospital is run only with 16 doctors. The post of anaesthetist has been…

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999 new hope for crime victims

The “National Emergency Service” toll free number 999 has come as a boon to victims of crime or in emergencies such as an accident. On December 16, the helper of an S Alam Poribahan bus in Teknaf had dialled 999 following a roadside robbery. Later, Teknaf police rescued the bus and its passengers…

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