Govt slaps 10pc duty on rice import
The government has slapped 10 per cent duty on import of rice to ensure fair price for local farmers, said finance minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith on Sunday.
500 Bangladeshis, Rohingyas rescued off Aceh Another human trafficker killed in ‘gunfight’ in Cox’s Bazar
After the grim discovery of mass graves in jungles in Thailand, rescuers on Sunday brought ashore nearly 500 migrants from Bangladesh and Myanmar, mostly Myanmar’s persecuted Rohingya Muslims
SEXUAL HARASSMENT ON POHELA BOISHAK 21 injured as police attack protesters
At least 21 protestors, including two women, were injured after police charge baton and used water cannon on a peaceful march towards Dhaka Metropolitan Police headquarters demanding the arrest of suspects involved in sexual harassment of women gathered at the Dhaka University campus during Pahela Baishakh celebrations
LBA passage great political achievement: PM
The prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, on Saturday said it was the great political achievement of her government in diplomatic arena as the Indian parliament has cleared a bill to ratify the Land Boundary Agreement with Bangladesh
Modi govt wants good ties with Bangladesh people: Khaleda.
Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia on Saturday said the passage of the Land Boundary Agreement bill in Indian Lok Sabha was a result of Indian prime minister Narendra Modi’s wish to build up good relations with Bangladeshi people.
75 heritage sites to be affected by proposed metro rail route.
The government would take the decision with regard to the heritage sites, historic monuments and cultural establishments on the metro rail route after getting the report from a team of consultants.
Thai police discover 117 more from jungle in trafficking crackdown.
Thai authorities on Saturday questioned more than 100 migrants, discovered on Friday from the country’s south, to determine whether they were victims of human trafficking, according to agencies.
How one can support BNP, wonders PM
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday wondered how a section of people could support BNP and vote for them although Khaleda Zia and BNP-Jamaat burned people to death in the name of hartal and blockade.
Three human traffickers killed: police
Three suspected human traffickers were shot dead by police during an anti-trafficking operation on Teknaf beach in Cox’s Bazar early Friday after dozens of remains were found in mass graves for illegal migrants in Thailand.
100 more migrants found in Thai south.
More than 100 suspected Rohingya migrants from Myanmar and Bangladesh have been found in Thailand’s southern Songkhla province, police said on Friday.Police said the 111 migrants had been left alone in the jungle after suspected human traffickers who had brought them into the country fled.
