Momen: Rohingyas to get better future only when they return to Myanmar
Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Monday said the Rohingyas' better life and future can be ensured only in their own country and it is better for them to start returning to their homes in Myanmar.
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File Photo: Over one million Rohingyas live in Bangladesh now since fleeing a military crackdown in Myanmar's Rakhine state in 2017 Mahmud Hossain Opu/Dhaka TribuneBangladesh witnessing five-fold increase in dengue cases this year
Health Minister Zahid Maleque on Monday said that the health authorities are reporting a five-fold increase in dengue infections in the first five months of 2023 compared to last year.
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File photo shows Health Minister Zahid Maleque addressing the media Rajib Dhar/Dhaka TribuneGovt eyes 5,000C more non-tax revenue in FY24
The government aims to realize Tk50,000 crore as non-tax revenue (NTR) in the next FY24, up by Tk5,000 billion from the current FY23.
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Mehedi Hasan/Dhaka TribunePM Hasina: Bangladesh believes in peace, not in conflict
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday said Bangladesh believes in peace and would do whatever is required to sustain it.
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File photo: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina speaks in a meeting with the Bangladesh University Council standing committee at her official residence, Ganabhaban, on Thursday, January 19, 2023 Focus BanglaBangladesh urged to use LDC graduation as an opportunity to rethink its reliance on RMG
UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights Olivier De Schutter on Monday urged the government of Bangladesh to use its upcoming graduation from LDC status in 2026 as an opportunity to rethink its reliance on the ready-made garment industry.
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File Photo Dhaka Tribune40 insurgents killed by security forces in Manipur
Manipur chief minister N Biren Singh told reporters on Sunday that security forces had killed around 40 "insurgents" over the last two days.
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File photo: Smoke billows from a vehicle allegedly burned by the Meitei community tribals protesting to demand inclusion under the Scheduled Tribe category in Imphal on May 4, 2023 AFPDipu Moni: SSC 2026 to be conducted under new curriculum
Education Minister Dr Dipu Moni on Monday announced that the new curriculum for the secondary level of education is set to be fully implemented by 2025, and the students studying under it will sit for their Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent examinations in 2026.
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Education Minister Dr Dipu Moni at the inauguration ceremony of an education festival at the International Mother Language Institute Bangla TribuneInternational UN Peacekeepers Day observed
Like other countries of the world, Bangladesh also celebrated the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers on Monday.
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ISPREMF seeks cooperation of MoFA for inviting foreign observers
The Election Monitoring Forum (EMF) has sought cooperation from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) to invite more than hundred foreign observers including European Union countries to monitor the 12th parliamentary election.
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File Photo Mehedi Hasan/Dhaka TribunePolice recover 12L stolen in Rajshahi Krishi Unnayan Bank heist
Police recovered around Tk12,65,300 that was stolen from the vault of the Kochasahar branch of Rajshahi Krishi Unnayan Bank in Gobindaganj upazila of Gaibandha district on Monday morning.
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File Photo Mehedi Hasan/Dhaka TribuneHasan: US visa policy creates huge pressure on BNP
Information and Broadcasting Minister and Awami League Joint General Secretary Dr Hasan Mahmud on Monday said the US visa policy has created a huge pressure on the BNP as now the party has no scope of resisting the elections.
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File photo of Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud Dhaka TribuneWoman who burned certificates on Facebook live gets job in ICT dept
A former Eden College student, who set her educational certificates on fire during a live stream on Facebook after getting frustrated over her employment situation, has been offered a work opportunity at the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) department.
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Mukta Sultana appointed as the content development and social communication officer Bangla TribuneIndictment hearing in Khaleda Zia's graft case July 13
A Dhaka court on Monday set July 13 for holding hearing on charge framing in the Barapukuria Coalmine graft case against BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia and 10 others.
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