Iraq death toll from IS bombing of Baghdad market now at 73

    UNB Iraqi officials say the death toll from back-to-back market bombings carried out by the Islamic State group the previous day in eastern Baghdad has climbed to 73. Police and health officials say several of the critically wounded died overnight while 112 people remain in hospital. Also, at least five people are still missing after…

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      37th BCS circular published

      UNB The Public Service Commission on Monday published a circular for the 37th Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) examination seeking applications against 1,226 posts. The circular was published on the PSC website. The process to fill up forms and submit fees online will begin on March 31 and end on May 2, according to the circular….

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        Historic March returns to us tomorrow

        BSS March, the month of English calendar year, has much significance to the ‘Bangalee’ nation, as the formal struggle for independence began this month after Bangabandhu’s 7th-March historic speech and the massacre of Bangalees by Pakistani forces at the dark night of 25 March 1971. In this month, the Banglalee nation received a clear guideline…

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          Rajuk evicts illegal structures from Gulshan-1 DCC Market

          UNB Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk) on Monday conducted a drive at DCC Market in the city’s Gulshan-1 area demolishing its extended part raised illegally. During the drive, led by a Rajuk magistrate, other illegal structures, signboards and billboards at the market were also removed. Inspector (investigation) of Gulshan Police Station Salahuddin Maih said the drive…

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            JS sitting resumes

            BSS The sitting of the Jatiya Sangsad resumed at 5 pm today with Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury in the chair. The day’s proceedings began with recitation from the Holy Quran.

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              Oil spill emergency in Peruvian native communities

              BSS Peru’s government declared a state of emergency in 16 Amazon rainforest communities Sunday due to oil spills in the northeastern Loreto region. The measure, announced in the official gazette, lasts for 60 days and comes more than a month after a spill was reported in Imaza district (population 23,000). A second spill was reported…

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                Amu leaves for Saudi Arabia this night

                BSS Industries Minister Amir Hossain Amu is going to Saudi Arabia this night to be present at the signing of an agreement with the Saudi Standards, Quality and Metrology Organization (SASO). The minister is scheduled to fly at 01:30am, said a ministry press release. The agreement between Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI) and SASO,…

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                  Knife-wielding man slashes 10 kids at school in south China

                  UNB A knife-wielding man slashed 10 children outside a primary school in southern China before killing himself Monday, police said. None of the children suffered life-threatening injuries during the attack in the southern city of Haikou, but two were seriously hurt in the attack, media reports said. An official at Haikou’s Longhu police station said…

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                    Council to register nurses; Cabinet clears bill

                    UNB The Cabinet on Monday gave the final approval to the draft of the ‘Bangladesh Nursing and Midwifery Council Bill, 2016’ with a provision to form a council for the registration of professionals having degrees on nursing, midwifery and related professions. The approval was given at the regular weekly meeting of the Cabinet held at…

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                      Mintoo gets bail in 7 cases

                      UNB A court here on Monday granted bail to BNP Chairperson’s adviser Abdul Awal Mintoo in seven case filed with Ramna, Shahbagh and Paltan police stations. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Khurshid Alam granted bail to the BNP leader in 2 cases filed with Ramna and Shahbagh police stations when he surrendered before the court and sought…

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