Rohingya influx has created substantial pressure on the already vulnerable environment of Cox's Bazar, and restoration of the ecosystem there will become almost impossible, if measures are not taken immediately, said a UN report.A total of 4,300 acres of hills and forests were cut to make temporary shelters and facilities...
Read moreJeddah-based Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) has invited Bangladesh to subscribe to its second edition of Sukuk (Islamic bonds), officials said.The bond is scheduled to be floated this month. Under its US$ 25 billion medium-term note (MTN) programme, IsDB issues the bond to meet its funding requirements.IsDB president Dr Bandar M...
Read moreA move has been taken to revise the city transport sector's plan for the second time.Sources said the Dhaka Transport Coordination Authority (DTCA) has already requested the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to carry out the revision of the strategic transport plan (STP). The DTCA made the request when the ADB...
Read moreQuota reformists demanded on Tuesday the announcement of a gazette notification on quota reform as soon as possible.Hundreds of students under the banner of Bangladesh General Students' Rights Protection Council marched on Dhaka University to press for a three-point demand.Their other demands were the immediate release of the activists who...
Read moreExperts at a dialogue on Tuesday laid emphasis on transparency, accountability and government mechanism to help ensure best use of climate change resilience fund.They also called for ensuring data openness of various programmes under such fund, providing strong monitoring and evaluation system and forming a multi-stakeholder forum in this regard.The...
Read moreDhaka and Moscow have signed a protocol to bring amendments to an agreement signed by both sides on development of Rooppur nuclear power plant, reports UNB.On sidelines of the 62nd General Conference of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) being held in Vienna, Bangladesh and Russia signed the protocol on September...
Read morePolice arrested BNP joint secretary general Habib-un-Nabi Khan Sohel from the city's Gulshan-2 area on Tuesday evening, reports UNB."We've come to know that plainclothes police arrested Sohel around 7:30pm, and took him to Gulshan Police Station," BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi told UNB.Sohel went into hiding after...
Read moreA petition has been filed with the High Court (HC) seeking a stay on the announcement of the schedule for the upcoming 11th parliamentary elections, reports UNB.Supreme Court lawyer Eunus Ali Akanda filed the supplementary application on September 16 which sought a restriction on the announcement of the election schedule...
Read moreWILMINGTON/FAYETTEVILLE, N.C., Sept 18 (Reuters) - Residents of the Carolinas struggled to return to normalcy on Tuesday after taking a beating from Hurricane Florence, but those efforts were hindered by standing water and the anticipation of more flooding from swollen rivers. At least 32 people have been killed since Florence...
Read moreDINAJPUR, Sept 18 (UNB): Workers of Barapukuria Thermal Power Plant threatened on Tuesday to go on an indefinite strike from September 24 if the authorities do not recruit local workers by September 23.They also threatened to block the highway and railway line in the district.Abu Syed, general secretary of the...
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