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PM places 5-point proposal at UN Special Session

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday put forward a five-point proposal to the international community to raise global awareness for a resilient and sustainable post Covid-19 world by combating water and disaster challenges, reports UNB.The Prime Minister made the proposals in her pre-recorded speech in the Fifth UN Special Thematic...

New rule makes mandatory environ, fire safety clearance

The government has issued a new rule for investors of the clothing and textile industries, keeping a provision of getting environment and fire safety clearance first prior to obtaining factory registration.However, textile mill owners opposed the move earlier citing the new set of regulations as a barrier to the investors.The...

Renewable energy ratio to be 40pc in 2041

As part of the government campaign for expansion and installation of renewable energy sources in the country, the ratio of renewable energy source will be 40 per cent in power generation, reports BSS."Now the country is generating electricity from renewable energy sources at 730.62 MW with installation of 58 lakh...

HSC exam registration from Jun 29

The Dhaka Education Board has instructed students to complete registration for the Higher Secondary Examinations even as uncertainty lingers over the tests due to a surge in COVID-19 deaths and infections in Bangladesh reports bdnews24.com.The registration process will open on Jun 29 and run until Jul 11 in line with...

People defy lockdown

Despite the ongoing lockdown in seven districts around Dhaka, people were seen entering and leaving the capital city on Friday.They were seen moving on foot to cross police check-posts at all entry and exit points in the capital city.Defying the restrictions, hundreds of people were using ferry services on Shimulia...

Chinese shots less effective on Delta

Antibodies triggered by two Chinese COVID-19 vaccines are less effective against the Delta variant compared with other strains but the shots still offer protection, a Chinese disease control researcher told state media.The Delta variant of the new coronavirus, first detected in India, is becoming the globally dominant variant of the...

Evercare Group launches 470-bed hospital in Ctg

The Evercare Group has announced the opening of a new hospital in Bangladesh, Evercare Hospital Chattogram, a 470-bed multi-disciplinary, super-specialty, tertiary care hospital said to be the largest of its kind in Chattogram, reports UNB.Evercare Hospital Chattogram, located in the Ananna Residential Area of the Hathazari, is the second state-of-the-art...

Following suspension of all inter-district transpor

Following suspension of all inter-district transport in a bid to cut off Dhaka from the rest of the country amid surging coronavirus cases, people are heading for their destinations on foot. The photo was taken in the Signboard area on the Dhaka-Chattogram Highway on Friday — Focus Bangla

Garment workers returning home

Garment workers returning home after work in the Kamalapur area of the city on Friday, ignoring the Covid safety guidelines. The workers said the factory authorities made them work during the weekend, in order to compensate for the holidays of the upcoming Eid festival. — FE photo by KAZ Sumon