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Excessive dependency on road network must be shifted to rail, waterways: Advisor

The first-ever drafted integrated comprehensive transport master plan has found Dhaka city-centric congested development of road, rail, waterways, air passenger and freight services - although 42 natural multi-modal hubs exist in the country.A baseline assessment on the master plan also shows that the natural multimodal hubs (MMHs) have connectivity with...

Police to act against noise from vehicles, construction work, speakers

Environment Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan on Sunday said police sergeants and other responsible officers would now be able to take direct action against noise pollution, reports UNB."Active role of police at the field level is extremely crucial," she said.The adviser made the remarks at a meeting at the Department of...

Killing of six BD peacekeepers draws widespread condemnation

UN Secretary-General António Guterres joined Bangladesh on Sunday in mourning the tragic death of six members of the Bangladesh Army who were serving in a United Nations peacekeeping mission in Sudan. The six Bangladeshi peacekeepers were killed, and eight others were injured in a drone attack on Saturday noon.The UN...

BD leads Asia in fulfilling global tobacco control promises

Speakers at webinar on Sunday informed Bangladesh is the first and only country in Asia that has classified cigarette filters as "single-use plastic (SUP)", reports BSS.This timely decision was adopted as a move towards implementing Article 18 of the WHO FCTC, which addresses the issue of environmental protection in tobacco...

A delegation of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET)

A delegation of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), led by its VC Prof Dr A B M Badruzzaman, paying tribute at the Mirpur Martyred Intellectuals' Memorial in the capital to observe the Martyred Intellectuals Day (Dec 14) on Sunday.

Kazi Fazlur Rahman dies

Eminent Bangladeshi educationist, administrator, social development worker, and litterateur Kazi Fazlur Rahman passed away on Saturday night due to age-related complications. He was 93, according to a press statement.He served as an adviser to the country's first caretaker government. In post-independence Bangladesh, he successively held the positions of secretary to...

Five more die of dengue _-

Health authorities have reported the deaths of five individuals from dengue in the past 24 hours. In addition, 387 new cases of dengue have been recorded, according to the DGHS, reports BSS.Of the cases, 40 were in Barishal div, 71 in Chattogram div, 83 in Dhaka div excluding capital, 55...

Weather (2025-12-15)

Weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Monday). Night temperature may fall slightly and day temperature may remain unchanged . The highest temperature on Sunday was recorded at 31.5 degrees Celsius in Ambagan, while the lowest...