Polythene bags banned in super shops
Use of polythene and polypropylene bags was officially banned in super shops from Tuesday, raising costs for shoppers amid limited alternatives.The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change fully enforced the ban in the super shops on the day. The ministry encouraged the consumers to bring their own bags, while...
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3-km HSIA area 'Silent Zone'
A 3-km area around Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) has been launched as 'Silent Zone' on Tuesday, aiming to make the area honking-free, reports UNB.Syeda Rizwana Hasan, Advisor to the Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change, inaugurated the three kilometre area as 'Silent zone' officially at the headquarters of...
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Travel ban on Jinnah, Kabir
A Dhaka court on Tuesday issued travel bans against Shariful Islam Jinnah, a former Member of Parliament (MP) of Bogura-2 from the Jatiya Party, and Kabir Bin Anwar, a former cabinet secretary, in connection with corruption allegations against them. The court has also imposed a travel ban on Kabir Bin...
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Air chief inaugurates Cyber Security Awareness Month
Chief of Air Staff of Bangladesh Air Force Air Chief Marshal Hasan Mahmood Khan on Tuesday inaugurated the first Cyber Security Awareness Month -2024 of Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) at Air Force Headquarters' Auditorium in Dhaka Cantonment, reports BSS."The message was clear the cyber security is no longer just a...
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Nurses demand withdrawal of cadre officials from BNMC
Nurses, midwives and nursing students across the country went out on stoppage on Tuesday to press home their one-point demand, much to the sufferings of patients at different hospitals.Under the banner of the Nursing and Midwifery Reform Council, they demanded withdrawal of cadre service officials from the Bangladesh Nursing and...
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Weather (2024-10-02)
Light to moderate rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at most places over Dhaka, Barishal, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Wednesday), according to the Met Office.It may also occur at many places over Rangpur, Rajshahi, Mymensingh and...
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