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BRAC to get $0.3m grant to empower small farmers across Asia, Africa

The Rockefeller Foundation has announced a US$0.3 million worth of grant for the BRAC to support an initiative to empower 3.0 million women smallholder farmers across Bangladesh, Liberia, Tanzania, and Uganda by 2030. The imitative aims to help the targeted farmers overcome climate vulnerability and achieve sustainable livelihoods, said a...

Sea-based economic transformation vital: CA

Chief Adviser (CA) Prof Muhammad Yunus defines offshore Matarbari as "the most important region for Bangladesh's future" as he envisions seas-based transformation of the economy.During his meeting with Miyazaki Katsura, Executive Senior Vice President of JICA (Japan International Cooperation Agency), at the state guesthouse Jamuna in the capital on Thursday...

DMP takes steps to ensure security during Ashura

Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has taken adequate security measures on the occasion of the holy Ashura, said DMP Acting Commissioner Md Sarwar on Thursday."DMP has taken comprehensive measures to ensure security during the Tajia procession and other programmes of Shia community on the Ashura day (July 06)," he told the...

China donates anti-dengue supplies

In a show of continued bilateral cooperation, the Chinese Embassy in Bangladesh has donated anti-dengue supplies to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), aimed at supporting Bangladesh's ongoing efforts to combat the spread of dengue fever.The handover ceremony took place on Thursday, where Dr. Liu Yuyin, Chargé d'Affaires a.i....

SEU organised a day-long 'International Summit on Three Zero Policy'

Southeast University (SEU) organised a day-long 'International Summit on Three Zero Policy' on its campus in the capital recently. Road Transport and Bridges Advisor Fouzul Kabir Khan was the chief guest at the event, and North South University Vice-Chancellor (VC) Prof. Dr. Abdul Hannan Chowdhury was the guest of honour....

DU holds seminar on July Uprising

Dhaka University (DU) organised a seminar titled "From Rebellion to Reconstruction: July Uprising, Democratic Prospects, and Our Responsibilities" to mark the first anniversary of the 2024 July uprising.The programme at the Muzaffar Ahmed Chowdhury Auditorium in the university premises on Thursday is the first of a month-long seminar series aimed...

Dengue claims one more life -

One dengue patient has died and 358 others have been hospitalised across the country in the last 24 hours, while eight new COVID-19 cases have been reported with no deaths during the same period, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).Of the newly admitted dengue patients, 150 were...

Weather (2025-07-04)

Light to moderate rain is likely to occur in Rangpur, Khulna, Barishal, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions in the next 24 hours from 09:00 am today (Friday). A similar weather is likely to prevail in many areas in Rajshahi, Dhaka, and Mymensingh divisions. Meanwhile, other places of the country might also...