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Renewable transition not possible overnight: Rizwana

Bangladesh cannot transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy "overnight" and must adopt a "realistic roadmap" to achieve the shift, according to Environment Advisor Syeda Rizwana Hasan.She made the remarks at the inauguration of the three-day Bangladesh Energy Conference at the Bangladesh Military Museum on Saturday, reports bdnews24.com."Industrialists often complain...

DU Business Studies unit admission test held

The admission test for the first-year undergraduate programme under Dhaka University's 'Business Studies Unit' for the 2025-26 academic year has been held.The exam took place on Saturday (6 December) from 11:00 am to 12:30 pm. This year, a total of 34,062 applicants sat for the test against 1,050 available seats.Dhaka...

Six members of a family burnt in city, four in N'ganj

Six members of a family suffered burn injuries in a gas line explosion at a home in the capital's Agargaon area on Saturday.The injured were identified as Md Jalil Mia (50), Aneja Begum (40), Asif Mia (19), Sakib Mia (16), Eva (6) and Monira Akter (17).All six were admitted to...

Exhumation of 114 unidentified July martyrs to begin at Rayerbazar Graveyard today

The bodies of 114 unidentified martyrs of the July Uprising will be exhumed from Rayerbazar Graveyard in the capital starting today (Sunday) for identification through post-mortem and DNA testing, reports BSS."We are preparing for exhumation bodies of July Martyrs buried in Rayerbazar Graveyard tomorrow following a Dhaka court order," Special...

Fire Service and Civil Defence observed the International Volunteer Day 2025

Fire Service and Civil Defence observed the International Volunteer Day 2025 with a daylong programme held at the Fire Service and Civil Defence Multipurpose Training Ground in Narayanganj on Friday. Home Adviser Lt Gen (Retd.) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury was present as the chief guest.

ISU organises seminar on public health career

International Standard University (ISU) hosted a seminar titled "Public Health Career: Scope and Opportunities" on Thursday on its campus in the city, organised by the university's Master's of Public Health (MPH) programme, according to a statement.Professor Dr Muhammad Aziz Rahman, Public Health and Associate Dean (Research) at Federation University, Australia,...

A group of RU students announce boycott of 12th convocation

A section of students from the 60th, 61st, and 62nd batches of Rajshahi University have announced a boycott of the university's 12th convocation. They made the announcement at a press conference held on Saturday (6 December) at 12:00 pm at the university's Transport Market, citing the authorities' disregard for their...

MMCH doctor suspended over misconduct with health DG

MYMENSINGH, Dec 06 (UNB): A physician of Mymensingh Medical College (MMC) has been suspended for misbehaving with the Director General of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) Professor Dr. Md Abu Jafor on Saturday afternoon.Dr. Dhandeb Barman, who was in-charge of the Casualty Department, has been asked to show...

Weather (2025-12-07)

Weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Sunday), according to the Met Office.Night and day temperature may remain nearly unchanged over the country.The highest temperature in the country on Saturday was recorded at 31.6 degrees Celsius...