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GCA’s SA centre to be milestone for int’l partnership: FM

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen said on Tuesday the South Asian Regional Center of Global Center on Adaptation (GCA) in Dhaka will be a milestone for international partnership, reports UNB.He said after the devastation of the COVID-19 pandemic, they will build back their climate resilience much better by making...

DNCC to complete installing 46,410 LED lights by 2021

The Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) will complete installing 46,410 LED lights in the city streets by 2021 under the 'LED Light Supply and Installation in DNCC Streets' project.The revised cost of the project is over Tk 3.69 billion. The project was supposed to complete by December 31 this year...

Birshreshtha Mostafa Kamal’s mother dies

BHOLA, Sept 08 (BSS): Maleka Begum, mother of Birshreshtha Mostafa Kamal, died of old-age complications at her Moutupi village residence of Alinagar union under Bhola Sadar upazila on Tuesday morning. She was 96. The Namaz-e-Janaza of the deceased was held at Birshreshtha Mostafa Kamal Eidgah Maidan after Asr prayers Tuesday.Earlier...

Police rescue abducted Zinia from N’ganj

Police have rescued an abducted nine-year-old girl from Narayanganj, who went missing from Dhaka University's TSC area seven days ago, reports bdnews24.com.The child was found in the Ponchoboti area on Monday night, according to Deputy Commissioner HM Azimul Haque of Dhaka Metropolitan Detective Police's Ramna division.The law enforcers have arrested...

BTCL to change 9,000 telephone numbers

The Bangladesh Telecommunications Company Limited (BTCL) said on Tuesday it would change about 9,000 telephone numbers under its Sher-e-Bangla Nagar exchange. The old telephone numbers beginning with '911', '912', '913' and '914' went out of order on August 27 due to technical glitch, said the BTCL in a statement, adding...

Mercury rises in city despite drizzling

Mercury in the city rose further on Tuesday despite drizzling in some places.Humidity was 80 per cent in the morning and 59 per cent in the evening.The maximum temperature recorded in the city was 34.5 degrees Celsius on the day and minimum temperature was 26.9 degrees until 6:30 pm.The wind...

Int’l webinar on women’s role during pandemic September 11

An international webinar titled "Role of Women during the COVID-19 Pandemic" will be held on September 11 (Friday) at 7.00 pm Bangladesh time (1.10 pm GMT) at Dhaka University (DU), reports BSS.DU Pro-Vice Chancellor (Academic) Professor Dr ASM Maksud Kamal will inaugurate the webinar as the chief guest, said a...

960 Ctg jail inmates in quarantine

CHATTOGRAM, Sept 08 (BSS): A total of 960 inmates of Chattogram Central Jail (CCJ) have been kept in the quarantine till today to prevent coronavirus.Of them, 10 are in the quarantine of prison hospital and 950 are in general quarantine. Besides, five jail guards are also kept in quarantine.