Five-party collaboration crucial for climate disaster management
Finance Adviser Salehuddin Ahmed on Tuesday stressed that effective management of climate-induced disasters in Bangladesh will require the collaboration of five key actors -- knowledge generators or scientists, policymakers, institutions, financiers, and communities.Speaking at the inauguration of a three-day training workshop titled "Navigating Climate Finance: Media Reporting," organised jointly by...
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DUCSU vote count to be screened at polling stations
In a bid to ensure transparency and build student confidence, the vote count for the DUCSU and hall union elections will be screened live on LED screens installed outside each polling station, reports UNB.Professor Dr Mohammad Zashim Uddin, Chief Returning Officer of the DUCSU election, confirmed the move in a...
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Chhatra Dal urges students to reject cyberbullying thru ballot
Abidul Islam Khan, the Vice-President candidate from the Chhatra Dal-backed panel in the upcoming Dhaka University Central Students' Union (DUCSU) elections, has called on students to respond to false propaganda and cyberbullying through their votes, reports UNB.Speaking at an emergency press conference held at the university's Madhur Canteen on Monday,...
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Shibir announces panel for RUCSU polls
Bangladesh Islami Chhatra Shibir on Monday announced its panel for the upcoming Rajshahi University Central Students' Union (RUCSU) election. Abdul Mohaimin, former president of Shibir's RU unit and its central social welfare secretary, made the announcement in front of RUCSU office.
According to the announced panel, Mostakur Rahman Zahid, president...
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Two more die of dengue--
Two more people died from dengue in the last 24 hours till Monday morning, bringing this year's death toll to 137. According to the daily bulletin issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), 573 new dengue patients were admitted to hospitals across the country during the same period....
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HC summarily rejects writ petition filed by Zulias Cizar
The High Court on Monday summarily rejected a writ petition filed by Zulias Cizar Talukdar, a vice-president (VP) aspirant in the Dhaka University Central Students' Union (DUCSU) election, seeking reinstatement of his candidacy and ballot number. The High Court bench of Justice Md Mozibur Rahman Miah and Justice Biswajit Debnath...
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Amartya Roy files writ seeking candidacy reinstatement as VP
JU CORRESPONDENTAmartya Roy Jon, who had his vice-president (VP) candidacy cancelled for the upcoming JUCSU polls from the Shompritir Oikya panel, filed a writ petition with the High Court seeking reinstatement of his candidacy.The writ was filed on Monday, and a hearing on the matter is expected to take place...
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Left-leaning students unveil panel for RUCSU election
RU CorrespondentThe left-leaning student alliance has announced its panel under the banner of Democratic Students' Council for the upcoming Rajshahi University Central Students' Union (RUCSU) elections.The announcement was made on Monday evening at a press conference held at the university's Transport Market, chaired by Rakib Hossain, president of Democratic Students'...
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Badruddin Umar laid to eternal rest-
Eminent writer, researcher, politician and intellectual Badruddin Umar was laid to eternal rest at Jurain graveyard in the city on Monday, reports BSS.Jatiya Mukti Council Secretary Faizul Hakim confirmed it saying earlier his namaz-e-janaza was held at Central Jame Mosque of Dhaka University.Earlier, Badruddin Umar's body was taken to Central...
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