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PM urges public reps to work for people’s welfare

Prime Minister (PM) Sheikh Hasina on Sunday urged the public representatives of local government bodies to stand by people and work for their welfare with a service mentality, reports UNB."The chairmen and councillors of district councils and other public representatives of local bodies have the responsibilities towards people in their...

Pollution, poor waste management increase incidence of diseases

Experts at a programme on Sunday blamed various factors including air, water and noise pollution, poor waste management, grabbing of natural water-bodies and rising temperature of the cities for the increase in incidence of various communicable and non-communicable diseases in the urban areas. Other factors including overcrowded cities and fall...

US to boost ties considering BD's geopolitical importance, hopes FM

Bangladesh expects that the Biden administration will strengthen Bangladesh-US relations on core issues considering Bangladesh as a very powerful country geopolitically, reports UNB."We hope the US (under the new leadership) will boost its ties with us accepting Bangladesh as a very powerful country geopolitically and as an emerging nation," Foreign...

5,533 jailed, Tk 2.43b illegal nets seized during hilsa fishing ban

More than 5,000 fishermen were jailed and illegal nets worth Tk 2.43 billion were seized during the 22-day hilsa fishing ban, reports UNB.The government slapped a ban on catching, selling, hoarding, and transporting hilsa - from October 14 to November 04 - during its peak breeding season.To protect mother hilsa,...

Tajul Islam presiding over the 15th meeting of the cabinet committee

Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives Minister Tajul Islam presiding over the 15th meeting of the cabinet committee for review of the Detailed Area Plan of Rajuk at the conference room of the Housing and Public Works Ministry on Sunday — Focus Bangla

‘Govt to promote jute bags as an alternative to polythene’

The government will provide all necessary assistance for the research and development of jute bags to get rid of polythene, reports UNB.Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Md Shahab Uddin said this on Saturday while inaugurating a free fertiliser and seeds distribution programme in Moulvibazar's Barlekha."We should use jute bags...

Weather (09-11-2020)

Weather remained mostly dry across the country on Sunday with the mercury rising further to some extent.Maximum temperature in Dhaka was recorded at 33.2 degrees Celsius and minimum temperature at 19.9 degrees on the day, according to the Met Office.The country's highest temperature was recorded at 33.7 degrees Celsius at...