Bangladesh has sought collective efforts of the international community to save the planet, reports UNB.Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal made the call at the general debate of the ECOSOC (Economic and Social Council) Forum on Financing for Development (FFD) at the UN Headquarters on Monday.He said climate change is hugely...
Read moreAn electric short-circuit on the eighth floor of FR Tower sparked the deadly fire that killed 26 people last month, State Minister for Disaster Management Enamur Rahman said Tuesday, reports UNB."The fire spread to the ninth and 10th floors. A number of people died because of smoke in the 11th,...
Read moreOne thousand origami paper cranes folded by hundreds of Rohingya people in Cox's Bazar flew to Hiroshima and conveyed their wish and message for peace to Japanese people, reports UNB.Japanese Ambassador Hiroyasu Izumi and Representative of UNHCR in Japan Diek Hebecker on Tuesday handed the colorful one thousand origami cranes...
Read moreThe High Court (HC) directed on Tuesday Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) Chairman to dispose of within 30 days a letter that sought permission for 163 Suprobhat Paribahan buses to ply the roads, reports UNB.The bench of Justice Moinul Islam Chowdhury and Justice Md Ashraful Kamal passed the order after...
Read moreThe High Court (HC) order to deploy law enforcers in mango orchards in Rajshahi to prevent the use of chemicals remained in force as the state on Tuesday withdrew a petition filed with the Supreme Court challenging the order, reports UNB.The petition filed on Monday was withdrawn from the court...
Read moreThe 90th death anniversary of Nawab Bahadur Syed Nawab Ali Chowdhury, one of the founders of Dhaka University, and the first Musim minister of the then undivided Bengal, will be observed today (Wednesday), says a press release.He was the first proponent of declaring Bangla as the state language for the...
Read moreCOX'S Bazar, Apr 16 (UNB): Four Bangladeshi fishermen were reportedly abducted by Myanmar's Border Guard Police (BGP) at gunpoint from the Naf River on Tuesday.The fishermen are Azim Ullah Majhi, Mohammad Abdullah, Abul Kalam and Mohammad Hasan of Shahparir Dwip in Teknaf upazila.Border Guard Bangladesh has not confirmed the report...
Read moreShabnam Huq The 19th death anniversary of Shabnam Huq, wife of Arham Masudul Huq, senior executive vice-president and company secretary of Dhaka Bank Limited, will be observed today (Wednesday), says a press release. Relatives, friends and admirers have been requested to pray for the salvation of the departed soul.
Read moreRain/thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty/squally wind is likely to occur at a few places over Rangpur, Dhaka, Rajshahi, Mymensingh and Sylhet divisions and one or two places over Chattogram, Khulna and Barishal divisions with hails at isolated places in the next 24 hours until 6:00 pm today (Wednesday).Day temperature may...
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