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Air pollution in Dhaka adds a new worry to pandemic

Raihan, a resident of Dhaka's Shantinagar, had recovered from the COVID-19 illness about two months ago. He still has a cough as his lungs are yet to regain their full capacity. Doctors advised him to be on guard against the cold in winter and stay away from dust, reports bdnews24.com.Raihan...

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Officials of BIWTA authorities conducted a drive

Officials of BIWTA authorities conducted a drive to evict illegal establishments at Badamtoli in city's Sadarghat on Sunday — Focus Bangla

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Govt plans nat'l data bank to make Dhaka a modern city

The government will prepare a special plan and national data bank aiming to make Dhaka a modern and liveable city.Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives (LGRD and Co-operatives) Minister Md Tazul Islam said this on Sunday in the capital. While discussing on Dhaka city Detailed Area Plan (DAP) with the...

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Rail services resume after eight hours

JASHORE, Nov 22 (UNB): Rail communications between Khulna and other parts of the country resumed on Sunday after being cut off for eight hours following an accident.Asit Kumar Biswas, a railway official, said train services resumed around 4:00am after a rescue train removed the damaged vehicle from the rail track.Earlier,...

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Four more detained over crude bombs recovery in city

Detectives in a drive detained four people in connection with the recovery of 31 unexploded crude bombs from city's Uttara Paschim and Tugar area, reports UNB.The DB police of Dhaka Metropolitan Police conducted the drive on Saturday and arrested Sohrab Hossain (21), Touhidul Islam (22), Selim Mia (32) and Ujjal...

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Man held with 0.15m Yaba pills in Ctg

CHATTOGRAM, Nov 22 (UNB): Police in a drive arrested a man and recovered 148,000 pieces of Yaba pills from a fishing trawler at Old Kalurghat area in Chandgaon of Chattogram city on Sunday.The arrestee is Sohel Uddin of Satkania upazila.A team of police conducted a drive at Kalurghat in Karnaphuli...

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Weather (23-11-2020)

Weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country today (Monday), according to Met Office. Light to moderate fog may occur at places over the country during mid-night to morning. Night temperature may fall by (1-2) degree Celsius and day temperature may rise slightly over the country....

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14th AUAP general assembly held

The 14th General Assembly and Conference of the Association of the Universities of Asia and the Pacific (AUAP) was held online recently, says a press release.The conference announced the appointment of the officials, including Dr Carmen Z Lamagna, the current vice chancellor of the American International University Bangladesh (AIUB) as...

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The first synergy team

The first synergy team programme of Rotary International Bangladesh District-3281 was held in Dhaka on Saturday. Rotary Governor (Elect) Barrister Mutasim Billah Farooqi presented plans for various long-term service projects. District Governor Md. Rubaiyat Hossain, FDFL Rokeya Faruqi, PDG Khairul Alam and Governor Nominee MA Wahab attended the event, among...

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