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Panthakunja Park coming to life

Panthakunja Park, a place of greenery in the heart of the capital, is finally set to reopen partially after six years of the tug of war over its ownership with the developer of the Elevated Expressway.The park located between Bangla Motor and Kawran Bazar intersections will be opened to public...

Raid at ex-MP's son's father-in-law's house

A joint team recovered cash worth over Tk 11 million, foreign currencies and vehicles of land cruiser and harrier brands during a raid at a house in the capital's Uttara area on early Monday. The team, consisting of army personnel and police members of Uttara West Police Station, also arrested...

Students to get half-fare in city bus services round the week

The transport owners decided to introduce half-fare for the students in uniforms or with IDs seven days a week in all bus services of the metropolitan cities from today (Tuesday).The Dhaka Road Transport Owners Association (DRTOA) disclosed the decision in an opinion-exchange meeting, held with all the stakeholders at the...

Eastern University gets new BoT chairman

Md. Maniruzzaman Molla has been elected chairman of the Board of Trustee (BoT) of Eastern Universityat at a board meeting in the city recently, says a statement. He is one of the successful business entrepreneurs, and philanthropist. Md. Maniruzzaman Molla plays a significant role as a director of Union Label...

Experts focus on access to medicine at grassroots level

As a significant portion of the population in Bangladesh suffers from hypertension, experts at a workshop on Monday emphasised the critical need for consistent availability of medications for this disease in rural areas, reports UNB.They highlighted without reliable access to these essential treatments, efforts to combat this silent killer could...

Efforts on to find more culprits: DMP

Efforts are on to arrest more culprits who were involved in the killing of 35-year-old Tofazzal Hossain inside Dhaka University's Fazlul Haque Muslim Hall, said Muhammad Talebur Rahman, Deputy Commissioner (DC) of Media and Publication for the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) on Monday, reports UNB.During a press conference at the...

Dhaka air quality worst in world _

Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has topped on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 227 at 09:00 am on Monday morning, reports UNB.On Monday's air was classified as 'very unhealthy', according to the AQI index.When the AQI value for particle...

Weather (2024-09-24)

Light to moderate rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at many places over Khulna, Barishal and Chattogram divisions in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Tuesday), according to the Met Office.It may also occur at a few places over Rangpur, Rajshahi, Mymensingh, Dhaka...