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Lead battery posing serious risk to health, environment

Millions of used lead batteries are posing deadly threats to public health and environment amid the growing use of battery-run vehicles in the country over the years.As these locally-made lead batteries are hardly reusable (one-time use only and cannot be fully recycled), millions of such batteries are ending up in...

Foreign loans mostly used for debt repayment: Edn adviser

A large portion of Bangladesh's foreign loans is being spent in repaying previous debts, leaving limited scope for allocating adequate funds to priority sectors like education, said Education Adviser Professor Dr. Chowdhury Rafiqul Abrar. He made the remark as the chief guest of a seminar, titled "Budget 2025-26: Education and...

ADB approves $86.7m support for Rohingya, host communities in BD

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Tuesday approved US$86.7 million in new financing to improve basic infrastructure and essential services for displaced people from Myanmar (DPFM) and host communities in Bangladesh.The support includes a $58.6 million grant and a $28.1 million concessional loan from the Asian Development Fund (ADF) and,...

IUB to host int'l conf'ce on June 26-27

Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) will host the 5th International Conference on "Language, Literature, Culture, and Crises" on June 26-27. Department of English and Modern Languages (DEML) will organise the event on the university campus in the city.The conference theme will examine a wide range of disruptions - academic, technological, environmental,...

394 dengue, 21 Covid cases reported in 24 hours

A total of 394 new dengue cases were reported across the country from Monday morning to Tuesday morning, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). This brings the total number of dengue cases this year to 8,544. No new dengue-related deaths were reported during this period.At the moment,...

Weather (2025-06-25)

Light to moderate rain/thunder shower is likely to occur at most places over Rangpur, Mymensingh, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Wednesday). It may also occur at many places over Rajshahi, Dhaka, Khulna and Barishal divisions with moderately heavy to heavy falls. Day...