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Govt set to launch app, management centres in BD, KSA

The government is set to launch a dedicated mobile application (app) to ensure hassle-free services of the country's Hajj pilgrims. Chief Adviser (CA) Dr Muhammad Yunus is expected to launch the app formally on Monday (April 28), said a high official of the Ministry of Religious Affairs.Besides, the government would...

Experts urge insurance scheme for coastal communities

Experts at a roundtable on Thursday called for the integration of climate finance and insurance mechanisms for coastal communities, to be funded through compensation from the world's major climate-polluting countries.Supported by CARE Bangladesh, An Organisation for Socio-Economic Development (AOSED) organised the "Sub-National Roundtable on Prospects of Pro-Poor, Gender Responsive, and...

RAB nabs one busting VOIP racket in city

Members of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) nabbed on Friday a person for his alleged involvement in illegal VOIP (voice over internet protocol) business in the capital's Hazaribagh area while conducting a joint operation with Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC). The arrestee was identified as Md Raju (38).A huge quantity...

Cumilla's Sharif Boli retains championship

CHATTOGRAM, Apr 25: Bagha Sharif Boli has won the champion trophy in the 116th edition of historic and traditional 'Jabberer Boli Khela' (wrestling competition) today, securing his second consecutive win in the event. Among the 147 Bolies (wrestlers), Bagha Sharif Boli grabbed the champion trophy while Rashed Boli became runner-up...

Buyers making their choice of products at the stalls of the holiday market

Buyers making their choice of products at the stalls of the holiday market on the road in front of Motijheel Ideal School and College in the capital on Friday. — Focus Bangla

Parvez killing case: Prime accused Mehraj remanded

A Dhaka court on Friday placed Mehraj Islam, 20, prime accused in the case lodged over the brutal killing of Zahidul Islam Parvez, a student of the Textile Engineering Department at Primeasia University, in the city's Banani area on April 19 on a five-day remand, reports BSS.Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Mehera...

Govt warns against keeping building materials in open spaces

The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has conducted two separate mobile court drives in Dhanmondi and Badda areas of Dhaka to control air pollution, reports BSS.On Thursday, the drives were led by Siddhartha Shankar Kundu, Deputy Secretary and Executive Magistrate, and Sadia Islam Luna, Senior Assistant Secretary and...

Arrest warrants issued against 58

SYLHET, Apr 25 (UNB): A Sylhet court has issued arrest warrants against 58 people, including former Vice-Chancellor and Acting Registrar of Sylhet Medical University (SMU), in a case filed by Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) over allegations of irregularities and abuse of power in staff recruitment.Judge of Sylhet Metropolitan Senior Special Court...

Dhaka's air quality 'moderate' -

Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked 17th on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 93 at 9:30am on Friday morning, reports UNB.Today's air was classified as 'moderate,' referring to a bit threat, according to the AQI index. However, the...

Weather (2025-04-26)

Rain/thunder showers with lightning flashes and temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at one or two places over Mymensingh and Sylhet divisions in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Saturday), according to the Met Office. Weather may remain mainly dry with temporary partly cloudy sky elsewhere. Mild...