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Fuel oil from leaked tanker spills over Karnaphuli river

CHATTOGRAM, Oct 26: The River Karnaphuli has suffered massive pollution as 10 tonnes of diesel spilled into its water from an oil tanker after it collided with a lighter ship on Thursday. Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) started collecting the spilled oil from the river water this morning after the collision...

Bangladesh Noujan Sramik Federation announcing their 11-point demand at a procession i

Bangladesh Noujan Sramik Federation announcing their 11-point demand at a procession in front of the National Press Club in the city on Saturday — FE Photo

Prime Minister returns home today

BAKU (Azerbaijan), Oct 26 (UNB): Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina returns home on Sunday, wrapping up her four-day official visit to Azerbaijan.She will depart Baku Heydar Aliyev International Airport for home by a special flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines at 11 am (local time).The flight is scheduled to reach Hazrat Shahjalal...

US envoy hopeful of reopening Dhaka-NY direct flights

US Ambassador to Bangladesh Earl R Miller has expressed the hope over reopening Dhaka-New York direct flights bringing more opportunities for both the countries with more exchanges on all fronts, reports UNB.The US envoy, while addressing a reception at the American Club on Friday night, said he is working with...

Dhaka, Baku sign cultural deal

BAKU (Azerbaijan), Oct 26 (UNB): Bangladesh on Saturday signed an agreement on cultural assistance with Azerbaijan to boost cultural ties between the two countries.The deal was signed after a bilateral meeting held between Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev at the Presidential Palace in Baku.Bangladesh State Minister...

SUST entry test begins

SYLHET, Oct 26 (UNB): The admission tests for 2019-20 academic session of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) began on Saturday. 'A' unit test started at 9:30am while 'B' unit exam is scheduled for 2:30pm. 'A' unit examination was held at 32 centres while 'B' unit test will take...

Dhaka's air quality improves after rains

The air quality of Bangladesh's capital improved significantly on Friday morning after two days of rain, reports UNB.Dhaka was ranked 69th in the Air Quality Index (AQI) with a score of 42 at 8:30am. The air quality was classified as moderate.Pakistan's Lahore and India's Delhi were at the top of...

Guests at a seminar marking the inauguration of Global Media and Information Literacy

Guests at a seminar marking the inauguration of Global Media and Information Literacy Week on the East West University (EWU) campus in the city recently

US Army War College team visits BD Mission at UN

A delegation of the US Army War College visited the Permanent Mission of Bangladesh to the United Nations on Friday, reports UNB.Chargé d'Affaires and Deputy Permanent Representative (DPR) Tarek Md Ariful Islam and Defense Adviser Brigadier General Khan Firoz Ahmed of the Permanent Mission of Bangladesh welcomed them.The delegation, led...

Misha re-elected president of BD Cholochitro Shilpi Samiti

Actor Misha Sawdagor has been re-elected president of Bangladesh Cholochitro Shilpi Samiti, defeating actress Arifa Pervin Zaman Moushumi in the biennial election, reports UNB.The Misha-Zayed panel won 18 out of 21 posts and will lead the association till 2021. Ilias Kanchan, the election commission chief, announced the results on Saturday...

WEATHER 27-10-2019

Rain/thundershower accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely at a many places over Chattogram and Sylhet divisions and at one or two places over Dhaka, Barishal, Mymensingh and Khulna divisions in the next 24 hours till 6pm today (Sunday), reports UNB.Weather may remain mainly dry with partly cloudy sky elsewhere...