Researchers and urban experts said on Wednesday temperature of the cities has been rising due to unplanned urbanisation, destruction of natural greens and blue network and climate change creating health hazards for humans. Various studies have found that the surface or ground temperature of Dhaka city has increased from one...
Read moreDhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Mayor Sayeed Khokon paying homage to Mohammad Hanif, the first elected mayor of undivided Dhaka City Corporation and president of Dhaka city Awami League, placing a wreath on his grave at Azimpur Graveyard in the city on Wednesday marking the 12th death anniversary of the...
Read moreDesigning climate-smart development projects using appropriate screening tools is imperative to minimising risks of loss from climate change, speakers have said.The tools could help the Planning Commission to ensure that public sector investment projects in the Annual Development Programme (ADP) are resilient to potential damages due to climate change and...
Read moreJapanese Prime Minister's spouse Akie Abe has described Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman as a great leader when she attended the cover unveiling ceremony of the graphic novel "Mujib" in Japan on Monday, reports BSS.Graphic novel "Mujib" based on the autobiography of Bangabandhu has been published in...
Read moreSouth Korean ambassador in Bangladesh Hu Kang-il paid a courtesy call on the Chief of Army Staff General Aziz Ahmed at the Army Headquarters at Dhaka Cantonment on Wednesday, reports UNB.During the meeting, they discussed the existing excellent relations between military of the two countries and future progress, says an...
Read moreThe Zonta Club of Greater Dhaka on Sunday launched a 16-day programme on the occasion of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, reports UNB.The programme will sync with the globally observed '16 Days of Activism against Gender-based Violence' to address the soaring cases of violence against...
Read moreCHATTOGRAM, Nov 28 (UNB): Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in a drive arrested two suspected drug traders along with 0.14 million (1.48 lakh) Yaba tablets from Baklia thana area on Wednesday morning.The arrestees are Kamal Hawlader, 41, son of Najar Ali, hailing from Barishal district and Md Anis, 40,...
Read moreSHERPUR, Nov 28 (UNB): A schoolgirl was killed as a human hauler hit her at Charpara Mohalla in Nalitabari Upazila on Wednesday morning.The deceased was identified as Takia Begum, 15, a class seven student of Abdul Hakim Model School and daughter of Kibria Hossain of Gozakura village in the upazila.
Read moreIndependent University Bangladesh (IUB) Vice-Chancellor Prof. M. Omar Rahman and UN Women Bangladesh Country Representative Shoko Ishikawa posing for photograph with winners of the photo exhibition on the IUB campus in the city recently. The university organised the programme marking the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
Read moreWeather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country in the next 24 hours until 06:00 pm today (Thursday), reports UNB.Light to moderate fog may occur at places over the country during late night until morning, the Met Office said.Night temperature may rise slightly over northern part...
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