Motorcycle epicentre of road safety crisis
In Bangladesh, motorcycles, with their ease of navigation and cost-effectiveness, have become a popular mode of transport. This preference, however, comes with a significant drawback: motorcycles are at the epicentre of the nation's road safety crisis, reports UNB. While there was a hopeful decrease in motorcycle-related accidents in the past...
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FM hopes US authorities will take apt action
Foreign Minister (FM) Hasan Mahmud on Saturday said the government hopes the United States authorities will take appropriate action if investigation finds New York Police Department officers guilty of "wrongfully" killing a Bangladesh youth, reports UNB."Consul General of Bangladesh in New York went to the home of Win Rozario, a...
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WHO Regional Director Saima Wazed reaffirms commitment to support BD's health sector resilience
Regional Director of WHO South-East Asia Saima Wazed has reiterated the World Health Organization's commitment to supporting and strengthening the resilience of Bangladesh's health sector in view of the country's vulnerability to health impacts of climate change, reports UNB.Wazed, who commenced her country visits with her home country Bangladesh after...
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Ferry service in limbo for delayed renovation work
NAZIMUDDIN SHYAMOLCHATTOGRAM Mar 30: Several lakh people of South Chattogram, particularly Boalkhali and Patiya upazilas, are undergoing immense suffering due to the ferry service disruption caused by delay in renovation work of the old Kalurghat Bridge. Though the three months' schedule for renovation work of the Kalurghat Bridge ended in...
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Death toll rises to 17
GAZIPUR, Mar 30 UNB): The death toll from the gas cylinder blast in Gazipur's Kaliakair upazila rose to 17 as another burn victim died early Saturday.The deceased was identified as Kuddus Khan 45, son of Suruj Ali of Kaliakair upazila.Kuddus, who had suffered 80 per cent burns, breathed his last...
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To mark the Independence and National Day 2024, the Independent Photography Club (IPC)
To mark the Independence and National Day 2024, the Independent Photography Club (IPC) of Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB), holds a four-day photography exhibit on "Swadhinatar Jolchobi" on the campus recently in collaboration with the IUB Journalism Club and Division of Student Activities (DoSA) to focus on life stories of the...
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Rain likely today------------------------------------------------------------------
Rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty/squally wind is likely to occur at one or two places over Dhaka, Mymensingh, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Sunday), according to the Met Office. Weather may remain mainly dry with temporary partly cloudy sky elsewhere over...
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Photographed on Saturday, a ramshackle bus has been left abandoned on a road
Photographed on Saturday, a ramshackle bus has been left abandoned on a road in the city's Mugda area for a long time inconveniencing both vehicular and pedestrian movement — FE Photo
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