UNDP launches 'clean air' campaign to raise awareness
Concerned about the situation, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has launched LetsBreatheWell: Clean Air Campaign for clean air to raise awareness. Air pollution is a critical issue in Bangladesh, with the air quality worsening each year. According to a report from the World Bank, more than 80,000 people died in 2019 due to air pollution. The economic loss is about 3.9 to 4.4 per cent of the country's entire GDP. "That's a huge impact on our health and economy," said UNDP. Recognising the urgency, UNDP in Bangladesh kicked off the BreatheWellDhaka campaign in 2023 to mark the International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies. Followed by the first phase, UNDP launched LetsBreatheWell: Clean Air Campaign Design Challenge to engage with different University Clubs all over Bangladesh to get creative ideas and spread the word about clean air. — UNB
Unidentified body found in M’singh
Police have recovered the body of an unidentified youth from the banks of the Brahmaputra River near Zainul Abedin Park in Mymensingh city. Locals spotted the body on Friday morning and informed the police. The deceased's hands and feet were tied with a muffler. Kotwali Model Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Main Uddin confirmed the matter. Locals saw the body wrapped in a sheet on the banks of the Brahmaputra River near Zainul Abedin Park in the city and informed the police. Police later arrived at the scene and recovered the body, he said. Police suspect that the youth was killed elsewhere on Thursday, and his body was dumped there. The police, PBI, and CID visited the scene and collected evidence. The identity of the deceased has not yet been established. Efforts are underway to identify him, the OC said. — UNB
Two Rohingya children die as bus hits them
Two Rohingya children died after being hit by a bus of Payra Paribahan while crossing the Teknaf road in Cox's Bazar. he incident happened at Teknaf Leda's area around 9:30 am on Friday. The dead are residents of Teknaf's Leda Rohingya camp. They were seven-eight years old. However, their identities were not immediately known. Teknaf Model Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Osman Gani confirmed the matter. Two children died on the spot due to the high speed of the bus. Efforts are on to identify them. The bus has been seized, said the OC. — Agencies
47 Covid, three dengue cases reported
Bangladesh reported 47 more Covid-19 cases in the last 24 hours until Friday morning, reports UNB. With the new numbers, the country's total COVID-19 caseload rose to 2,047,4487, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). The official death toll from the disease remains unchanged at 29,483 as no new fatalities were reported during this period. The daily case test positivity rate stood at 5.64 per cent as 833 samples were tested, said the DGHS. The recovery and death rates remained unchanged at 98.40 per cent and 1.44 per cent, respectively. Meanwhile, no fresh death due to dengue was reported in Bangladesh in the last 24 hours. However, three more patients were hospitalised with the viral fever during this period, according to the DGHS. Of them, two were admitted in Dhaka hospitals, while the rest were outside the capital. A total of 111 dengue patients, including 48 in the capital, are now receiving treatment at hospitals across the country. So far, 1,202 dengue cases have been reported since January 1, 2024. Last year, a total of 1,705 people lost their lives due to dengue, making it the deadliest year on record. The DGHS recorded 321,179 dengue cases and 3,18,749 recoveries last year. Last year's September was the deadliest month for the dengue outbreak, with 396 fatalities and 79,598 cases, according to DGHS data. — UNB
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