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BD perennially facing summer heatwaves for a decade

Bangladesh has been tormented by heatwaves perennially during the last 10-12 years from June to August in a clear indication of perils of global warming, experts say. However, the mercury has yet to cross the highest-temperature record in the 1970s, according to them.Analysing data of 43 years, they say that...

Mustafa Monwar laid to rest in Banani Graveyard

Celebrated artist, puppeteer and television pioneer Mustafa Monwar has been laid to rest at Banani Graveyard after thousands of admirers, colleagues and cultural figures paid their final respects, reports bdnews24.com.He was buried at around 3:30pm on Tuesday, his son Sadat Monwar said.Earlier, his body was taken to the Channel i...

AI traffic cameras now at 19 city intersections

Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Mosleh Uddin Ahmed has said artificial intelligence (AI)-based traffic cameras are now operational at 19 key intersections across the capital. "AI cameras were previously installed at 15 intersections, and with the addition of four more now, the total number has risen to 19," he said...

18th annual meeting of BUP Senate held

The 18th annual meeting of the Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP) Senate was held at the BUP Senate Hall on Tuesday. It was presided over by BUP Vice Chancellor (VC) and Senate Chairman Major General Md. Mahbub-ul Alam. In his address, the BUP VC stated that in response to the...

Two more children die with measles symptoms in 24 hrs

The health authorities registered two more children's deaths with symptoms consistent with measles in the past 24 hours until Tuesday 8:0 am.With the new fatalities, the number of measles-related deaths rose to 718 since mid-March this year, of which 93 were confirmed cases, according to the Directorate General of Health...

Five DUCSU leaders walk out of Senate session

Five Senate members, representing the Dhaka University Central Students' Union (DUCSU), walked out of the Senate session on Monday, as a decision to change the names of five DU facilities named after the Sheikh family members was not finalised.The DUCSU representatives who walked out were Vice-President (VP) Shadik Kayem, General...

Post budget dinner cancelled at PM's order

The post-budget dinner for the 2026-27 fiscal year has been cancelled on the instructions of Prime Minister (PM) Tarique Rahman, reports BSS.The PM's additional press secretary Atikur Rahman Ruman said the decision was taken as part of the government's austerity measures. The cancellation is expected to save the government approximately...

Women's leadership must be at the centre of climate response

Speakers at a workshop on Sunday observed that women's leadership must be at the centre of Bangladesh's climate response to scale local-level solutions into national-level actions.They said adequate knowledge and skills to adapt to climate change will equip women with confidence to survive and lead for climate-resilient societies. Senior government...

Establish a national mechanism to prevent torture

A workshop on preventing torture in Bangladesh, with a call to establish a national preventive mechanism in line with international standards, was held at Jahangirnagar University (JU) on Monday.The programme, titled "Workshop on Ending Torture in Bangladesh," was jointly organised by the Faculty of Law of JU in collaboration with...