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Adaptation action for climate change to be accelerated in South Asia

The South Asian Regional Center of Global Centre on Adaptation (GCA) in Dhaka will play a role in scaling up and accelerating the action of adaptation in the region as South Asia is the most vulnerable to climate change, reports UNB. "If you want to scale up and accelerate adaptation...

USAID launches TB elimination programme in Sylhet div

United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Mission Director Derrick S. Brown has launched USAID's flagship tuberculosis (TB) activity Alliance for Combating Tuberculosis in Bangladesh (ACTB) in Sylhet Division as part of the US government's commitment to end TB globally, reports UNB. Brown concluded his three-day visit to Sylhet region...

BUET commemorates Abrar Fahad's death

Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) on Tuesday commemorated the first death anniversary of Abrar Fahad, a second-year student of the electrical and electronic engineering department of the university. "We are profoundly shocked at the killing incident of Abrar Fahad at the Sher-e-Bangla hall of the university in the...

Japan shares higher edn facilities for BD students

The Embassy of Japan in Bangladesh and North South University jointly organised "Study in Japan Seminar 2020" virtually on Tuesday, reports UNB. The seminar provided information on pursuing higher education in Japan, the Japanese government scholarship (Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology; MEXT Scholarship), study and life in...

Rain brings down mercury in city

The capital city experienced light to moderate rainfall on Tuesday, which brought down the temperature slightly.The Met office recorded 15mm of rain in Dhaka until 6:00pm on the day.The maximum temperature recorded in Dhaka was 32.4 degrees Celsius on Tuesday as against 32.8 degrees the previous day. The country's highest...

BSA theatre venues to reopen Oct 23

After seven months of closure due to the ongoing pandemic of Covid-19, Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy (BSA) is set to reopen its theatre halls (National Theatre Hall, Experimental Theatre Hall and Studio Theatre Hall) from October 23 with one-third seating capacity and following a set of health directives, reports UNB. To...