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19m BD children on frontline of climate change disasters

At least one in every three children under five is undernourished or overweight and one in every two suffers from hidden hunger, undermining the capacity of millions of children to grow and develop to their full potential, according to the latest UN report, published on Tuesday.However, climate change was playing...

Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury,

Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury, Deputy Minister for Education, seen at a seminar on 'present and future of robotics' as part of the 'Digital Device and Innovation Expo - 2019', organised by the information technology department, Bangladesh hightech park authority, Bangladesh Computer Society and Startup Bangladesh, at Bangabandhu International Convention Centre in...

UN diplomat goes beyond norms: FM

The United Nations has gone beyond its diplomatic norms by issuing a statement on the killing of Abrar Fahad, said Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Tuesday."Killing is taking place everywhere but when something happens in Bangladesh they issue statement and link good governance and freedom of speech with...

HC issues rule on 9th Wage Board Award gazette

The High Court issued on Tuesday a rule upon the government bodies concerned to explain in four weeks as to why the published gazette notification of the 9th wage board award for the journalists and employees of newspapers and news agencies should not be declared illegal.The High Court bench of...

UGC alerts public univs to security of students

The University Grants Commission (UGC) urged in a statement on Tuesday the country's public university authorities to strengthen security in the backdrop of recent 'untoward incidents' on campuses. The UGC issued the statement as it was observing with anxiety that "students are being victim of harassment in different ways at...

Over 49,000 pass medical college entry test

The results of the admission test at public and private medical colleges have been released, reports bdnews24.com.Over 49,000 students cleared the test for about 10,500 seats in the MBBS course in these colleges.Director General of Health Services Prof Abul Kalam Azad announced the results on Tuesday.The results will be posted...

Two die in Chattogram road crash

CHATTOGRAM, Oct 15 (bdnews24.com): Two people have been killed and four others injured when a covered van slammed into two autorickshaws in Chattogram's Anwara Upazila.The accident took place in the Upazila's Barumchhara Chairman Ghata area around 9:45 am on Tuesday, said Anwara Police OC Dulal Mahmud.The dead were identified as...

Hit by cousin, schoolboy dies at DMCH

A schoolboy, who was injured in an attack by his cousin in the city's Uttarkhan area on Monday, died at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) on Tuesday, reports UNB.The deceased was identified as Mohammad Riyadh, 15, a class VII student and son of Raju Mia of Madhya Para Taltola area.

Bangladesh Navy seized 0.35 million metres current net

Bangladesh Navy seized 0.35 million metres current net from the rivers of Patuakhali and Barishal recently as part of the Mother Hilsa Preservance Drive 2019 — ISPR

WEATHER 16-10-2019

Light to moderate rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely at one or two places over Khulna, Barishal and Chattogram divisions and the regions of Faridpur and Madaripur in the next 24 hours till 6pm today (Wednesday), reports UNB.Weather may remain mainly dry with temporary partly cloudy sky...