BD in a fix to sustain support due to cut in foreign aid: RRRC
Foreign aid flow for the Rohingyas in Cox's Bazar has significantly decreased, as attention of the international community has shifted elsewhere from the prolonged crisis. It has left Bangladesh in a struggling situation to sustain the support programmes for those stranded people.Mohammed Mizanur Rahman, the Refugee Relief and Repatriation Commissioner...
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Women entrepreneurs' credit access much less than desired
Despite many initiatives taken, women entrepreneurs' access to credit from formal channels like bank remains much lower than desired level, speakers observed at a roundtable.According to them, lack of adequate information, common notion of process complexities, poor cooperation from lenders and unavailability of collateral are some of the reasons behind...
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Students stage demo
Several students were injured in an attack allegedly by some staff of Dhaka Education Board when they were staging demonstration protesting the results of the Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and its equivalent examinations through subject mapping on Sunday, reports UNB.Witnesses said a group of students under the banner of 'HSC-Batch...
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US gives protection equipment to FSCD
The US Embassy's Pacific Augmentation Team (PAT) has donated vital Swift Water Rescue and Hazardous Materials (HAZMAT) protection equipment to Bangladesh's Fire Service and Civil Defence (FSCD) on Sunday, reports UNB.The US Embassy donated eight boats, 110 life vests, and other essential rescue tools designed to enhance FSCD's capabilities in...
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Weather (2024-10-21)
Weather may remain mainly dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Monday), according to the Met Office. Day temperature may rise slightly and night temperature may fall slightly over the country.The highest temperature in the country on Sunday was...
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