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Tannery waste now taking toll on Dhaleshwari

Speakers at a discussion said on Wednesday although the relocation of tanneries to Savar Tannery Industrial Estate from Hazaribagh has saved the Buriganga River and adjoining areas from pollution, the tannery waste is now contaminating the Dhaleshwari River and estate's nearby areas, posing an environmental hazard, reports UNB.Bangladesh Poribesh Andolon...

CUTA leaders voice concern over sending teacher to jail

CHITTAGONG, Dec 20: Chittagong University Teachers Association (CUTA) has expressed concern at the order of a local court sending a former assistant proctor of the university to jail in the case for the killing of CU student Diaz Irfan Chowdhury.In a statement to the press, CUTA president Professor Dr Mihir...

Bus fire burns driver in city

A bus on Wednesday afternoon caught fire in the city's Shahbagh area leaving its driver burnt.The vehicle of Midway service on way to Moha-mmadpur from Khilgaon suddenly caught fire at 12.10 pm in front of Aziz Super Market.Receiving the information, three units of Bangladesh Fire Service and Civil Defense (FSCD)...

DMP designates on-street parking spots in city

Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) on Wednesday designated spots for on-street parking to facilitate operation of private cars reducing traffic congestion through organised parallel parking in the capital.The on-street parking spots will be managed by different leaseholders appointed by the bifurcated Dhaka City Corporations - North and South, according to a...

Vitamin A campaign on Saturday

The country-wide Vitamin A plus national campaign (1st round) will be held on Saturday, reports BSS.During the campaign, children aged between six and 11 months will be given the blue-coloured high-powered Vitamin A capsule while children aged between one and five years will be fed red-coloured capsule.Mobile centres will be...

BRACU holds short course on CRISPR

A daylong short course on "CRISPR: A Genome Editing Technology" organised by the Department of Pharmacy of BRAC University (BRACU) was held at the Bistro Central restaurant at Mohakhali in the city on Wednesday, said a press release.Participated by students and faculty members, the programme started at 9:00 am, sponsored...

Experts for eco-friendly infrastructure to prevent flash flood

Water and environment experts said on Wednesday haor areas need innovative and eco-friendly infrastructures to protect early flash flood as the region has unique geological natures, reports BSS.Aiming to cope with unique hydro-ecological characteristics, eco-friendly measures should be considered for future planning, design and development in haor areas by relevant...

NSU, SKNF organise event on next generation leadership dev programme

With a view to promoting the physical and mental health of adolescents, the North South University (NSU) has organised the collaborative event on "Next Generation Leadership Development Programme" with Shorno Kishoree Network Foundation (SKNF) on the third day of the 4th National Convention of ongoing Shorno Kishoree campaign, according to...

WEATHER- 21-12-2017

Weather may remain mainly dry with partly cloudy sky over the country until 6:00 pm today (Thursday), reports UNB.Moderate to thick fog may occur at different places over the country until morning, Met Office said.The country's highest temperature of 29.2 degrees Celsius was recorded on Wednesday in Rangamati and the...