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Live bakeries getting popular in city

Live bakeries are gradually becoming popular in the capital, thanks to preparation of food items in front of the customers in those small units by ensuring hygiene and price affordability.Following the success, presence of these bakeries is now seen in almost every part of the city.The live bakeries differ from...

Battery-run rickshaw drivers block roads, halt rail services

Battery-powered rickshaw drivers continued their blockades in various parts of the city for the second consecutive day, leaving passengers stranded and causing disruption. Earlier, several hundred battery-run rickshaw drivers blocked the Jurain rail crossing at 11:00 am on Friday, demanding permission to operate on city roads. Train services in Dhaka...

Unity among climate-affected nations more important than funding

BAKU, AZERBAIJAN, Nov 22 (UNB): Syeda Rizwana Hasan, adviser to the Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change, has emphasised that unity among climate-affected nations, including Bangladesh, is more crucial than the amount of funding they receive.Speaking in an exclusive interview with the news agency at the COP29, the adviser...

US labour affairs team arrives in city

A US delegation led by Kelly M Fay Rodriguez, special representative for International Labour Affairs at the Department of State, arrived in Dhaka Friday for a four-day visit, reports bdnews24.com.The group, which also includes Thea Lee, deputy under secretary at the US Department of Labour, aims to support Bangladesh in...

Jamuna Future Park traders block road to protest theft at mobile shop

Traders have taken to the streets to protest a theft at a mobile phone shop in the capital's Jamuna Future Park, reports bdnews24.com.Both police and army personnel were deployed to the area on Friday to manage the situation.Abdus Samad, a shop manager, said, "A theft occurred at a mobile shop...

Two more die of dengue-

Two more persons died of dengue in the last 24 hours until Friday morning, raising the number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 438 this year, reports UNB.In the recent fatalities, one occurred in the Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) and the other in Khulna Division.During the...

82 more BD nationals return from Lebanon

A total of 82 Bangladeshi expatriates have returned home from conflict-stricken Lebanon aboard an Emirates Airlines flight, reports BSS.The flight, EK-584, arrived at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA)at around 11 pm on Thursday.The repatriation was facilitated through coordinated efforts by the Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Expatriate Welfare and Overseas Employment,...

News in Brief --2024-11-23

Low likely to form over Bay todayA low pressure area is likely to form over Southeast Bay and adjoining area today (Saturday) as seasonal low lies over South Bay, extending its trough to North Bay. Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) predicted it in an update on Friday morning. — UNB Touhid...

Weather (2024-11-23)

Weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country until 6:00 pm today (Saturday), according to the Met Office.Light to moderate fog may occur at places over the country during late night till early morning.Night temperature may fall slightly and day temperature may remain nearly unchanged over...