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Body formed to design independent instt for 7 colleges

The Ministry of Education has announced the formation of a high-level expert committee to design an independent institutional framework equivalent to a university for the seven government colleges currently affiliated with Dhaka University (DU), reports bdneww24.com.The four-member committee will be led by the chairman of the University Grants Commission (UGC)...

Photographed on Monday, graffiti has been painted

Photographed on Monday, graffiti has been painted on a wall adjacent to the Central Shaheed Minar in the capital, marking July Revolution Proclamation set to be launched by the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement today (December 31). — FE photo

60pc cancer patients directly involved in agriculture: Adviser

Fisheries and Livestock Adviser Farida Akhter has said some 60 percent of cancer patients in the country are farmers, attributing their high risk of the disease to prolonged exposure to pesticides, reports UNB."Some 60 percent of cancer patients are directly involved in agriculture. The reason for this is that women...

Mobile court drives to curb use of fireworks

The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change will conduct mobile courts across the country, including Dhaka, to prevent the increasing usage of fireworks, firecrackers and sky lanterns during New Year's Eve.Fireworks and firecrackers heighten air and sound pollution negatively impact humans, animals, birds, plants as well as the entire...

Southeast University Trust Rezaul Karim presides over the AGM and 135th board meeting

Chairman of Southeast University Trust Rezaul Karim presides over the AGM and 135th board meeting of the trust on its campus in the capital on Sunday.

Trainee doctors end strike as allowances increased

The government has announced an increase in monthly allowances for post-graduate private trainee doctors, raising the stipend to Tk 35,000, reports bdnews24.com.On Monday, the finance department issued a notification in this regard, stating that the doctors will receive an allowance of Tk 30,000 from January 2025. In addition, their allowance...

No dengue death reported

One more death was reported from dengue in the 24 hours until Monday morning, raising the number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 573 this year, reports UNB.The death has been reported in the Barishal division, outside the city corporations, according to the Directorate General of Health...

Weather (2024-12-31)

Weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country until 6:00 pm today (Tuesday), according to the Met Office.Night temperature may fall slightly and day temperature may fall by (1-2)°C over the country.The highest temperature of the country was recorded on Monday at 30.5 degrees Celsius in...