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Country braces for higher heat-related mortality

Bangladesh is likely to see an additional 24 deaths per 100,000 people each year due to rising temperatures by 2050, says a new report on Wednesday that places Bangladesh among the 25 most affected countries globally for, reports UNB.The new report from the Climate Impact Lab finds that climate change...

Glowing homage paid to Liberation War heroes

Clockwise (from top left) The National Martyrs' Memorial at Savar in Dhaka is adorned with a large number of floral wreaths laid by different political and socio-cultural organisations and people from all strata of life in honour of the Liberation War martyrs, marking the 56th Independence and National Day on...

SSC, HSC exams to be held by Dec to save students' time: Minister

Education Minister ANM Ehsanul Hoque Milon said the government plans to complete the SSC and HSC examinations by December 31 each year to prevent loss of valuable time in students' educational lives, reports UNB.Speaking at a view-exchange meeting at the Ministry on Wednesday, the minister said that currently students take...

JU pays homage to Liberation War martyrs

Jahangirnagar University (JU) observed the Independence Day and National Day on Thursday with due respect and patriotic fervour.In the morning, Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Mohammad Kamrul Ahsan paid tributes to the martyrs by placing wreaths at the National Martyrs' Memorial.Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Academic) Prof Dr Mohammad Mahfuzur Rahman, Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Administration) Prof Dr Sohel...

DU marks Independence Day with due solemnity

Dhaka University (DU) celebrated the Independence Day on Thursday (March 26, 2026) with due solemnity through a set of programmes, paying tributes to the spirit of the Liberation War.The day began early in the morning with the hoisting of the national flag at 6:00 am across all central buildings, residential...

18 JCOs of Army awarded honorary lieutenant rank

A total of 18 Junior Commissioned Officers (JCOs) of the Bangladesh Army holding the rank of Master Warrant Officer have been granted honorary commissions as lieutenants on the occasion of Independence and National Day, reports UNB."On the occasion of the 26th March, the Bangladesh Army proudly awards honorary lieutenant commissions...

Two killed in Cox's Bazar road crash

CHATTOGRAM, Mar 26: Two persons were killed in a road accident at Baniarchara in Chakaria upazila of Cox's Bazar district on Thursday morning. The accident took place after a motorcycle was rammed by a bus at Baniarchara on the Chattogram-Cox's Bazar highway in the early morning. The deceased were identified...

Chattala Express train catches fire

CHATTOGRAM, Mar 26: A fire broke out on the Chattala Express, an intercity train of Bangladesh Railway (BR), in an area adjacent to the Bhatiari Bangladesh Military Gate at Sitakunda in Chattogram today. The accident took place on the train after it left Chattogram Railway Station at 7.00 am.It is...