The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) organised a national workshop, focusing on the integration of Nature-Based Solutions (NbS) and Locally Led Adaptation (LLA) in the world's largest mangrove forest Sundarbans, in the city on Saturday, reports UNB.The primary objective of...
Heat-not-burn and e-cigarettes or vaping is a new weapon to get the young generation addicted, which is a serious threat to them, reports UNB.Tobacco companies are cleverly marketing these products to the youth. Therefore, to protect the young society of...
CHATTOGRAM, Nov 26 (UNB): A four-storey building tilted in Raufabad area of Baizid Bostami in Chattogram city on Saturday.The building tilted at around 06:30 pm on Saturday, the fire service said. A fire service unit rushed to the spot. They...
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The 16 Days of Activism against gender-based violence, an annual international campaign, started in the country on Saturday, aiming to prevent violence against women and girls.The campaign was started by activists at the inauguration of the Women's Global Leadership Institute...
An art camp was organised at Central Shaheed Minar in the city on Saturday, marking the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women — Focus Bangla
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Bangladesh Railway's (BR) plan to overhaul its controversial DEMU (diesel-electric multiple unit) trains imported from China after successful repair of one train has been shelved as the high-ups are less interested in anymore investment in the failed project.The BR planned...
RAJSHAHI, Nov 25 (BSS): A total of 22 officers and members of Rajshahi Metropolitan Police (RMP) were given honour as recognition for their good performance in Rajshahi metropolis.They were accorded the honor in a monthly crime review meeting at the...
A total of 643 magistrates will be deployed in the next parliamentary election for handing down punishment of different offences, reports BSS."As many as 643 magistrates will be deployed during the parliamentary election slated for January 7. The election commission...
Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JASOD) has finalised its candidates for 181 constituencies to contest in the Jatiya Sangsad (JS) election slated for January 7 in 2024, reports BSS.In the presence of JASOD President Hasanul Haque Inu, the party's Office Secretary Sajjad...
BENAPOLE, Nov 25 (BSS): Forty women and two children who were trafficked to India have been repatriated to the country on Friday.The 42 trafficked people were handed over to the Benapole immigration police by the Petropol immigration police of India.Victims...
Nomination aspirants of Jatiya Party from Barishal, Sylhet and Khulna divisions waiting at the party's chairman’s office in the city's Banani area on Saturday — FE Photo
Awami League (AL) general secretary Obaidul Quader on Saturday said the party is yet to take any decision over electoral alliance for the 12th Jatiya Sangsad election slated for January 7, reports BSS."If it is not required, no alliance will...
A general diary was lodged at Islamic University police station on Friday night as a total of three audio clips containing conversation between Islamic University unit Bangladesh Chhatra League president Faisal Siddike Arafat and another person went viral Facebook from...
The Election Commission (EC) has formed 'Electoral Enquiry Committee' comprising judicial officers in all 300 constituencies to find pre-poll irregularities of the 12th Jatiya Sangsad election, reports BSS.Joint district and session judges, senior assistant judges and district assistant judges of...
Information and Broadcasting Minister Hasan Mahmud on Saturday said dialogue is possible with political parties, but not with arsonists, reports UNB."Dialogue can be held with political parties, but not with arsonists. Those who advocate for dialogue with them should ask...
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Civil society members at a roundtable Saturday expressed that the ruling party's unwillingness to compromise pushed the democracy to the brink of collapse, leading to a general election without participation of the key opposition party.The roundtable, organised by The Hunger...
LONDON, Nov 25 (Reuters): Global progress in policies to reduce tobacco use slowed for the first time in 12 years following the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to analysis published on Wednesday by the Global Tobacco Control Progress Hub,...
Canceled offshore wind projects, imperiled solar factories, fading demand for electric vehicles, according to Reuters.A year after passage of the largest climate change legislation in US history, meant to touch off a boom in American clean energy development, economic realities...
MELBOURNE, Nov 25 (Reuters Breakingviews): Lawmakers in South Korea blasted the US Inflation Reduction Act as a betrayal. European Union leaders worried it would leave the bloc's companies at a disadvantage. And big miners like Australia's Fortescue said it left...
BERLIN, Nov 25 (Reuters): Germany's economy shrank slightly in the third quarter compared with the previous three months, data from its statistics office showed on Friday.The figure confirmed an initial estimate, published in late October, that saw Europe's largest economy...
MOSCOW, Nov 25 (Reuters): Chinese car sales in Russia appear to have peaked as domestic production recovers after the exodus of Western automakers, data shared with Reuters showed, but recent growth in the market may stall as high import costs...
NEW YORK, Nov 25 (AFP): US retailers' efforts to attract holiday gift buyers build to a crescendo this weekend as the "Black Friday" shopping day kicked off with big discounts.The major sales day after Thanksgiving, a custom increasingly adopted in...
LONDON, Nov 25 (Reuters): Amazon workers walked out on strike at multiple locations across Europe on Friday in protests against the US e-commerce giant's working practices on one of the busiest shopping days of the year."Make Amazon Pay", a campaign...
SINGAPORE, Nov 25 (Reuters): Asian spot liquefied natural gas (LNG) prices were little changed this week, slipping slightly from the previous week, as demand was weak and inventories remained high in both Northeast Asia and Europe.The average LNG price for...
Rupali Bank has opened an ATM booth at Kabirhat in Noakhali. Managing Director and CEO of the bank Mohammad Jahangir inaugurated the ATM booth on Saturday.
Standard Bank Limited has launched international remittance services through bKash. Md Habibur Rahman, Managing Director & CEO of the bank, and Ali Ahmmed, Chief Commercial Officer of bKash, officially inaugurated the service recently at a ceremony held at the Head...
IFIC Bank has recently hosted a daylong seminar on 'Raising Awareness to Eliminate Violence against Women in Bangladesh'. The seminar, conducted in collaboration with the Faculty of Law at the Dhaka University (DU), coincided with the International Day for the...
A day-long workshop on 'Income Tax Return Filing' organised by Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (RAJUK) was held at its auditorium in the city recently. Chairman of RAJUK Md Anisur Rahman Miah attended the workshop as the chief guest while Member (Admin,...
Prime Bank Investment Limited (PBIL), a fully-fledged investment bank and a wholly owned subsidiary of Prime Bank Limited, unveiled its new website at a ceremony at the company's corporate head office in Dhaka recently. Chairman of the company CQK Mustaq...
GPH ispat Limited and the Public Works Department (PWD) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) recently to work jointly in the areas of research and innovation, says a press release.Mohammed Alamgir Kabir, Chairman of GPH ispat, and Mohammad Shamim Akhter,...
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