Day: May 4, 2024
City Desk : Dhaka’s air quality was unhealthy on Friday morning. With an Air Quality Index (AQI) score of 158 at 9:33am, Dhaka ranked sixth on the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality, reports UNB. India’s Delhi, Nepal’s Kathmandu and Pakistan’s Lahore occupied the first three spots on the list, with AQI scores of 318, 197 and 193, respectively. When the AQI value for particle pollution is between 101 and 150, air quality is considered unhealthy for...
Business Desk : The largest Retail Chain shop, Happy Mart of Bengal Group of Industries on 2 May inaugurated its...
City Desk : Maximum temperature in the country started falling on average one or two degrees Celsius from today, the Met Office said predicting temperature may dip more from May 5 as almost all parts of the country may witness much awaited rainfall. “Maximum temperature has started one or degree Celsius . . . it is an indicator that rainfall is likely to occur from May 5 in most areas in the country,” Md Omar Faruq, a meteorologist of Bangladesh...
City Desk : Dhaka North City Corporation Mayor Atiqul Islam on Friday distributed umbrella, bottled water and saline among rickshaw pullers to protect them from scorching heat as the county continues to experience a heat wave for the past few days. He made the distribution at the sector No-4 in Dhaka’s Uttara on Friday, reports UNB. Mayor said, “The heat wave is getting worse day by day. Every day the suffering of those who have to go out for livelihood...
UNB : The Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) has released the apparel export statistics for the period of July-April FY-2023-24. During the mentioned period, the readymade garment (RMG) exports grew by 4.97 per cent year-over-year to $40.49 billion from $38.58 billion during the same period of the fiscal year 2022-23, said BGMEA Director Mohiuddin Rubel. The export of knitwear was $22.88 billion, growth increased by 9.11 per cent and woven garments were $17.62 billion, growth increased by 0.03 per cent, the...
City Desk : Three more deaths were reported from dengue in 24 hours till Friday morning, raising the number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 27 this year. During the period, nine more patients were hospitalized with viral fever, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), reports UNB. Of them, three patients were hospitalized in Dhaka city, while the rest were outside the capital. A total of 116 patients are now receiving treatment at several...
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Thursday unveiled its largest refugee Olympic team to date for the Paris 2024 Games, with 36 athletes from 11 different countries. The athletes, from countries including Syria, Sudan, Iran and Afghanistan, will compete across 12 sports in Paris, the third time such a team has formed for the Summer Olympics. “With your participation in the Olympic Games, you will demonstrate the human potential of resilience and excellence,” IOC President Thomas Bach said during the...
Business Report : Shamim Uddin Ahmed joined as the Deputy Managing Director of state owned Sonali Bank PLC. Prior, he also severed as Deputy Managing Director of state owned Agrani Bank PLC, said a press release. Shamim Uddin Ahmed started his banking carrier as Senior Officer of Agrani Bank PLC in 1993. He held different positions in Agrani Bank with efficiently and successfully such as Manager in different branches and corporate branches, head of different division at head office, Circle...
AFP : At least 20 people died while 21 others were injured on Friday morning when a passenger bus overturned...