SA Shofiee, Sylhet : At least 6.43 lakh people have been marooned in Sylhet’s eight upazilas as flash floods hit...
Day: June 2, 2024
Ishwardi (Pabna) correspondent : About 30,000 women of Ishwardi countryside are actively involved in various activities in the litchi garden....
Sr. Staff Reporter, Kishoreganj : The National Vitamin A+ Campaign was inaugurated on Saturday across the country, with a view to eradicating blindness and prevent the death of malnutrition-related children. In Kishoreganj , Deputy Commissioner (DC) Md.Abul kalam Azad was formally inaugurated the even as the chief guest, while Civil Surgeon (CS) Dr. Saiful Islam presided over. Deputy Director (DD) of Kishoreganj 250 bed General Hospital Dr. Md. Akramullah, Assistant Director (AD) Shamsul Alam, Child specialist Dr. Sajol Shaha were...
Sr. Staff Reporter, Rangpur : Director General of NGO Affairs Bureau (Grade-1) Md. Saidur Rahman said- ‘GEO-NGOs will work together in the fields of health, education, agriculture, women and children etc. to ensure overall development of the country. Hope today’s program of RDRS will be helpful in fulfilling that goal. He said this as the chief guest at the MoU signing ceremony between RDRS Bangladesh and the people’s organizations ‘Union Federations’ formed with the support of RDRS in Rangpur on...
Business Reporter : High Performance Leaders Conference of National Life Insurance Company Limited held at Cox’s Bazar Hotel Sea Palace...
UNB : Dhaka ranked 19th on the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 86 at 8:57 am on Saturday morning. Dhaka’s air was classified as ‘moderate’, according to the air quality index. India’s Delhi, Pakistan’s Lahore and Indonesia’s Jakarta occupied the first, second and third spots on the list, with AQI scores of 187, 184 and 181 respectively. When the AQI value for particle pollution is between 50 and 100, air quality...
Reuters : Indians are voting in searing summer heat in the final phase of the world’s biggest election, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeks a rare third term in a poll focused on inequality and religion. More than 100 million people are registered to vote for 57 seats across eight states and federal territories in the seventh phase of the election on Saturday, including in Modi’s constituency in the Hindu holy city of Varanasi. “Calling upon the voters to turn...
Satff Reporter : Speakers at a seminar on Saturday said creation of a dedicated renewable energy fund by Bangladesh Bank...
UNB : BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has questioned how former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Benazir Ahmed and his family members “left the country without obstruction” despite the allegations of amassing assets illegally. Speaking at a discussion on Saturday, he also said this exposes the ruling party leaders’ claims of not sparing wrongdoers as “mere eyewash and deception.” “I saw a media report that Benazir and his family went to Singapore, leaving the country on May 4....
AFP, Sydney : Australia skipper Mitchell Marsh has been declared fit for their opening match at the T20 World Cup...
UNB : At least 200 shanties were gutted in a fire that broke out in a Rohingya camp in Ukhiya upazila of Cox’s Bazar on Saturday afternoon. However, no casualties were reported in the fire. Earlier, around 12:30 pm, the fire broke out in the 13 Tanjimarkhola Rohingya camp under Palongkhali union of the upazila, said Kamal Hossain, assistant director of the Ukhiya Fire Service. On information, several firefighting units rushed to the spot and brought the flame under control...