Business Desk : BRAC Bank has organised a CAREERtalk event at the Bangladesh Institute of Bank Management (BIBM) in Mirpur. The event aimed to prepare students for the job market and enhance their career planning skills. This event was part of a larger initiative where BRAC Bank conducts career talks at various universities. This initiative is a testament to our commitment to talent acquisition, as we strive to attract the best and brightest minds to our team. As a leading...
Day: June 20, 2024
Staff Reporter with Sylhet Correspondent : The flood situation in Sylhet has significantly worsened, with water spreading across the district’s Sadar, Dakshin Surma, Biswanath, Fenchuganj, Golapganj, and Balaganj upazilas as of Wednesday. Although the heavy rains have slightly subsided over the past 24 hours, continuous mountain runoff has exacerbated the flooding. In the northern regions, floods may also impact Rangpur, Gaibandha, and Kurigram as several rivers, including the Teesta, are flowing above the danger level. Water levels in rivers of...
Staff Reporter : In a concerning development, miscreants have created fake websites mimicking the names of the country’s most renowned and oldest English newspaper — The New Nation. The fraudulent site — accessible at https://dailynewnationbd.com is misleading the readers and spreading false information under the guise of legitimate news. The management of the newspaper has promptly issued warnings to its readers, urging them not to be deceived by the fraud web links. It has stressed the importance of avoiding the...
Business Desk : PRAN-RFL, country’s leading business conglomerate and voluntary organization and Amal Foundation have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to build a better future through effective waste management and waste segregation at source. The MoU was signed at the head office of PRAN-RFL Group in the capital’s Badda area recently, said a press release on Wednesday. Kamruzzaman Kamal, Marketing Director of PRAN-RFL Group and Esrat Karim, director of Amal Foundation signed the MoU on behalf of their respective...
UNB, Cox’s Bazar : Around 50,000 people have been stranded in Teknaf upazila of Cox’s Bazar as flashflood triggered by heavy downpour inundated low-lying areas of four unions of the upazila. The rain submerged Kanjor Para, ulubunia, Unchiprang, Sat Gharia Para, Harangkhali of Whykong union, Syed Nur Para, Sulish Para, East Sikdar Para, Moulvibazar, Webrang, Chowdhury Para, Rangikhali Lamar Para, Baharchhara of Hnila union, Uttar Shilkhali, Natun Bazar, Paschimpara of Shamlapur union and Teknaf municipality area, causing immense suffering to...
UNB : A major survey on attitudes towards refugeesLink is external across the Global North and South showed that three-quarters of adults continue to believe that those fleeing war or persecution should be able to seek safety in other countries. The findings of the survey conducted by Ipsos – one of the world’s leading market research companies – with UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, were released just ahead of World Refugee Day on 20 June. They paint a complex picture...
Madukhali (Faridur) Correspondent : A passenger of a microbus was killed in a head-on collision between a microbus and Nasimon at Kamarkhali in Madukhali upazila of Faridpur. The house of deceased NazimUddin (50) is in Manoharpur village of Shailkupaupazila of Jhenaidah district. The accident took place at Rajdharpur area of Arpara Union on the Dhaka-Khulna highway of the upazila on Tuesday (June 18) at noon. Karimpur Highway Police Fari SI Md. Kauchar Ahmed said, on Tuesday, a microbus bound for...
Economic Times : Nearly 30 fresh refugees came to Mizoram from the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) of southeast Bangladesh during the last two days, The Economic Times reporterd on Tuesday. Officials said that the new arrivals have been given refuge at Vathuampui Village in southern Mizoram’s Lawngtlai District.With the latest influx, the total number of Bangladeshi refugees taking shelter in Mizoram has risen to 1,901, comprising 505 women and 810 children. Majority of the Bangladeshi refugees are sheltered in 12...
Sr. Staff Reporter, Kishoreganj : A mother named Trisha Akhter (24) killed her 7 -day-old baby from the roof of a ninth floor building at kamalpur area in Bhairab port town of Kishoreganj on Tuesday. Police recovered the body and woman confessed to the police in this incident. The newborn baby’s name is Tasnid Usman. His father is Dr. Usman Gani, an assistant professor of Surgery of Dhaka Medical College Hospital. Locals and police sources, mother Trisha Akhter was sleeping...
AFP : A diplomat in Saudi Arabia said on Wednesday that 68 Indian nationals died during the hajj pilgrimage this year marked by searing heat, bringing the overall tally to more than 600. “We have confirmed around 68 dead… Some are because of natural causes and we had many old-age pilgrims. And some are due to the weather conditions, that’s what we assume,” the diplomat, who spoke on condition of anonymity, told AFP. The new toll comes after two Arab...
City Desk : Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Saber Hossain Chowdhury on Wednesday said the inter-ministerial cooperation is very important in protecting the country’s environment. “So, an initiative have been taken to increase inter-ministerial coordination and cooperation aiming to take and implement effective measures to prevent the environmental pollution and address climate change,” he told a meeting at the Bangladesh Secretariat here, reports BSS. As part of this initiative, Saber Hossain held separate meeting with Road Transport and Bridges...
UNB : Air pollution is increasingly impacting human health – and is now the second leading global risk factor for premature death, according to the State of Global Air (SoGA) report published in partnership with the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF). The fifth edition of the report, released by the Health Effects Institute (HEI) on Wednesday, revealed that air pollution caused 8.1 million deaths worldwide in 2021 and many millions are dealing with debilitating chronic diseases, leaving healthcare systems, economies, and...