Day: September 7, 2024
City Desk : Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB-2) recovered three abandoned shotguns, 98 rounds of cartridges, and a police belt on Thursday from the Beribadh area under Mohammadpur Police Station in Dhaka. These items were part of the weapons and ammunition looted from various police stations in the capital on August 5. The recovery was made during a special operation to retrieve illegal arms across the country. Acting on secret information, a team from RAB-2 conducted the raid at...
City Desk : Dhaka has ranked the 24th on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 76 at 9am on Friday.Though Friday’s air was classified as “moderate”, Thursday’s air quality was marked as the third worst on the list of cities with 146 AQI index, according to the AQI index, reports UNB. When the AQI value for particle pollution is between 50 and 100, air quality is considered “moderate”, usually sensitive individuals should...
City Desk : A special group art exhibition titled ‘Art for Aid: Rebuilding Lives’ began Thursday at Gallery Cosmos in the capital, to support the victims of the recent catastrophic floods in 11 districts in the east of Bangladesh, that claimed over 60 lives and affected more than 5.5 million people. The waterlogged inhabitants in these 11 districts – Feni, Cumilla, Chattogram, Khagrachari, Noakhali, Moulvibazar, Habiganj, Brahmanbaria, Sylhet, Lakshmipur, and Cox’s Bazar, are experiencing the havoc of the floods. Many...
City Desk : Tanzeer Khan Munna (21) a second-year BA (Pass) student of Savar Government College, went to celebrate victory of fall of Awami League government in the afternoon of August 5. But he backed home dead as he was shot by members of law enforcement agencies. Twenty-one-year old Rover Scout Munna died of excessive bleeding as he could not get proper treatment timely, reports BSS. “Getting news of the fall of autocrat Sheikh Hasina, I, along with my brother...
City Desk : In response to the devastating flash floods in Feni, COAST Foundation has launched a Community Kitchen initiative to provide hot meals to flood victims. On September 3, approximately 400 people sheltering at Abdul Karim High School in Dagonbhuiyan Upazila received meals prepared by the foundation. A team of 10 COAST Foundation members and 7 local kitchen staff managed the distribution. In partnership with Start Fund Bangladesh, COAST has provided cooked meals to 1,400 people across 8 shelters,...
Shahariar Islam Sovon : Every Friday, Kaptan Bazar in the heart of Dhaka transforms into a haven for bird lovers...
City Desk : Bangladesh Udichi Shilpigosthi on Friday morning organized a nationwide event where people sang the national anthem at the same time across the country. The national flag was also hoisted during this program, and patriotic songs were performed alongside the anthem. This event, a form of protest, comes in response to recent discussions and criticism about changing the national anthem. Udichi organized the central event in front of the National Press Club in the capital, where pedestrians also...
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