Day: September 8, 2024

City Desk : After rain, Dhaka’s air quality has improved. The capital city ranked 58th on the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 59 at 09:15am this morning. Dhaka’s air was classified as ‘moderate’ on Saturday, according to the air quality index.Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Kinshasa, United Kingdom’s Birmingham and Algeria’s Algiers occupied the first, second and third spots on the list, with AQI scores of 181, 156 and 155, respectively....

City Desk : Stating that there are no thoughts of changing the national anthem, Religious Adviser Dr AFM Khalid Hossain on Saturday said that the interim government will not do anything that creates controversy. “Currently, we are prioritising law and order the most. We do not want to do anything at this moment that might create any controversy. We want to build a beautiful Bangladesh with everyone,” he told reporters before attending a meeting with representatives of all religions at...

UNB : Bangladesh Meteorological Department(BMD) has predicted that rainfall is likely to increase and temperature may fall in the next five days since 9am on Saturday. “Light to moderate rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely at many places over Chattogram and Sylhet divisions; at a few places over Rajshahi, Dhaka, Mymensingh, Khulna and Barishal divisions and at one or two places over Rangpur division with moderately heavy falls at places over Chattogram and Sylhet divisions,” said a...

City Desk : Like other countries around the globe, Bangladesh will observe the ‘International Literacy Day-2024’ today in a befitting manner. This year’s theme of the day is “Promoting multilingual education: Literacy for mutual understanding and peace”, reports BSS. On the occasion of the day, the Bureau of Non-Formal Education under the Ministry of Primary and Mass Education will organize a discussion meeting today at the office of Bureau of Non-Formal Education in the capital’s Tejgaon area, said a press...

City Desk : A committee comprising architects and experts would be formed soon to turn Ganabhaban into a museum to preserve the memory of those who were killed and wounded during the students-people uprising that ultimately led to oust former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s regime. As part of the move, three advisers of the interim government visited Ganabhaban, the official residence of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday. Earlier on Thursday, a decision was taken in the cabinet meeting...