Day: September 26, 2024
Staff Reporer : Prof. Dr. Zakir Hossain Raju, Head of the Department of Media and Communication at Independent University, Bangladesh...
City Desk : Dhaka experienced rainfall early on Wednesday, which offered relief from the heat experienced over the past few days. The Bangladesh Meteorological Department said intermittent rain might continue throughout the day. Additionally, due to a low-pressure area in the Bay of Bengal, seaports had been advised to hoist Local Cautionary Signal No 3, while river ports had been asked to display Cautionary Signal No 1 due to the possibility of rain accompanied by strong winds, the BMD added....
City Desk : Inspector General of Police (IGP) Md Mainul Islam today sought cooperation of the UNODC to different training programmes of Bangladesh police force. The IGP made the appeal when a four-member delegation of the UNODC (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime) led by its South Asia Representative Marco Teixeira paid a courtesy call on him at the Police Headquarters (PHQ) office here this afternoon. During the meeting, they emphasized on contemporary training at home and abroad as...
City Desk : Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain and Canadian Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly held a meeting on the sidelines of the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on Tuesday to discuss bolstering ties between the two countries. During the meeting, both leaders explored ways to deepen bilateral cooperation and emphasized Canada’s support for the ongoing reform initiatives under Bangladesh’s interim government, according to a message received here on Wednesday. The discussions covered a wide range...
City Desk : Water Resources Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan has said Bangladesh will soon take steps to hold negotiations with India on the sharing of water of transboundary rivers. “The negotiations will be held after considering public opinion and the outcomes of the talks will be shared with the people,” Rizwana said while speaking at a seminar titled “Bangladesh’s Fair Share of Water in Shared Rivers” at Pani Bhaban in the capital on Wednesday to mark World Rivers Day. Addressing...
City Desk : The Supreme Court (SC) authorities launched a helpline service to ease suffering of justice or service seekers on Wednesday. A media release, signed by Md Shafiqul Islam, public relations officer of the SC, was issued in this regard, reports UNB. Justice or service seekers, who face trouble in finding service at the SC or any section of the registrar, have been asked to contact the number +8801316154216. An official from the SC registry office will respond to...
Staff Reporter : Over 100 civil society activists, leaders from marginalized communities, former policymakers, and government officials convened on Wednesday for the closing ceremony of the Promoting Advocacy and Rights (PAR) Activity. The program was held at the Amari Hotel in Dhaka. During the event, youth and women leaders from Dalit, Cobbler, and slum communities presented advocacy achievements of citizen-led, cross-sectoral partnerships between civil society, government, and the private sector to improve their communities’ priority issues. In addition, event participants...
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