Drone survey targets dengue hotspots in capital
Staff Reporter : Amid the worsening dengue situation in the capital, Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) has deployed drones to identify mosquito breeding hotspots, especially...
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Rise in Teesta water may cause short-term flood in Lalmonirhat, Nilphamari in 24 hours: FFWC warns
UNB, Dhaka : Water in the Teesta river may cross the danger level at Dalia point over 24 hours, causing a short-term flood in the...
Electronic Toll Collection System launched on Padma Bridge on trial basis
UNB, Dhaka : Electronic Toll Collection System (ETCS) was launched on trial basis on the Padma Bridge on Wednesday. Total 14 booths out of 17...
Green chilli price goes up again
Staff Reporter : The price of green chillies started further increasing only a day after a sharp decrease as the supply of the most important...
57 Dhaka wards at high risk of dengue
Staff Reporter : A pre-monsoon survey of dengue fever conducted in Dhaka city has revealed that the Aedes larvae has been found in 43.53pc high...
10 hurt in clash over drug peddling in N’ganaj’s Chanpara, 14 detained
UNB, Narayanganj : At least 10 people, including a youth with bullet, were injured in a clash over establishing supremacy in drug business in Chanpara...
Flood submerges 10 villages in Sunamganj, rain continues
UNB, Sunamganj : At least 10 villages in Dowarabazar upazila of Sunamganj district have been inundated thanks to onrush of hill water from Meghalaya and...
Deadly blast-hit oil tanker Shagor Nandini-2 catches fire after another explosion
Online Desk : A second explosion on the deadly blast-hit oil tanker Shagor Nandini-2 has triggered a fire during the unloading of cargo and efforts...
N’ganj’s DND area gets waterlogged after heavy rains; no end to sufferings of residents
UNB, Narayanganj : The recent spells of torrential rain have triggered waterlogging in the Dhaka-Narayanganj-Demra (DND) embankment area as always, inflicting sufferings on local people....
Newly elected Barishal, Khulna and Gazipur city mayors take oath
UNB, Dhaka : Newly elected mayors of three city corporations — Abul Khair Abdullah of Barishal, Talukder Abdul Khaleque of Khulna and Jayeda Khatun of...
4-year-old child among 4 dead as pickup crashes into truck in Sirajganj
Online Desk : Four people, including a child, have died after a cattle-laden pickup truck crashed into a mango freight truck in Sirajganj’s Ullapara. Two...