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US for country-driven action, looking for innovative solutions to plastic pollution: Haas
City Desk :Describing plastic pollution as both a local and global problem, US Ambassador to Bangladesh Peter Haas on Monday laid emphasis on cooperation and...
PM urges young generation to take country for better future by acquiring knowledge
City Desk :Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday urged the young generation to take the country for a better future by acquiring knowledge and practicing...
‘Bangladesh, Canada to explore ways to diversify, expand trade’
City Desk :Highlighting the increased role of trade in bilateral relations, Bangladesh and Canada have agreed to devise a mechanism to explore ways and means...
‘Smart Grid’ project helps fight climate change by preventing 104,000 tons of CO2 emissions per year
City Desk :A seminar highlighting the smart grid solution and empowering the future of power distribution was held in Dhaka recently to get more innovative...
Power Division retains top position in APA implementation
City Desk :Power Division under the Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources has retained the top position and Energy Division of the ministry became...
Former state minister Zinatunnesa Talukdar dies
City Desk :Former State Minister and 1971 Liberation War veteran Zinatunnesa Talukder of Rajshahi died at capital’s Ever care Hospital this morning. She was 76....
Dhaka’s air quality remains ‘unhealthy’
City Desk :Dhaka’s air quality continued to be in the ‘unhealthy’ zone this morning. With an air quality index (AQI) score of 182 at 8:49...
BFUJ, DUJ give BNP-Jamaat 72 hours to apologise to assaulted journo
City Desk :The Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists (BFUJ) and Dhaka Union of Journalists (DUJ) issued a 72-hour ultimatum that said they would boycott all...
Eminent climate expert Prof Saleemul Huq passes away
City Desk :Professor Saleemul Huq, eminent climate change expert and director of the International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD), passed away in Dhaka...