FAO organises poster competition to mark ‘World Food Day’
City Desk : The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Bangladesh organised a poster competition involving nearly 100 students from various...
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‘80,000 officials, volunteers to assist Durga Puja security’
City Desk : Adviser to the Ministries of Social Welfare and Women and Children Affairs Sharmeen S Murshid today said around 80,000 officials, employees and...
BTCL to introduce triple-play, quad-play services in BD’
City Desk : Bangladesh Telecommunications Company Limited (BTCL) is set to introduce triple-play and quad-play services in the country for the first time. Faiz Ahmad...
Moderate rain likely
City Desk : The Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) forecast light to moderate rain or thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind at many places across...
CA seeks UN-Habitat’s help for low-cost, climate-resilient housing
City Desk : Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Sunday called upon the UN-Habitat to expand its presence in Bangladesh to help develop sustainable and...
‘Hypertension control key to reduce early cardiovascular deaths’
Staff Reporter : Speakers on Sunday said although 80 percent of heart diseases and strokes are preventable; nearly 34 percent of all deaths in Bangladesh...
Gazette verification for student movement martyrs
City Desk : The Civil Surgeon’s office in Azimpur is currently conducting document verification to include the names of students killed and injured in the...
‘Journalism Protection Act within 3 months’
City Desk : Information Adviser Mahfuj Alam has said the government will enact the Journalism Protection Act within the next two to three months ‘at...
Dengue claims 4 more lives; 845 hospitalised
City Desk : Four more deaths were reported from dengue in 24 hours till Sunday, raising the number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in...
EX-MP Kamal’s son held over ‘murder, terrorism’
City Desk : Shaheed Ahmed Mojumdar, the youngest son of former MP Kamal Ahmed Mojumder, has been arrested by police on charges of murder and...
