July 20, 2022 – Bangladesh News Gazette

Admission seekers’ blockade snaps Dhaka’s rail link with other parts for over 3 hrs

·July 20, 2022

Train movement between Dhaka and other parts of the country remained suspended for three and half an hour on Wednesday as some admission seekers put up barricade on rail tracks at Airport Rail Station demanding tickets to go to Rajshahi for admission t...

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Rain brings relief from scorching heat

·July 20, 2022

After weeks of sizzling heat and humid condition, much-awaited monsoon rains brought relief to people in the capital on Wednesday.The capital witnessed moderate showers from 11am which continued to drench the city for several hours.Met office recorded ...

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UK breaks record for highest temperature as Europe sizzles

·July 20, 2022

Britain shattered its record for highest temperature ever registered Tuesday amid a heat wave that has seared swaths of Europe, as the U.K.’s national weather forecaster said such highs are now a fact of life in a country ill-prepared for such extremes...

Government Policy

Australia losing animals, natural land as environment decays

·July 20, 2022

A five-year government report found Australia’s environment continues to deteriorate due to climate change, resource extraction and other causes, prompting leaders on Tuesday to promise new laws and enforcement of them.The State of the Environment repo...

Government Policy

BGMEA, Amfori to work together promote Bangladesh as safe, sustainable sourcing destination

·July 20, 2022

Brussels-based Amfori – which represents over 2,400 retailers, importers, brands and associations from more than 40 countries – and the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) have discussed working together to promote Bangla...

Government Policy

Air chief returns home from UK

·July 20, 2022

Air Chief Marshal Shaikh Abdul Hannan, chief of air staff of Bangladesh Air Force, returned home Wednesday from an official visit to the UK.Air Chief Marshal Shaikh Abdul Hannan's visit is expected to strengthen the Bangladesh-UK ties and enhance the s...

Government Policy

Application rolls out for 6th Joy Bangla Youth Award

·July 20, 2022

The long wait for the country’s most cherished award for young trailblazers is over with the sixth Joy Bangla Youth Award scheduled for November this year.Youth organisations that turned around communities through social initiatives can apply for the s...

Government Policy

AL MP directs to attack rival, audio clip goes viral

·July 20, 2022

An audio call record between Pankaj Debnath, ruling party lawmaker of Barisal-4 constituency, and Mehendiganj police station inspector (Investigation) Md Tauhiduzzaman has gone viral where Pankaj said that he has directed his followers to chop rival in...

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ACC approves charges against 3 former, 1 current Biman high-ups

·July 20, 2022

The anti-corruption watchdog Wednesday approved a chargesheet against three former and one current Biman Bangladesh Airlines high-ups for their "involvement in corruption in the recruitment of pilots."The accused are Abul Munim Mosaddiq Ahmed, former B...

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Wickremesinghe elected president in crisis-hit Sri Lanka

·July 20, 2022

Sri Lankan lawmakers chose six-time Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe as president Wednesday to succeed the ousted leader who fled the country in a vote that risks reigniting political turmoil in the troubled South Asian island nation.Former Presiden...

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Ukrainian forces strike key bridge in Russian-occupied south

·July 20, 2022

Ukrainian forces have struck and seriously damaged a bridge that is key for supplying Russian troops in southern Ukraine, a regional official said Wednesday.Kirill Stremousov, deputy head of the Moscow-backed temporary administration for the Russia-con...

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India refutes role in Sri Lanka’s presidential poll

·July 20, 2022

India on Wednesday strongly refuted claims of its interference in Sri Lanka's internal affairs as the island nation's lawmakers elected Ranil Wickremesinghe as the new president.In a statement on Twitter, the Indian High Commission in capital Colombo t...

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