Dhaka ranks 2nd worst in Air Quality Index
Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh, ranked second worst in the Air Quality Index (AQI) Friday morning. The city had AQI score of 245 at 10.30am. Pakistan’s Karachi…
No scope to see Shaheenbagh incident as security threat: Foreign Secretary
Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen has said the situation that US Ambassador Peter Haas faced cannot be seen as a security threat. “There is no scope to see it…
Twitter suspends journalists who wrote about owner Elon Musk
Twitter on Thursday suspended the accounts of journalists who cover the social media platform and its new owner Elon Musk, among them reporters working for The New York Times, Washington…
Victory Day: PM pays tributes to Liberation War martyrs
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday paid tributes to the martyrs of the Liberation War by placing wreaths at the National Memorial in Savar, marking the 52nd Victory Day. …
GEF climate adaptation funds to support V20 Group efforts to minimize climate impacts
The Global Environment Facility (GEF) Climate adaptation funds support the V20’s funding program with $5.3 million for community-based adaptation activities and will also leverage funding from other sources including those…
Landslide at Malaysia campground leaves 16 dead, 17 missing
A landslide early Friday at a hillside tourist campground in Malaysia left 16 people dead and authorities said 17 others were feared buried at the site on an organic farm…
11.5-degree Celsius in Chuadanga, lowest temperature so far this year
The mercury has started to drop as the winter has come in Bangladesh. The lowest temperature of this season was recorded 11.5-degree Celsius in Chuadanga and Rajshahi Thursday. …
Nation celebrating Victory Day
The nation is celebrating the 52nd Victory Day, 2022 on Friday, the most joyous day when the country was born at the cost of the supreme sacrifice of three million…