A record-breaking heatwave in Bangladesh is making life miserable for millions. The breakdown of Dhaka’s surrounding wetlands and forests in recent decades has left the city with no defence from the heat. And as the climate crisis bites, the situation …
Railway Minister Nurul Islam Sujan today said trains will be operating on Dhaka-Bhanga route via the Padma Bridge by this September.He said this while inaugurating the construction of 86-km stone railway line from Bhanga to Jashore at Bhanga Y junctio…
The Forest Department has re-excavated about 80 ponds in the Sundarbans, the country’s lone natural habitat for the Bengal Tiger, aiming to ensure freshwater for wildlife.“We have re-excavated about 80 ponds in the Sundarbans so that wild animals, inc…
Rapid Action Battalion (RAB)-13 arrested two alleged drug traders with 74.60 kilograms of ganja from Kashimpur area on the Rangpur-Dhaka highway in Mithapukur upazila of the district on Friday evening.“On a tip off, an operational team of the Crime Pr…
Serajul Alam Khan, one of the organisers of the Liberation War, who passed away on Friday, was buried next to his mother’s grave at his family graveyard at Alipur village of Begumganj upazila in the district this afternoon.Following his third Namaz-e-…
Homestead gardening has been meeting nutrition demands side by side with a vibrant rural economy as most of the households are seen involved in farming vegetables and fruits in homestead and other vacant places in their catchment areas.Everywhere in t…
Agriculture Minister and Awami League (AL) Presidium Member Dr Md Abdur Razzaque today paid rich tributes to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman by placing a wreath at Bangabandhu’s portrait at Baker Hostel of Islamia College, now M…
A seminar on earthquake tiled “Commemoration of 12 June 1897 Great Indian Earthquake: Towards Preparedness and Awareness for Earthquake Risk Mitigation” was held today at Dhaka University’s Nabab Nawab Ali Chowdhury Senate auditorium.Local Government,…
Shabda Bimbama Satyamohan’, a collection of writings highlighting contributions of late centenarian Satya Mohan Joshi, has been launched. Writers and litterateurs, including senior journalist Bhairab Risal jointly launched the book amid a function her…
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