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Faridul Calls for Stricter Enforcement to Combat Polythene Use

Dhaka: State Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Shaikh Faridul Islam today emphasized the urgent need for increased public awareness and stringent law enforcement to eliminate the use of banned polythene. The minister highlighted the …

Prof Sohel Rana Made New JU Treasurer

Dhaka: Professor Dr. Md Sohel Rana of the Pharmacy Department has been appointed as the new Treasurer of Jahangirnagar University (JU). According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, the Secondary and Higher Education Department under the Ministry of Educa…

Fishing Resumes in Kaptai Lake From Midnight on August 10

Dhaka: Fishing in Kaptai Lake, one of the country’s major inland fisheries, will resume from midnight of August 10, following the end of a three-and-a-half-month fishing ban.

According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, Rangamati Deputy Commissioner …

Monsoon Depression Intensifies Over Northwest Bay

Dhaka: The monsoon depression over the Northwest Bay and the adjoining Odisha-West Bengal coasts has intensified into a deep depression. It is now positioned over the Northwest Bay and the adjacent West Bengal-North Odisha coasts, near latitude 21.2°N…