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Climate change trust fund deposit stands at Tk 1435cr

Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister M Shahb Uddin today said the current status of the climate change trust fund is over Taka 1435.90 crore.The minister said this while responding to query made by Merina Jahan of Sirajganj-6 during the que…

‘Buddhism symbolises peace, tolerance and humanism’

Buddhism has become a symbol of peace, harmony, tolerance, non-violence and humanism, with no record of wrongdoing since the beginning of the religion.Public representatives and Buddhist religious thinkers made the observation in the inaugural functio…

Construction of road inaugurated in C’nawabganj

The construction of a 1,000-metre long road was inaugurated at Palsha in Chapainawabganj Sadar upazila on Saturday.Lawmaker of Chapainawabganj-3 Constituency Md Abdul Wadud inaugurated it as the chief guest.Executive Engineer of Chapainawabganj distri…

Mild heat wave may abate at some places

Bangladesh Meteorology Department (BMD) today predicted the ongoing mild to moderate heat wave may abate at some places in the country, in the next 24 hours commencing 9am today.”Mild to moderate heat wave is sweeping over Rajshahi division and the di…

Report in case against SK Sinha over owning US home Aug 28

A court here today set August 28 for submitting probe report in a case filed against former Chief Justice Surendra Kumar (SK) Sinha and his brother Ananta Kumar Sinha for allegedly owning a three-storied house in the US bought through laundered money….

Lightning strikes kill 3 in Khulna

Three people were killed and four others injured in separate incidents of lightning strikes at Dacope upazila of the district today.The deceased were identified as Azizul Sheikh, 62, son of late Abdur Sattar Sheikh, a resident of Kakrabunia village an…