City Desk :Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader has defended the ‘democratic right’ of politicians to switch sides amid controversy over several BNP leaders changing allegiances ahead of the upcoming national elections.During a media briefing at the Awami League president’s political office in Dhanmondi on Saturday, Quader questioned the BNP leadership’s resilience. “Is the BNP leadership so vulnerable that they can be lured away through blackmail?”, reports bdnews24.com. Addressing former BNP vice-chairman Shahjahan Omar’s decision to join the ruling Awami...
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City Desk :The 26th anniversary of Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) Peace Accord was observed on Saturday.Different programmes were arranged in the three hilly districts, marking the anniversary of the peace treaty, reports UNB.President Abdul Shahabuddin Ahmed and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday issued separate messages marking the completion of 26 years of the significant treaty.The President and the Prime Minister greeted all people in the Chattogram hill districts on the occasion of completion of 26 years of the covenant.The...
Staff Reporter :Bangladesh has won the 175-member International Maritime Organization (IMO) council election 2023 in category C, held on Friday afternoon in the IMO headquarters in London, securing 128 votes.This is for the first time Bangladesh has won the election in the highly competitive category C of the IMO, according to a message received here from Bangladesh mission in London on Sunday, reports BSS. After the election result, Bangladesh High Commissioner to the UK and Permanent Representative to the IMO...
City Desk :Dhaka ranked third on the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality this morning.The air in Dhaka city was classified as ‘unhealthy’ with an AQI score of 180 at 8:56 am, reports UNB. India’s Delhi and Pakistan’s Karachi ccupied the first and second spots on the list, with AQI scores of 423 and 187, respectively.An AQI between 151 and 200 is considered ‘unhealthy’, while 201-300 is ‘very unhealthy’, and 301+ is ‘hazardous’, posing severe health risks...
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City Desk : Education Minister Dr Dipu Moni has said only Bangabandhu’s daughter Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina values the valiant freedom fighters following the footprints of her father. She was addressing a view-exchange meeting with valiant freedom fighters of Chandpur Sadar and Haimchar upazilas at Chandpur Zila Muktijoddha Sangsad auditorium on Friday evening, reports media. Dipu Moni, also Awami League joint general secretary, said after the assassination of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, numerous freedom fighters wer...
City Desk : Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in separate drives seized 2.60 lakh yaba pills and 1.05 kg of crystal meth in Teknaf upazila of Cox’s Bazar districtTipped off, a team of BGB-2 conducted a drive along the Naf River and challenged four people, carrying four sacks, around 7:45 pm on Friday, said Commander of Teknaf Battalion (BGB-2) Lt Col Mohiuddin Ahmed, reports UNB. Later, the BGB members seized two lakh yaba pills from the sacks.In another incident,...
City Desk :The Bangladesh High Commission in Australia’s Canberra launched the “Bangladesh Expatriate Awards” to recognise the contributions of Bangladeshi expatriates in Australia, New Zealand, and Fiji.The Bangladesh High Commission on Saturday conferred nine expatriate Bangladeshis with the award for their lawful remittance sending....
Staff Reporter :International Day of Persons with Disabilities will be observed on Sunday. Different organisations will observe the 32nd International Day of Persons with Disabilities and the 25th National Disabled Day-2023 in the country in a befitting manner with various events.The theme of the day is ‘Protibondhi Bektider Sathe Sommilito Ongshogrohon, Nishchit Korbey SDG Orjon.’President Mohammed Shahabuddin and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina issued separate messages on the eve of the day.The President and the PM greet all people with disabilities,...
City Desk :Sajedul Hossain Chowdhury Dipu, the eldest son of Awami League...
City Desk :A Bangladesh-sponsored resolution on “strengthening Member States’ capacities in developing productive, resilient and sustainable supply chains,” has been unanimously adopted by the 20th General Conference of the UN Industrial Development Organization, UNIDO, in Vienna.Heads of government, ministers, and high-level delegations from 172 member states of UNIDO are participating in this week-long conference, reports UNB. The global supply chain experienced a massive disruption due to the Covid pandemic and the Ukraine war, which affected producers, industries, and consumers across...
City Desk :A faction of the BNP has again turned to its old habit of carrying out arson attacks to burn public property instead of participating in the upcoming 12th national polls, said foreign ministry on Saturday. “A fraction of BNP, a major opposition political party -instead of participating- resorted to burning private and public properties, blockades, hartals, and are boycotting the upcoming election (although many of its own leaders are participating),” said the ministry in a post on its...
City Desk :Dhaka has ranked fifth on the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality with an AQI index of 180 at 9:05 am this morning.Dhaka’s air was classified as ‘unhealthy’, according to the air quality index, reports UNB. India’s Delhi and Pakistan’s Karachi and India’s Mumbai occupied the first three spots on the list, with AQI scores of 419, 280, 195 respectively.When the AQI value for particle pollution is between 101 and 150, air quality is considered...
