Tuesday, March 19, 2024

Impact on environment and health

Shipbreaking in South Asia Impact on environment and health Md. Abu Sayed Shipbreaking, referred to as ship recycling, is a type of ship disposal involving the dismantling of an obsolete vessel’s structure for scrapping or disposal. It includes a wide range of activities, from removing all gears and equipment to cutting down the ship’s infrastructure. ... Read more

Climate change and neglected tropical diseases

Khalid Md. Bahauddin Recent investigations attribute more than 150,000 deaths per year and a global disease burden to climate change. An area that has received particular attention is the potential impact of global warming on shifts in the spatio-temporal distribution of disease vectors, and hence the frequency and transmission dynamics of vector-borne diseases. Vectors, pathogens ... Read more

A Touch Of Ecstasy

Syed Abdullah Khalid’s solo exhibition Syed Abdullah Khalid is regarded as one of the most brilliant sculptors of our country. He is mainly recognised for his ‘Aparajeyo Bangla’, one of the most familiar sculptures, and considered a landmark, in Dhaka. A multi-talented artist, Khalid has not only excelled in sculpture but also made an impression ... Read more

‘Friend’ stays out of arrest

Russell Murder ‘Friend’ stays out of arrest Sabbir Hossain, a prime suspect in Natore youth Russell murder case, is still at large, as police raids on several places yesterday went in vain. Sabbir, a final-year student of Rajshahi Medical College, was last seen at a seven-storey building in the capital’s Mohakhali where Rapid Action Battalion ... Read more

Denim, knitwear makers losing business

Erosion in their market competitiveness blamed The country’s textile and apparel industries are set for a rough ride as they are seeing many of their supply orders being diverted to China, Pakistan, and other countries due to an erosion in their market competitiveness, industry insiders said. Both the fabric and ready wear manufacturers have been ... Read more

7 special economic zones under way

The government says SEZs will promote investment The government will set up seven special economic zones in seven divisions and at least three of the SEZs will get into operation by this year, finance ministry officials said. The main objective to develop the SEZs is to boost local as well as foreign investment, they said. ... Read more

Jute goods win back shine

Districts in Focus Jute goods win back shine A rise in demand for jute products, mainly handicraft goods, has made small enterprises of the north enthusiastic and hopeful to go ahead despite setbacks. At least 150 enterprises in Rangpur division are now producing jute goods such as mats, travel bags, vanity bags, wallets, sandals, pen-stands, ... Read more

Desperate Housewife can’t hook her bra

Teri Hatcher has revealed that she has a medical condition called ‘frozen shoulder’ which has left her unable to do everyday tasks such as hooking her bra because she can’t use her arm properly. Teri Hatcher has a medical condition which has left her unable to “hook a bra”. The ‘Desperate Housewives’ star revealed she ... Read more

Meghna death toll rises to 33

Some still missing; sunken launch salvaged Five more bodies were recovered from the sunken launch MV Bipasha yesterday, raising the death toll to 33. The launch sank around 1:30am on Thursday after colliding with a stone-laden trawler that had already tipped over in the Meghna at Char Kakoria under Sarail upazila of Brahmanbaria. Salvage vessel MV ... Read more

e-textbook for students

PM launches tomorrow govt website with 106 books  The government is going to launch a website with digital versions of textbooks for primary and secondary students to give them free access to textbooks online. At least 106 textbooks of primary and secondary levels have been converted to e-books, electronic version of textbooks, published by the ... Read more

Expats get MRP service

Introduced in 4 missions; 2 others in process Bangladesh has introduced machine-readable passport (MRP) service in Singapore, Malaysia, Abu Dhabi and Dubai missions as part of its effort to provide Bangladeshi expatriates with the service in its 65 missions worldwide. The service will be introduced in Jeddah and Riyadh missions next month, considering

Lone hand from Nafees

Shahriar Nafees continued his good form with a century for Barisal in their last National Cricket League game against Sylhet at the Shaheed Kamruzzaman Stadium in Rajshahi yesterday. It was a captain’s knock from the left-hander as his side crumbled in front of Alok Kapali’s leg-spin to be bowled out for 257, Sylhet replying with ... Read more

Murder for money

Rajshahi Medical College student held for ‘killing’ friend; dumped body recovered 18 days after murder A bone-chilling story about how two would-be doctors murdered their friend has been revealed 18 days after the killing in Rajshahi Medical College. Rapid Action Battalion personnel and police recovered the decomposed body of Mahbub Alam Russel, 24, behind a ... Read more

11 nations unite to fight malpractice

Miseries of Migrant Workers 11 nations unite to fight malpractice Eleven Asian labour-sending countries yesterday agreed to eliminate shady practices in labour migration process and any discrimination against migrant workers. This was stated in the 10-point Dhaka Declaration the nations adopted after a two-day ministerial consultation on contractual labour migration, known as Colombo Process, at ... Read more