Forest Department has cancelled the Eid holiday of its staff, including the officials and rangers, working in the Sundarbans. The department has also asked to intensify patrolling inside the Sundarbans, reports our Bagerhat correspondent
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Tentultala playground: Freed at last, as PM steps in
Rights activists thank Hasina Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday ordered keeping the Tentultala field in the capital’s Kalabagan area as a playground, bringing a happy end to environmentalists and locals’ protests of the construction of a police station on the ground. Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal announced the PM’s instruction at a press
Bangladesh envoy Saida Muna nominated ‘Diplomat of the Year’ by UK magazine
Bangladesh High Commissioner to the UK, Saida Muna Tasneem, has received the prestigious ‘Diplomat of the Year 2022 Award’ by the renowned Diplomat Magazine in London. She was accoladed with the honour for her “outstanding contribution to climate diplomacy,” according to a press release issued by the Bangladesh High Commission in
Danish crown princess visits Rohingya camp
Crown Princess Mary Elizabeth of Denmark visited the displaced people of the Rohingya community at Kutupalang Rohingya camp in Cox’s Bazar’s Ukhiya yesterday. During her visit, she talked to community leaders, who shared the sufferings and oppression brought upon them by the Myanmar
To ‘discourage TikTokers’ RU bans unnecessary movement on campus during Eid
RU authorities banned unnecessary movement on the campus during the 10-day vacation starting Wednesday (April 27, 2022). Prof Pradeep Kumar Pandey, Administrator of Public Relations Office, issued the notice, our Rajshahi staff correspondent reports
Mary, crown princess of Denmark, visits Bangladesh
Crown Princess Mary of Denmark has arrived in Dhaka on a three-day visit as Denmark and Bangladesh seek to deepen cooperation on climate change especially regarding renewable energy, and blue economy. Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen welcomed her at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport around 11am on Monday
Pran Frooto gifts iftar to commuters
Many fasting people are stuck on the road at the iftar moment due to traffic jams and other reasons. To give relief to the fasting people at this moment, fruit drink brand Pran Frooto distributes iftar items at different points in the capital. Iftar items include Pran frooto, Pran Drinking water and
New executive committee of China-Bangladesh Friendship Center formed
A new executive committee of the China-Bangladesh Friendship Center (CBFC) has been formed with Chinese national Guo Pei Lin Peter as president and Dr Fakhrul Islam Babu as general secretary. The new committee is made up of different professionals from China and Bangladesh, according to a press release issued in this regard
Science museum distributes telescopes
National Museum of Science and Technology director general Mohammad Munir Chowdhury handed over telescopes to three educational institutes and a science institute on Thursday. With the help of these 70mm x 420mm Chinese telescopes, the students will be able to observe the moon and other objects in the cosmos, said a
Evaly CEO secures bail in 9 cases
By Dhaka Mirror : dhakamirror.com Evaly CEO Mohammad Rassel was granted bail by several Dhaka courts on Thursday in nine cases of cheque fraud. Ahsan Habib, a defence lawyer, confirmed this. However, he will not be able to walk out of jail now as he did not secure bail in other cases. On April 6, ... Read more
‘Jabbar er Boli Khela’ to be held on April 24-26
Chattogram City Corporation have decided to hold the 111th edition of popular wrestling competition “Jabbar er Boli Khela” from April 24 to 26 on the Kotwali to Andarkilla road in the port city. CCC Mayor Rezaul Karim Chwodhury made the announcement in a press briefing yesterday.On April 13, the committee announced suspension of this year’s ... Read more
CUET emerges champion in TV debate contest
The Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology team has become the champion in the National Television Debate Competition 2022. The students of undergraduate and postgraduate levels participated in the debate organised by the Chittagong Centre of
National Eidgah to see main Eid jamaat after 2yrs
The main jamaat of this Eid-ul-Fitr will be held at the National Eidgah on the High Court premises in Dhaka at 8:30am. If the congregation cannot be held due to inclement weather or any other unavoidable reason, the main jamaat will be held at 9:00am at the
One in 5 adults suffer from hypertension
Speakers tell webinar The number of heart-disease patients in Bangladesh has been rising alarmingly, mostly owing to hypertension, said speakers at a webinar on Saturday. About one in every five (21 percent) adults at present are suffering from hypertension, and the situation is bound to deteriorate unless measures are taken immediately, they said at the discussion ... Read more
3 Rotary governors’ reception held
A reception programme of three Rotary governors was held in Dhaka on Saturday. The three are — governor (elect) engineer MA Wahab, governor (nominee) Md Ashrafuzzaman Nannu and governor (ND) Ibrahim Khalil Al Zayad Pinak, said a press release on Sunday. Former governor Ghulam Mustafa, Cosmopolitan Rotary president
Online applications for DU admission tests from April 20
ligible candidates for Dhaka University’s admission tests for the 2021-22 sessions will be able to apply online for the entrance exams from April 20 to May 10. The decision came from the meeting of the university’s general admission committee on Thursday at Nabab Nawab Ali Chowdhury Senate Bhaban, with
New success in enhanced biofuel production
Shahadat Hossain A group of Jahangirnagar University researchers has claimed success in boosted biofuel production using certain types of yeast and bacteria. Simultaneous saccharification and fermentation of starch solution obtained from rotten potato, sugarcane, sugar beets, maize, wheat, and molasses in presence of
RMCH opens Bangladesh’s largest oxygen tank
Rajshahi Medical College Hospital has opened Bangladesh’s largest oxygen tank on its campus to meet the oxygen demands of its patients. The 30,000-liter capacity tank was opened adjacent to the hospital’s Intensive Care Unit on Wednesday afternoon, said RMCH director Brigadier General Shamim Yazdani, adding
PRAN UP arranges iftar for poor
Beverage brand Pran UP has launched a campaign titled ‘Pran Khola Hashi’ to distribute iftar among street children and helpless families during Ramadan. Eleash Mridha, managing director at Pran Group, inaugurated the campaign through a programme held at Pran Centre at Badda on Sunday, said a press
CUET holds e-document training
A three-day training workshop on e-document was organised at the initiative of Institutional Quality Assurance Cell of Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology with the aim of conducting all the official activities of the university through e-documents. Moinul Islam, dean, Faculty of Civil Engineering, was chief guest at the