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Dhaka's air unhealthy for sensitive groups

Dhaka, Aug. 31 -- Dhaka ranked 11th among the world's most polluted cities on Monday morning, recording an Air Quality Index (AQI) score of 102 at 9:45 am. According to the AQI scale, the city's air ... Read More


DSCC launches 'waste-for-goods market' to promote clean city

Dhaka, Aug. 31 -- Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC), in collaboration with Bidyanondo Foundation, has launched a "waste-for-goods market" initiative to encourage citizens' participation in keeping t... Read More


BNP wants to repay people's love by establishing accountable state: Tarique

, Aug. 31 -- BNP Chairman and Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Monday said his party wants to repay the people's love by establishing an accountable state. In a message marking BNP's 48th founding an... Read More


Dhaka can benefit from "Mecca Pact" but needs to carefully assess strategic implications

Dhaka, Aug. 31 -- Bangladesh can benefit from joining the "Mecca Pact" if it proceeds with effective diplomatic preparation and political consensus, said international relations expert Prof Shahab Ena... Read More


BNP to celebrate 48th founding anniversary Tuesday

, Aug. 31 -- The BNP is set to celebrate its 48th founding anniversary on Tuesday with various programmes. On September 1, 1978, late President Ziaur Rahman founded the party with a 19-point programm... Read More


Iran claims retaliatory attack on U.S. bases in Jordan

TEHRAN, Aug. 31 -- Iran's Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) said on Monday that its aerospace forces carried out retaliatory drone and ballistic missile strikes against U.S. targets at two air bas... Read More


IPU Secretary General visits July Uprising Museum

, Aug. 31 -- Parliamentary Union (IPU) Secretary General Anda Filip, leading a delegation, visited the July Mass Uprising Memorial Museum at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar in the capital on Monday. The IPU Secr... Read More


Moyeen Khan for quick implementation of PM's 'Clean City, Green City' vision

Dhaka, Aug. 31 -- Local Government, Rural Development (LGRD) and Co-operatives Minister Dr Abdul Moyeen Khan on Monday directed the authorities to formulate short-, medium- and long-term plans to impr... Read More


Govt approves National Pay Scale 2026, lowest-grade salary to rise by 142%

Dhaka, Aug. 31 -- The government on Monday approved the National Pay Scale 2026, raising the basic salary of government employees, introducing higher slab-based net pensions and new allowances includi... Read More


Tobacco control must be prioritised to reduce NCD burden: Minister

, Aug. 31 -- Health and Family Welfare Minister Sardar Md Sakhawat Husain on Monday said reducing the burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in Bangladesh is not possible without effective tobacco... Read More