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Dhaka's air world's most polluted this morning
Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has topped the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI index of 179 at 08:35am on Sunday (May 28, 2023).
Tk 750b revenue shortfall to widen current fiscal’s budget deficit: CPD
The Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) on Saturday said revenue shortfall would be approximately Tk 750b (75,000 crore) in the current fiscal year (2022-23), causing the budget deficit to widen.
80 dengue cases reported in 24hrs
Eighty more people were hospitalised with dengue in 24 hours till Saturday morning as the cases keep rising in the country.
Bangladesh, China interested in contributing to regional connectivity under BRI
Bangladesh and China have showed interest in contributing to the regional connectivity in South and South East Asia under the auspices of the Belt and Road Initiative of China.
Newborn body recovered from Buet campus
The body of a newborn boy was recovered from a dustbin on Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (Buet) campus in Dhaka on Saturday.
Arafat hopes US visa policy will apply to BNP leaders
Awami League leader Mohammad A. Arafat has sent a letter to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, hoping that the US new visa policy will apply to those BNP leaders who are making an open declaration to obstruct the upcoming national election in Bangladesh.
Dhaka's air quality 'moderate' this morning
Dhaka's air quality is ‘moderate’ on Saturday (May 27, 2023) morning. With an air quality index (AQI) score of 92 at 9:31 am, Dhaka ranked 12th in the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality.
US visa policy to curb money laundering: Momen
Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Saturday said the new US visa policy will help control money laundering.
Pak diplomat, his family members escape unhurt after a bus hits his car in B'baria
The deputy high commissioner of Pakistan to Bangladesh and his family members narrowly escaped unhurt after a speeding bus collided head-on with his car in Brahmanbaria on Friday noon, police said.
UN honours five fallen Bangladeshi peacekeepers
The United Nations has awarded ‘Dag Hammarskjöld Medal’ to five fallen Bangladeshi peacekeepers for their supreme sacrifice in UN Peacekeeping operations.
Dozens injured in AL-BNP clash in Keraniganj
Clashes between the activists of BNP and Awami League on Friday left dozens of people injured with the two groups blaming each other for the violence.
Gazipur polls expose country’s real voting scenario: Amir Khosru
BNP senior leader Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury on Friday said the real picture of the country’s voting has been exposed as the government tried to show fairness in the Gazipur city polls.
Jahangir's mother Zayeda Khatun wins GCC polls
Zayeda Khatun, an independent mayoral candidate and mother of former mayor Jahangir Alam, has won the Gazipur City Corporation (GCC) elections with 238,934 votes, according to unofficial results.
‘Death threat’ to PM: BNP leader Chand remanded for five days
A Rajshahi court on Thursday granted a five-day remand to district chapter BNP Convenor Abu Sayeed Chand hours after his arrest in a case over making a ‘death threat’ against Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at a recent rally in the district.
BNP welcomes US new visa policy
Welcoming the new visa policy of the USA targeting the next national election in Bangladesh, BNP on Thursday hoped that it would play a supporting role in ensuring fair elections.