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Dhaka ranks 27th among world's most polluted cities

Dhaka, July 17 -- Dhaka ranked 27th among the world's most polluted cities on Friday morning, recording an Air Quality Index (AQI) score of 84 at 11:06am. According to the AQI scale, the city's air q... Read More


Sister-in-law held in Shahrasti housewife murder, makes confession

Chandpur, July 17 -- Police have claimed to have cracked the mystery behind the sensational murder of a housewife in Chandpur's Shahrasti upazila within days of the incident, arresting the victim's si... Read More


IOM scales up flood response in Bangladesh, calls for sustained international support

Dhaka, July 17 -- The International Organization for Migration (IOM) has stepped up emergency relief operations in Bangladesh as weeks of intense rainfall, flooding and landslides have triggered one o... Read More


Rain batters 180km of roads in Bagerhat, causing Tk 80cr damage

Bagerhat, July 17 -- Days of relentless rainfall have battered nearly 180 kilometres of roads in Bagerhat, causing an estimated Tk 80 crore in damage to roads and transport infrastructure and disrupti... Read More


EU and G77 express support for Bangladesh's smooth LDC graduation

Dhaka, July 17 -- The European Union (EU) and the Group of 77 and China (G77) have reaffirmed their support for Bangladesh's efforts to ensure a smooth, sustainable and irreversible graduation from th... Read More


UNFPA pledges to champion Bangladesh's demographic resilience, people-centred development agenda

Dhaka, July 17 -- UNFPA Executive Director Diene Keita has pledged to champion Bangladesh's development initiatives globally, praising the country's political commitment to demographic resilience, wom... Read More


Dhaka reaffirms commitment to inclusive, climate-resilient urbanisation

Dhaka, July 17 -- State Minister for Housing and Public Works Ahammad Sohel Monzoor has reaffirmed Bangladesh's commitment to inclusive, affordable, climate-resilient, and sustainable urban developmen... Read More


Rangpur youths urge action to protect children from lead exposure

Dhaka, July 17 -- Environmental activists, students, teachers and community members on Friday called for urgent action against lead pollution in Rangpur, warning that unsafe lead-acid battery recyclin... Read More


Missing for four years, Sunamganj man returns home after serving jail term in India

Sylhet, July 17 -- A man from Sunamganj has returned to Bangladesh through the Sheola Land Port in Sylhet after serving a prison sentence in India, nearly four years after he went missing, officials s... Read More


Ctg salt factory fire: 2 workers succumb to burn injuries

Chattogram, July 17 -- Two of the 10 workers who suffered severe burn injuries in a fire at a salt factory in Boalkhali upazila of Chattogram died on Thursday night. The deceased were identified as D... Read More