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Meaningful climate action is about people, equity, dignity: ICIMOD DG

Dhaka, Jan. 28 -- ICIMOD Director General Dr Pema Gyamtsho said on Wednesday that by focusing on the knowledge, leadership and priorities of women and indigenous people in Bangladesh, Bhutan and Nepal... Read More


Bangladesh's bankers push for travel bans, public shaming of loan defaulters

Dhaka, Jan. 28 -- Bangladesh's top bankers have urged regulators to impose tougher restrictions on chronic loan defaulters, including overseas travel bans, public disclosure of identities and exclusio... Read More


Child rescued from deep tube-well hole in Ctg dies

Chattogram, Jan. 28 -- year-old child who fell into a 30-feet deep hole dug for a tube well in Raozan upazila of Chattogram died on Wednesday night, shortly after being rescued. Fire Service official... Read More


Minor boy falls into deep hole in Ctg, rescue operation underway

Chattogram, Jan. 28 -- year-old boy fell into a 30-feet deep hole dug for a tube well in Kadalpur Union of Raozan upazila in Chattogram on Wednesday afternoon. The child was identified as Mejbah Uddi... Read More


Child rescued after hours in deep hole in Chattogram

Chattogram, Jan. 28 -- Fire Service personnel on Wednesday night rescued a three-year-old child alive after he remained trapped for nearly three and a half hours in a 30-foot-deep hole dug for a tube ... Read More


Child rescued from 30-foot hole in Chattogram

Chattogram, Jan. 28 -- Fire Service personnel on Wednesday night rescued a three-year-old child alive after he remained trapped for nearly three and a half hours in a 30-foot-deep hole dug for a tube ... Read More


Dhaka records world's worst air quality today

Dhaka, Jan. 28 -- Dhaka, the densely populated capital of Bangladesh, ranked first among the world's most polluted cities on Wednesday morning, recording an Air Quality Index (AQI) of 305 at 8:13 am. ... Read More


All candidates on one stage in Chuadanga: a rare vow for good governance, accountability

Chuadanga, Jan. 28 -- Breaking away from the usual combative rituals of electioneering, all contenders for Chuadanga-1 constituency came together on a single stage on Wednesday, facing voters directly... Read More


Army Chief visits Patuakhali, Khulna

Dhaka, Jan. 28 -- Chief of Army Staff General Waker-Uz-Zaman on Wednesday visited Patuakhali and Khulna districts to assess the overall law and order situation and to inspect army personnel deployed u... Read More


Fire breaks out at Uttara kitchen market

, Jan. 28 -- A fire broke out at a kitchen market in Uttara Sector-11 of the capital on Wednesday. The fire broke out at the kitchen market around 5:38 pm and engulfed it, said Rakibul Hasan, duty of... Read More