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Dhaka ranks 6th in global air quality index

Dhaka, Sept. 4 -- Dhaka ranked 6th among the world's cities with the worst air quality on Friday morning, recording an Air Quality Index (AQI) score of 132 at 09:45 am. According to the AQI scale, th... Read More


Jamaat-led opposition alliance's Dhaka-Ctg 'Long March' slated for Saturday

Dhaka, Sept. 4 -- party opposition alliance led by Jamaat-e-Islami will observe a long march from Dhaka to Chattogram on Saturday, to press home a six-point demand, including the implementation of the... Read More


Journalists in Sylhet boycott State Minister Humaiun Kobir over alleged harassment

Sylhet, Sept. 4 -- Local television journalists in Sylhet on Friday decided to boycott news coverage of State Minister for Foreign Affairs Humaiun Kobir and the local BNP, after several media workers ... Read More


Salahuddin wary of hearing 'communal harmony', as govt ensures freedom of religion for all

Dhaka, Sept. 4 -- Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed on Friday said the government has succeeded in ensuring freedom of religion for people of all faiths during its first six months in office, and called ... Read More


Brazil to face Japan, Singapore in November friendlies

RIO DE JANEIRO, Sept. 4 -- Brazil will play Japan and Singapore in a double header of Asian friendlies later this year, the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) said on Thursday. The five-time Worl... Read More


UN, partners continue delivering aid to Gaza, humanitarians say

UNITED NATIONS, Sept. 4 -- UN humanitarians said on Thursday that the world body and its partners continue bringing supplies into Gaza every day despite ongoing restrictions, insecurity and funding sh... Read More


BGB seizes 294,000 yaba tablets, arrests 2 in Cox's Bazar

Dhaka, Sept. 4 -- Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in separate drives in Cox's Bazar seized 294,000 yaba tablets and arrested two alleged drug traffickers, besides seizing a tourist vehicle and a boat us... Read More


Home Minister wants to move beyond 'communal harmony' as govt ensures freedom of religion

Dhaka, Sept. 4 -- Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed on Friday said the government has ensured freedom of religion for people of all faiths during its first six months in office, and called on his fellow ... Read More


12 militants killed in military raid in Pakistan

Pakistan, Sept. 4 -- Twelve terrorists were killed by Pakistani security forces during an intelligence-based operation in the southwestern province of Balochistan, the military announced Friday. The ... Read More


Renewable energy can help overcome power shortage: BERC chairman

Dhaka, Sept. 4 -- Bangladesh can overcome its electricity shortage and gradually ease the ongoing energy crisis by expanding renewable energy generation, provided the government continues policy suppo... Read More