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Dengue outbreak: 79 deaths reported in first 17 days of September

Dhaka, Sept. 18 -- Bangladesh's dengue situation has taken a worrying turn this month, with the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) reporting 79 deaths in the first 17 days of September. Ac... Read More


79 deaths in first 17 days of Sept as dengue situation takes turn for worse

Dhaka, Sept. 18 -- Bangladesh's dengue situation has taken a turn for the worse, with 79 deaths reported in the first 17 days of September, the highest monthly death toll so far this year. According ... Read More


High value sapling selection needed to plant 25 crore trees: Sa Ching Prue Jerry

Dhaka, Sept. 18 -- CHT Affairs Minister Sa Ching Prue Jerry on Friday underlined the need for selecting high value plants under the plan for planting 25 crore trees in five years. Addressing a discus... Read More


Nothing conveyed to India officially, says Jaiswal over 101 agreements

Dhaka, Sept. 18 -- Indian Ministry of External Affairs Official Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal on Friday said India will take all necessary actions to protect its interests over Bangladesh's review of 1... Read More


Dhaka ranks 4th in global air quality index

Dhaka, Sept. 18 -- Dhaka ranked 4th among the world's cities with the worst air quality on Friday morning, recording an Air Quality Index (AQI) score of 165 at 8:30 am. The air quality was classified... Read More


Nahid accuses PM Tarique of emerging as 'new authoritarian'

Dhaka, Sept. 18 -- National Citizen Party (NCP) Convener Nahid Islam on Friday accused BNP Chairman and Prime Minister Tarique Rahman of emerging as a 'new authoritarian,' saying democracy and human r... Read More


Bangladesh officially enters global nuclear energy community

Dhaka, Sept. 18 -- Bangladesh has officially entered the global nuclear energy community with the completion of the first power unit at the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant, the country's first nuclear fac... Read More


Bangladesh welcomed into global nuclear energy community by Rosatom director

Dhaka, Sept. 18 -- Bangladesh has entered the global nuclear energy community with the completion of the first power unit at the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant, the country's first nuclear facility. The... Read More


BNP standing committee meeting underway

Dhaka, Sept. 18 -- A meeting of ruling party BNP's highest policymaking body, the National Standing Committee, is underway at the chairman's office in Gulshan. The meeting began at 7pm (Friday). Pri... Read More


U.S. to allow Iranian leaders to attend UN General Assembly: report

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- The United States will allow top Iranian officials to attend next week's high-level United Nations (UN) meetings in New York, local media reported on Thursday, citing the U.S. ... Read More