Najma Chowdhury, the professor emeritus of Dhaka University’s Department of Women and Gender Studies and a caretaker government adviser, has...
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An increasing prevalence of dengue has posed a serious challenge to public health amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, says Dhaka North Mayor Md Atiqul Islam, reports bdnews24.com.“We’re facing the dengue challenge amid a pandemic. Right now, we’re in bad shape,” the mayor said during a campaign in Uttara to control the breeding of Aedes mosquitos, which carry the dengue pathogen.As the monsoon sets in, Bangladesh has been experiencing increasing numbers of dengue cases. The highest number of dengue patients are...
Shahinoor Miah, Additional Principal Information Officer (admin and press) at Press Information Department (PID), has been given the charge of the Principal Information Officer (PIO).He has been given the charge as his additional duty with financial facilities as the tenure of PIO Surath Kumar Sarker ended on July 14 (Wednesday). Ministry of Information and Broadcasting issued a notification to this end on Wednesday.Md. Shahinoor Miah is an officer of the 13th Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS). In 1994, he joined BCS...
Bangladesh Youth Leadership Center has launched the Volunteer Awards 2021 to recognize the contributions of individuals and organisations working for social issues within their communities. The awards aim to foster a spirit of community service and active citizenship among youth, while promoting exemplary practices in community leadership.Through this award, the center hopes to encourage partnerships between youth change makers, community members, and other stakeholders to contribute in achieving the government’s vision of SDGs by 2030, said a press release of...
Veteran journalist Shahabuddin Ahmed died due to age-related complications at a private hospital in the capital early on Saturday. He was 82.Shahbuddin, a former President of Khulna Press Club, breathed his last around 3am at Evercare Hospital in Dhakaat the Club told UNB.He was buried after a namaz-e-janaza at Boro Jam-e-Mosque in the Bashundhara residential area of the capital.Born on January 1, 1939, Shahabuddin began his career as a journalist with a local newspaper in 1965.In an illustrious career spanning...
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has sent seasonal mango fruit to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi as gift.The mangoes were sent to India by a Bangladeshi truck through Benapole Land Port on Sunday afternoon.Benapole Customs Commissioner Azizur Rahman said Md Samiul Quader, First Secretary (Political) at the Bangladesh Deputy High Commission in Kolkata, received the gifted mango loaded truck at the zero point of Petrap ole and Benapole Duty Stations after completion of all the formalities of customs.There were 2,600...
Valiant freedom fighter and retired Chief Petty officer (PP-1) of Bangladesh Navy, Subhas Ratan Barua, son of Late Sachindra Lal...
Young Bangla, a youth platform in Bangladesh, shared the findings of a situation analysis on women’s safety in public places at a webinar held on Thursday evening. The website of the Women’s Safety in Public Places (WSPP) was launched yesterday. Recently, Young Bangla youths have conducted the situation analysis through consulting different stakeholders in 10 districts.Unveiling the campaign website will help connect a wider audience through virtual medium.The organizers shared the real scenario of women’s safety such as; practicing norms,...
State minister for Shipping Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury on Sunday said the ongoing restrictions enforced to contain the spread of coronavirus is likely to be extended once again if the National Technical Advisory Committee (NTAC) on Covid-19 recommends.He said it completely depends on the situation whether the restrictions would be continued up to Eid-ul-Azha.The minister made the disclosure while talking to newsmen at the secretariat on Sunday.He said there is no scope to return to normal life at the moment as...
Shajahan Khan Talukder, Vice President of Pirojpur district unit Awami League (AL), passed away while undergoing treatment at a hospital in Barishal on Monday morning. He was 74, said a press release .Shajahan, also former General Secretary of the Pirojpur district unit of Bangladesh Chhatra League, left behind his wife, a son, two daughters and a host of relatives and admirers to mourn his death.Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader expressed profound shock and...
Major General Md Saiful Alam, the chief of the Directorate General of Forces Intelligence, has been appointed as the quartermaster...
Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Saturday expressed profound shock and sorrow at the death of Nurun Nahar Begum, wife of former presidium member of AL and ex-MP valiant freedom fighter late Professor Kamruzzaman.In a condolence message, the minister prayed for eternal peace of the departed soul and convoyed deep sympathy to the bereaved family, said a press release signed by Barrister Biplob Barua, office secretary of Bangladesh Awami League (AL)....