Rajshahi’s greenery declines sharply amid development projects
In the last five years, Rajshahi city has lost 26% of its green trees, a decline that experts believe could trigger natural disasters in the coming years. Additionally, the city’s…
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Bangladesh among beneficiaries as Germany makes record €11.8 b climate contribution
Germany set a new record in global climate finance in 2024, contributing €11.8 billion to support climate change mitigation and adaptation, including assistance to vulnerable countries like Bangladesh, according to…
Over 700 prison escapees are still at large a year after prison break
Over a year after coordinated attacks on multiple prisons across Bangladesh, more than 700 inmates who escaped custody remain at large, including convicts in some of the country’s most high-profile…
Two fishermen jailed for illegal ilish fishing in Patuakhali
A mobile court has sentenced two fishermen to 16 days’ imprisonment each for catching ilish with electric nets in the Payra River in Dumki upazila, violating the government’s official ban. The sentence…
A genuine election will be held this time after a long gap
Chief Adviser’s Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam said that the nation was now gearing up for elections and that an electoral spirit could be sensed everywhere. He mentioned that all the…
India set to reopen embassy in Afghanistan
India on Friday announced that it was reopening its embassy in Kabul, four years after it was shut following the 2021 return of the Taliban regime in Afghanistan. Indian Foreign…
Is Kim Jong Un stronger than ever?
North Korea is celebrating the 80th anniversary of its ruling Workers’ Party on Friday by organizing a huge parade in the capital Pyongyang with tens of thousands of troops to…
DU Fine Arts Faculty postpones Sharot Utsab
Citing “many objections” and “fears of unrest,” the Faculty of Fine Arts at the University of Dhaka has postponed the Sharot Utsab organized by Satyen Sen Shilpigosthi at the Bakultala…
Israel ceases fire and Gazans start returning home
Israel declared a ceasefire and started pulling back troops in Gaza on Friday, as thousands of displaced Palestinians began to make their way back to their wrecked homes. After two…
Add eggs to school meals to nourish every child
Fisheries and Livestock Adviser Farida Akhter on Friday urged the authorities to include eggs in the national school feeding programme, saying that eggs can play a vital role in combating…