Dry weather likely to remain across country
Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) forecast that the weather is likely to remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky across the country in the next 24 hours commencing 9am on Tuesday.…
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EC issues electoral code of conduct banning posters, drones in campaign
The Election Commission (EC) has published a gazette on the electoral code of conduct for political parties and candidates ahead of the upcoming 13th national elections. According to the code…
Rights only in words
The readymade garment (RMG) industry of Bangladesh is a source of national pride, provides jobs to over 4 million workers, the majority of them women, and has transformed the country…
A greener, safer future
The proverb goes, “Example is better than precept.” Environment, Forest and Climate Change Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan suggested that all government agencies must transition to renewable energy within the next…
Cold intensifies in Chuadanga as temperature dips
The residents of Chuadanga felt the chill from early Tuesday as the mild cold intensified across the district. The mercury dropped from 15.9°C at 6am to 15.8°C by 9am, according…
Concerns raised over due process in Sheikh Hasina’s trial
An urgent appeal has been filed with the United Nations expressing concern over the fairness and due process of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s trial at Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal.…
Dhaka breathes ‘very unhealthy’ air again Tuesday morning
Dhaka, the densely populated capital of Bangladesh, continues to gasp for fresh air as the city ranks the world’s third most polluted city. Dhaka’s air quality index (AQI) score was…
Bus set on fire by miscreants in Mymensingh, driver burnt inside
In Mymensingh’s Fulbaria upazila, unidentified miscreants set fire to a bus belonging to Alam Asia Paribahan in the Valukjan area, leaving the driver, Julhas Mia, 35, dead. The incident occurred…
Bicameral vision reshapes Islamic parties’ election calculus
Religious parties are more visible in Bangladesh’s pre-election landscape than at any time in recent memory, with campaign strategies now tethered to a single question: will the July Charter’s vision…
Climate conference of truth in Brazil?
Two cruise ships are bobbing quietly in the specially expanded port near the city of Belem in northern Brazil on the edge of the Amazon. They will serve as alternative…