Dengue shifts from seasonal outbreak to year-round threat
City Desk : Bangladesh is unlikely to see a drop in dengue cases during the upcoming winter months (November to January), as the disease, once […]
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Air quality turns moderate
City Desk : Dhaka’s air quality continued to be in the ‘moderate’ zone on Tuesday. With an air quality index (AQI) score of 97 at […]
SC opens DU scholarship
City Desk : Japan’s Sumitomo Corporation Asia and Oceania Private Limited has invited applications from the students of Dhaka University (DU) for its scholarships. The […]
‘Disaster-resilient, eco-friendly housing a must’
City Desk : Syeda Rizwana Hasan, Adviser to the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change and the Ministry of Water Resources, on Monday underscored […]
Balanced gas price will be ensured: BERC
City Desk : Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) on Monday said it would ensure a balanced gas price as it launched a stakeholders hearing on […]
Moderate air quality persists
City Desk : Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked 33rd on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an […]
Teacher shortage plagues Islamic University
City Desk : Lack of adequate teachers has severely hampered usual academic activities of Islamic University (IU) in Kushtia, with the crisis escalated especially after […]
Law reform to make birth, death registration universal
City Desk : Experts on Monday stressed the need to amend the Birth and Death Registration Act, 2004, to make hospitals and healthcare institutions legally […]
Prof Syed Manzoorul Islam on life support
City Desk : Eminent writer and academic Syed Manzoorul Islam, Emeritus Professor of the Department of English at Dhaka University, was put on life support […]