Air pollution has emerged as the fourth leading risk factor for premature deaths worldwide. The deaths cost the global economy about $225 billion in lost labour income in 2013, a new study finds, pointing toward the economic burden of air pollution, reports BSS. “The Cost of Air Pollution:…

A two-day urban dialogue will begin in the capital on Wednesday aiming to find possible solutions to the growing urban challenges in Bangladesh, reports UNB. Urban INGO Forum, Centre for Urban Resilience and the Department of Disaster Science and Management of Dhaka University will jointly arrange the…

The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1 yesterday set October 31 for submitting formal charge against Jatiya Party lawmaker MA Hannan and seven others from Mymensingh, accepting a time plea from the prosecution, reports BSS. Justice Anwarul Haque, chairman of the three-member panel of the ICT-1, passed…

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader yesterday stressed the need for digitising the services of Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) aiming to assuage the sufferings of passengers, reports UNB. “Now, the BRTA is providing some services online, but it should expand its online…

Attorney General Mahbubey Alam yesterday lauded Bangladesh's achievement in information and communication technology (ICT) sector, reports BSS. Alam, , who returned home Monday night after attending 19th conference of the Asia/Pacific Group on Money Laundering (APG) in the US, said now the world…

Mikael Hemniti Winther, the new Danish Ambassador to Bangladesh arrived in Dhaka on Monday, reports UNB. He will soon take over office officially after presenting his credentials. Winther is an experienced diplomat, who is known as an ‘Asia Expert’ within the diplomatic circle, according…

CHITTAGONG: Police arrested an alleged drug peddler with 3000 yaba tablets from city's Ekkilometer area under Chandgaon thana on Monday, reports BSS. The arrested person was identified as Mohammad Sohel, 19, son of Mohammad Oliullah, hailed from Teqnaf Upazila of Cox's Bazar district. On a tip-off,…

Vice-chancellor of National University (NU) Professor Dr Harun-or-Rashid yesterday said now our first priority is development of quality education at the colleges. The principals must have to be academic leader at their respective institution, reports BSS. ‘They (principals) should not remain…

NARAYANGANJ: Three people including a woman and her daughter died from electrocution while taking a bath in the Dhaleshwari River at Shubhokardi in Bandar upazila yesterday, reports UNB. The deceased were identified as Krishna Rani, 30, her daughter Shanti Rani, 4 and Masud, 35. Police said the trio…

Abdul Matin, father of former captain of Bangladesh National Cricket team Mohammad Ashraful Islam, died at a hospital in the capital early yesterday, reports UNB. Family sources said Abdul Matin, breathed his last around 1:10am at Apollo Hospitals. He had been undergoing treatment at the hospital since…

3 traffickers held; victim rescued Members of Cyber Security and Crime Division of DMP’s Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime Unit on Monday night arrested three human traffickers from Agargaon and Paltan areas and rescued a person believed to be a victim of traffickers’ net. The arrestees…

DU ‘Kha’ unit admission test Sep 23 The admission tests for the first year honous courses of Dhaka University for the 2016-17 academic year will begin from Friday, September 23 with the ‘Kha’ unit tests, a university press release said. The one-hour test will be held from 10am…