All quarantined China-returned passengers to be released today

All China-returned Bangladeshi passengers, quarantined in the capital’s Ashkona Hajj Camp since February 1, will be released in the afternoon today…

Woman, two children found dead in Dhaka

A woman and her two children were found dead at their Dakkhinkhan residence yesterday evening. Locals identified them Munni, 38, her son Farhan, 12, and daughter Laiva, 3. They said Munni’s husband Liton is an engineer of Bangladesh Telegraph & Telephone Board. The family has been living on…

Toxic Dhaka air reaches worst level again

Bangladesh's capital Dhaka topped the list of cities with the worst air in the Air Quality Index (AQI) yesterday morning. It had an AQI score of 412 at 08:46 am. The air was classified as 'hazardous'. Mongolia's Ulaanbaatar and Nepal's Kathmandu occupied the second and third spots…

Invent alternative to one-time use plastic, says minister

Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Md Shahab Uddin yesterday urged the universities to invent an alternative to one-time used plastic and polythene now being used widely causing serious health hazards and environmental problem. “The universities should carry out research to invent…

AL to hold joint meeting today

A joint meeting of ruling Awami League’s Parliamentary Board and Local Government Nomination Board will be held at Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s official Ganabhaban residence today. AL President and Parliamentary Board and Local Government Nomination Board President and Prime Minister Sheikh…

War criminal Jamaat leader Subhan dies at DMCH

Death row convict in war crimes case and former Jamaat-e-Islami MP Maulana Abdus Subhan died at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) yesterday noon. He was 86. The former lawmaker from Pabna was admitted to the hospital on January 24 with old age. He died around 2 pm while undergoing treatment…

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