Category: Miscellaneous

President expresses profound grief over Bailey Road building fire

President Mohammed Sahabuddin on Friday expressed deep sorrow and grief over the loss of lives in the devasting fire at a building on Bailey Road in the city.

PM Hasina expresses shock over Bailey Road building blaze

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday expressed deep shock and sorrow over the fire incident at a commercial building on Bailey Road in Dhaka that claimed dozens of lives.

Bailey Road fire: Death toll reaches 45

A total of 44 people died in a fire that broke out at a seven-storey building in Dhaka’s Bailey Road on Thursday night.

TCB to procure 1.10 crore litres of soybean oil, 10,000 MT lentil for OMS

Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) will procure 1.10 crore litres of edible oil and 10,000 metric tons of lentil to sell through its open market sale (OMS) programme.

2-month-long ban on fishing in Padma-Meghna sanctuary starts March 1

A two-month-long ban on all kinds of fishing including jatka (hilsa fry) in the 70-km Padma-Meghna sanctuary area will come into effect on March 1, impacting 43,000 registered fishermen in Chandpur

Dhaka air world’s worst this morning

Dhaka has topped the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality with an AQI of 313 at 8:31 am on Thursday.

Govt fixes Ramadan office timing

All offices of the government, semi-government, autonomous and semi-autonomous bodies will function from 9:00am to 3:30pm during the upcoming month of holy Ramadan.

Dhaka’s air quality worst in the world this morning

Dhaka has topped the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 274 at 9 am on Wednesday morning .

Warm welcome to Martin Macvicar

Chief Executive Officer and Co-founder of Combilift Limited, Ireland, Martin Macvicar, was warmly welcomed to Dhaka.

President for expanding global export markets

President Mohammed Shahabuddin today urged the businessmen, industrialists and entrepreneurs to explore more export markets in the globe along with establishing safe and environment-friendly industries.

Electricity and gas prices to go up in the first week of March

The government is set to hike electricity and energy prices from the first week of March in its efforts to reduce subsidy bills from the state coffer, said State for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid today.

PM asks police to serve people, control terrorism

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today asked the police force to serve the people and play an active role in containing militancy, terrorism and corruption.

Dhaka’s air 2nd worst in the world this morning

Dhaka has ranked second on the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality with an AQI index of 181 at 9 am this morning (February 27, 2024).

15th anniversary of Pilkhana carnage on Sunday

The 15th anniversary of the atrocious carnage at the Pilkhana BDR (now BGB) headquarters in the capital will be observed on Sunday.

Dhaka’s air quality ‘unhealthy’, 5th worst in the world this morning

Dhaka's air quality has been categorized as ‘unhealthy’ this morning.

Pay retirement benefits to non-govt teachers

The High Court yesterday directed the government to pay retirement benefits to the teachers and staff members of non-government educational institutions under the Monthly Payment Order in six months into their leaving from services.

Two doctors arrested following death of a boy during circumcision

Ahnaf Tahmin Ayham, a class-four student of Motijheel Ideal School and College, died last night after he was allegedly administered general anesthesia during a circumcision procedure at a private hospital in the city's Malibagh area.

Weather forecast: Rain, thunder showers over 8 divisions, BMD says

Rain and thunder showers, accompanied by temporary gusty winds, are forecasted at a few places in Rajshahi, Dhaka, Mymensingh, Khulna, Chattogram, and Sylhet divisions, according to BMD’s weather bulletin for Friday.

Dhaka air seventh most polluted this morning

Dhaka has been identified as the city with the seventh most polluted air globally at 8:46 am on Friday, recording an Air Quality Index (AQI) score of 161, categorizing its air as “unhealthy”