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Dhaka becomes 6th most polluted city with AQI score of 157

Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked sixth on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 157 at 9:30am on Thursday

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Motorcyclist killed as collision with truck sparks fire in Rajshahi

A motorcyclist was killed after his bike caught fire following a head-on collision with a truck in Mohanpur upazila of Rajshahi on early Thursday. The deceased was identified as Ismail

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Yunus warns of domestic, international efforts to disrupt upcoming Bangladesh national elections

The chief adviser, Muhammad Yunus, on Tuesday expressed fears that both internal and external forces might attempt to disrupt the forthcoming national election and cautioned that sudden attacks could occur.

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BNP accuses NCC of deceiving peeople, parties

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Wednesday accused the National Consensus Commission of deceiving the people and political parties by completely ignoring the notes of dissent in its final recommendations for

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Social media-based journalism in Bangladesh

DURING the 1990s and afterward, with the widespread introduction of computers in the media and the use of satellite TV and radio, a vast number of people have entered the

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19 containers of hazardous goods safely destroyed at Chattogram Port

In a coordinated effort to enhance port safety and environmental protection, authorities have safely destroyed 19 containers of Dangerous Goods (DG) that had remained unattended for years at Chattogram Port.

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Trump says trade deal reached with South Korea

US President Donald Trump indicated Wednesday that a trade deal had been reached with South Korea’s President Lee Jae Myung. “We did,” Trump told journalists when asked if a deal

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Malaysia’s new policy opens doors for Bangladeshi recruiting agencies

Malaysian government has given the green signal to all eligible Bangladeshi agencies to participate in its labour recruitment process under a new uniform selection system. Dhaka now sees renewed prospects

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