City Desk : Dhaka ranked seventh on the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality, with an AQI score of 160 at 9:06am on Wednesday. Dhaka’s air was classified unhealthy, according to the air quality index. Pakistan’s Lahore, India’s Delhi, and Iraq’s Baghdad occupied the first three spots on the list, with AQI scores of 294, 201, and 171, respectively, reports UNB. When the AQI value for particle pollution is between 101 and 150, air quality is unhealthy...
Day: March 14, 2024
Staff Reporter : The recent power price hike will increase the monthly cost at the household level by an average of 9.4 percent; however, the soaring electricity price will hurt farmers most as their average monthly electricity expenditure to run irrigation pumps will increase by 11.02 percent. The Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) revealed this information in a press conference on Wednesday. CPD also estimated that households that paid Tk1,200 for electricity bills in 2023 will now have to pay...
Our correspondent, Sirajganj : The local residence of Enayetpur Upazila in Sirajganj district staged a protest rally on Wednesday against...
Tanvir Alam, Roving Correspondent (North Bengal) : Many people are becoming millionaires by selling the objects that were supposed to...
Business Desk : The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved $71 million loan to improve flood control, irrigation, and water resources management in rural communities of Gopalganj and Madaripur districts in Bangladesh to strengthen their preparedness and resilience to the effects of climate change. “The ADB additional support will further boost economic growth and productivity, increase incomes and sustainable livelihoods, especially for women and vulnerable groups, and reduce poverty in rural areas of southwest Bangladesh,” an official release quoted ADB...
BSS, Dhaka : Bangladesh National Football Team’s custodian Anisur Rahman Zico said he wants to prove himself in every match...
Entertainment Report : Popular actress, model and presenter Masuma Rahman Nabila, known for her role in the movie ‘Aynabaji’, is...
Due to lax monitoring, more than 10 lakh foreign workers and employees are currently working illegally in Bangladesh, depriving local citizens of employment opportunities based on merit, say researchers and political analysts at a roundtable discussion in the capital. They alleged that a significant portion of Bangladeshi workers’ hard-earned remittances is flowing abroad, particularly to India, facilitated by illegal foreign workers. As their incomes are not being recorded, our country is missing out on a huge amount of revenue that...