Online Desk : MT Sweaters Limited has achieved the USGBC’s LEED Platinum certification. The certificate was officially handed over to...
BSS : Health experts on Thursday said poor water management in Dhaka city is largely responsible for dengue outbreak even insignificant amount of rainfall in the capital city spread the mosquito-borne disease. “Dhaka city is facing extensive water-logging whenever it witnesses rainfall . . .we are observing water-logging problems have created in the capital city both summer and monsoon seasons due to poor drainage system ,” Entomology department chief of National Institute of Preventive and Social Medicine (NIPSOM) Professor Dr...
City Desk : State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid on Friday said Bengali culture will be enriched through the exchange of cultures and traditions among different countries. “Our culture will be more elegant if we can practice it with Japanese art and education. Cultural relations will be strengthened if we establish cultural institutions, hold cultural programmes and ensure exhibitions,” he said while inaugurating Calligraphy Workshop at Hamidur Rahman Cultural Centre at Zinzira in Keraniganj, the outskirt...
City Desk : The Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs is going to widen the service of its National Helpline “164300” to boost its effort to provide free legal aid to the people’s doorstep. The National Legal Aid Services Organisation (NLASO) is going to recruit six officials to give legal advice on a contractual basis to run the national helpline call centre, according to the ministry, reports UNB. “After the appointment, citizens would be able to get free legal...
City Desk : The government has decided to appoint Major General Syed Tareq Hussain as the new Ambassador of Bangladesh...
City Desk : The World Telecommuni-cation and Information Society Day (WTISD) will be celebrated in the country today with the theme ‘Digital Innovation for Sustainable Develop-ment’. WTISD-2024 will offer the chance to explore how digital innovation can help connect everyone and unlock sustainable prosperity for all, reports BSS. According to the United Nations, the World Telecommuni-cation Day has been celebrated annually on May 17 since 1969, marking the founding of ITU and the signing of the first International Telegraph Convention...
City Desk : Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Saber Hossain Chowdhury has said the contribution of women in tackling climate risks is incredibly significant. Women are the pillars of resilience, being 14 times more affected than men, he said while speaking at the Global Dialogue on Demographic Diversity and Sustainable Development in the Climate Change and International Conference on Population and Development held at a city hotel on Thursday, reports UNB. Recognizing women’s role in disaster response, the...