- Case filed over JU student's death caused by e-rickshaw on campus
- Standing beside people armed forces became symbol of confidence: Chief Adviser
- Bashundhara Shuvosangho supports human chain against attack on students
- Hollywood films ‘Wicked’ and ‘Red One’ set to premiere in Bangladesh
- Bangladesh tennis team beat Yemen
- Advisor Syeda Rizwana Hasan urges for minimum and grant-based Allocation in COP29 negotiations
- Nations criticise vague climate finance deal at UN talks
- We’re reviewing election irregularities, plans punishment: Badiul Alam Majumder
- Death toll in Gaza surpasses 44,000
- International Criminal Court issues arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Hamas officials
- Dengue takes 9 lives in 24 hrs
- Govt unveils treatment plan for injured in July-August movement
- Battery rickshaw blockade suspended until Saturday
- Akbar to be banned for two NCL matches
- Two bodies recovered in Naogaon
- Chief Adviser proud bringing Khaleda Zia to Senakunja
- I believe in free, fair, and credible election: CEC
- Shafik Rehman secures bail
- Former UK Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott dies at age 86
- Khaleda Zia makes first public appearance at Senakunja in 12 years
Delhi declares air emergency, seeks Centre's approval for artificial rain
Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai has written to the Central government, requesting Prime Minister Narendra Modis intervention to initiate artificial rain in the capital to tackle the deteriorating air quality. Addressing the media on Tuesday, Rai stated, Layers of smog have blanketed North...
Dhaka's air quality remains unhealthy
Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked the sixth on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 170 at 9am on Thursday. Reports UNB Todays air was classified as unhealthy while yesterdays (Wednesday) air quality was also in the same zone, according...
Record smog sparks rage and concern in Pakistan
On the streets of Pakistans second biggest city, smog stings eyes and burns throats. Inside homes, few people can afford air purifiers to limit the damage of toxic particles that seep through doors and windows. Lahore -- a city of 14 million people stuffed with factories on the border with India...
Environment Advisor launches national air quality management action plan
Advisor to the Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change Syeda Rizwana Hasan said government has developed the National Air Quality Management Action Plan, for strategic actions to tackle the sources of air pollution, improve air monitoring, and enhance enforcement mechanisms. It provides...
Pakistan province calls for ‘climate diplomacy’ with India
A smog-choked province in eastern Pakistan has issued a rare plea for cross-border collaboration with India, reports CNN. The province made the plea as major cities in both countries endure severe air pollution that risks the health of millions of people. Punjabi Secretary for Environment and...
Dhaka’s air remains ‘unhealthy’
Dhakas air continues to be unhealthy as it ranked 3rd on the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 164 at 8:59 am on Tuesday morning, reports UNB. Pakistans Lahore and Indias Delhi occupied the lists first and second spots, with AQI scores of 517 and 412,...
Dhaka's air continues to be ‘unhealthy’
Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked the fifth on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 181 at 8:50am this morning (November 1, 2024), reports UNB. Todays air was classified as unhealthy and it continued for the past few days posing a health...