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Saturday, 22 February, 2025

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Dhaka tops global air pollution ranking with "unhealthy" air quality

Dhaka has once again topped the global air pollution ranking, with the citys Air Quality Index (AQI) reaching 184 at 8:34 am on Saturday, February 22, 2025. This level classifies the air as unhealthy, posing a serious health threat to residents, according to the AQI standards, reports UNB. The...

Dhaka's air crisis persists

Dhaka, the overcrowded capital of Bangladesh, has again ranked first on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 219 at 8:50 am on Thursday. Todays air was classified as very unhealthy, referring to a grave health threat to residents, according to the AQI index. The...

COAB leaders meet Bashundhara Group Chairman

Top leaders of the Cable Operators Association of Bangladesh (COAB) paid a courtesy call on Ahmed Akbar Sobhan, Chairman of Bashundhara Group and East West Media Group PLC (EWMGPLC), at his Bashundhara Residential Area residence in Dhaka recently. EWMGPLC Executive Director Yasin Hossain Pavel,...

Alems should come forward for social reform

Religious Affairs Adviser Dr. AFM Khalid Hossain on Wednesday said that the countrys Alem (Islamic scholar) community should take the initiative in driving social reform, reports BSS. Maintaining communal harmony is the priority of the interim government... Only the Alem community can provide...

Gitikobita Somogro: Shironamhin releases lyrics at Boi Mela

Popular Bangladeshi band Shironamhin has surprised fans with a special release at this years Amar Ekushey Book Fair, reports UNB. The band has released an exclusive lyric compilation book titled Gitikobita Somogro, featuring lyrics from all their songs, including unreleased ones, spanning their...

Corruption must be reduced for national progress – Home affairs adviser

Home Affairs Adviser Lieutenant General Md. Jahangir Alam Chowdhury (retired) has identified corruption as the countrys biggest challenge, warning that without tackling it, the nations desired progress will remain unattainable. He emphasized the need to curb corruption at all levels, noting that...

All aboard survive after airplane flips in Toronto

All 80 people on board a Delta Air Lines flight survived when the jet flipped onto its roof while landing at Toronto Pearson Airport on Monday, reports AP. The flight, arriving from Minneapolis with 76 passengers and four crew members, was attempting to land on a dry runway amidst snow and...

Plane overturns at Toronto airport, 18 injured

A Delta Air Lines regional jet flipped upside down upon landing at Canadas Toronto Pearson Airport on Monday amid windy weather following a snowstorm, injuring 18 of the 80 people on board, officials said. Three people on the flight that originated at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport...

Bangladesh boosts efforts for ASEAN SDP

Bangladesh has redoubled its efforts to achieve the status of sectoral dialogue partner (SDP) to the ASEAN since the interim government assumed office in August 2024. Foreign Secretary Md. Jashim Uddin made this remark during a discussion on ASEAN-Bangladesh Relationship: A Way Forward held at...

‘State reforms won't succeed sans people's direct representatives’

BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman on Monday said that the initiative of state reformations will not succeed until the peoples direct representatives are entrusted with the responsibility of running the country. Those who believe reforms should come before the election must understand that for...

It’s high time to build Bangladesh anew: Tarique Rahman

BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman on Sunday said it is high time for the people of Bangladesh to build the country afresh since the fascist autocratic ruler has fled. The fascist autocratic ruler who had snatched the franchise of the people by holding farcical elections fled the country as you...

No scope for charging more airfare in Hajj flights: Religious Advisor

Religious Affairs Advisor Dr. AFM Khalid Hossain said there is no scope for charging more airfare in Hajj flights than the government has set and strict action will be taken if agencies cheat. He said this at a meeting organized by Bishwakalyan Publications in Puran Paltan in the capital on...

Washington air disaster probe uncovers instrument, comms issues.

Faulty instruments and communication problems may have caused a passenger jet and army helicopter to collide in the worst US air disaster in two decades, flight safety investigators said Friday. The airliner was coming in to land at Reagan National Airport -- just a few miles from the White...

800 local & international companies under one roof at ICCB

The 17th International Plastic Fair has kicked off at Bangladeshs largest commercial expo village, ICCB Expo Village Bangladesh. This four-day event features over 800 stalls from both local and international companies and will continue until Saturday. The fair was inaugurated on Wednesday at the...

Dhaka’s air ‘unhealthy for sensitive groups’

Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh has ranked the 16th on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 148 at 8:55am on Thursday, reports UNB. The air was classified as unhealthy for sensitive groups, referring to a health risk to residents, according to the...

Can brief exposure to air pollution affect brain functioning?

Pollution can affect us in more ways that we can fathom. According to a recent study led by Thomas Faherty, Jane E. Raymond, Francis D. Pope (University of Birmingham) and Gordon McFiggans (University of Manchester), even brief exposure to particulate matter can impair brain function, that can...

80 teams to monitor markets during Ramadan to ensure fair pricing

The Directorate of National Consumer Rights Protection will deploy at least 80 teams to monitor markets across the country to prevent illegal hoarding and ensure the availability of essential goods at fair prices during the month of Ramadan. The governments quasi-judicial department, responsible...

Accused corrupts to be brought back from neighboring countries: ACC Chairman

Anti-Corruption Commission chairman Dr. Mohammad Abdul Momen said that many of the accused in corruption is staying abroad. Many big accused are in neighboring countries; however, they will be brought back and made to stand trial. He told this to the reporters after the inauguration ceremony of...

Dubai's ‘airport city’ set to create thousands of jobs as new passenger terminal nears completion

Dubai South is anticipating a surge in population and job creation as the emirates new airport terminal at Dubai World Central (DWC) takes shape, according to a top official. Currently home to around 25,000 residents, the area will soon be a bustling hub for over a million people, as the new...

Dhaka’s air quality second worst globally

Dhaka has ranked the second on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 177 at 9:09am, reports UNB. The air was classified as unhealthy, according to the AQI index on Saturday. Pakistans Lahore, Indias Delhi and Senegals Dakar occupied the first, third and fourth...

4 killed as aircraft crashes in Philippines

A DOD-contracted aircraft flying an intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance mission crashed in the Philippine Province of Maguindanao del Sur, killing all four on board, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command said Thursday. The victims included one U.S. military service member and three defense...

Khairul and Tisha star in Valentine’s Day drama 'Boshonto Bouri'

Khairul Basar and Tanjin Tisha, two busy actors in this time have collaborated once again for a new drama. The drama, titled Boshonto Bouri, directed by Mishuk Mithu, is set to air for Valentines Day. About the project, the director said, I am happy to work with this popular pair. Both of them...

Dhaka tops worst air quality list globally

The overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, Dhaka has ranked the first on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 375 at 8:45am on Wednesday. On Wednesday, air was classified as hazardous, referring to a serious health risk to residents, according to the AQI index,...

Lung cancer among non-smokers increases; air pollution could be culprit

Lung cancer cases among non-smokers are rising, with air pollution potentially contributing to the increase, according to a new study published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine journal on World Cancer Day. The findings of the study showed that adenocarcinoma, a cancer that originates in the...

There will be no rich-poor disparity if BNP comes to power: Khokon

BNP Joint secretary general Khairul Kabir Khokon said there will be no disparity between rich and poor in Bangladesh if BNP comes to power. During the Awami Leagues tenure, the rich have become richer. The poor have become poorer. Awami League has created this disparity, he said. He said this...

Japan and Bangladesh ink $5M air pollution project in Dhaka, Chattogram

Bangladesh and Japan have signed the exchange of notes on the Japanese grant aid for a project for the improvement of equipment for air pollution monitoring with an amount up to JPY 835 million (about USD 5 million), reports UNB. In this project, equipment for air pollution monitoring is to be...

Department of Prisons gets new logo

The Ministry of Home Affairs has changed the logo of the Department of Prisons. The home ministry issued a notification in this regard on Sunday, reports UNB. In the new logo, the boat symbol has been replaced with a key symbol, it said. Bd-pratidin English/Fariha Nowshin...

US conducts airstrikes against Islamic state group in Somalia

US President Donald Trump said, he orderedmilitaryairstrikes on Saturday targeting a seniorIslamic Stateattack planner and others from the organization in Somalia. These killers, who we found hiding in caves, threatened the United States and our Allies, Trump said in a post on Truth Social....