Dhaka becomes 2nd most polluted city on Sunday morning
Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked the second on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 190 at 9:00am on Sunday morning...
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Dhaka becomes most polluted city on Saturday morning
Dhaka, the densely populated capital of Bangladesh, recorded the worst air quality in the world, with an Air Quality Index of 184 at about 8:30am on Saturday...
EKUSHEY BOOK FAIR: Crowd, festivity, sale delight publishers
The Ekushey Book Fair became festive with the presence of a large crowd on Bhasha Shaheed Dibas and International Mother Language Day on Friday....
Ekushey Book Fair witnesses large crowd on International Mother Language Day
The Ekushey Book Fair witnessed a large number of visitors in the morning.
Dhaka鈥檚 worst air woes continue
Dhaka鈥檚 worst air woes continue Even on a public holiday, Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, topped the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 242 at 10:40am on Friday morning.
EKUSHEY BOOK FAIR: More volumes of poetry, fewer readers
The number of volumes of poetry at the Amar Ekushey Book Fair 2025 this week reached 300 but the sale of collections of poems decreased as people read poems in different ways, publishers said on Thursday...
Delta offers $30,000 each to Toronto plane crash passengers
US airline Delta will offer $30,000 to each passenger on a plane that crashed as it landed at Toronto airport this week, the carrier said on Wednesday...
EKUSHEY BOOK FAIR: Few titles on Language Movement
Ekushey programmes at the ongoing month-long Amar Ekushey Book Fair 2025 began with a 10-day theatre festival on the Mukta Mancha stage on the Suhrawardy Udyan premises on Wednesday, with only a few books on the Language Movement...
Trump outlines Musk鈥檚 role as enforcer-in-chief
US president Donald Trump painted Elon Musk as his enforcer-in-chief Tuesday, hailing the tech billionaire鈥檚 zeal in implementing the blizzard of executive orders the president has issued since returning to office...
Loan defaulting dairy trader arrested
Md Sirajul Islam, the proprietor of Messrs Momina Logistic Point and Messrs Momina Dairy Industries, a loan defaulter as per a case filed by One Bank PLC, has been arrested...
EKUSHEY BOOK FAIR: Audiobooks, e-books galore
Online platforms offer a wide range of packages to subscribers at the Amar Ekushey Book Fair as the demand for audiobooks and e-books is on the rise...
Dhaka becomes 6th most polluted city on Tuesday morning
Dhaka has ranked the sixth on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 171 on Tuesday morning...
Power to be disconnected if AC runs below 25C: adviser
Power, energy and mineral resources adviser Muhammad Fouzul Kabir Khan on Monday urged the country鈥檚 people to run their air conditioners at 25 degrees Celsius or above during the upcoming month of Ramadan and summer season.
Visitors to book fair decrease
Publishers and visitors on Monday said that the turnout of visitors at the Amar Ekushey Book Fair 2025 decreased due to a number of controversial incidents and mismanagement at fair venues...
SEB, Visa handover Hajj cards
Southeast Bank PLC managing director Nuruddin Md Sadeque Hossain has handed over 鈥楬ajj Card鈥� to IBM Travels proprietor Zafor Iqbal Khan, Bangladesh Air Travels proprietor Zahid Alam and Zabel E Nur Travels proprietor Junayed Gulzer in an event recently, said a press release...
Hillock near Sylhet airport catches fire
A fire broke out on a hillock near Osmani International Airport in Sylhet on Sunday afternoon, causing panic among air passengers and their companions.
Sanitary napkin stall closed at book fair amid Islamist protests
Amid protests by some Islamist groups, the Bangla Academy on Sunday ordered the shutdown of the stalls selling sanitary napkins at the Ekushey book fair.聽
EKUSHEY BOOK FAIR: Demand for non-fiction on rise
Publishers and stall managers said on Sunday at the Amar Ekushey Book Fair 2025 that the number of readers of non-fiction was increasing day by day as the non-fiction books were in demand.
Dhaka becomes 3rd most polluted city on Sunday morning
Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked the third on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 198 at about 8:45am on Sunday morning...
White House indefinitely bans AP journalists in 'Gulf of America' row
The White House said Friday it was indefinitely blocking Associated Press journalists from Air Force One and the Oval Office, escalating a row with the US news agency over its refusal to call the Gulf of Mexico the 鈥楪ulf of America鈥�.
EKUSHEY BOOK FAIR: Visitors swarm, publishers not happy with sales
A large number of visitors thronged the Amar Ekushey Book Fair on Saturday but the sales at the bookstalls at the fairground were not satisfactory, publishers said.
Biman reduces ticket prices for Saudi Arabia and Malaysia-bound workers
Biman Bangladesh Airlines has reduced the ticket prices for workers traveling to Saudi Arabia and Malaysia....
EKUSHEY BOOK FAIR: Spring festival at book fair, security tightened
Visitors, mostly youths, came in traditional and colourful attires at the month-long Amar Ekushey Book Fair in Dhaka on Thursday, a day before the spring, amid tightened security...
Govt should cooperate with UN in investigation: discussion
Activists, journalists and families of enforced disappearance victims said on Thursday that the Bangladesh government should cooperate fully with the United Nations in its fair and transparent investigation into the massacre of people, including children, during the July-August mass uprising...
Dhaka鈥檚 air 鈥榰nhealthy for sensitive groups鈥� on Thursday morning
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 about 8:55am on Thursday morning...
EKUSHEY BOOK FAIR: Slogans reflect aspiration of common people: discussion
Speakers including poets, activists and academics at a discussion held at the Amar Ekushey Book Fair 2025 on Wednesday, said that slogans during the student-led mass uprising depicted common people鈥檚 language and aspirations...
Four-day int鈥檒 plastic fair begins
Commerce adviser Sk Bashir Uddin on Wednesday said that the plastic products could play an important role in tapping the potentials for diversifying further the country鈥檚 exportable items...
Taiwan detects 62 Chinese aircraft as US ships transit waters
Taiwan said Wednesday it detected 62 Chinese military aircraft near the self-ruled island this week, as two US ships sailed through the sensitive Taiwan Strait...
Flying blind on aviation safety
DESPITE continuous advancements in technology, the rise in aeroplane accidents has shaken the aviation industry. Each crash brings back the same pressing concerns: are we truly learning from these tragedies, and are we doing enough to prevent future disasters? While aviation remains one of the safest modes of transport, the persistence of accidents suggests...
Civil aviation ministry issues 10 directives to tackle price hike in airfares
In an effort to prevent an abnormal surge in airfares, the Civil Aviation and Tourism Ministry has issued ten directives aimed at regulating ticket sales and ensuring fair pricing for travelers...