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25 air quality monitors to be installed in Dhaka: DNCC Administrator
The Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) will install advanced air quality monitoring devices at 25 public locations across its jurisdiction with support from Bloomberg Philanthropies, said DNCC Administrator Mohammad Azaz on Monday (May 5).
Italy interested in recruiting Bangladeshi workers: Home Adviser
Italy has expressed a keen interest in hiring Bangladeshi workers through legal channels, Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury said on Monday.
Tarique Rahman urges no inconvenience to neighbors amid security for Zubaida’s return
After 17 years, Dr. Zubaida Rahman, wife of BNP’s acting chairman Tarique Rahman, is scheduled to return to Bangladesh on Tuesday. She is expected to arrive in Dhaka from London alongside her mother-in-law and BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia. Upon arrival, she will reportedly reside at her father’s residence, the “Mahbub Bhaban,” located in Dhanmondi.
Foreign Ministry’s Facebook page recovered after 2 days
The official Facebook page of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has been recovered, nearly two days after it was hacked
Pakistani woman ordered to leave India after 35 years of marriage
Sharada Bai, a Pakistani national, has been ordered to leave India despite living in Odisha for nearly 35 years after marrying Mahesh Kukreja, a resident of Bolangir. The couple has two children and several grandchildren. However, following the recent terror attack in Kashmir, authorities have revoked her visa and instructed her to leave India immediately.
Tarikat supporters' blockade ongoing in Chattogram, clash with police
Supporters of the Sunni Sufi groups, including Islami Chhatra Sena and Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat, have been protesting for several days demanding justice for the killing of Maulana Muhammad Rais Uddin.
Asif Nazrul advocates for increased recruitment of skilled Bangladeshi workers to Saudi Arabia
Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment Adviser, Dr. Asif Nazrul, has urged Saudi authorities to enhance the recruitment of skilled Bangladeshi workers to support the Kingdom's ambitious development projects. He made this appeal during a bilateral meeting with Abdullah bin Nasser Abuthnain, Vice Minister of the Saudi Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development, on the sidelines of the 7th World Occupational Safety and Health Conference in Riyadh on May 4.
Woman dies after scarf gets entangled in rickshaw wheel in Rampura
A 23-year-old woman, Sadia, died on Monday morning after her scarf became entangled in the wheel of a battery-operated rickshaw in Dhaka’s Rampura area.
Trade with Tripura still normal
After the ouster of the Awami League government in the face of a student-people mass uprising in August last year, trade between Bangladesh and various Indian states slowed down to some extent.
One killed in BSF firing at Kasba border
A Bangladeshi youth named Md Sakib,25, was shot dead by India’s Border Security Force (BSF) at the Kasba border in Brahmanbaria.
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