A recently published global report on air pollution has revealed that the average life expectancy of a Bangladeshi has been cut by almost three years due to polluted air. According to the report, the life expectancy loss in Bangladesh is 2.91 years; 1.16 years is cut short by outdoor air
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Ispahani Banglabid Comilla region qualifiers Nov 22
The Comilla region qualifiers of the country’s largest talent-based TV reality show ‘Ispahani Mirzapur Banglabid-6th Year’ on the Bengali language, initiated, planned and sponsored by Bangladesh’s leading brand Ispahani Mirzapur, will be held next Friday, November 22 at the premises of ‘Nawab Faizunnessa Government Girls’ High School’ in Comilla city.
Consumer rights must be protected
A consumer is defined as someone who acquires goods or services for direct use or ownership. Consumer interests can also serve consumers, consistent with economic efficiency, but this topic is treated in competition law. Consumer protection can also be asserted via non-government organizations and individuals as consumer activism. Efforts made for
DIS held admission week
Daffodil International School (DIS), English Version has officially started its Admission Week for the academic year 2025, running from 2nd November to 11th November 2024. This vibrant and colorful event attracted a large gathering of interested parents and students. Students from Play Group to Class IX can take advantage of a
CSCSS holds seminar on BRI
The China-South Asia Center for Sociocultural Studies (CSCSS) at North South University (NSU) held a seminar focusing on the intricate relationship between the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and the geopolitical communication landscape in South Asia, a press release said Sunday. This seminar was held at the university’s Syndicate Hall, drawing
DIU Former registrar passes away
Former Registrar and Professor of Computer Science and Engineering Department of Daffodil International University (DIU) and Former President of Bangladesh Electronics Society Prof. Dr. Engr. A. K. M. Fazlul Hoque passed away on January 21 at 9.55am, due to a cardiac attack at the National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Dhaka,
UN Chief vs Russia: A Second Battlefront in the Ukraine War
The Secretary-General of the United Nations is the creature of—and subservient to — the 193 member states who largely reign supreme in the world body. But, in reality, Antonio Guterres has been defiant and openly challenged one of the five permanent members of the Security Council lambasting Russia for its 17-month-old
A war that could have been averted
Perhaps the greatest tragedy of the immensely destructive Ukraine War lies in the fact that it could have been averted. The most obvious way was for the Russian government to abandon its plan for the military conquest of Ukraine. The Problem of Russian Policy The problem on this score, though, was that
NSU Commemorates 50th Anniversary of Bangabandhu Receiving Joliot-Curie Medal of Peace
North South University (NSU) Tuesday hosted a discussion to mark the 50th anniversary of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman receiving the prestigious ‘Joliot-Curie Medal of Peace’, a press release said on Tuesday . The event, organized by NSU’s Centre for Peace Studies (CPS) under the South Asian Institute of Policy and
UGC proposes Tk 12262cr for higher education sector
The University Grants Commission (UGC) is asking for a budget of Tk12262.78 crore for the commission and 53 public universities in the country for the fiscal year 2023-24. In the budget, Tk12185.33 crore has been allocated for public universities and Tk 77.45 crore for UGC. The main budget of the public