Gloomy and wet weather greeted Dhaka Saturday morning, after three hours of light showers in large parts brought back the obvious miseries. The worst affected were the office-goers, as rush-hour traffic crawled in busy stretches due to the unexpected winter rain. Some complained of overcharging by auto drivers who tried to
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Dhaka, Delhi optimistic about increased LoC utilisation
Bangladesh and India have expressed optimism that the utilization rate of Lines of Credit (LoCs) extended to Bangladesh by India is set to increase significantly in the near future. With the award of more than US$ 990.85 million worth of contracts under the LoCs during the past three years, and another
Dhaka seeks support to address climate change challenges
Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen has sought support in the form of climate financing, rehabilitation of climate migrants, and transfer of green technology to address the challenges of climate change. He made the request when he met the Head of IMF and the Dutch Ministers in separate bilateral meetings on
Let them grow up playing in the open
Dhaka seeks UN steps for peace in Afghanistan
Bangladesh has called upon United Nations (UN) to take concrete steps for establishing and sustaining peace in Afghanistan through inclusive political dialogue. "An Afghan-led and Afghan-owned inclusive political dialogue anchored on national sovereignty and territorial integrity is essential for establishing and sustaining peace in Afghanistan", said Bangladesh Permanent Representative to the
Dhaka calls for lasting peace in Afghanistan
Bangladesh has sought effective steps to establish lasting peace in Afghanistan, ensure safety of Afghan people and evacuate all foreign nationals including Bangladeshis safely. Bangladesh Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Dr Mohammad Javed Patwary made the call at an emergency meeting of permanent representatives of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation held in
Severe noise pollution requires immediate action
Fake medical scientist Ishita, associate remanded
A Dhaka courts Monday placed Ishrat Rafique Ishita, who fooled people by posing as medical scientist, researcher, talk-show discussants, diplomat and even Brigadier General, and his partner in crimes Shahidul Islam Didar on total six days remand in two separate cases. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Md Asheq Imam passed the order as
People give a fig to lockdown rules in Dhaka
Even though the Covid-19 crisis is deepening, traffic on the streets of capital Dhaka is increasing with every passing day amid the lockdown enforced to contain the highly transmittable Delta variant of the virus. The number of vehicles and people increased substantially on Dhaka streets on Thursday, the seventh day of
Dhaka’s water-logging problem: Rainwater harvesting can be a solution
Rain for nearly ten to fifteen minutes at a stretch submerges most parts of Dhaka under knee-deep water since almost all the water bodies have either vanished or been grabbed to erect tall concrete structures. Amid hellish traffic congestion and Dhaka’s losing capacity to flush out the stranded rainwater, the