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The roads in the capital city of Dhaka are not safe for people, especially for the students and children. The death of students on the city roads is increasing day by day. According to a study, at least 1,128 children were killed in road crashes across the county in 2023. The report was prepare...
Sandra Mullin is a global expert on public health communication. She talked to The Bangladesh Post about road safety during her visit to Dhaka. She spoke with this correspondent of The Bangladesh Post on Thursday.Tragic death on roads has become a public health concern globally. Thousands of people ...
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Bangladeshi youths are showcasing Nakshi Kantha, the country’s rich national heritage, at an exhibition during the ongoing the UN climate conference COP29 in Baku of Azerbaijan.They arranged the exhibition on Nakshi Kantha to show how the marginalised communities of the country involved in the...
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Tobacco companies apply various tactics, including myths and pricing strategies, to retain smokers, spread their products and weaken the impact of tobacco tax. Tobacco Company (TC) also applies tactics to evade government revenue. As a result, the increase in the tobacco tax is mostly absorbed. ...
The government has finally launched a drive to stop the use of polythene bags permanently. Although Bangladesh became the first country in the world to ban polythene bags, almost 22 years elapsed since the ban, but the use of polybags could not be stopped. The government is now determined...
Bangladesh Railway (BR) has taken an initiative of linking special train with agricultural products for transporting vegetables to Dhaka in order to combat the rising prices of essential commodities.The BR authorities have already introduced the special train service on Chapainawabganj-Dhaka and Khu...
Bangladesh is home to about 1,352 Ganges river dolphins, locally known as Shushuk, as there are approximately 636 groups or 1,352 Ganges river dolphins found in the country. This was revealed at a report on dolphin survey.The Wildlife Conservation Society Bangladesh (WCS Bangladesh) carried out the ...
The government is reportedly mulling the removal of chairmen and members of current Union Parishads (UPs) as well as dissolution of UPs formed during the ousted Awami League regime.However, the interim government is in a dilemma over the matter as if the current UP chairmen and members are removed, ...
Although the price of eggs and raw pepper has started to fall in the market, prices of most of the essential commodities still remain very high in the kitchen markets in Dhaka and other parts of the country. However, the prices of some products are now in increasing trend. The prices of vegetab...
Honking in the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) area in the capital continues unabated even 10 days after the airport area stretching three kilometers was declared as ‘Silent Zone.’The permissible sound level is 50 decibel (dB) at daytime and 40dB at night time, but the &lsq...
Years of mismanagement and unrealistic decisions in the use of Bangladesh Climate Change Trust funds have led to misuse of the funds to address the country’s climate vulnerability, resulting in a significant gap in expected outcome.The Bangladesh Climate Change Trust Fund (BCCTF) mainly focuse...
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A question has been raised about the PhD degree of Md Mokhles ur Rahman, senior secretary of the Ministry of Public Administration, as he is illegally using ‘Dr.’ title before his name. He started using ‘Dr.’ before his name after obtaining a controversial PhD degree fro...
Absence of mayors and ward councillors is disrupting civic services in cities, district towns and municipalities across the country, causing sufferings for the people.Speculation are also in the air that chairmen and members of union parishads across the country may be removed as BNP has already dem...
The government is going ahead with its plan to create ‘Blue Network’ for the capital city of Dhaka with a view to ensuring improved transportation in the mega city. The ‘Blue Network’ also aims to make Dhaka as a water sensitive city by protecting and restoring the canal...
A director of National Institute of Mass Communication (NIMC), the apex training institute under the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, has been in the job for almost 23 years with a ‘fake certificate’.Md. Nazrul Islam, current director (training engineering), joined the training ...
The climate-wrecking sectors, particularly the industries that are fuelling the climate crisis, are eating up billions of public funds in the Global South countries. The climate-destructive fossil fuels and the industrial agriculture sectors are squeezing climate-hit countries for over US$600 ...
Almost all the public universities in the country are going to resume academic activities by this month and with it, higher educational institutions are set to reinvigorate vibrant campus life.Although schools, colleges and madrasas across the country reopened on August 18 after more than a month of...
Top officials of the local administration are struggling to manage heavy workload as they have been given additional duties by the interim government after the fall of Sheikh Hasina-led government.Alongside their regular duties, divisional commissioners, deputy commissioners (DCs), upazila nirbahi o...
Although the draft of a proposed law to check medical negligence and ensure proper health facilities for the people has been gathering dust in the offices concerned for years, now the comprehensive law is on the anvil.The government has taken an initiative to formulate ‘Health Protection Act&r...
Ongoing power outages increased more on Wednesday than the previous day as there is no respite from load-shedding soon. Load-shedding the people experiencing from remote villages to the capital across the country over the past few days will continue throughout this month. Reports pouring in fro...
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