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250 untreated sewer connections polluting Buriganga!
250 pipelines are dumping raw sewage directly into the Buriganga River, polluting 40 percent of the river, one of the counrty’s most polluted rivers. Photo: Collected

250 untreated sewer connections polluting Buriganga!

Around 250 pipelines are discharging raw sewage directly into the Buriganga River within a span of only six kilometres, contributing to 30-40 percent of the pollution in one of Ban...

 Oct. 30
Govt announces packages slashing costs

Govt announces packages slashing costs

The government has announced two hajj packages for 2025 reducing the costs significantly.This year the government fixed Tk 4,78,241 as minimum cost under package one, Tk 1,00,598  less than the previous years and Tk 5,75,680 under package two for pilgrims, said Religious Aff...

 Oct. 30

Govt yet to decide on opening UNHR Office Syas Touhid

Govt yet to decide on opening UNHR Office Syas Touhid Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain on Wednesday said that the government is yet to decide regarding opening of an office of the United Nations Human Rights (UNHR) in Dhaka.&...

Oct. 30

Full-time administrators for city corporations, others soon

Full-time administrators for city corporations, others soon Adviser to the Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives (LGRD), AF Hassan Ariff, announced on Tuesday that the government plans to appoint "full-time a...

Oct. 30