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April 2025

US Professor calls on DU VC

Prof Dr Pranab K Sen of the North Carolina University, USA called on Dhaka University (DU) Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr AAMS Arefin Siddique on Thursday at the latter’s office. Prof Dr Md Amir Hossain of the Institute of Statistical Research and Training (ISRT) of DU was present on this occasion. [caption id="attachment_18000" align="alignright" width="504"]Prof Dr Pranab K Sen of the North Carolina University, USA called on Dhaka University Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr AAMS Arefin Siddique on Thursday at the latter’s office. Prof Dr Pranab K Sen of the North Carolina University, US...

President sends notes to Qatar- Emir

The Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani of Qatar has received a written message from the President of Bangladesh Abdul Hamid, pertaining to bilateral relations and ways of enhancing bd -qatarthem. The message was received by the Assistant Foreign Minister for Foreign Affairs Mohamed bin Abdullah al-Rumaihi when he met the ambassador of Bangladesh to Qatar Sayyed Massoud Mahmoud Khandoukar yesterday. -MENAFN - Gulf Times

Oral cholera vaccines end dreadful disease in BD

It is a sigh of relief for Bangladesh, where oral cholera is an endemic disease, as a vaccine called Shanchol which is given as part of routine health services has been tagged safe and will protect children and adults from severe cholera. The findings lend support to the use of the vaccine in routine mass vaccination programmes to help to control cholera in endemic countries. oral colera vacccineThe study shows that even with moderate vaccination coverage, cases of severe life-threatening cholera were reduced by nearly 40 pe...

Major powers turn the screws for Iran nuclear deal

Foreign ministers from major powers were set Thursday to turn the screws on Iran to finalise a historic nuclear deal on the eve of a deadline to present it to US lawmakers. If the US Congress does not receive the text by early Friday morning Vienna time—midnight in Washington—it makes the approval process longer and potentially more problematic. But despite this pressure, and almost two weeks of talks in the Austrian capital, it is unclear whether an accord aimed at ending a 13-year standoff can be sewn up at all, let alone in time, AFP reports. Iran nuclear d... </div><!-- .entry-content --> </article><!-- #post-## --> <div class=

Stocks end week delivering low returns

Stock market closed Thursday with moderate gain and delivering low returns against some large-cap securities including pharmaceutical and multinational companies (MNCs). The market opened downward on Sunday and extended a moderate losing wave to the next session as investors went for profit booking on stocks, which showed short rallies in previous week. stock marketThe falling trend was halted at the third session on Tuesday, with increasing participation around pharmaceutical and MNCs securities. The gaining trend continued till the end of...

EU parliament backs reform of carbon market

The European Parliament approved plans to overhaul the Europe Union’s carbon market, a key part of strategies to curb the EU’s global-warming emissions. Under reforms due to take effect in 2019, the Emissions Trading System (ETS) will set aside a portion of carbon credits if the surplus of emission allowances on the market exceeds a certain threshold, reports AFP. carbon marketThe reserve will then be put back onto the market if prices recover. The Market Stability Reserve (MSR) “is a crucial building block to help ensure that CO2 (car...
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