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USG demands to protect heritage sites

News Desk/UNB Urban Study Group (USG) formed a Human chain rally in front of the National Museum at Shahabag demanding to protect 100 years aged heritage architectures of Old Dhaka. They demanded to stop demolishing the traditional 'Nilam Ghar' of puran Dhaka which govt. has leased to Bar Association for one year. But Bar Association has planned to make a six storied building breaking the law and verdicts of high court as it is prohibited to destroy such heritage sites. "Bar Association has already broke a huge portion of the traditional Nilam Ghar though we protested it and informed it to the proper authorities to take urgent initiatives but authorities didn’t take any proper action," main

Huge crowd at Chuadanga cattle markets; Sales still low

With only five days remaining for Eid-ul-Azha, sales of sacrificial animals at Chuadanga cattle markets are yet to gain momentum. Buyers, traders and middlemen from different parts of the country and neighboring districts are thronging different cattle markets of the town and upazilas but the sellers are yet to see expected number of buyers. The three largest makeshift markets of sacrificial animals in the district are Shialmari cattle market in Jibonnagar upazila, Dugdugi of Damurhuda upazila and Alamdanga cattle market. During a recent visit the UNB correspondent found  huge crowd at Shialmari cattle market that triggered  traffic jam on the Jibonnagar-Chuadanga regional highway in front of the market. Some policemen were seen working to reduce traffic congestion. Md Chanc...

PM Hasina’s first trip to Tungipara by Padma Bridge, pays homage to Bangabandhu

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday arrived at her ancestral home at Tungipara in Gopalganj on her first visit to the Padma Bridge she inaugurated last month. On arrival she, along with her family members, offered prayer at the mausoleum of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, reports UNB. Accompanied by her son Sajeed Wazed Joy and daughter Saima Wazed, the premier offered fateha and raised hands in prayer seeking eternal peace of departed souls of  Bangabandhu and other martyrs of the August 15, 1975 massacre. Prayers were also offered seeking divine blessings for good health and the long life of Sheikh Hasina and their family members as well as continued peace, progress, and prosperity of the country. PM's Assistant Press Secretary M...

Bangladesh and its position in the environmental protection indicator index

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After some improvement in environmental protection, Bangladesh's position has gone down again. Bangladesh ranks 16th out of 180 countries in the Global Environmental Protection Index published last week. Earlier, in 2020, Bangladesh was ranked 162nd on the list. This position in the list shows that the situation in Bangladesh is rapidly deteriorating on important issues such as environmental health, ecosystem, biodiversity, and climate change. The global report was ...

UAP L&HR batch 26 farewell held

UAP L&HR batch-26 farewell was held on May 31, 2022, at the Central Plaza of the University of Asia Pacific. This institution is located at the 74/A Green Road, Dhaka

On May 31, 2022, after a trying wait of four years, the UAP L&HR students who were in batch 26 were finally able to join together for a farewell. In order to properly commemorate the event of the Batch's farewell, each and every student in the department contributed a significant amount of work, and their excitement and energy made it possible for the programme to be carried out.

The chair of the event was Dr Chowdhury Ishrak Ahmed Siddiky, Head of Department, Department of...

50 people killed in Sitakunda fire

The BM container depot at Sitakunda, which is located in Chittagong, has become a graveyard as a result of the horrific fire. On Saturday night, at about 11 o'clock, the fire got started. Last night, after almost 25 hours of fighting, the fire was finally brought under control. In the meantime, the fire claimed the lives of a total of fifty individuals. Nine of them were firefighters or other members of the Civil Defense. It is estimated that around five hundred people were hurt. This terrible blaze has burned massive amounts of imported and exported goods, covered vans and lorries, and chemical storage facilities along its path. The horrifying nature of the scenario caused the individuals in ...

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