Red Cross, Red Crescent Day observed
Bangladesh Red Crescent Society today observed the 150th World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day with a slogan “Everywhere for everyone”.
President M Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina issued separate messages on the occasion of the day, according to a release.
To mark the day, Bangladesh Red Crescent Society organised a discussion and Red Crescent 
Award giving ceremony at Holy Family Red Crescent Medical College Hospital auditorium with its vice chairman Professor Dr Habibey Millat...
Award giving ceremony at Holy Family Red Crescent Medical College Hospital auditorium with its vice chairman Professor Dr Habibey Millat...
4 deals inked with Kuwait to bolster ties
Bangladesh and Kuwait today signed four agreements in different fields including investment, military cooperation and road communication aimed at bolstering bilateral relations between the two countries.
The deals were inked after official talks between visiting Kuwaiti Prime Minister Sheikh Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah and his Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina at the Prime Minister’s Office here this afternoon, reports BSS.
The two premiers witnessed the signing of the agreements.
Bangladesh develops ‘portable incubator’
Bangladeshi and US scientists have developed an innovative ‘thermal blanket’, designed to save the lives of premature babies in resource-poor countries.
Made from locally available materials, the ‘portable incubator’ incorporates chemical warming pads to provide essential heat and is both user-friendly and safe. The exothermic pads are commercially available and commonly used for relieving joint and muscle pain.
Exothermic pads release latent heat when changing from a salt solution — in this case sodium acetate — to a solid state.
“One of our contributions to product development is the use of semi-solid hydrogenated oil as
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Country reels under intense heat wave
The entire country continued to reel under scorching heat as the mercury shot up to 40.6 degrees Celsius today making it one of the hottest days of this year.
Meteorologist of Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) Fazlur Rashid told BSS that the country will get no respite from the hot weather because heat wave is likely to sweep over it during next few days.
He said today’s highest temperature 40.6 degrees Celsius was recorded at Rajshahi while 37.22 degrees Celsius in the capital, reports BSS.
Abnormally hot weather can be attributed to the absence of pre-Monsoon rains that 
Housing for the poor, strategies and options
Poverty prevent people from accessing potential housing options, and make others hard to sustain. There are significant linkages between housing and poverty. These have impact on people's lives and livelihood. As such, these linkages deserve greater attention so that they can be properly addressed.
Focusing on current location, situation, practices and existing law for the housing for the poor, and to find possible strategies and options according to those issues, Bangladesh Urban Forum and Habitat for Humanity Bangladesh jointly organized a round table discussion on the topic “Housing for the poor; strategies and options”. Mostafa Quaium Khan, Advisor, Bangladesh Urban Forum moderated the round table.
Dr. Shahidul Amin, Professor, Architecture Department of the BUET, in his discu...
