Dhaka’s air in ’moderate zone’ with AQI score of 81

United News of Bangladesh . Dhaka 15 September, 2025, 10:37 Representational image. | File photo Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked 19th on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 81 at about...

Dhaka’s air continues to be moderate on Monday morning

Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked 19th on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 81 at 9:50am on Monday. Dhaka’s air was classified as ‘moderate,’ referring to a light threat to health,...

Yunus urges youths to use their energy for Bangladesh’s development

United News of Bangladesh . Dhaka 15 September, 2025, 14:40 Chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus. | UNB photo Chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Monday urged Bangladesh’s youths to use their talent, energy and creativity for the country’s...

Five Bangladeshi students in NIT Silchar suspended for campus violence, to be deported

Five Bangladeshi students of the National Institute of Technology (NIT) Silchar in Assam have been suspended for their alleged involvement in violent clashes on campus and will be deported, officials said on Monday. The students, enrolled under...

Constituency cuts trigger protests across Bangladesh

Dhaka, Sep 14: Protests swept through several parts of Bangladesh on Sunday after the Election Commission announced fresh constituency cuts ahead of the general elections slated for February 2026, according to local media reports. In Bagerhat,...

Dhaka seeks Singapore support to join RCEP

Bangladesh on Sundaysought support from Singapore to join the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) that provides a framework aimed at lowering trade barriers and securing improved market access for goods and services for businesses...

Bangladesh’s Globe Biotech secures US patent for Covid-19 vaccine Bangavax

Bangladesh's Globe Biotech Limited has received a US patent for its Covid-19 vaccine, Bangavax, officials of the company said today. This is the first US patent obtained in Bangladesh's pharmaceutical sector, they said at a press conference held...

Bangladesh’s ‘Bangavax’ secures patent in the US

Bangladesh’s COVID-19 vaccine, Bangavax, developed by Globe Biotech, has received a patent in the United States. This is the first vaccine from the country’s pharmaceutical and biotechnology sector to gain international patent recognition. The...

Dhaka stocks slip

Equities on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) ended lower today as large-cap losses erased gains of the previous session. Meanwhile, the turnover also declined. The DSEX, the benchmark index of the bourse, fell 55.43 points, or 1 percent, to close at...

Man shot, sister stabbed in Dhaka’s Kalshi

A man was shot and his sister was stabbed in Dhaka's Kalshi area on Saturday night, allegedly by a group of criminals involved in drug trade, police said. The victims -- Sumon Miji, 32, and his elder sister Lovely Begum, 45 -- were rushed to Dhaka...

Globe Biotech’s Covid vaccine wins US pharma patent

Staff Correspondent 14 September, 2025, 23:42 Globe Biotech Limited, a subsidiary of Globe Pharma Group of Companies, has obtained a United States patent for its homegrown Covid vaccine Bangavax. The company made the announcement at a press...

90 lakh children registered for Bangladesh's first-ever typhoid vaccination

Around 90 lakh children have so far been registered as the government prepares to launch its first-ever typhoid vaccination campaign on October 12. The health authorities have set a target of bringing 4.9 crore children aged between nine months...

BRI exhibition held in Bangladesh

DHAKA, Sept. 14 (Xinhua) -- The Belt and Road Initiative in Bangladesh Exhibition 2025 was held in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, from Sept. 12 to Sept. 13. During the event, government officials, experts, scholars, and business representatives...

Gender equality and nutrition

| IFPRI BANGLADESH has made notable strides in health and development over the past decades, with declining poverty, improved access to services, and rising life expectancy. Yet nutritional indicators remain alarmingly poor. The country records...

Assam earthquake: Nurses stand for safety of newborns in hospital | Video

India News Strong tremors were recorded at 4:41 pm with the epicentre in Assam’s Udalguri district. Officials said the quake originated at a depth of 5 km, and the shocks were felt across other northeastern states as well as in neighbouring Bhutan...

Govt announces medical grant for injured meritorious students

Govt announces medical grant for injured meritorious students Symbolic Photo DHAKA, Sept 14, 2025 (BSS) - The government has announced a one-time medical grant for meritorious students from financially disadvantaged families who have been...

Dhaka’s air continues to be in ‘moderate range’ with AQI score of 62

United News of Bangladesh . Dhaka 14 September, 2025, 10:54 Representational image. | File photo Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked 32th on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 62 at about...

Dhaka’s air continues to be moderate this morning

Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked 32nd on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 62 at 9:51am on Sunday. Dhaka’s air was classified as ‘moderate,’ referring to a light threat to health,...

July hero denies filing cases over the same incident in Dhaka and Ctg

Saifuddin Mohammad Emdad, an Alim student at a madrasa in Dhaka who is officially recognised as a “Category-A July Warrior,” on Sunday denied filing two separate cases in Dhaka and Chattogram. He made the statement at a press conference at the...

5 Bangladeshi students of NIT Silchar suspended for campus violence

Silchar: Five students of the National Institute of Technology (NIT) in Assam’s Silchar, all Bangladeshi nationals studying under Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) scholarships, have been suspended for violent clashes inside the campus....