Category: General

Tourists’ arrival up at Kanchanjungha base camp

The Kanchanjungha region has witnessed a rise on the arrival of domestic and foreign tourists, thereby making base camp bustling.

On Friday alone, 65 foreign tourists left for the base camp. According to Tasi Tenzing, a tourism assistant at the Offi…

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Rain, thundershowers likely over 8 divisions, BMD says

Light to moderate rain or thundershowers, accompanied by temporary gusty winds, are likely to occur at most places across the Rangpur, Rajshahi, Dhaka, Mymensingh, Khulna, Barishal, Chattogram, and Sylhet divisions with moderately heavy to very heavy…

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Army chief meets President Shahabuddin

Chief of Army Staff General Waker-Uz-Zaman paid a courtesy visit to President Mohammed Shahabuddin at Bangabhaban on Saturday.

During the meeting, General Waker-Uz-Zaman briefed the President on the overall activities of the Bangladesh Army, highlig…

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Elephant found dead in Shuklaphanta

A wild elephant has found dead in the Shuklaphanta National Park on Friday. The adult female elephant died of natural causes, said information officer of the park, Manoj Ayer.

He said that the veterinary team of the park confirmed that the elephant …

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Silwal breaks hunger strike after a five-point deal

Kathmandu: Deepak Silwal of Terhathum, who had been staging fast-onto-death at Shantibatika in Kathmandu demanding arrangement of air ambulance to make air rescue effective, has broken his fast on Saturday.

Silwal had been staging hunger strike for t…

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Dhaka’s air quality ‘moderate’ this morning

Dhaka’s air quality has turned ‘moderate’ and ranked the 12th on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 90 at 9:15 am this morning.

Vietnam’s Hanoi, Pakistan’s Lahore and Uganda’s Kampala occupied the first, second and th…

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