QS World University Ranking 2022: DU, Buet see no improvement

University of Dhaka and Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (Buet) have yet again failed to make any progress in the latest Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) world university ranking of 2022.

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Global Liveability Index 2021: Dhaka now 4th least liveable city

Dhaka moved one notch up in the Economist Intelligence Unit’s annual ranking of most liveable cities in 2021, which has largely been shaken up by the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Teesta erosion: nothing left to lose

Residents in Kurigram’s Bajra union now below poverty line after losing all to erosion by Teesta river.

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Payra port: Construction of four-lane approach road completed

Construction of the four-lane "Sheikh Hasina Road" has been completed, connecting Payra port with Patuakhali-Kuakata highway.

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104 Bangladeshi passengers deported by Dubai airport authorities; Flydubai at fault

Dubai airport authorities have deported 104 Bangladeshi passengers -- mostly migrant workers -- on October 11 as Flydubai, a government-owned budget airline, carried them to UAE without following the country’s immigration policy.

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6 killed as bus rams into private car in Mymensingh

Six people have been killed when a bus crashed into their private car on Dhaka-Mymensingh highway in Bhaluka upazila of Mymensingh.

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Swechchasebak Dal President Shafiul Bari dies

Jatiyatabadi Swechchasebak Dal President Shafiul Bari Babu died at a hospital in Dhaka early today.

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5.8 magnitude earthquake jolts Dhaka again

Another moderate earthquake with 5.8 magnitude jolted Dhaka and some other parts of the country early today.

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Former Sylhet mayor Kamran dies with Covid-19

Former Sylhet city mayor Badar Uddin Ahmed Kamran died with Covid-19 early today.

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Missing journalist Kajol found in Benapole

Fifty-three days after his disappearance, photojournalist Shafiqul Islam Kajol has been found in Benapole.

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Govt to bring back stranded Bangladeshis from UK on May 10

The government has decided to arrange a special chartered flight to bring back Bangladeshi citizens stranded in the United Kingdom following the suspension of international flights between Dhaka and London in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.

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DSHE asks teachers to help Boro harvesters

The Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education (DSHE) asks all teachers of secondary schools to lend farmers a hand in an attempt to speed up the harvest of Boro paddy as flash flood can occur in several districts at any time.

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4 including doctor test positive for Covid-19 at BITID

Four people, including a physician, test positive for coronavirus according to tests conducted at the Bangladesh Institute of Tropical and Infectious Diseases (BITID).

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Mass gathering at B'baria funeral: OC withdrawn

The officer-in-charge of Sarail Police Station in Brahmanbaria has been withdrawn following the gathering of thousands of people at the namaz-e-janaza of an Islamic party leader, ignoring the shutdown over coronavirus pandemic.

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Coronavirus fallout: South Asia’s regional growth likely to be under 3% this year , says WB

The regional economic growth in eight South Asian countries, including Bangladesh, is likely to be between 1.8 and 2.8 percent in 2020, down from 6.3 percent projected six months ago, amid the fallout triggered by the Covid-19 pandemic, the World Bank says in its twice-a-year-regional update.

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World short of six million nurses: WHO

As COVID-19 captures global headlines, the World Health Organization (WHO) warns that the world needs nearly six million nurses.

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Facebook asks users about coronavirus symptoms

Facebook Inc says it would start surveying some US users about their health as part of a Carnegie Mellon University research project aimed at generating “heat maps” of self-reported coronavirus infections.

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Kids cannot play in school ground for 10 years

Students of PC Nall Memorial High School in Netrakona are deprived of playing as hundreds of sand-laden vehicles have been plying through a portion of the school playground for years.

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All shops in 12 cities, district towns to be closed early

All shops and business establishments including eateries in 12 cities and district towns will close early every evening to limit the spread of coronavirus. Only medicine shops will be out of the purview of the directives.

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World Bank sees 'major global recession' due to pandemic

World Bank Group President David Malpass says the rapidly spreading COVID-19 pandemic was expected to cause a “major global recession” that would likely hit the poorest and most vulnerable countries the hardest.

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