Day: June 24, 2025

Desk Report, The fourth edition of Blender’s Choice – The Daily Star OTT and Digital Content Awards is underway. Today, Ispahani Tea Limited General Manager Omar Hannan, Mediacom Limited CEO Ajay Kumar Kundu and The Daily Star’s Head of Marketing and Sales Imran Qadir were present at the press conference. Photo: Collected The fourth edition of Blender’s Choice – The Daily Star OTT and Digital Content Awards is underway. Blender’s Choice-The Daily Star OTT and Digital Content Awards 2024 is being given for the fourth time to recognize artists and…

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Desk Report, Cigarette shop near school in Dhaka disrupts learning environment 1:45 pm. Shyamoli’s Government Zamila Ainul Anand Vidyalaya is closed. Four students of class 10 were sitting in front of the school and eating fuchka. There are paan-bidi-cigarette shops next to it. Smokers of all ages, from teenagers to the elderly, are smoking openly in front of the school. The students expressed their anger over this. They said that the school and Shyamoli Park are surrounded by tea and cigarette shops. Cigarettes are sold openly from morning to night.…

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Desk Report, Eucalyptus-Akashmani debate: Enemy of the environment or source of wood? A row of eucalyptus trees has grown in front of Basudebpur High School in Charghat Upazila of Rajshahi. File photo Prothom Alo Eucalyptus-Akashmani debate: Enemy of the environment or source of wood? Many foreign trees have become part of the vegetation of this country by integrating with the soil, water and weather of Bangladesh. However, there is a controversy about eucalyptus and akashmani. Recently, the government banned the production, planting and sale of seedlings of the two trees.…

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Desk Report, Stone looting in Sylhet in public, BNP leaders behind it, administration silent Once upon a time, rocks and rocks could be seen as far as the eye could see. Now there are countless small and large holes and shallow channels. Due to years of looting, the quarries and rivers of the stone empire of Sylhet are now almost devoid of stones. Especially in the last 10 months, looting has been done openly. Behind this are the leaders of BNP and its affiliated organizations. Stone looting in Sylhet in…

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Desk Report, Shubhadhya Canal is now a ‘plastic dump’ The Shubhadhya Canal, which flows through South Keraniganj next to Dhaka, was once a lively waterway. Known as the junction of Buriganga and Dhaleshwari, the canal is losing its existence due to encroachment and pollution. Although several attempts have been made to rescue and renovate the canal, it has not been sustainable. This time, the government has taken up a new project worth Tk 317 crore under the supervision of the army. Shubhadhya Canal is now a ‘plastic dump’ Local residents…

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Desk Report, All ministries must be involved in protecting rivers The interim government’s success in stopping river encroachment and pollution is not as expected. However, the interim government is undoubtedly ahead in protecting rivers compared to previous governments. All ministries must be involved in protecting rivers. It will not be possible to protect rivers with one ministry. All ministries must be involved in protecting rivers This was stated by speakers at a discussion titled ‘Rivers, Haors, Forests, Agricultural Land and Hills: What We Can Do to Protect the Environment’ organized…

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