Month: June 2025

Desk Report, Primary school teachers warned of hunger strike to death from June 23 if three demands are not met Primary Teachers Association President Aminul Islam Chowdhury has warned of a hunger strike to death from June 23 if the three-point demands are not implemented in the next general assembly on June 22. He gave this warning while speaking as the chief guest at a rally at the Jessore Zilla Parishad auditorium on Saturday afternoon. Primary school teachers warned of hunger strike to death from June 23 if three demands…

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Desk Report, 7 arrested, cash recovered for robbing cash agent by stopping private car in Jessore Seven people have 7 arrested been arrested in the Monirampur upazila of Jessore for robbing an agent of mobile financial services company Nagad of money by stopping a private car. The Detective Branch (DB) of the district police arrested them in a drive on Tuesday night. The stolen Tk 32 lakh 5 thousand 500 was recovered during this time. 7 arrested, cash recovered for robbing cash agent by stopping private car in Jessore This…

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Desk Report, Baby’s body found in pond two days after disappearance, police suspect murder The body of a four-year-old child named Nadia Islam has been recovered from Abhaynagar upazila of Jessore. Police recovered her body from a pond near Amtala Bazar in Siddipasha village of the upazila on Saturday afternoon. Baby’s body found in pond two days after disappearance, police suspect murder Nadia Islam is the daughter of Rajib Ahmed of Siddipasha village of the upazila. Police believe she was murdered. According to family sources, Nadia went missing from her…

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Desk Report, Winter diarrhea: 675 children admitted to ICDDRB every day Winter diarrhea has increased among children. An average of 675 children are admitted to the International Center for Diarrhea Research, Bangladesh (ICDDRB) Mohakhali Hospital with diarrhea every day. A large portion of them are suffering from rotavirus-related diarrhea. Deaths are also occurring. Winter diarrhea: 675 children admitted to ICDDRB every day Doctors and researchers at ICDDRB say that the number of patients is higher than normal. Many children are being treated in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). Many children…

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Desk Report, Bangladesh’s Dr. Tahmid Ahmed among Time Magazine’s list of 100 most influential people in global health The prestigious US-based magazine ‘Time’ has included Dr. Tahmid Ahmed, Executive Bangladesh’s Dr Director of ICDDRB, in its list of ‘100 Most Influential People in Global Health’ for 2025. Bangladesh’s Dr. Tahmid Ahmed among Time Magazine’s list of 100 most influential people in global health The magazine has given this honor in recognition of his pioneering contribution to solving health problems in maternal and child health, nutrition, and resource-limited regions through paradigm-based…

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Desk Report, Square Toiletries Limited wins Green Factory Award Square Toiletries Limited has won the ‘Green Factory Award-2025’ in the cosmetics sector as an important recognition of Square Toiletries its commitment to environmentally friendly production activities and sustainable industrial management. Square Toiletries Limited wins Green Factory Award A total of 30 companies in 16 categories were awarded this award at a ceremony organized by the Ministry of Labor and Employment at the Osmani Memorial Auditorium in the capital on Tuesday. Malik Mohammad Sayeed, CEO of Square Toiletries Limited, received the…

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Desk Report, Square Toiletries Limited wins Green Factory Award Square Toiletries Limited CEO Malik Mohammad Sayeed Square Toiletries received the award from Brigadier General (Retd.) M Sakhawat Hossain, Advisor to the Ministry of Labour and Employment and the Ministry of Shipping. Photo: Courtesy of Square Toiletries Square Toiletries Limited wins Green Factory Award Square has won the ‘Green Factory Award-2025’ in the cosmetics sector as an important recognition of its commitment to eco-friendly production operations and sustainable industrial management. Toiletries Limited. A total of 30 organizations in 16 categories were…

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Desk Report, The tiger took away her husband, the river gave her livelihood, the Sundarbans’ Julekhar’s constant struggle She goes into the river with her hands. She pulls her net from the other end of the river. No risk seems risky to her. The Mamudo River of the Sundarbans feels very close to her. Her life is tied to this river. After her husband Karim Gazi went into the belly of a tiger, this river gave her direction.

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Desk Report, High tide on Koira coast: 300 meters of embankment collapsed instantly The embankment of the Kapotaksha River in Koyra, Khulna has collapsed. Early on Friday, 300 meters of the Water Development Board (PAUBO) embankment collapsed into the river at five places in Polder No. 13-14/2 in Harinkhola village of Koyra upazila. High tide on Koira coast: 300 meters of embankment collapsed instantly This erosion has threatened the lives of about 15,000 people in Harinkhola, Koyra No. 2, Gobra, Ghatakhali, Madinabad villages adjacent to the embankment, as well as…

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Desk Report, Joint operation begins to remove illegal pipes after dam collapses in Chingrighere Illegal pipes of the Chingrighere are being removed in a joint operation in Koira, Khulna. On Wednesday morning, in the Hazatkhali area on the banks of the Kapotaksha River in the upazila. Photo: Prothom Alo Joint operation begins to remove illegal pipes after dam collapses in Chingrighere Kapotaksha, Shakbaria and Koira—Koira Upazila of Khulna is surrounded by 155 kilometers of embankments of these three rivers. Thousands of unplanned shrimp ponds have been built by cutting or…

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