bangladesh
Raid on Enamul, Rupon’s house; Tk 26.55 cr, Tk 5.15 cr FDR recovered
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in a drive recovered Tk 26.55 crore in cash, FDRs worth Tk 5.15 crore and different foreign currencies from a house of former Awami League leader Enamul and his brother Rupon in the city’s Wari area early Tuesday.
IU forms panel to probe BCL factional clash
The authorities of Islamic University (IU) in Kushtia on Monday night formed a three-member probe body to investigate the clash between two groups of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) on the campus.
Huge cash, gold recovered from AL leaders’ house
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in a drive recovered huge cash and gold ornaments from the house of Enamul and his brother Rupon , two Awami League leaders, in the city’s Wari area early Tuesday
Light rain likely in five divisions
Drizzle to light rain is likely in five divisions including Dhaka on Tuesday and Wednesday while the sky will remain partly cloudy.
Dhaka's air 'very unhealthy'
The air quality in Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka has become a big concern for its residents as it held the top position among cities in the world with worst air quality for the last couple of days, even on Tuesday morning.
It had an AQI score of 236 at 7:48am. The air was classified as ‘very unhealthy’ and in this state of air everyone may experience serious health effects.
When the AQI value is between 201 and 300, the entire population is more likely to be affected while children are advised to limit outdoor activities in this situation.
Moreover, the situation notifies health warnings of emergency conditions.
India’s Delhi and Pakistan’s Lahore occupied the second and third positions in the list of cities with the worst air quality with AQI scores of 233 and 198 respectively.
The AQI, an index for reporting daily air quality, informs people how clean or polluted the air of a certain city is, and what associated health effects might be a concern for them.
In Bangladesh, the AQI is based on five criteria pollutants – Particulate Matter (PM10 and PM2.5), NO2, CO, SO2 and Ozone (O3).
The Department of Environment has also set national ambient air quality standards for these pollutants. These standards aim to protect against adverse human health impacts.
Dhaka has long been grappling with air pollution. Its air quality usually improves during monsoon.
Fire at Hazaribagh plastic factory
A plastic factory in the city’s Hazaribagh area caught fire on Monday night.
AL leader hacked dead in Narail
A local Awami League leader was hacked to death by miscreants in Lohagara upazila of Narail district on Monday evening.
DU puts on hold new enrolment in evening courses
Dhaka University (DU) authorities have decided to postpone for the next five weeks the new enrolment in evening courses.
Four bodies recovered in Savar, Ashulia
Police recovered four bodies from different areas of Savar Ashulia.