The government has declared horn-free zone and imposed ban on single-use plastics at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) and its surrounding areas from October 1 as part of a comprehensive initiative aimed at reducing noise and environment pollution.
The horn-free zone will cover a 3-kilometer stretch from Le Méridien hotel to the Scholastica campus, encompassing the airport and adjacent areas, according to a press release issued by Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) here.
To implement the decisions, several measures are being implemented under the guidance of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan and leadership of CAAB Chairman Air-Vice Marshal Md Monjur Kabir Bhuiyan.
The measures included installation of awareness-raising banners and billboards, distribution of leaflets, and media campaigns through electronic, print, and social media.
Bangladesh external debts shot to an astounding $103.78 billion by June 2024, a colossal leap from just $23.5 billion in 2009 when the Awami League-led government came to power.
This indicates a staggering 341% increase over the past 15 years, amounting to over $80 billion in new foreign loans.
Such an astronomical rise in external debts not only signals deepening financial mismanagement but also exposes the country alarming over dependence on foreign loans to finance its so-called development ambitions.
In Bangladeshi currency, these debts now stand at nearly Tk1,245,000 crore, a devastating burden compounded by a rapidly devaluing local currency.
The shocking data has come to the fore after Sheikh Hasina resigned as prime minister and fled to India on August 5 amid a student-led mass uprising.
Four students of Fazlul Huq Muslim Hall of Dhaka University have been detained for interrogation over the death of Tofazzal Hossain (35), who was beaten to death early today after being suspected as a thief at the university hall.
“The university proctorial team detained the four from their hall and handed them over to Shahbagh Police Station”, DU Proctor Professor Saifuddin Ahmed told BSS.
The detainees identified as Jalal Amhed, former deputy secretary of science and technology affairs of Bangladesh Chhatra League FH unit also a student of physics department, Al Hossain Sazzad of geography department and Sumon Mia of soil, water and environment department and Muttakin Sakin of Institute of Nutrition and Food Science (INFS).
Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) launched a weeklong special anti-mosquito drive in all wards of the city corporation today (19 September) as dengue cases keep rising.
On the first day of the weeklong drive, the regional executive officers and executive magistrates of the DNCC conducted public awareness programme and mosquito killing activities simultaneously in all 10 areas under DNCC.
Students also took part in the public awareness programme.
DNCC Chief Executive Officer Mir Khairul Alam inaugurated the weeklong special anti-mosquito programme at Badda under Zone-3 of the DNCC in the morning. The special programme will continue till 25 September.