Current Affairs
More pesticides than fixed level in vegetables, dried fish
The presence of pesticides more than the fixed level has been found in various food products produced and marketed in the country. According to the information of the researchers, evidence of using about 10 percent more pesticides than the approved level in vegetables, 4 percent in fruits, 5 percent in dates and 10 percent in dried fish has been found.
ADB giving $200 million loan to Bangladesh for modernizing power distribution system
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is giving a $200 million loan to Bangladesh to modernize and strengthen the power distribution system in the rapidly growing industrial and urban areas of Dhaka and its surroundings. With this money the capacity of the power distribution infrastructure will be increased as well as the reliability, efficiency and stability of the supply system will be improved.
Dengue death toll surpasses 200 as 6 more die in 24 hours
The dengue situation in Bangladesh has become increasingly concerning, with six more people dying from the disease in the past 24 hours. During the same period, 1,868 new patients were admitted to hospitals across the country.
11 more children die with measles symptoms in 24 hours
Eleven more children have died with symptoms of measles in the past 24 hours, marking the highest single-day death toll recorded this September.
India PM Modi to visit Canada in December: Carney
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Canada in December, with the two sides making "good progress" on a new trade agreement, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Tuesday, as bilateral friction thaws further.
Tigers target gold at Asian Games
Bangladesh’s women’s cricket team have ended their campaign at the Asian Games. Now, the men’s team are waiting to take the field. Led by Litton Das, the Bangladesh men’s cricket team will leave the country on Thursday to take part in the Asian Games. Before their departure, Litton said their only target is to win the gold medal.
Missing schoolboy rescued from remote hills in Bandarban
A seventh-grade student who went missing from Matlab Uttar in Chandpur was rescued from a remote hilly area of Bandarban nearly 12 hours later. Police rescued the 13-year-old, Ratul Debnath, from the 12 Mile area under Bandarban Sadar Police Station on Wednesday morning.
‘Super El Niño’ could cause 450,000 heat-related deaths over next six months: Study
The powerful “Super El Niño” expected this year could intensify extreme heat worldwide, potentially causing an additional 451,000 heat-related deaths through February, researchers at the Climate Impact Lab at the University of Chicago have warned. The figure is not a count of actual deaths, but an estimate of excess deaths compared with a normal year.
Gulshan and Banani Police Stations get new OCs
New officers-in-charge (OCs) have been appointed to Gulshan and Banani police stations under the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP). In the same order, the current OC of Banani Police Station, Md. Faridul Islam, has been transferred to the DMP’s Detective Branch (DB).
Girl rescued in Dhaka a year after going missing
Police have rescued a teenage girl from Dhaka’s Bangshal area nearly a year after she went missing.