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Highly risky areas across Dhaka
Dhaka, home to about 20 million people, is now a highly risky city regarding earthquakes. Because the Madhupur Fault of the tectonic plate, which is within 60 kilometers of this city, has become active again where pressure has been building up for about 400 years. The sub-plates near this plate are also within 20 kilometers of Dhaka city. If a massive earthquake occurs when the strong pressure of these plates is released, a terrible disaster will befall the capital Dhaka. However, the damage will not be the same in all areas of city. Some areas will see much more and some areas will have relatively less damage. The Earthquake Observation and Research Center of the Bangladesh Meteorological Department has reported this information.
The great Indian earthquake: Barahi to Padma, Brahmaputra to Jamuna
The largest sewer in the metropolis, which runs through the middle of Rajshahi city to the Padma River, was once called 'Barahi'. This Barahi is now the largest sewer in the town. As per British geographer James Rennell's map, a river came from the north and merged with the Padma at the east of Barakuthi in Rampur-Boalia. In the 19th century, this river came to be known as Barahi. Until independence, this river was known as Maranodi from Rajshahi city to Baya and as Narahi in Nowhata. According to Bock's design, this Barahi once passed through the Mandar Beel (wetland) of Atray and passed through the Ter-Khadiya Beel to the north of Rampur-Boalia, first into the Mahananda and then into the Padma. At that time, it was quite fast-flowing and wide. And today's vast Padma was not so wide in this area at that time. So, how did the Padma take on a huge shape and how did the Barahi become a drain? The answer is: an earthquake.
COP11: Bangladesh unites with world to protect future from tobacco
The Eleventh Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP11) to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) has officially begun in Geneva. This landmark global treaty has been pivotal in shaping the trajectory of public health. At this conference, nearly every country in the world has come together to confront one of the gravest public health threats—tobacco use, which claims millions of lives each year.
Edible Packaging: A Sustainable Future for Bangladesh
What if we grabbed our biscuit packet to eat with our morning tea instead of the biscuit itself? Or what if we ate the water bottle after drinking from it? Sounds strange, right? But this could actually be the future!
How long will it take for the final settlement of Hasina's case?
The International Crimes Tribunal is set to deliver its verdict against Sheikh Hasina and three other accused on Monday (November 17) in the case of crimes against humanity committed during the July mass movement. Whether the verdict convicts or acquits the accused, it will not be considered a final judgment immediately. After going through various trial procedures, we will have to wait a long time for the final verdict from the Supreme Court. This is what legal experts have said.
World leaders face Amazon with vow to keep climate promises
The 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference—Cop30—is underway in Belém, a northern Brazilian city surrounded by the vast green forests of the Amazon. As climate change around the world poses a clear threat to human life, everyone from heads of state to scientists, environmentalists to young activists—gathered here with the same question: "Are we really moving forward with the times?"
Government decision coming after a week, but how legal is it?
The interim government had given political parties a week to resolve their differences over the implementation of the July Charter and the date of the referendum. The deadline given on November 3 expired on November 10. However, the political parties have not expressed any opinion on the issue of resolving their differences and reaching a consensus within the stipulated time. Most parties are still adamant on their previous position. In this situation, it is known that the Chief Adviser will take his final decision on November 13. However, legal experts have opined that taking such a unilateral decision in this regard would not be constitutional.
Government in a tough stance to tackle 'Dhaka Lockdown'
Security has been heightened at all important and sensitive points in the capital ahead of the 'Dhaka Lockdown' programme announced by political activists banned Awami League.
Referendum issue 'detached', all eyes on national elections
Nowadays most discussed issue in the country's political arena is the referendum. However, when trying to find an answer to the question of how much the common people know or are interested in this referendum, a different picture comes to the fore.
‘We have no muscle power, hunger strike is our only language of protest’
With tear stains dried beneath his eyes, his voice weak and strength fading, Tarique Rahman, General Secretary of the unregistered political party Amjonotar Dal, was seen sitting under the open sky in front of the Election Commission building in Dhaka, receiving saline. In a frail voice, he murmured, “We have no muscle power. That’s why the EC unjustly denied our party registration. I will continue protesting against this injustice until my death.”