UNDP signs HFC Phase Out contract with Walton

    UNB: The Bangladeshi multinational electronics brand Walton has greatly stressed on manufacturing environment-friendly energy saving refrigerators and compressors. Of late, Walton initiated a project of phasing out Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), that are mainly used in refrigerators and air conditioners and also contributing to the global warming through depleting ozone layer. To support Walton implement this project…

    Read More

      Lowest temperature of 5.2°C recorded in Kurigram

      BDNews24: The Rajarhat Upazila of Kurigram recorded the lowest temperature in Bangladesh for Saturday at 5.2 degrees Celcius. According to the Bangladesh Meteorological Department, a severe cold wave is settling on parts of the Rajshahi, Panchagar, Dinajpur, Kurigram and Chuadanga areas. The Met Office predicts some parts of the country may experience light to mild…

      Read More

        Polls-violence: Injured AL man dies in Rajshahi

        DOT Desk: An activist of ruling Awami League (AL), who was injured in an attack allegedly by BNP men at a Rajshahi polling centre on election day, succumbed this morning, reports The Daily Star. With his death, the death toll from polls-violence reached 19. Ismail Hossain, 50, died at Rajshahi Medical College Hospital where he…

        Read More

          Celebs who passed away in 2018

          DOT Desk: The year 2018 saw passing away of prominent celebrities in the realm of art and culture. Below are short profiles of some of the celebrities compiled in order of their time of death. • Independence Award winning sculptor and freedom fighter Ferdousi Priyabhashini died on March 6 aged 71. Priyabhashini was the first…

          Read More

            Secondary trading of treasury bills, bonds dips sharply

            DOT Desk: Secondary trading of the government’s fixed income securities declined drastically in the outgoing calendar year, according to the latest statistics of the central bank, reports The Financial Express. It showed that the value of the secondary trading of treasury bills and treasury bonds fell to Tk 120.40 billion in January-November period of 2018…

            Read More

              CoU classes resume today

              UNB: After a 10-day winter vacation, the academic activities of Comilla University (CoU) will resume on Tuesday. Earlier, the vacation started on December 22 which will end on December 31, said CoU Registrar Dr Md Abu Taher. Along with other batches, the classes of first year honors students will begin on Tuesday, he added.

              Read More

                3.73m orders executed through mobile app in 2018

                DOT Desk: Share trading through DSE-mobile app continued to rise as the number of users of the application rose 62 per cent year-on-year in 2018, reports The Financial Express. The number of active users of the DSE mobile application increased to 39,343 as of December 27, the last trading day of the 2018. The number…

                Read More

                  Severe cold wave sweeping over Panchagarh

                  DOT Desk: Mild to moderate cold wave is sweeping over Mymensingh division & rest part of Rangpur division and the regions of Tangail, Madaripur, Gopalgonj, Sitakunda, Srimangal, Rajshahi, Naogaon, Khulna, Jashore, Chuadanga and Barishal and it may continue some parts of these areas, said Met office, reports The Daily Sun. The lowest temperature was recorded…

                  Read More