Protesters demand BEZA revoke approval for nicotine pouch factory

Protesters on Thursday urged the Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority (BEZA) to immediately revoke its approval for establishing a factory to produce nicotine pouches, terming the move a grave threat to public health and a clear violation of court directives.The demand came from a demonstration titled ‘Cancel the Approval for the Disease-Causing ‘Nicotine Pouch’ Factory’ held in front of BEZA’s head office on the main road in Agargaon, Dhaka.The protest was jointly organised by the Bangladesh Anti-Tobacco Alliance (BATA) and Bangladesh Tobacco Control Advocates (BTCA).Speakers at the rally said BEZA’s decision to allow multinational company Philip Morris to produce nicotine pouches contradicts both national health policies and a High Court directive that prohibits the establishment of new tobacco factories in the country.They warned that nicotine pouches are highly addictive and harmful to human health citing warnings from the World Health Organizatio...

Govt plans ordinance to punish airline ticket syndicates in Bangladesh

The government of Bangladesh is set to promulgate an ordinance amending the Civil Aviation Act, 2017, to curb the activities of airline ticket syndicates.The Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism has drafted the Civil Aviation (Amendment) Ordinance, 2025, in this regard, according to sources at the ministry.Under the proposed amendment, any travel agency found charging passengers more than the approved fare will be required to pay up to three times the excess amount as compensation.Besides, hoa...

The ‘Real Boss Returns’ with the biggest sale of the year from Nov 10

Daraz Bangladesh is once again set to dominate the shopping scene with THE BIGGEST SALE OF THE YEAR—the 11.11 campaign, themed “THE REAL BOSS.” The mega sale will go live from 10 November 2025 at 8 PM a...

DNCC removes 125,000 illegal banners, festoons in a month

Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) has removed a total of 1,25, 000 illegal banners and festoons across the city over the past month.DNCC Administrator Mohammad Ejaz disclosed this following a review meeting on the ‘Banner and Festoon Removal Campaign’ at the city corporation headquarters on Thursday.Urging all not to dirty the city with banners and festoons, he said they removed nearly 1, 25, 000 banners and festoons in the last month, describing it a challenging work for them.During the meeting, officials presented detailed statistics from the campaign conducted across 52 wards in DNCC’s 10 zones.According to the report, Zone-3 saw the highest number of removals at 29,441, followed by Zone-2 with nearly 25,000, Zone-4 with 18,000, Zone-5 with 12,000, and Zone-9 with ar...

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Salahuddin to step down from national team coaching set-up

Bangladesh national men's cricket team's senior assistant coach Mohammed Salahuddin has submitted his resignation to the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) CEO.He will leave his position at the end of the upcoming Test and T20I series against Ireland.Chairman of BCB’s Cricket Operations Committee Nazmul Abedeen confirmed Salahuddin’s resignation.“He has expressed his desire to step down after the series against Ireland. We will discuss the matter internally before making any further comment,” Nazmul saidSalahuddin was appointed Senior Assistant Coach of the National Cricket Team in November 2024.He had previously served as Assistant Coach and Fielding Coach for the Bangladesh National Team from 2006 to 2010.He also worked as a specialist coach at the BCB National Cricket Academy from 2010 to 2011....

Save endangered river dolphins

Scientists warn that if urgent action is not taken , Bangladesh could lose one of its most iconic river species –once a living symbol of the vibrant waterways of the country. Environment Adviser...

Take stringent action to curb air pollution

We are awfully  stunned by a report published  in a local English daily on Thursday that Bangladesh recorded 225,000 deaths  linked to manmade air pollution in 2022,a 28 percent rise since 2010, an international team of experts reveale...

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