City Desk : BSMMU Super Specialized Hospital will be upgraded to a world-class healthcare facility through recruiting skilled medical professionals and equipping with modern medical technologies to ensure better treatment facilities aiming to discourage the people to go abroad. “A significant number of people are going abroad for receiving better treatment . . . our main aim is to stop the trend of going overseas for taking healthcare services,” BSMMU Vice Chancellor Professor Dr Deen Md Nurul Haque told BSS....
Day: June 15, 2024
UNB : Police recovered the body of a newborn from a sidewalk opposite the emergency gate of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) on Friday. A passerby noticed a dog tugging at a bag on the sidewalk and alerted the police via the national emergency hotline number, 999. Sub-Inspector (SI) Mohammad Selim of Shahbagh Police Station confirmed the matter. He said that upon receiving the call through the hotline, they discovered the body of the newborn girl inside a bag lying...
City Desk : Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked ninth on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI index of 111 at 9am on Friday morning. Friday’s air was classified as ‘unhealthy’, though yesterday’s air quality was considered as moderate with an AQI index of 81, according to the air quality index, reports UNB. When the AQI value for particle pollution is between 50 and 100, air quality is considered ‘moderate’, usually...
City Desk : Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) has established a central control room for removing sacrificial animals’ waste and coordinating management activities of cattle markets. On the occasion of the forthcoming holy Eid-ul-Azha, the central control room has been opened at Shitalakshya Hall in Nagar Bhaban, the head office of DSCC, here, according to an office order on Friday, reports BSS. The control room has already started monitoring the waste management activities of 10 makeshift cattle markets established in...
Business Report : ShopUp, Bangladesh’s largest B2B commerce platform, has announced that its FMCG distribution unit, Mokam CPG, has achieved an operating profit of BDT 20 crores for the first eleven months of the fiscal year. This achievement marks a momentous occasion for Mokam, reflecting the effectiveness of its strategic financial management and operational efficiency. From July 2023 to May 2024, Mokam CPG has generated over BDT 1800 crores in revenue, with projections to surpass BDT 2,000 crores by the...
AFP, London : The Conservative party of British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has fallen behind the anti-immigration Reform UK party for the first time in a poll by YouGov, which called the development a “seismic shift”. The new poll, conducted on Wednesday and Thursday, shows Brexiteer Nigel Farage’s Reform with 19 percent support going into national elections next month, compared to the Conservatives’ 18 percent. Both are trailing far behind the Labour party. YouGov noted it was “worth keeping sight...
Zoe Kleinman, BBC : Elon Musk might, once again, get his own way. His Tesla pay deal – worth up...
Sheikh Arif Bulbon : On June 13, one of the most popular actresses of this generation of Bangladesh, Mehazabien Chowdhury...
Entertainment Desk : The Government grant for the 2023-2024 fiscal year has been announced on Thursday by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. This time, 20 full-fledged films were granted for the fund of total Tk 14 crore. Six short films are approved for a grant of Tk one crore and 20 lakhs. Amongst 20 full length feature films, 16 films will get Tk 75 lakhs each, while the other 4 films are set to receive Tk 50 lakhs. Out...