UNB : Eight more deaths were reported from dengue in 24 hours till Thursday morning, raising the number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 234 this year. During the period, 1,100 more patients were hospitalised with viral fever, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). Of them, 242 dengue patients were admitted in hospital under Dhaka North City Corporation while 160 were hospitalized in Dhaka South City Corporation. Cancer survivors call for mental health support,...
Day: October 18, 2024
Former ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is currently residing in India and will remain there, according to Randhir Jaiswal, spokesperson for the Indian Ministry of External Affairs. Jaiswal’s statement, made on Thursday, comes amid ongoing speculation regarding Hasina’s location, with conflicting reports suggesting she may have traveled to another country. In recent days, some media outlets in Bangladesh reported that Sheikh Hasina had flown to the United Arab Emirates, while others claimed she was issued a travel document by the...
Abu Jakir : The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) has issued an arrest warrant for former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and...
Staff Reporter : Multinational technology companies are siphoning off significant sums of money from Bangladesh through online advertising, according to...
Staff Reporter : The interim government on Thursday announced that it had formed four more reform commissions on health, mass media, workers’ rights and women affairs. Environment, Forest and Climate Change affair Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan revealed the decisions while briefing the media at Foreign Service Academy. She said, National Professor Dr AK Azad will lead the commission on health affairs, while columnist Kamal Ahmed will head the commission on mass media. On the other hand, Syed Sultan Uddin Ahmed...
Staff Reporter : Bangladesh must adopt several policies, including offering tax incentives, reducing import duties, and streamlining documentation processes, to...
Staff Reporter : The United States has said that there was no excuse for violence and anyone responsible for violence...
BSS : Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and ICT Division jointly launched “Be a Top Software Engineer (B-TopSE)” campaign to build a next generation of highly skilled software engineers in Bangladesh. The B-TopSE programme, unveiled at a grand opening ceremony at the BCC Auditorium here, is modeled after Japan’s prestigious “TopSE” training course, said a press release. This software engineering training course aims to create “Super Architects”, equipping them with advanced software engineering skills and methodologies to thrive in the...
Staff Reporter : The government has announced an extension of public holidays for Eid-ul-Fitr and Eid-ul-Azha to five and six...
UNB : A recent study has revealed that three out of four women in middle-income countries, including Bangladesh, face an...
Business Report : Islami Bank Bangladesh PLC launched a 45-day campaign titled “Extra Efforts for Better Asset and Better Tomorrow.” Md Obayed Ullah Al Masud, the bank’s chairman, inaugurated the campaign at Islami Bank Tower on Tuesday as the chief guest.Mohammed Monirul Moula, the bank’s managing director, presided over the program, while Md Abdul Jalil, chairman of the executive committee; Prof Dr M Masud Rahman, chairman of the risk management committee; Md Abdus Salam, FCA, FCMA, chairman of the audit...