Sustainable financing urged to combat rising hypertension burden
Speakers at a webinar marking World Health Day have called for urgent and sustained financing to tackle the growing burden of hypertension and other non-communicable...
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Netherlands keen to boost water and urban resilience cooperation in Chattogram
The Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to Bangladesh, Joris van Bommel, is set to visit Chattogram on 7 April as part of ongoing...
Hafezzi Charitable Stands with Disabled Families Across the Nation
Among the most silently suffering segments of any society are persons living with disabilities — their pain often invisible, their voices frequently unheard, their struggles...
Writ petition seeks closure of schools until measles outbreak is contained
A writ petition was filed with the High Court on Thursday seeking directives to keep schools closed until measles outbreak in the country is brought...
PM Tarique writes to UAE President expressing solidarity
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, in a letter addressed to President of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, has conveyed Bangladesh’s...
Measles vaccination campaign to begin on Sunday: Health Minister
Health and Family Welfare Minister Sardar Md. Sakhawat Hossain today said a nationwide emergency measles vaccination campaign will begin from next Sunday [April 05]. “Children...
Iran grants permission for 6 Bangladeshi ships to pass through Strait of Hormuz: Ambassador
Iranian Ambassador to Bangladesh Jalil Rahimi Jahanabadi on Wednesday said Iran’s Security Council has granted permission for six stranded Bangladeshi ships to pass through the...
TC control orgs urge govt not to drop e-cigarette and point-of-sale display bans to protect youth
Leading tobacco control organisations have raised alarm over the government’s move to exclude provisions banning e-cigarettes and the display of tobacco products at points of...
Foreign Ministry prioritises expat safety, trade expansion amid Middle East tensions
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has set a series of key priorities including ensuring energy security, safeguarding Bangladeshi expatriates and expanding the trade and investment...
11 districts get new deputy commissioners
The government on Sunday appointed new Deputy Commissioners (DCs) to 11 districts across the country through a gazette notification issued by the Ministry of Public...
Army Chief leaves for US on official visit
Chief of Army Staff General Waker-Uz-Zaman has left for the United States (US) on an official visit. He left Dhaka on Saturday (March 28), said...
Iranian Filmmaker Majid Majidi calls for global solidarity amid rising tensions
Acclaimed Iranian filmmaker Majid Majidi has recently issued a strong statement urging global intellectuals, artists, and citizens to stand against what he described as oppression...