Global shortage of 900,000 midwives threatens women
UNB, Dhaka :Hundreds of thousands of women and millions of newborns die every year due to want of midwives worldwide, the World Health Organization (WHO)...
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Facebook upholds Trump suspension
Reuters :Facebook Inc’s oversight board on Wednesday upheld the company’s suspension of former US President Donald Trump but gave the company six months to determine...
Covid daily death toll in the country falls to 50
UNB, Dhaka :Bangladesh recorded 50 more deaths from Covid-19 in 24 hours until Wednesday morning, showing a marked fall in the fatality rate.With the new...
Myanmar parcel bomb blasts kill five
Reuters :Blasts from at least one parcel bomb in Myanmar have killed five people, including an ousted lawmaker and three police officers who had joined...
Hefajat leaders Mamunul, Junayed remanded
Staff Reporter :Hefajat-e-Islam’s former joint secretary general Mamunul Haque and its Dhaka city unit’s former president Junayed Al Habib were placed on different terms of...
Bangladeshi doctor made WHO Rep
In a rare move, a Bangladeshi health professional has been appointed as the representative of the World Health Organization(WHO) to the Maldives. Dr. Nazneen Anwar,...
BD hopeful of getting Chinese vaccine before Eid
UNB, Dhaka :Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Tuesday said the Chinese government is working to start delivering Covid-19 vaccine doses before Eid-ul-Fitr although...
No specific allocation for low-income people: BNP
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Tuesday said though the lowly-paid workers and day-labourers have been the worst victims of the pandemic, the...
Rickshawpuller tortured in city
UNB, Dhaka :Police on Tuesday arrested an individual from the capital’s Bangshal area for torturing a rickshawpuller.Accused Sultan Ahmed was arrested after a journalist sent...
Attorney General to be president of SCBA
Staff Reporter :A special general meeting of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) ended yesterday (Tuesday) amid chaos and scuffle among lawyers and ignorance of...
Antimicrobial resistance threatens food security: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday said Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) will not only endanger human, animal and plant health, but also threaten food security and...
