Dr SM Moazzem Hossain joins IUB as CHPD Director
Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) appoints global public health leader Dr SM Moazzem Hossain as the Director of its Centre for Health, Population & Development (CHPD),...
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3 of a family suffer burns in Uttarkhan blast
A suspected gas cylinder leak caused an explosion at a residence in Dhaka’s Uttarkhan area on Saturday morning, leaving three members of the same family...
Meeting held to boost nuclear medicine capacity
A strategic meeting focusing on demand assessment of cyclotron-based PET radiopharmaceuticals for both public and private PET-CT centres and strengthening the supply system of the...
PM calls for region-specific tree plantation
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has directed officials to adopt a location-specific approach to tree plantation, stressing that selecting species suited to local soil and environmental...
Schools, Colleges reopen
Academic activities across the country are set to resume on Sunday as schools and colleges reopen following the Eid-ul-Azha and summer holiday period. Madrasas under...
‘Child protection requires unified effort’
A coordinated national mechanism is urgently needed to address the rising incidence of child abuse in Bangladesh, Deputy Speaker of the Jatiya Sangsad Barrister Kayser...
Dhaka facing major urban crisis: Fakhrul
Expressing concern over the deteriorating quality of life in the capital, BNP Secretary General and Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Minister Mirza Fakhrul Islam...
Six BD peacekeepers posthumously honoured with UN medal
Six Bangladeshi peacekeepers who lost their lives while serving with the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA) in Kadugli, Sudan, are posthumously awarded...
DSCC identifies 27 high-risk wards
With the monsoon season approaching and dengue concerns mounting, the Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) has launched an intensified prevention strategy after a scientific survey...
Metro rail extends night service from today
In a move aimed at improving commuter convenience, Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited (DMTCL) has extended the operating hours of MRT Line-6 by 20 minutes...