Minister stresses hospital cleanliness to curb infections
Health and Family Welfare Minister Sardar Sakhawat Husain has directed the authorities concerned to form a committee to review measures for infection prevention and disease...
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XI admission opens Sept 2, quota set at 7pc
Applications for admission to Class XI for the 2026-27 academic session will open on September 2, with students selected solely on the basis of their...
Girls’ stipends back on the table to curb child marriage
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Monday directed the authorities to examine the feasibility of reintroducing universal stipends for girls from Class VI to the degree...
6 held as police recover four foreign-made pistols
Police arrested six people, including the younger brother of Wari’s “top-listed criminal” Sajol alias Auto Sajol, and recovered four foreign-made pistols, three magazines and 12...
Measles-like deaths rise to 938
Five more children died with measles-like symptoms in Bangladesh in the 24 hours to 8:00am on Monday, taking the combined tally of confirmed and suspected...
60 ambulances, 80 bikes to speed up highway rescue
The government on Monday launched 60 ‘Post-Crash Response Ambulances’ to ensure faster rescue and emergency treatment for road accident victims, while handing over 80 motorcycles...
Govt open to reform changes Says Law Minister
Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Md Asaduzzaman on Monday said the government wanted to move forward with reforms and needed everyone’s cooperation to reach...
Dhaka residents battle power cuts, Baridhara feels heat
Residents of Baridhara and other parts of Dhaka faced renewed power cuts during the evening peak hour on Friday, Saturday as load shedding in the...
Capital ranks 18th globally for poor air quality
Dhaka ranked 18th among cities with the world’s worst air quality on Sunday morning, recording an Air Quality Index (AQI) score of 84 at 11:12am....
Maulana Karim calls for justice, public welfare
Maulana M. A. Karim Ibn Mosobbir, a former central leader of Bangladesh Hefazat-e-Islam and a participant in the 2013 Shapla Chattar movement, has called for...
14 pink buses get e-ticketing
Women passengers travelling on 14 BRTC ‘Pink Buses’ in Dhaka, Chattogram and Bogura can now buy e-tickets through POS machines under a newly introduced digital...