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Rising C-sections depriving newborns of breast milk

FE REPORTMany newborns are being deprived of breast milk due to the increase in the rate of cesarean sections and lack of awareness.Health Minister Sardar Md. Sakhawat Hossain said this while speaking as the chief guest at the inaugural ceremony of World Breastfeeding Week 2026 at the National Institute of...

DSCC marks monthly 'Waste Processing and Cleaning Day'

The Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) observed on Saturday its monthly 'Waste Processing and Cleaning Day' with the slogan "Keep Our Premises Clean, Build a Cleaner City" in all 75 wards across its 10 administrative zones aiming to destroy Aedes mosquito breeding grounds, prevent waterlogging, and encourage community-led sanitation.The objectives...

Indian national arrested with gold at Ctg airport

An Indian national has been caught smuggling capsule-shaped gold concealed in his underwear at Chattogram's Shah Amanat International Airport.Acting on a tip-off, a team of the Customs Intelligence and Investigation Directorate (CIID) intercepted the Indian national after he crossed the airport's green channel upon arrival from Sharjah, the United Arab...

14,384 primary teachers to join from October

The Ministry of Primary and Mass Education has said the joining process for 14,384 recommended assistant teachers for government primary schools will begin within October, ending months of uncertainty over their appointments, reports UNB.The announcement came after an emergency virtual meeting on teacher recruitment held at the ministry on Saturday,...

Minister vows to make IU a centre of global excellence

Education Minister Dr ANM Ehsanul Haque Milon has said the Islamic University (IU) will be developed into an international-standard Centre of Excellence.Addressing the university's central orientation programme for newly admitted undergraduate students of the 2025-26 academic year virtually as the chief guest on Saturday, the minister urged students to make...

Curtain falls on National Hajj and Umrah Fair

A three-day long National Hajj and Umrah Fair 2026 concluded on Saturday, drawing a considerable number of enthusiastic intending Hajj pilgrims.Several members of the Hajj Agencies Association of Bangladesh (HAAB) took part in the fair.Hajj Agencies Association of Bangladesh (HAAB) organised the event with support of the Ministry of Religious...

Capital’s road crashes kill 1,384 in 6.5 years

At least 1,384 people were killed and 2,488 others injured in 1,849 road accidents across the capital between 2020 and July 2026, with pedestrians and motorcyclists accounting for more than 80 per cent of the fatalities, according to Bangladesh Road Safety Foundation (RSF).The RSF data show that of those killed,...

DU launches July graffiti preservation campaign

DU CorrespondentThe University of Dhaka (DU) has launched a campaign to preserve the July graffiti painted on walls across the campus as symbols of the July 2024 mass uprising.The programme was inaugurated on Saturday morning by DU Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr ABM Obaidul Islam at the main gate of the Vice-Chancellor's...

Tourist dies while parasailing on Cox's Bazar beach

COX'S BAZAR, Aug 1 (UNB): A tourist died after falling into the sea while parasailing at the Sea Sports Parasailing Point in the Dariyanagar area along Cox's Bazar's Marine Drive on Saturday.The deceased was identified as Shouvik Roy, a resident of Khulna district. He had travelled to Cox's Bazar with...

No explosives found inside two suspicious bags

FE REPORT Law enforcement personnel did not find any explosives inside the two suspicious bags that were recovered from Mirpur-10 and Farmgate metro stations in the capital on Saturday (1 August) triggering panic among the public."No explosives were found in the two suspicious bags recovered from Mirpur-10 and Farmgate metro...