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Health cards in the offing

The government has planned to introduce health identity cards aiming to bring the healthcare services under an automated system.The move will make the healthcare system easier through making citizens' health profiles, Dr Shahadat Hossain, director of MIS at the Directorate General of Health Services, told the FE on Friday.His department-...

Prof Syeda Sultana Razia wins OPCW The Hague Award

Prof Dr Syeda Sultana Razia of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) was awarded the prestigious 2023 The Hague Award at OPCW annual Conferece of the State Parties, reports UNB.Director General of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), Ambassador Fernando Arias and Ambassador Henk van der...

Washington welcomes Dhaka's zero- tolerance policy on terrorism

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and other Bangladeshi government officials frequently stressed the need for Bangladesh's zero-tolerance policy towards terrorism and continued to deny the presence of globally organised jihadist militant groups such as al-Qa'ida and ISIS, said a new report released by the US government on Friday, reports UNB.In 2022,...

Nakshikatha train starts operation from Khulna via Padma Bridge

KHULNA, Dec 01 (UNB): Another train is set to operate from Dhaka to Khulna via Padma Bridge from Friday.As part of a final test run, the 'Nakshikatha' commuter train left Khulna at 12:05 am on Friday and reached the capital on Friday morning.The commuter train will leave for Dhaka at...

Members of Nirapad Sarak Chai

Members of Nirapad Sarak Chai, a voluntary organisation working to ensure road safety, led by its chairman Ilias Kanchan, brought out a procession in the city on Friday, marking its 30th founding anniversary — Focus Bangla

Mother, daughter killed in Noakhali road crash

NOAKHALI , Dec 01 (UNB): A mother and her daughter were killed in a head-on collision between a CNG autorickshaw and a truck in Noakhali's Subarnachar upazila on Friday noon.Two people including the CNG driver sustained injuries in the accident.The accident occurred at Daroga intersection adjacent to Atkapalia Bazar of...

Throat-slit body found in Joypurhat

The throat-slit body of a 71-year-old man was recovered from his house at Sikta village in Joypurhat's Kalai upazila on Friday. The deceased is Syed Ali Akhand. Police detained the man's two sons and their wives for interrogation, said Wasim Al Bari, officer-in-charge of Kalai thana.

News in Brief -2023-12-02)

Death row convict of Kashimpur Jail dies A death row convict of Kashimpur High Security Prison in Gazipur died on Friday while undergoing treatment in the hospital. The dead is Jahirul Huq Bhuiyan (70), son of late Fazil Uddin of Narayanganj's Araihazar area upazila. Senior Jail Super of the prison,...

Weather (2023-12-02)

Weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country country until 06:00 pm today (Saturday) according to the Met Office.Light fog may occur at places over Northern part and the river basins of the country during late night till morning.Night and day temperature may remain nearly unchanged...