The Cabinet approved on Wednesday the draft of the National Mental Health bill, 2017 keeping provisions of rigorous punishment for setting up and running mental hospitals without licences and provoking any mental patient to commit crime, reports UNB.The approval was given at the weekly meeting of the Cabinet held at...
Read moreIndian High Commi-ssioner Harsh Vardhan Shringla along with Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader visited on Wednesday Ramgarh in Khagrachhari to inspect the progress of work on constructing a bridge over the Feni River, reports UNB.The proposed bridge over the Feni River is being funded by the government of...
Read moreThe Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Wednesday arrested an official of the Department of Narcotics Control (DNC) red-handed along with bribe money in Jessore.The DNC Deputy Director (DD), Md Nazmul Kabir, was caught in possession of Tk200,000 bribe money from DNC's Jessore district office around 3:30pm by a nine-member ACC team,...
Read moreAt least 4,857 workers were killed in workplace accidents over the last 11 years, with the highest number of casualties being recorded in 2017, according to a survey by Safety and Rights Society, reports UNB.It said around 426 workers, up 85 from 2016, died in 321 workplace accidents last year.The...
Read moreMore teachers fell sick as their hunger strike continued for the fourth day amid calls for the government to provide regular monthly pay to their institutions, reports bdnews24.com.Golam Mahmudunnabi Dollar, president of Non-MPO Educational Institution Teacher-Staff Federation, and Binoy Bhushan Roy, general secretary of the federation, are among those who...
Read moreBook lovers can expect a better managed and expanded fair venue this time as they step in the annual Amar Ekushey Boi Mela billed for February 01, reports UNB. In run up to the month-long book fair, the organisers have already started preparatory works rather bit early this year with...
Read moreWith a view to providing "Care at Your Fingertips" the Nirvor.com and Nirvor App have offered different essential services via video online, according to a press release.University Grants Commission (UGC) former director Mofakker was present at the function as the chief guest while Dhaka Medical College Hospital assistant registrar Dr...
Read moreBRAC University (BRACU) Vice-Chancellor (VC) Prof Dr Syed Saad Andaleeb said the university will create future leaders having the courage and conviction to do both the right things and things right to build the nation."You are the leaders of tomorrow," he made the remarks while speaking at an orientation programme...
Read moreThe city development authority RAJUK demolished on Wednesday illegal extensions to several buildings and fined their owners Tk 0.5 million (5.0 lakh) during an eviction drive in the city's Mirpur area.The Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (RAJUK) also recovered parking areas by roadsides and on the ground floors of some buildings by...
Read moreThe country's first ever six-lane flyover at Mohipal in Feni district will be inaugurated today (Thursday), reports BSS."Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is expected to inaugurate the flyover through a video conference," Road Transport and Bridges Minister told journalists after visiting the construction site of the flyover recently.He said the construction...
Read moreWeather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country until 6:00 pm today (Thursday), reports UNB.Light to moderate fog may occur at places over the country during midnight until morning.Night temperature may fall by 1-3 degrees Celsius over the country.The country's highest temperature of 26.2 degrees Celsius...
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