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8.2m newly diagnosed with TB in 2023: WHO

Approximately 8.2 million people were newly diagnosed with tuberculosis (TB) in 2023 - the highest number recorded since the WHO began global TB monitoring in 1995.The World Health Organization (WHO) has recently published a report, revealing this information.This represents a notable increase from 7.5 million reported in 2022, placing TB...

Children were seen playing inside a mosquito net at a house

Children were seen playing inside a mosquito net at a house in Azimpur area even during daytime on Monday as a precautionary measure, taken by their guardians to keep them safe amid the rise in number of dengue patients across the capital. — FE Photo

7th-grader becomes WB country director for BD, Bhutan for a day

A seventh-grade female student took over as the country director of the World Bank for Bangladesh and Bhutan for a day, marking the International Day of the Girl Child. Khushi is an active community youth leader, who is serving as the vice-president of her community youth group, according to a...

TfL to assist DNCC to improve traffic management in city

A British transport agency will provide support to the Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) to help improve traffic management in Dhaka.Transport for London (TfL) will provide technical assistance in the areas of traffic network management, bus operations, and transport system security.This was discussed in a meeting when British High Commissioner...

BD committed to UN-led global anti-terrorism cooperation

Bangladesh has expressed its commitment to global security collaboration and alignment with the UN conventions on counter-terrorism.The commitment was made at a high-level conference titled "Strengthening International Counter-Terrorism Cooperation and Building Agile Border Security Mechanisms," which began in Kuwait City on Monday.Adviser to Foreign Affairs Md. Touhid Hossain is leading...

First phase of Biswa Ijtema to begin Jan 31

The first phase of Biswa Ijtema will begin on January 31, 2025, Home Adviser Lt. Gen (retd) Md Jahangir Alam has said, reports UNB."The first phase of Biswa Ijtema will be held on January 31, February 1 and 2, and the second phase will take place on February 7-9," the...

58 more cadet SIs relieved 'for violating discipline'

Fifty-eight more cadet sub-inspectors (SIs) of the Bangladesh Police Academy in Sarda, Rajshahi have been relieved for breaching discipline during the training session, reports UNB.A senior official who preferred to remain anonymous revealed this information on Monday. Earlier, on October 22, 250 cadet sub-inspectors (SIs) were dismissed from the academy...

70 more Bangladeshis return from Lebanon

Seventy more Bangladeshi nationals evacuated from war-torn Lebanon arrived in capital on Monday by a flight of Emirates Airlines, reports UNB.With them, a total of 338 Bangladeshi nationals have returned home from Lebanon through seven flights.Officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Expatriate Welfare and Overseas Employment, and...

DU admission process begins

The online application process for the undergraduate admission programme at Dhaka University (DU) for the academic year 2024-25 has begun, reports UNB.Applications will be accepted until November 25.Interested students can apply by visiting the university's admission website at https://admission.eis.du.ac.bd.This year, the application fee is 1,050 taka.The admission test of Fine...

Weather (2024-11-05)

Light rain is likely to occur at one or two places over Barishal, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Tuesday), according to the Met Office. Weather may remain mainly dry with temporary partly cloudy sky elsewhere over the country. The highest temperature in...