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Many pregnant mothers suffer from chronic malnutrition in Kurigram

Thousands of pregnant and lactating mothers are still deprived of healthy diet in Kurigram district, causing severe health problems for them and raising the number of underweight and stunted children. Extreme poverty, unemployment, child marriage, lack of access to education and nutritious foods are the major causes behind the poor...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina waves to the crowds before boarding

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina waves to the crowds before boarding a chartered flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the city on Friday en route for New York to attend the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly — Focus Bangla

Govt to raise number of school days for 8th, 9th graders

The government has decided to increase the number of school days for students of grades 8 and 9 to two each week as educational institutions across the country reopened after one and a half years amid the pandemic, reports bdnews24.com.From September 20, students of class 8 will attend school on...

BD disagrees, refuses swap funds

Bangladesh formally disapproved of World Bank proposals for Rohingya integration with host communities and said the global lender should take doable steps consulting host nations on such matters, officials said Wednesday.The government also decided not to take financial support from the WB as a swap, terming its (WB's) newly framed...

Two IUB students get scholarship

Two students from Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) have been awarded the prestigious Erasmus+ Scholarship to study for a semester at the University of Maribor in Slovenia, says a statement. They received full funding by Erasmus+, provided by the European Union (EU). Sadia Khan and Zafirah Zunairah Prithy, students of the...

Hope Clinic opens at CMCH

CHATTOGRAM, Sept 17: Hope Clinic was launched at Chattogram Medical College Hospital (CMCH) in the port city on Wednesday.Director of CMCH Brigadier General S M Humayun Kabir and Principal of Chattogram Medical College (CMC) Professor Dr Shahena Akter inaugurated the clinic.Chaired by Head of Medicine Department Professor Dr Sujot Paul,...

Educational instts can't charge fees for assignment: Dipu

Education Minister Dr Dipu Moni said educational institutions will not be allowed to charge fees for assignments in the assessment of learning results of students, reports BSS."Educational institutions should not take any kind of fee in the name of assignment to evaluate the results of the students....If students have dues,...

Two bodies recovered from Cox's Bazar beach

COX'S BAZAR, Sept 17 (UNB): Two more bodies were recovered from Seagull Point of Cox's Bazar sea beach on Friday. Lifeguards found the first body floating by the beach around 1 pm and the second one two hours later. The identities of the deceased could not be confirmed. Mahbub Alam,...

Three 'missing' madrasa girls rescued in city

JAMALPUR, Sep 17 (UNB): Three minor girls who went missing from the residential hall of a madrasa in Jamalpur on Sunday, have been rescued, police said on Friday.The three are Mim Aktar (9), Monira (11) and Surya Banu (10), all students of Darul Taqwa Mahila Madrasa in Islampur upajila of...

28th death anniversary of Dr AS Hamidur Rahman Khan

The 28th death anniversary of Dr AS Hamidur Rahman Khan, former medical officer of the Sonachora Dockyard of BIWTC, will be observed today (Saturday), says a press release.He died of lung cancer on this day in 1993. His relatives and well-wishers are requested to pray for his departed soul.

Weather (18-09-2021)

Light to moderate rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind are likely to occur at many places over Dhaka, Khulna, Barishal, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions until 6:00 pm today (Saturday), according to Met office.Day temperature may fall slightly and night temperature may remain nearly unchanged over the country. The country's...