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Soap hand wash can save 1.0m lives: Lancet

Hand washing with soap can save at least a million lives annually by reducing water related diseases including Diarrhoea and pneumonia, said an article of Lancet, a UK based medical journal, reports BSS."Hygiene is the practice of keeping oneself and one's environment clean and free of infection risk. Though many...

ACC sacks security man over fraud, bribery

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Thursday fired one of its security personnel over allegation of fraudulence and taking bribe from a private organisation.The person, ACC constable Asaduzzaman, impersonating an inspector, demanded bribe from the organisation saying ACC will file a VAT related case against them if the money he demanded...

Acquire proper edn for a hunger-free society

Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury urged the students on Tuesday to help create a hunger, poverty and discrimination- free society through acquiring proper education, reports UNB."Education is the key to elimination of gender inequality, reduction of poverty, creation of a sustainable world; education is the key to success", she said.The...

Pry school textbooks printing to complete by Dec 14

The printing of textbooks for primary schools by the National Curriculum and Textbook Board (NCTB) for the year 2019 will be completed by December 14 this year, reports BSS.The information was revealed on Tuesday at the 47th meeting of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Ministry of Primary and Mass Education...

39th special BCS viva Oct 10-26

The viva-voce of the 39th (special) Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) examinations for the post of assistant surgeon will be held from October 10 to 26, reports UNB.Bangladesh Public Service Commission (BPSC) published a press release dated September 27 on its website on Tuesday.The examination will begin from 10:00 am each...

Retain 30pc FF quota in government job

Children of freedom fighters on Tuesday put forward a six-point demand, including retaining the 30 per cent quota privileges for them in government jobs, reports UNB.They made the demand at a human chain formed in front of the National Museum at Shahbagh in the city.The Dhaka University (DU) unit of...

Members of 71 TV media house formed a human chain

Members of 71 TV media house formed a human chain in city's Karwanbazar on Tuesday, protesting the death of their fellow Anwar who was crushed under a reckless bus in the city recently — FE photo

Save a life

Both the kidneys of Laxmi Rani Biswas have been damaged and she has to undergo dialysis twice a week. Her doctor has advised her to transplant kidneys.A mother of two daughters, the elder of whom studies in Class III at Kamrunnessa Govt Girls' School in the city, she has no...

1st learning centre for Rohingya children opens today

BRAC, with the support from UNHCR and the UN Refugee Agency, will officially inaugurate the first two-storied temporary learning centre (TLC) in Kutupalong camp today (Wednesday), reports UNB.The aim is to create more space and educational opportunities for Rohingya youngsters.Refugee Relief and Repatriation Commissioner Mohammad Abul Kalam, Joint Secretary (Development)...

Probe distortion of Liberation War history in BB book: HC

The High Court on Tuesday asked the Finance Division Secretary to investigate the absence of Bangabandhu's photo and distortion of the Liberation War history in the book 'History of Bangladesh Bank' and submit a report to his end, reports UNB.An HC bench of Justice Md Ashfaqul Islam and Justice Mohammad...

WEATHER-03-10-2018

Light to moderate rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at one or two places over Chattogram & Sylhet divisions. Weather may remain mainly dry with temporary partly cloudy sky elsewhere over the country in next 24 hours until 6:00 pm today (Wednesday).Day and night temperature...

IU issues show-cause notices on two teachers

ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY, Oct 02 (UNB): The authorities of Islamic University (IU) in Kushita issued on Monday show-cause notices on two of its teachers after a probe body found their involvement in teachers' recruitment scam.The decision was taken at the 242nd syndicate meeting with IU vice-chancellor Prof M Harun-Ur-Rashid Askari in...

Dwellers on HK Das Road in Old Dhaka

Dwellers on HK Das Road in Old Dhaka enduring immense suffering due to slow pace of drain construction work undertaken by Dhaka South City Corporation. The snap was taken on Tuesday — Focus Bangla