Experts suggest precise plans to tackle situation
Experts and stakeholders have suggested taking precise plans to address the post-flood situation, as waterborne diseases have started spreading fast across the affected regions after floodwaters have begun receding.Waterborne diseases like diarrhoea, skin disease and infection as well as diseases caused by rats and mosquitoes have started spreading in the...
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SCBA president wants reform in judiciary
Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) President Barrister AM Mahbub Uddin on Wednesday said that the country's judiciary needs a large scale reform. He further said, "Awami League government directly controlled the judiciary in last 16 years. Political consideration influenced trials of many of the judges. They also gave shelter many...
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Govt employees' main duty is to serve people
Education Adviser Wahiduddin Mahmud has said the main responsibility of the government employee is to serve the country's people, reports UNB."Government employees should have accountability in all spheres alongside showing their responsibility," he said.The adviser made the remarks while addressing a programme to distribute certificates among the participants in the...
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Diamond World MD remanded
A Dhaka court on Wednesday placed Diamond World Limited Managing Director (MD) Dilip Kumar Agarwala on a three-day remand in a case filed over killing BNP activist Ridoy Ahmed during recent Anti-Discrimination Movement. Judge of the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court in Dhaka, Mehedi Hasan, passed the order after hearing a...
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Outpatient services resume at DMCH, Suhrawardy Hospital
The outpatient services at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) and Suhrawardy Medical College Hospital resumed in full swing on Wednesday, reports UNB.DMCH director Brigadier General Asaduzzaman Khan confirmed the resumption of outpatient services. Visiting the hospital, it was found that the emergency department was crowded with patients. Although it had...
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Top terrorist Sweden Aslam freed on bail
GAZIPUR, Sept 4 (BSS): One of the 23 top listed terrorists, Sheikh Mohamad Aslam alias Sweden Aslam, was released on bail from the Kashimpur jail on Tuesday night after 19 years of his captivity as an accused in 22 criminal cases, nine of those for murder. "Sweden Aslam had been...
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BSF hands over body of BD girl
MOULVIBAZAR, Sept 4 (UNB): The Indian Border Security Force (BSF) handed over the body of a 13-year-old Bangladeshi girl, who was shot and killed in BSF firing, to the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) on Tuesday night-45 hours after the incident occurred, according to police.Binoy Bhusan Roy, officer-in-charge of Kulaura thana...
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Coast Guard rescued three crew members
Members of Bangladesh Coast Guard rescued three crew members of vessel Tasmiara-1, taken hostage by miscreants. They were rescued from Aliganj Madrasa Ghat in Narayanganj's Fatullah area on Wednesday. – Coast Guard
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AIUB founder chair Anwarul Abedin's death anniv today
The 12th death anniversary of Dr Anwarul Abedin, founder chairman of American International University-Bangladesh (AIUB), will be observed today (Thursday), says a press release.On this occasion, his family and the AIUB community will hold a Qurankhwani and milad mahfil on the university campus. The foundation of AIUB was built on...
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Weather (2024-09-05)
Light to moderate rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at a few places over Rangpur and Mymensingh divisions and at one or two places over Rajshahi, Dhaka, Khulna, Barishal, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions with moderately heavy to heavy falls at places over Rangpur and Mymensingh...
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