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Govt to recruit 100,000 health workers, 25,000 midwives in 3-4 years

Prime Minister's (PM) Special Assistant on Health Affairs S. M. Ziauddin Haider on Sunday said the government is planning to recruit 100,000 health workers and 25,000 midwives over the next three to four years to ensure primary healthcare services of the people, report agencies.The government aims to transform the healthcare...

Five Bangladeshis killed in Qatar accident

Five Bangladeshi nationals were killed in a road accident in Qatar's Al Shahaniya area on Sundaymorning (local time), according to the Bangladesh Embassy in Doha, reports BSS.The Bangladesh mission said the victims were employed at a local goat farm in Qatar.The deceased Bangladeshis were identified as Jasim Uddin, Jibal Uddin,...

Govt plans to classify domestic work as hazardous occupation

The government plans to include domestic work in the list of hazardous occupations under the revised labour rules and formulate a national action plan to eliminate child domestic labour while ensuring safer working conditions for domestic workers.The announcement was made by Md Abdus Samad Al Azad, director general of the...

Anyone creating unrest to face consequences

The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has warned that anyone attempting to create unrest or pose security threats on June 23, marking the founding anniversary of the banned Awami League (AL), would face consequences.RAB-2 Commander Additional DIG Md Naimul Hasan issued the warning while responding to queries from journalists at a...

Eminent entrepreneur Selima Ahmad passes away

Prominent women entrepreneur and business leader Selima Ahmad passed away on Sunday at the age of 65.She was undergoing treatment in Bangkok, Thailand, it was learnt.Selima Ahmad was the vice chairman of Nitol-Niloy Group, one of the country's leading industrial groups.She was also the president of Bangladesh Women's Chamber of...

Two more die of dengue_-

Two deaths were reported from dengue in the 24 hours until Sunday morning, raising the number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to nine this year, reports UNB.During the period, 220 more patients were hospitalised with the viral fever, raising the total infections to 4,900, according to the...