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Difficult-to-treat drug-resistant bacteria spreading in BD ICUs

Difficult-to-treat drug-resistant bacteria are spreading within the country's ICUs with alarmingly high mortality among patients who developed these infections, found two new researches conducted by icddr,b.With more than half of ICU patients who were initially free from these drug-resistant bacteria, acquiring them while receiving hospital care, said the studies published...

PM praises navy's role in safeguarding country's sovereignty

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Saturday lauded the professionalism and role of Bangladesh Navy in safeguarding the country's sovereignty as newly-appointed Chief of Naval Staff Vice-Admiral Khondkar Misbah ul Azim paid a courtesy call on him at his office, reports BSS.The prime minister and the navy chief exchanged views on...

Expatriates turn to PM as Bahrain visa freeze continues

Bangladeshi expatriates in Bahrain are calling on Prime Minister Tarique Rahman to intervene diplomatically, as a freeze on new labour visas in the Gulf island nation stretches into its eighth year.Bahrain has effectively suspended new labour visas for Bangladeshi workers since 2018, reports bdnews24.com.Around 150,000 expatriates in the country are...

News depends on objective information: Swapon

Information and Broadcasting Minister Zahir Uddin Swapon on Saturday said opinions, assumptions or activism is not journalism, while it is conducted based on objective, truth and data-based information, reports BSS.He made the remarks while speaking at a panel discussion of the 'Bengal Delta Conference-2026' here.The Dacca Institute of Research and...

Six more children die with measles-like symptoms

FE REPORTThe number of child deaths related to measles has risen to 816 as six more children died with measles-like symptoms in the past 24 hours until Saturday 8:00am.Of the total fatalities, 95 were confirmed cases, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) bulletin. Meanwhile, as many as...

Prof Dr Shariful Islam new pro-VC of BUET

Professor Dr Mohammad Shariful Islam from the Civil Engineering Department of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) has been appointed new pro-vice-chancellor of the university. According to a notification issued by the Ministry of Education, he has been appointed to the pro-VC post for a four-year term. Dr Shariful...

Non-regular students lead RU's two major student organisations

RU CorrespondentThe top leadership positions of Rajshahi University's (RU) two major student organisations -- Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) and Bangladesh Islami Chhatra Shibir (BICS) -- are currently occupied by individuals who are no longer regular students of the university. Moreover, several other key office-bearers in both organisations also do not...

HC disposes of record 7,853 old cases in a day

The High Court (HC) has set a record by disposing of 7,853 long-pending criminal miscellaneous cases in a single day on July 23, the highest number of such cases disposed of in a day in the court's history, reports BSS.The High Court disposed of the cases through 10 criminal motion...

UN adopts Bangladesh-sponsored culture of peace resolution

The United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on Saturday adopted Bangladesh-sponsored "Culture of Peace" resolution, reaffirming the global commitment to dialogue, tolerance, solidarity and peaceful coexistence, reports BSS.The resolution, titled "Follow-up to the Declaration and Programme of Action on a Culture of Peace," was adopted by the General Assembly, renewing international...

Lawyer stabbed dead in Bagerhat

BAGERHAT, July 25 (UNB): A 48-year-old lawyer was stabbed to death by miscreants at Harikhali Tetultala in Bagerhat district town early Saturday.The deceased was identified as Nizam Uddin Shanto, assistant public prosecutor of Bagerhat court and resident of Sadar upazila.Md Shamsul Arefin, Officer-in-Charge of Bagerhat Sadar Model Police Station, said...