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Over 4.63m cases pending with courts

FE REPORT More than 4.63 million civil and criminal cases are currently pending with courts across Bangladesh, including over 0.56 million awaiting disposal in the Supreme Court, parliament was informed Tuesday about the logjam. Responding to a question from lawmaker Md Golam Rasul during the 20th sitting of the second...

Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury presided over a meeting, convened to oversee implementation of the WASA

Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury presided over a meeting, convened to oversee implementation of the WASA projects in Dhaka, Chattogram, Rajshahi and Khulna, at the Planning Commission in thecapital on Tuesday. — PID

Trillion-dollar economy dream needs 'reforms'

FE REPORTThe ambition to elevate Bangladesh into a trillion-dollar economy by 2034 fundamentally demands sweeping institutional reforms, as structural overhauls and good governance are indispensable for sustainable qualitative development, said eminent economist Biru Paksha Paul. "Without ensuring the proper character of institutions, governance, and infrastructure, dreaming of rapid, China-like expansion...

July martyr's mother meets PM with son, gets job assurance

Fatema Tuz Johora, the mother of July Mass Uprising martyr Abdullah Bin Jahid, on Tuesday met Prime Minister (PM) Tarique Rahman with her cancer-stricken son, Mahmudullah Bin Jisan, reports BSS.During the meeting at the PMO in Sangsad Bhaban (JS), the premier enquired about Jisan's current health condition and assured Fatema...

Free dengue test at public hospitals until Dec 31

The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has directed that dengue NS1 tests will be provided free of charge at all government hospitals across the country until December 31, reports BSS.The directive, issued through a notification on Tuesday, aims to ensure free access to the NS1 diagnostic test for suspected...

One dies with measles-like symptoms

FE REPORTOne more child died with measles-like symptoms in the past 24 hours until 8:00 am on Tuesday.With the latest daily count, the total fatalities due to measles and measles-like symptoms rose to 742 since mid-March this year, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). Of the total...