Health experts at a seminar in the city have said Bariatric surgery proved its effectiveness in solving obesity problem, reports BSS. They said the surgery also showed good result in curing diabetes and reducing high blood pressure, both are now...
The 43rd martyrdom anniversary of five members of a family including father, mother and three sons will be observed tomorrow (Tuesday), said a press release. The five members - father Shaheed Engineer Fazlur Rahman, mother Shaheed Hosne Akhter (an NGO...
Popular online social networking site 'facebook' has restricted access in Bangladesh to three pieces of content as 'requested by the government due to violations of local law', reports UNB. "We restricted access in Bangladesh to a number of pieces of...
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With an objective to create awareness among the students for prevention of Kidney diseases and also to run Kidney screening of school students, the Kidney Awareness, Monitoring and Prevention Society (KAMPS) and ICDF have jointly undertaken a countrywide school-based kidney...
THAKURGAON, Apr 13 (UNB): BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir Sunday said BNP took part in the recently held upazila parishad polls as part of its movement strategy to unseat the government. The BNP leader said this while...
State Minister for Power and Energy Nasrul Hamid said on Sunday the government is planning to introduce a 'feed-in-tariff' (FIT) on renewable energy to make it more accessible for people, reports UNB. "We're thinking about the feed-in-tariff to provide subsidy...
The BNP has turned to tarnishing history after failing to campaign against the government, said Communications Minister Obaidul Quader, reports bdnews24.com. BNP made the mistake by not participating in the 10th national election, the minister told reporters at Chittagong on...
BNP standing committee member Gayeshwar Chandra Roy Sunday said Jatiya Party (JP) Chairman HM Ershad has changed his party secretary general just to appease the Prime Minister, reports UNB. "Ershad has made Ziauddin Bablu secretary general removing Ruhul Amin Howlader...
The government will not bow to BNP's demand to hold an early general election, Awami League leader Dr Hasan Mahmud said Sunday, reports UNB. "There'll be no election because of Khaleda Zia's threat. The next general election will be held...
The Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology have started campaign to re-elect Bangladesh as a member of the Council of International Telecommunication Union (ITU), reports BSS. Posts and Telecommunications Division (PTD) has formulated a primary campaign...
Two members of parliament from reserved seats for women took oath at the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban in the city Sunday, an official release said, reports BSS. Speaker of the Jatiya Sangsad Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury administered the oath to the...
Students of the Department of Urban and Regional Planning of BUET won 1st position in the Asia Pacific Region and 3rd Position at Global level in "Urban Revitalisation of Mass Housing" competition organised by UN Habitat, reports BSS. The competition...
Rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty or squally wind is likely to occur at one or two places over Sylhet division and the regions of Mymensingh and Comilla until 6:00 pm today (Monday), reports UNB. Weather may remain dry...
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The insurance regulator is likely to announce two new non-life products in a bid to diversify the product basket. This time one product has been designed for working women and another one is aimed at providing extensive coverage in the...
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The government is going to provide more cash incentive to the ready-made garment (RMG) exporters to minimise their losses caused by the political unrest last year. As per the decisions, the ministry of finance will provide more cash incentive at...
The nation will celebrate Pahela Boishakh, the first day of Bengali new year 1421, today (Monday) amid much enthusiasm and traditional gaiety as millions of people expected to join the Nabo Barsho festivities across the country, reports BSS. Different socio-cultural...
SIRAJGANJ, Apr 13 (UNB): Two people were killed and 25 others injured as two inter-city trains collided head-on at Ullahpra rail station in Ullahpara upazila of the district early Sunday. The train crash suspended Dhaka's rail communications with the northern...
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The securities regulator asked the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) to come up with an explanation on the disruption of trading at the premier bourse of the country Sunday, officials said. Trading at the DSE had remained suspended for 2 hours...
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The government has stated in a report that some progress was made in respect of improvement in working conditions, appointment of factory inspectors and amendment to labour law in its action plan to be submitted to the USTR in a...
The cost of remittances in Bangladesh is one of the lowest in the world mainly because of mobile financial services (MFS) and strategic partnership developed among banks, telephone companies and Micro- Finance institutions (MFIs), said Bangladesh Bank (BB) Governor Dr...
SYLHET, Apr 13: Coal import from India through Tamabil and Sheola land stations will resume tomorrow (Tuesday) after its suspension for two weeks. Sylhet Coal Importers' Group general secretary Chandan Saha said the coal import will resume from Tuesday as...
A long-awaited UN report on how to curb climate change says the world must rapidly move away from carbon-intensive fuels. There must be a "massive shift" to renewable energy, says the 33-page study released in Berlin. It has been finalised...
A petition was filed with the High Court (HC) on Sunday seeking to quash the trial court indictment order against BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia in the Zia Charitable and Orphanage Trust fund graft cases, reports UNB. Petitioner Khaleda Zia also...
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The market ended Sunday lower with turnover dropped significantly as the investors remained shaky following trading disruption on the prime bourse. Trading was halted on Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) at 10.35am soon after resumption due to technical glitches. However, DSE...
Keel laying ceremony held The keel laying ceremony of the two units of 20" Suction Cutting Dredgers at the Meghna yard of Ananda Shipyard & Slipways Ltd was held Sunday. Ananda Shipyard & Slipways has already started the fabrication works...
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