Kamrun Nahar | 2014-04-07 00:00:00
Malaria is one of the major public health problems in Bangladesh as 13 districts are in the high endemic areas of malaria transmission. Of these districts, the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHTs), Cox's Bazaar and Chittagong are highly endemic. Sporadic incidence...
Vectors spread diseases Mosquitoes, flies, ticks, bugs and freshwater snails can spread diseases that cause serious illness and death. Diseases are preventable Diseases such as malaria, dengue, leishmaniasis and yellow fever are preventable, yet they have the biggest impact on...
S A R Choudhury | 2014-04-07 00:00:00
"Health is wealth" -- maybe is the most widely used proverb in the world and maybe the one proverb we all, irrespective of geographical and social background grew up hearing from a very early age. Unfortunately we take this proverb...
Kamrun Nahar | 2014-04-07 00:00:00
Health service delivery is one of the six major components of the health system in Bangladesh. There are six building blocks which strengthen the health system in a country. These include health service delivery, workforce, information, products, financing and stewardship....
Siddique Islam | 2014-04-07 00:00:00
The central bank has increased the allocation for the export development fund (EDF) by 20 per cent to US$ 1.2 billion from $ 1.0 billion to meet the growing demand from the country's exporters. "We've enhanced the allocation for the...
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said Sunday Bangladesh is always ready to host any International Cricket Council (ICC)-sponsored cricket tournament, reports UNB. The Prime Minister came up with the offer when visiting ICC president Alan Assac met her at her office....
FE Report | 2014-04-07 00:00:00
The Anti-corruption Commission (ACC) interrogated Sunday four top officials of Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution Company Limited and Bapex (Bangladesh Petroleum Exploration and Production Company Limited) over graft allegations. The commission's deputy director Ahsan Ali grilled them from 9 am...
Amid increase in submission of fraudulent documents, the US Embassy in city advised Sunday Bangladeshi applicants to apply directly for a visa with genuine documents to avert permanent ban from entry into the United States, reports UNB. The use of...
Our Correspondent | 2014-04-07 00:00:00
CHITTAGONG, Apr 6: Port users and others concerned have expressed their views in favour of the construction of the deep-sea port at Sonadia in Moheshkhali, but have observed that a feasibility study should be done to make sure there are...
FE Report | 2014-04-07 00:00:00
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) in a statutory regulatory order (SRO) Sunday raised specific duties on import of both raw and finished sugar. The enhanced duties on raw and finished sugar will, from now on, be Tk 2,000 per...
JU Correspondent | 2014-04-07 00:00:00
A readymade garments (RMG) factory owner was found dead on Saturday night at his office at Pallibiddut area in Ashulia, Savar. The deceased was identified as Golam Azam (30), owner of Zubayer Cap garments factory. Source said, on Saturday night...
The designated investigation officer (IO) will testify against detained war crimes accused Mir Quasem Ali, now a Jamaat-e-Islami policymaker, before the International Crimes Tribunal-2 tomorrow (Tuesday) as the last prosecution witness, reports UNB. After closing the deposition of two seizure-listed...
PERTH, Apr 06 (AFP): Ships searching the vast Indian Ocean for a Malaysian airliner have detected three separate underwater signals, and more ships and planes were diverted Sunday to investigate whether they could have come from its "black box". Angus...
Monira Munni | 2014-04-07 00:00:00
The government is working to formulate a national inspection policy aiming at bringing all the industrial sectors under a regulatory system and establish a comprehensive database including outcomes of assessments, sources said. The Department of Inspection for Factories and Establishments...
FE Report | 2014-04-07 00:00:00
Sri Lanka beat India by six wickets in the T20 World Cup final at Dhaka's Mirpur stadium Sunday to clinch the much-coveted title. Mr Dependable Sangakkara did the damage, as he scored the most important 52 runs off 35 balls...
FE Report | 2014-04-07 00:00:00
Finance Minister AMA Muhith said Sunday the government was planning to introduce pension for private sector employees. "The Prime Minister has directed us to do something in this connection. If needed, we may change the law for introducing pension in...
Rezaul Karim | 2014-04-07 00:00:00
The government is likely to take a few measures to make the Pangaon inland container terminal (ICT) fully operational if existing measures fail to yield any tangible results in next two months, officials have said. "The government will observe operational...
Jasim Uddin Haroon | 2014-04-07 00:00:00
Consumer inflation rose slightly to 7.48 per cent in March, on the back of higher rate of food inflation, according to official statistics released Sunday. The rate of inflation measured on the consumer price index (CPI) surged by 0.04 percentage...
FE Report | 2014-04-07 00:00:00
The central bank has revived its four-member standing committee to deal with alleged irregularities of chief executive officers (CEOs) of all commercial banks. The committee, headed by Nazneen Sultana, deputy governor of the Bangladesh Bank (BB) will submit its recommendations...
HABIGANJ, Apr 6 (UNB): Three Bangladeshi nationals were beaten to death at Khowai town in India's Tripura state close to the border in Chunarughat upazila of the district on Saturday night. The deceased were identified as Siddique Ali (55), Anwar...
SYLHET, Apr 6: Coal import from India through Tamabil and Sheola land stations remained suspended since Wednesday as the Indian traders stopped supply, protesting the one per cent tax imposition on coal export by their government. The Indian exporters have...
Tokyo stocks fell 1.34 per cent on Monday morning following a heavy sell-off on Wall Street while the yen strengthened against the dollar. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index was down 202.04 points at 14,861.73 at the break while the Topix...
Hong Kong shares has dipped 0.24 per cent at the end of a five-session winning streak. The benchmark Hang Seng Index shed 55.00 points to end at 22,510.08 on turnover of HK $ 62.04 billion (US $ 8.01 billion). The...
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) have seized over 50 kilograms (kg) of gold-made jewelry from a house at Chakoria upazila in Cox’s Bazar district, according to a news agency (details to come).
A rare Ming-era Chinese wine cup, one of only 19 known to exist, could fetch a record US $ 38 million or more when it goes under the hammer in Hong Kong this week, auctioneers have said. The small white...
Indians have begun voting in the world’s biggest election, with the ruling Congress party pitted against the Hindu nationalist BJP opposition. The nine-phase ballot begins on Monday and concludes on 12 May. Votes will be counted on May 16. More...
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