Google doodle celebrates Dr Zohra Kazi’s I08th birthday
Search engine giant Google is celebrating the 108th birthday of Dr. Zohra Begum Kazi, a 20th-century pioneer for women in medicine on the Indian subcontinent.. Google Doodle made an…
Woman, two children found dead in Thakurgaon
The bodies of a woman and her two children were recovered from a pond at Bharnia-Shialdangi village in Ranishankail upazila of Thakurgaon district on Thursday. The deceased were identified…
Global TB progress mired by insufficient fund, COVID-19: WHO
Despite steady progress in tackling tuberculosis (TB) in recent years, global targets for prevention and treatment will likely be missed largely due to insufficient funding and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic,…
EC sues Faridpur-4 MP Nixon
A case was filed on Thursday against Faridpur-4 MP Mujibur Rahman Nixon Chowdhury for violating electoral code of conduct during by-election to the post of chairman of Charbhadrasan Upazila Parishad.…
20 gold bars seized at Chattogram airport
Customs officials seized 20 gold bars, weighing 18 kgs, from a flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines at Shah Amanat International Airport in Chattogram on Thursday. Monowar Mursalin, assistant commissioner…
Death in police custody: Rayhan’s body exhumed for fresh autopsy
The body of Rayhan Ahmed, who was killed reportedly being tortured by police in Sylhet, was exhumed from his grave on Thursday morning. Later, the body was taken to…
40 pc of world’s population lack handwashing facilities at home: UNICEF
Forty percent of the world’s population – or 3 billion people – do not have a handwashing facility with water and soap at home, according to new estimates from UNICEF.…
Covid-19: Bangladesh reports 1600 new cases, 15 new deaths
Bangladesh on Thursday saw another spike in Covid-19 patients as health authorities confirmed the detection of 1,600 new cases across the country in 24 hours, taking the caseload to 3,84,559.…