August 11, 2023

Over One Million Stranded As Floods Ravage Parts Of SE Bangladesh

The floods in parts of south-west Bangladesh, due to the onrush of upstream waters, coupled with heavy downpours, have affected over one million people and displaced tens of thousands.According to the country’s National Disaster Response Coordination C…

WHO urges swift action as dengue cases surge in Bangladesh

The outbreak, which escalated rapidly since late June, has seen a total of 69,483 confirmed cases and 327 related deaths between 1 January and 7 August, with a case fatality rate of 0.47 per cent, according to the UN health agency. The cases were repor…

Concern shown on lawmaker Sharma’s arrest in NC meeting

Parliamentarians representing the Nepali Congress (NC) have voiced concern over the arrest of its lawmaker Dr Sunil Sharma. In today’s meeting of the NC parliamentary party meeting, some Members of Parliament (MPs) commented that Dr Sharma’s arrest mi…

Limbu appointed Koshi Province health minister

Nirmala Limbu has been appointed the health minister for the Koshi Province government. Province Chief Parashuram Khapung, on the government recommendation, appointed her on the post on Friday. The appointment was made in accordance with the Article 1…

9 dengue patients die, 2,046 hospitalised in 24hrs

As many as nine dengue patients died and 2,046 were admitted to different hospitals in the country during the last 24 hours till 8 am today.”During the period, 853 dengue patients were hospitalised in Dhaka city while 1,193 were admitted to different …

Fake academic certificate scam: One more medical officer arrested

The Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) of Nepal Police has arrested one more person on the charge of obtaining fake academic certificate to become a doctor. According to Spokesperson of the CIB and Superintendent of Police (SP), police apprehended Poo…

Quader returns home after health check-up in Singapore

Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader today returned home from Singapore after his routine health check-up at Mount Elizabeth Hospital.He reached Dhaka through a Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight around 6…