Dhaka: A total of 550 individuals received training under the ‘Project for Capacity Building of Nursing Services Phase 2 (CBNS-II),’ a technical cooperation initiative jointly implemented by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and the Japan Inte…
Chittagong: The Gender and Adolescence Global Evidence (GAGE) programme, The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), and the University of Chittagong are collaborating this week to promote evidence-based policies and programmes aimed at improving the …
Dhaka: Police arrested an alleged listed criminal and drug trader from the capital’s Banani area early Thursday. They also recovered a foreign-made pistol, yaba tablets, and cash from his possession. The arrestee was identified as Zahidul Islam, 31.
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Dhaka: Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister Afroza Khanam on Thursday stressed the need for establishing health centres at Cox’s Bazar and Kuakata sea beaches to ensure the security of tourists. ‘It is very important to change the policy concerned to e…
Dhaka: Seven more children died from measles and similar symptoms in Bangladesh in 24 hours till 8:00am on Thursday, taking the death toll to 439. Of the new deaths, one was confirmed as measles-related while the remaining six were classified as suspe…
Brahmanbaria: A 15-year-old schoolboy died after being struck by lightning while playing football in Kasba upazila of Brahmanbaria district on Thursday afternoon. The deceased was identified as Md. Fahad Mia, son of Faruk, a resident of Dakshinpara ar…
Dhaka: Housing and Public Works Minister Zakaria Taher on Thursday directed officials of the National Housing Authority (NHA) to streamline flat purchase and ownership transfer services, to ensure hassle-free access to quality housing for ordinary cit…
Dhaka: Public health experts on Thursday called on the government to reduce the number of cigarette price tiers, introduce a specific tax system, and ensure effective taxation on all tobacco products in the national budget for fiscal year 2026-27 to c…
Dhaka: Bangladesh’s pace sensation Nahid Rana has been crowned the ICC Men’s Player of the Month for April 2026 following a dominant display against New Zealand. The right-arm quick becomes the first Bangladeshi to claim the men’s monthly award since …
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