Conjoined twin girls died in the capital less than a week after they were born. Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) had been treating them. They were born on June 17 in a private clinic in Jessore with two heads, separate hands, legs, kidneys but just one heart. BSMMU’s Vice-Chancellor…

Currently, there are 77,000 registered MBBS physicians and 6,976 dental surgeons (BDS) in the country, Health Minister Mohammad Nasim said yesterday, reports BSS. Replying to a written starred question raised by treasury bench member M Abdul Latif (Chittagong-11) in the House, the health minister said…

The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1 yesterday ordered its registrar office to publish advertisement in two newspapers asking two fugitive war criminals from Habiganj and Kishoreganj to appear before the tribunal, reports BSS. "Justice Anwarul Haque, chairman of the three-member panel of the…

Barisal civil surgeon office issued show cause notices against 14 doctors of six upazila health complexes for neglecting their duties during office hours on Monday.    Civil Surgeon (CS) of Barisal Dr AFM Safiuddin acknowledging the facts said he visited six upazila health complexes and union…

Traders of Joydebpur Chowrasta in Gazipur city attacked a mobile court and vandalised a vehicle of the court during a drive in the area yesterday. District market officer and a police constable were also injured during the incident. Gazipur district Market Officer Abdus Salam said a mobile court of…

RANGPUR: The Eid markets have been witnessing huge sales as people making rush to the shopping centres everywhere in Rangpur division even more than a couple of weeks ahead of the Eid-ul-Fitr festivity, reports BSS. Leaders of different trade bodies at bigger markets, shopping malls, complexes and makeshifts…

GAZIPUR: Three journalists suffered severe injuries as a group of local miscreants allegedly beat them while gathering news on gambling at Shirirchala in Sadar upazila on Monday afternoon, reports UNB.   The injured were identified as Azharul Hoque, Atikul Islam Amin and Abdullah Al Mamun, district…

University Grants Commission (UGC) of Bangladesh has increased budgetary allocation for research work of public universities by 75 per cent with an allocation of Taka 28.37 crore, said a UGC release in the capital yesterday, reports BSS. The Commission has allocated the amount for research work in 34…

Senior Journalist and member of Crime Reporters Association of Bangladesh (CRAB) Santosh Mandol died of a massive heart attack at a hospital in New York…

One held with 596 cartoons of cigarettes A Customs Preventive Team arrested a man along with 596 cartoons of contraband cigarettes at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the capital on Tuesday morning. The arrestee was identified as Alam, 30, a resident of Munshiganj district. Assistant commissioner…

Chinese delegation meets DU VC A four-member delegation led by Professor Zhang Wangxi of Beijing Language and Culture University, China called on Dhaka University (DU) Vice-Chancellor (VC) Prof AAMS Arefin Siddique on Monday at his office of the university. Other members of the delegation were Prof…