Over 99.9 per cent households are accessing to safe drinking water from improved water sources, according to a research finding, reports BSS. Besides, over 99 per cent people are availing 20 litres of water each per day, a 75 percentage point increase against baseline. WaterAid Bangladesh unveiled the…

This year's first hajj flight from Chittagong will leave for Saudi Arabia on Friday night, reports UNB. Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister Rashed Khan Menon will inaugurate the flight at Hazrat Shah Amanat International Airport at 11:45pm. On July 24, the first Hajj flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines…

BNP on Thursday paid last respect to Industrialist and party chairperson's advisory council member Haruner Rashid Khan Monno by placing wreaths on…

The government has appointed three Armed Forces Division officials as the new directors of as many medical college hospitals on deputation, reports UNB. The Public Administration Ministry issued a notification on Thursday in this regard. According to the notification, Brig Gen Parvez Kabir was appointed…

The first-year honours admission tests for 2017-18 academic session of Dhaka University (DU) will begin on September 15, reports UNB. The decision was taken at the general meeting of 1st year honours admission test committee presided over by Vice-chancellor Prof Dr. A A M S Arefin Siddique at Nabab…

A Barisal court yesterday sentenced two officials of Grameen Bank to 7-year imprisonment each for corruption and misappropriations. The court also fined each of the convict Tk 15 lakh or to serve six more months imprisonment, in default, after examining 8 witnesses and other evidences. Dilip Kumar Bhoumik,…

Around 2.25 crore children, aged between six months and five years, will be fed Vitamin A plus capsules under a national campaign on August 5, reports UNB.  State Minister for Health and Family Welfare Zahid Maleque came up with the announcement while talking to reporters at the secretariat yesterday…

Doctors of Barisal Sher-e- Bangla Medical College Hospital (SBMCH) went on work abstention at out door patients’ service from yesterday noon protesting attack on on eof their fellows. He is the physician of out door child department of the hospital. Acknowledging the incident Dr Abdul Kader, deputy…

CHITTAGONG: Two lighterage ships collided near Buoy No 1 on the outer anchorage of Chittagong port on Wednesday night, reports UNB. Port sources said the lighterage ship MV Nayeb, carrying fertilisers, collided with another lighterage ship Santamul Haque-2 around 10:00 pm, creating a hole in the bottom…

RAJSHAHI: Around 60,533 children under five years of age will be administered vitamin ‘A’ Plus capsules on National Vitamin ‘A’ Plus Campaign-2017, on August 5 (1st round) in the city, reports BSS. The campaign will begin at 8am at 384 centres, including 343 permanent and 41…

RAJSHAHI: Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) is going to set up a modern slaughter house and a bio-gas plant for hygienic management of slaughterhouse wastages, reports BSS. With the financial assistance of German Development Corporation (GIZ), the construction of Saheb Bazar slaughter house is likely…

Operational activities of Rajshahi Medical University soon RAJSHAHI: Operational activities of Rajshahi Medical University (RMU) will start very soon aims at improving and expanding scopes of medical education, research and treatment in the region. Around 40 institutions including public and private…

Bank official jailed in Ctg A Chittagong court on sentenced three persons including one Pubali Bank cashier to fourteen years imprisonment each on charges of embezzling around Taka 93 lakh, three decades back. Chittagong Divisional Special Judge Meer Ruhul Amin pronounced the verdict in absentia. The…