Daycare system can curb severity of childhood pneumonia, say experts

More than one child died of pneumonia every hour in Bangladesh in 2018, accounting for the death of more than 12,000 children, International Centre for…

Maintain status quo on ASK office: HC

The High Court (HC) yesterday directed the authorities concerned to maintain a status quo for three months on a RAJUK mobile court order that imposed a fine of Tk 2 lakh on Ain O Salish Kendra (ASK), a leading rights organisation, and asked it to vacate its Lalmatia office in Dhaka. ASK counsel advocate…

Chattogram-8 bypoll on Jan 13

The byelection to the Chattogram-8 parliamentary constituency will be held on January 13, the Election Commission (EC) announced yesterday (Sunday). In addition, elections to the Dupchachia municipality of Bagura district and Haimchar upazila of Chandpur district will be held on the same day. …

JP council Dec 28

As part of the party's move to strengthen its organisational capacity, Jatiya Party has decided to hold its national council on December 28 next. The council will be held at the Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh in the capital. Party presidium members finalised the decision at a meeting held…

DUCSU making decisions without VP’s concern

Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (DUCSU) vice-president (VP) Nurul Haque Nur yesterday alleged that the student body is making decision without discussing him and Akhter Hossain, secretary of social service. He also alleged that the rest 23 elected members are from Bangladesh Chhatra…

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