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Dengue claims 249 lives this year

Bangladesh, Oct. 2 -- Dengue claimed four more lives in the country in the 24 hours till Thursday morning, while 1,978 patients were admitted to hospitals across the country, taking the total number o... Read More


No plan for 'Operation Clean Heart'-style drive

Bangladesh, Oct. 2 -- Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed has said the government has no plan to launch a special operation like the past "Operation Clean Heart," although law enforcement agencies are prep... Read More


16.5m older people, eight empty homes

Bangladesh, Oct. 2 -- Bangladesh now has around 16.5 million people aged 60 and above, but the country's institutional support for its rapidly growing elderly population remains strikingly limited. O... Read More


ECI orders special drive to restore voters left out of rolls after SIR

New Delhi, Oct. 2 -- The Election Commission has directed Chief Electoral Officers in all 20 states where the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) has been completed to conduct a "special drive" to identi... Read More


Coffee culture brews new opportunities in Bangladesh

Bangladesh, Oct. 1 -- The aroma of freshly brewed coffee is no longer confined to five-star hotels in Bangladesh. From coffee shops to roadside outlets, cappuccinos and other coffee-based drinks have ... Read More


Govt to upgrade upazila hospitals, expand dialysis facilities

Bangladesh, Oct. 1 -- Health and Family Welfare Minister Sardar Md Sakhawat Husain on Wednesday said the government was taking a series of measures to bring healthcare services closer to people, inclu... Read More


DSCC plans to shift long-haul buses to Kanchpur

Bangladesh, Oct. 1 -- Long-haul buses operating from Sayedabad Bus Terminal will soon be shifted to the under-construction Kanchpur terminal as part of a plan to ease traffic congestion and bring grea... Read More


JS committee seeks better Teletalk services

Bangladesh, Oct. 1 -- The Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology has recommended measures to improve the quality of Teletalk services ... Read More


Parliament calls for affordable, secure internet

Bangladesh, Oct. 1 -- The Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology Ministry on Wednesday called for expanding affordable and reliable internet servi... Read More


President urges China to back Teesta project, Rohingya return

Bangladesh, Oct. 1 -- President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday urged China to increase investment in Bangladesh and strengthen cooperation to create conditions for the safe, dignified and su... Read More