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DSCC orders crackdown on mosquito breeding

Bangladesh, Sept. 8 -- Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Administrator Abdus Salam has ordered officials to intensify and coordinate mosquito-control activities, stressing the destruction of breedin... Read More


88,909 doctors needed to meet WHO ratio

Bangladesh, Sept. 8 -- Bangladesh needs around 88,909 doctors to meet the World Health Organisation's minimum doctor-population ratio, but only 30,311 doctors are currently working in government hospi... Read More


President lays foundation stone for Thakurgaon University

Bangladesh, Sept. 8 -- President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday laid the foundation stone of the long-awaited Thakurgaon University, formally beginning construction of the public university on ... Read More


Measles-related deaths reach 997

Bangladesh, Sept. 8 -- Three children died with measles-like symptoms in the 24 hours until 8am Monday, raising Bangladesh's combined confirmed and suspected measles-related death toll to 997 this yea... Read More


Driver competency, public awareness vital to cut road deaths: Minister

Bangladesh, Sept. 8 -- Road Transport and Bridges Minister Shaikh Rabiul Alam has stressed proper training and competency of drivers alongside greater public awareness to reduce road accident deaths, ... Read More


554 heritage sites listed, digital archive planned

Bangladesh, Sept. 8 -- The government has published a list of 554 gazetted immovable archaeological sites and is planning to establish a National Digital Cultural Repository to preserve and provide gl... Read More


Tabligh leaders urged to heal rift

Bangladesh, Sept. 8 -- Moulana Karim ibn Mosobbir, a former central leader of Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh has called on the two factions of Tabligh Jamaat to resolve their differences and reunite ahead... Read More


32 dengue patients hospitalised in 24 hours

Bangladesh, Sept. 8 -- The dengue situation in Kishoreganj has deteriorated, with 32 new dengue patients hospitalised in the last 24 hours. Meanwhile, 28 patients have recovered and been discharged fr... Read More


"Reliable industrial supplies are the foundation of safer workplaces and smoother project operations.": Huzefa Miyajiwala

New Delhi, Sept. 8 -- In a recent interaction with SME Times, Huzefa Miyajiwala from H. M. Industrial Suppliers shared insights into its approach to the industrial safety and construction supplies sec... Read More


Tk 2,000cr fund faces shrimp sector hurdles

Bangladesh, Sept. 7 -- Bangladesh's once-lucrative shrimp export industry is struggling to survive despite a new Tk 2,000 crore special fund launched by Bangladesh Bank to revive the frozen fish secto... Read More