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Tackling pneumonia and low birth weight through better air quality management

Dhaka, March 14 -- Bangladesh has made remarkable progress in reducing childhood mortality over the last two decades. Yet, every year around 1,15,000 children die in Bangladesh from various causes, ac... Read More


Call to set minimum cigarette price at Tk 9 in low, middle tiers

Dhaka, March 14 -- Tobacco control advocates have called for setting a minimum price of Tk 9 per cigarette stick in the lower and middle tiers, saying the current pricing system is not enough to desir... Read More


BRAC Bank, BSRM Group sign strategic partnership

Dhaka, March 14 -- BRAC Bank has signed a strategic partnership agreement with BSRM Group to help enhance business growth of the leading corporate conglomerate in Bangladesh with exclusive banking ser... Read More


Syed Manzur Elahi laid to eternal rest

Dhaka, March 13 -- Eminent businessman and philanthropist Syed Manzur Elahi was laid to eternal rest at the Banani graveyard in Dhaka on Thursday. He was buried beside his wife, Niloufer Manzur, foll... Read More


Proposal given to raise age limit for doctors in BCS exam

Dhaka, March 13 -- A proposal has been given to increase the age limit for doctors appearing in the BCS examination from 32 to 34 years, said Prof Sayedur Rahman, special assistant at the Ministry of ... Read More


Magura minor girl loses battle for life: ISPR

Dhaka, March 13 -- The eight-year-old girl from Magura, who was battling for her life after being brutally tortured, passed away at the Combined Military Hospital (CMH) in Dhaka on Thursday, according... Read More


Second namaz-e-janaza for Syed Manzur Elahi held at Gulshan

Dhaka, March 13 -- The second namaz-e-janaza for prominent businessman and chairman of Apex Group was held after Zuhr prayers at Azad Masjid in Gulshan-2. Distinguished individuals and people from al... Read More


Rallies, protests banned near State Guest House Jamuna, Secretariat

Dhaka, March 13 -- The Dhaka Metropolitan Police is instituting a ban on all forms of rallies, gatherings, public meetings, marches, and processions at the Bangladesh Secretariat, the chief advisor's ... Read More


Army's magistracy power extended by 60 more days

Dhaka, March 13 -- The interim government has extended the magistracy power given to commissioned army officers for another two months. The Ministry of Public Administration issued a notification on ... Read More


China publishes new guidelines for managing special funds for clean energy development

Dhaka, March 13 -- China's finance ministry on Thursday published new guidelines for managing special funds for clean energy, providing support for development of renewable energy and clean utilisatio... Read More