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Vaccine gaps could worsen AMR risks

Dhaka, May 22 -- A new policy brief has warned that vaccine gaps could worsen antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in Bangladesh amid the ongoing measles outbreak, which experts say has been driven largely ... Read More


Persons with disabilities seek bigger budgetary support

Dhaka, May 22 -- Persons with disabilities have demanded special allocations in the upcoming national budget, along with financial and institutional reforms to ensure the protection of their basic rig... Read More


PM Tarique visits Ramisa's house

Dhaka, May 22 -- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman visited the house of rape victim Ramisa at Pallabi in the city on Thursday night. He inquired about the tragic incident and assured the victim's family ... Read More


S Alam, 10 others face 5-month civil jail warrants

Dhaka, May 22 -- A Chattogram court has issued five-month civil imprisonment warrants against S Alam Group Chairman Mohammed Saiful Alam Masud and 10 of his family members and associates over Tk 0.844... Read More


Eid rush begins as thousands leave capital

Dhaka, May 22 -- City dwellers began leaving the capital on Thursday ahead of the holy Eid-ul-Azha to celebrate the festival with their families in their ancestral villages, triggering the annual rush... Read More


Insurance bodies await permanent leadership

Dhaka, May 22 -- Bangladesh's insurance sector has been operating without full-time leadership at two of its most important institutions for more than two months, fuelling concerns over policy delays ... Read More


Ensuring violence-free local govt polls is challenging: CEC Nasir

Dhaka, May 21 -- Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin spoke of a history of conflict and violence in Bangladesh's local government elections, but says he does not want to see any bloodshe... Read More


Home minister vows swift exemplary trial in Ramisa murder case

Dhaka, May 21 -- Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed today (Thursday) assured the nation that the trial in the rape and murder case of eight-year-old schoolgirl Ramisa would be completed as quickly as poss... Read More


Economists call for strategic budget to revive growth

Dhaka, May 21 -- Experts and economists have urged the government to use the national budget for the next fiscal year as a strategic instrument to revive economic growth while maintaining macroeconomi... Read More


HC rejects writ seeking probe into 18-month activities of interim govt

Dhaka, May 21 -- The High Court on Thursday dismissed a writ petition seeking an investigation into the 18-month activities of the immediate past interim government, led by Prof Dr Muhammad Yunus. Th... Read More