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DSCC rejects 'false' Facebook dog removal claims

Dhaka, May 19 -- The Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) has dismissed social media claims suggesting its workers are arbitrarily removing stray dogs from the streets as "false and misleading". On Tu... Read More


DSE, IFC launch initiative to boost women's participation on corporate boards

Dhaka, May 19 -- Speakers at a seminar stressed the need for building a strong network and database of qualified female professionals to help listed companies appoint competent women to board position... Read More


Employers struggle to recruit skilled workers due to structural mismatch: Speakers

Dhaka, May 19 -- While a couple of million people, including a significant number of general graduates, enter Bangladesh's job market, employers struggle to recruit them, specially technical human res... Read More


DGHS orders special measles treatment measures, doctors to do two rounds a day

Dhaka, May 19 -- All public healthcare facilities in Bangladesh have been told to ensure proper measles treatment under new directives that include mandatory twice-daily doctor rounds. On Tuesday, th... Read More


7-year-old girl's throat slit, head severed in Dhaka's Pallabi

Dhaka, May 19 -- A girl from Dhaka's Pallabi has allegedly been killed by her next-door neighbour. The victim was identified as Lamisa, a seven-year-old, bdnews24.com reports. The suspect has been i... Read More


3 more children die in Sylhet with measles symptoms

Dhaka, May 19 -- Three more children with symptoms consistent with measles have died in the Sylhet Division over the last 24-hour period. They died while undergoing treatment at two separate hospital... Read More


PM for people-friendly land management to build modern state

Dhaka, May 19 -- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman today (Tuesday) stressed that there is no alternative to transparent, accountable and people-friendly land management for building a just and modern stat... Read More


Revised Teesta Mega Project in the works, says Adviser Zahed

Dhaka, May 19 -- Teesta Mega Project will be presented in a revised form by incorporating some modifications along with options for water conservation, Information and Broadcasting Adviser Zahed Ur Ra... Read More


Bangladesh Society for Head-Neck Surgeons gets new executive committee

Dhaka, May 19 -- A new executive committee of the Bangladesh Society for Head-Neck Surgeons was announced at a meeting held recently in the conference room of NIENT in Tejgaon, Dhaka. The meeting was... Read More


Govt to provide free salt to madrasas for preserving hides

Dhaka, May 19 -- Ahead of the holy Eid al-Adha, the government has taken several pragmatic initiatives to preserve sacrificial animal hides across the country. These include distributing free salt to... Read More