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Staff, equipment shortage cripple Shibganj health complex

Bangladesh, July 21 -- Patients at the 50-bed Shibganj Upazila Health Complex in Chapainawabganj are facing mounting hardship due to shortages of doctors, medical equipment, medicines and ambulances, ... Read More


Rajshahi farmers seek ban on highly hazardous pesticides

Bangladesh, July 21 -- Farmers, environmental activists and civil society representatives formed a human chain in Rajshahi on Monday, demanding a phased ban on highly hazardous pesticides (HHPs) to pr... Read More


CCC Mayor orders quick damaged roads repair

Bangladesh, July 21 -- Chattogram City Corporation (CCC) Mayor Dr Shahadat Hossain on Monday directed officials to immediately repair roads damaged by the recent record rainfall to reduce public suffe... Read More


HRW urges Bangladesh on missing case

Bangladesh, July 21 -- Human Rights Watch (HRW) has urged the Bangladesh government to immediately comply with a High Court order to investigate the alleged disappearance of a fisherman who was last s... Read More


Growth slips across key sectors

Bangladesh, July 21 -- Bangladesh's economic growth slowed sharply in the third quarter (January-March) of FY2025-26, with gross domestic product (GDP) expanding by 2.22 per cent, down from 4.53 per c... Read More


US$2b fuel bill spurs solar drive

Bangladesh, July 21 -- Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Iqbal Hasan Mahmud has urged non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to help expand Bangladesh's rooftop solar net metering system, sa... Read More


Crisis now shifts to public health

Bangladesh, July 21 -- Thousands of flood-affected families across Chattogram division are grappling with an acute shortage of safe drinking water and damaged sanitation facilities, raising fears of a... Read More


Rain warning raises alarm in capital

Bangladesh, July 21 -- Following the recent devastating flood, the weather office has once again warned another spell of flood and chances of waterlogging in the capital as there is forecast of heavy ... Read More


Students and guardians stage protest in front of the National Press Club in the capital on Sunday for non-publication of the results of a total of 903 candidates from 44 reputed educational institutions in the Scholarship Examination-2025 held at Motijheel Government Primary School.

Bangladesh, July 20 -- Students and guardians stage protest in front of the National Press Club in the capital on Sunday for non-publication of the results of a total of 903 candidates from 44 reputed... Read More


'World Cup broadcast cost cut to near zero'

Bangladesh, July 20 -- The government directly purchased the media rights for the FIFA World Cup 2026 from FIFA at a nominal cost, ending the hundreds of crores of taka transactions, irregularities, c... Read More