PM seeks doctors’ help to implement SDG
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday sought doctors’ sincere supports to implement the 15-year Sustainable Development Goal to make the country’s healthcare system time befitting.
40m in food insecurity
A quarter of the country’s population has been classified as food-insecure as most of the people do not get sufficiently nutritious diet, reveals a World Food Programme report.
RAPE OF 5-YEAR-OLD GIRL : Doctors find deep cut in genital, infection
The genital of the five-year-old girl of Dinajpur, who was raped and now fighting for life at Dhaka Medical College Hospital, was found with deep cut with sharp thing, physicians said on Wednesday.
Obaidul Quader terms Sajeeb future AL leader
Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader on Wednesday said that party president Sheikh Hasina’s son Sajeeb Wajed Joy would be the future leader of the party and he would join the central committee according to his wish.
Dhaka seeks ‘effective mechanism for Nur Chy’ deportation
Bangladesh has proposed Canada to devise an ‘effective mechanism’ to move forward with the deportation of Nur Chowdhury, the self-confessed and convicted killer of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and his family members in 1975.
India could shell out $12 billion for new fighter jets
India needs new fighter jets, and the world's leading manufacturers are lining up to provide them. The South Asian nation's government has sent letters to several companies regarding a new fleet of military aircraft, to be jointly produced with local firms. A potential deal, according to experts, could be worth up to $12 billion.
Dreamworld accident: 2 girls survive fatal theme park ride malfunction
Two young girls survived a deadly ride malfunction at Australia's largest theme park, which killed four people on Tuesday.
Philippines' Duterte to US: 'Do not make us your dogs'
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte reignited his war of words with the United States on Tuesday, bringing up old grudges and throwing in some new musings on American influence in his country and the region.
Venezuela: Protesters vow turning point against President Maduro
Pope Francis wants them to talk. But the noisy disagreements between Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his political foes may drown out any dialogue.
US intel chief: North Korea will never give up nukes
Director of National Intelligence James Clapper said Tuesday it's a "lost cause" to try to get North Korea to surrender its nuclear weapons -- a view that runs counter to official US policy.
