Aedes finds safe haven at DMCH
At least three more people died of dengue and 1,572 other were hospitalised across the country as the dengue menace continued unabated.
Delhi asks Dhaka to use defence loan
Indian external affairs minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar on Tuesday requested Bangladesh to utilise a line of credit extended by India for purchasing military equipment.
HC scolds law enforcers for press conference during probes
The High Court Division on Tuesday scolded the police and other law enforcement agencies for holding press conference by presenting arrested people before the media during pendency of investigations.
SC clears way for publishing 9th Wage Board gazette for journos
The Supreme Court Appellate Division today stayed for eight weeks the High Court order that had imposed status quo on publishing gazette notification for implementing the recommendations of ninth wage board for journalists and employees of newspapers and news agencies.
Rohingyas asked to express willingness amid tight security
The Bangladesh office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and the government have started to ask 3,399 persons of 1,038 Rohingya families to express their voluntariness for returning to Rakhine of Myanmar.
Indian FM in Dhaka
Indian foreign minister S Jaishankar reached Dhaka on Monday evening on a three-day official visit.
PREVENTING AEDES MOSQUITO BREEDING Government offices, public spaces still a threat
As Bangladesh, especially the capital is reeling under massive dengue outbreak, mobile courts run by Dhaka’s two city corporations are penalising the residents keeping public places and government establishments hosting aedes mosquito breeding grounds out of purview.
Industrial wastes continue to pollute Halda
Industrial wastes continue to pollute the river Halda, the country’s lone breeding ground for natural carp fishes.
High Court scolds government, mayors for failure
The High Court Division on Sunday scolded the government and the capital’s two mayors for letting dengue spreading across the country in an alarming way.
Stay alert to prevent dengue: PM
Terming the dengue outbreak a big problem, prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday urged the people of the country to remain aware about the mosquito-borne disease and keep their houses and surroundings clean to check the breeding of Aedes mosquitoes.
