HC bans antibiotics for cows without prescription
The High Court Division on Tuesday banned administering antibiotics to cows without prescription from veterinarians.
Sharp rise in public bank bad loans
Bad loan in half a dozen state-owned banks including scam hit Sonali, Janata and BASIC increased by 5,182 crore in January-March period as the recovery efforts were slowed down due to an impending new loan restructuring policy adopted in May, experts said.
Bride, groom among 10 killed as train rams microbus in Sirajganj
At least 10 people of a bridal party died, including the bride and groom, when a train hit a microbus on an unauthorised level crossing at Salap station area under Ullapara upazila in Sirajganj on Monday.
2b people lack access to healthy food: UN
More than 2 billion people lack access to healthy food, putting them at risk of health problems — and many of them live in North America or Europe, the United Nations said on Monday, urging governments to ‘look beyond hunger’.
Coaching cripples school students
Nusrat Jahan, a Class V student of a reputed school in the capital, said that she did not get time for leisure as her school set a target to finish all the textbooks by July through regular classes and additional coaching.
Eid train tickets from July 29
Bangladesh Railway will sell advance tickets from five different spots in the capital from July 29 ahead of Eid-ul-Azha.
HC asks mayors to stamp out aedes mosquitoes in 24 hours
The High Court Division on Sunday asked two mayors of the capital and the government to stamp out aedes mosquitos in 24 hours.
Police attack LDA marchers, 25 injured
At least 25 leaders and activists of Left Democratic Alliance were injured on Sunday as police charged them with truncheon during their march towards energy ministry demanding withdrawal of increased gas price.
S Korea to consider duty-free access of Bangladeshi products
South Korean prime minister Lee Nak-yon on Sunday assured Bangladesh of considering duty-free quota-free market access for all Bangladeshi products to their market as the bilateral trade was heavily tilted towards Korea.
PM for good governance for dev
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday stressed the importance of establishing good governance everywhere for the country’s overall development.
