PM wants to visit India in first half of Feb
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday expressed her desire to visit India in the first half of February next.
NCC polls: CEC says ‘no’ to army deployment
The Chief Election Commissioner, Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmad, on Saturday said that the law and order situation in Narayanganj was not that bad which needed army deployment in the city corporation polls, slated for December 22.
Museum-library for Bir Sreshtha Nur Mohammad Sheikh: Bumpy road holds back visitors
The bumpy journey because of the potholes on the road leading to the museum built in memory of Bir Sreshtha Nur Mohammad Sheikh in Narail keeps visitors away from it.
Rohingya influx: Fleeing women lack treatment
Rohingya women who entered Bangladesh recently with critical health conditions caused by rape and torture in the Rakhine state in Myanmar continued to suffer having no access to treatment other than local quacks.
BSMMU, DMCH outpatient departments: Doctor-MR nexus leaves patients in the lurch
With painful urination, Abdul Zabbar from Narayanganj reached the urology outpatient department at Dhaka Medical College Hospital at about 7:00am on December 6.
Rohingya influx: Children face health crisis
Many Rohingya children who have entered Bangladesh recently along with the parents fleeing violent military crackdown on the ethnic minority community in Myanmar are now facing health crisis suffering from cold related diseases without any access to treatment.
Bir sreshtha Ruhul Amin memorial museum and library: No librarian since inception
Bir Sreshtha Ruhul Amin Memorial Museum and Library has been without a librarian since its inception eight years ago.
Metro rail construction: Alternative traffic management planned
The authorities have planned alternative commuting systems between Mirpur and Motijheel with a view to mitigating commuters’ suffering due to the construction of metro rail scheduled to begin in June.
RAB raids suspected extremists’ den in Chittagong, two arrested
Rapid Action Battalion members on Thursday launched a drive at a suspected extremists’ den at Pahartali in Chittagong city and arrested two people along with arms. Identities of the arrestees could not be known immediately.
Primary Students: Govt asked to reduce weight of schoolbags
The High Court Division on Wednesday asked the government to ensure that no primary school student henceforth carried schoolbags in excess of 10 per cent of his or her own weight.