PM urges int’l community to work together to combat AIDS, malaria, TB
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina has urged the international community to work together with commitment, determination and solidarity to combat deadly diseases like AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis saying that these are preventable and treatable diseases.
WiMAX cos to face BTRC action if dues not paid
The telecom regulator has decided to take action against WiMAX operators Banglalion and Qubee for their failure to pay government dues, said officials of Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission.
Theatre activists protest at arson attack on Bahurupi
Theatre activists on Saturday demanded exemplary punishment of the perpetrators who launched an arson attack on Bahurupi Natya Sangstha in Mymensingh.
Transgenders protest at killing of leader
Transgender people on Saturday demanded arrest and exemplary punishment of the killers of their leader Haider in Jamalpur.
12 killed in road accidents
At least 12 people were killed and 33 others injured in separate road accidents in Tangail, Sylhet and Munshiganj on Saturday.
Dhaka, Ottawa agree solution to Noor Chy’s extradition
Bangladesh and Canada have agreed to find out a solution to the extradition of Noor Chowdhury, the self-confessed killer of Bangladesh’s founding president Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, through discussion.
Work together to prevent world’s most devastating diseases: PM
The prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, has urged the international community to work together to prevent three of the world’s most devastating diseases — AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria.
PM in Montreal to attend GF confce
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina arrived in Montreal on Thursday afternoon on a four-day official visit to Canada at the invitation of her Canadian counterpart Justin Trudeau to attend the Fifth Replenishment Conference of the Global Fund.
Major central banks seek global standards in wake of BB theft
The world’s major central banks, stung by this year’s $81-million heist in Bangladesh, have launched a task force to consider setting broad rules to protect the vast network of cross-border banking from cyber attacks, according to two sources with knowledge of the matter.
Capital’s heritage sites, buildings endangered
Unauthorized structures are rapidly replacing heritage sites and buildings in the capital, due to gross negligence of Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha.
