Doctors’ tilt to urban areas leaves rural people in lurch
Tejgaon Thana Health Complex, with its 27 physicians, in the capital’s Tejgaon Industrial Area treats only 15 to 150 patients a day, most of the time having nothing to do.
Polls-time govt in 20 days, polls likely on Dec 27: Muhith
Finance minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith on Wednesday said the election-time government would be formed in next 20 days comprising prime minister Sheikh Hasina and few more ministers.
Russians charged over UK Novichok nerve agent attack
A counterfeit perfume bottle, a basic east London hotel and two burly Russians likely traveling under aliases: just some of the unprecedented details revealed by British authorities Wednesday of how they believe the Novichok poisonings in Salisbury, southern England, were carried out.
Bangladeshi researchers invent low-cost cancer detection tech
A group of Bangladeshi researchers on Wednesday said that they have invented a mechanism for detection of cancer through the blood test in less than five minutes at a cost of Tk 500, when currently cancers diagnosis is a long, costly and challenging process.
Punish me as long as you want, Khaleda tells court
‘Punish me as long as you want,’ said Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia to the makeshift courtroom at the old Dhaka Central Jail on Najimuddin Road in Dhaka on Wednesday.
Newly elected mayors of Rajshahi, Sylhet sworn in
Newly elected mayors of Rajshahi and Sylhet city corporations AHM Khairuzzman Liton and Ariful Haque Chowdhury took oath of office on Wednesday.
Wives make plea for jailed Myanmar journalists
The wives of the two Reuters journalists sentenced to seven years of hard labor in Myanmar said their husbands were innocent Tuesday as their lawyer confirmed they would appeal the sentence.
Typhoon Jebi leaves trail of destruction in Japan
The strongest typhoon to hit Japan's mainland in 25 years years smashed a tanker into a bridge, forcing one of the country's largest airports to close and hundreds of flight to be canceled.
Pompeo to tackle Pakistan on terrorism, tighten US links with India
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will talk tough on terrorism to Pakistan and attempt to strengthen his country's links with India during what is likely to be a difficult and potentially testing visit to South Asia beginning Wednesday.
No human hauler on Dhaka streets
Dhaka Metropolitan Police commissioner Md Aasaduzzaman Mia on Tuesday said that no human haulers would be allowed on the streets in Dhaka city.
