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Bangladesh central bank lends Tk 25bn more to aid Islami Bank liquidity crisis

Dhaka, June 15 -- Bangladesh Bank has granted another Tk 25 billion to Islami Bank Bangladesh amid its ongoing liquidity crisis and the turmoil over the top brass. Mohammad Shahriar Siddiqui, assista... Read More


Ad-din Hospital director says health minister must substantiate bribery allegations

Dhaka, June 15 -- Dr Sheikh Mohiuddin, executive director of Ad-din Foundation, has said if the health minister claims the hospital followed him with tens of millions of taka, he must prove it. At a ... Read More


Bangladesh reports eight more deaths from measles, symptoms in a day

Dhaka, June 8 -- Health authorities have recorded the death of eight more people due to measles and related symptoms over the past 24 hours. During this period, 93 people have been diagnosed with mea... Read More


Government moves to develop electric ambulances using homegrown technology

Dhaka, June 6 -- The government has launched an initiative to develop electric ambulances using local technology as part of efforts to expand ambulance services and bring healthcare closer to people. ... Read More


Met Office warns hot, humid weather will persist until at least Thursday

Bangladesh, June 1 -- A mild heatwave sweeping across large parts of Bangladesh is expected to persist for another two to three days, according to the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD). Mete... Read More


Shopping Malls Ordered to Close After 7 PM Again to Save Electricity..

Bangladesh, June 1 -- To conserve electricity, all shopping malls and retail stores across the country have once again been instructed to close by 7:00 PM. In addition, the illumination of all roadsid... Read More


PM Tarique is reviving Ziaur Rahman's revolutionary programmes: BNP's Fakhrul

Bangladesh, May 30 -- Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir says the revolutionary programmes of former president Ziaur Rahman have resumed under the leadership of Prime Minister Tarique Rahman. He made the re... Read More


Two more children with measles symptoms die in Sylhet

Bangladesh, May 30 -- Two more children with measles symptoms have died in the Sylhet Division, taking the death toll from suspected cases of the disease to 60 in the division. The children died whil... Read More


Tarique launches food, clothing distribution programme to mark Ziaur Rahman's death anniversary

Bangladesh, May 30 -- BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman has launched a party programme to distribute clothing and dry food among underprivileged people in Dhaka on the occasion of the death anniversary of t... Read More


Deadline for Ad-Din Hospital probe report extended to Jun 3

Bangladesh, May 30 -- The Directorate General for Health Services (DGHS) has extended the deadline for the submission of the investigation report into the deaths of six newborns at Ad-Din Medical Coll... Read More