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Govt plans prevention-focused primary healthcare overhaul with 100,000 new community health workers

Dhaka, Aug. 3 -- Bangladesh is planning a major overhaul of its healthcare system by shifting its focus from treatment to prevention, with a proposal to establish a primary healthcare unit in every un... Read More


No clear directives yet on local government polls: EC secretary

Dhaka, Aug. 3 -- Election Commission (EC) Senior Secretary Akhtar Ahmed on Monday said they have not yet received any clear instructions from the government regarding the local government elections. ... Read More


Man burned to death in Magura fire

Magura, Aug. 3 -- year-old man was burned to death and two others sustained burn injuries in a fire that broke out at a house in Bhaina area of Magura district town on Monday. The deceased was identi... Read More


Actor Zaher Alvi gets HC bail in case over wife's death

Dhaka, Aug. 3 -- The High Court on Sunday granted bail to television actor Niamat Ullah Bhuiya, popularly known as Zaher Alvi, in a case filed over his wife's death. The HC bench of Justice KM Zahid ... Read More


Prime Minister's Gold Cup to engage students from 50,000 educational institutions

Dhaka, Aug. 3 -- The Prime Minister's Gold Cup, a nationwide football tournament for educational institutions, is set to bring together students from around 50,000 schools, colleges, madrasahs and tec... Read More


NCP didn't turn out the way people hoped after uprising: Mahfuj

Dhaka, Aug. 3 -- Former adviser to the interim government Mahfuj Alam on Monday said the National Citizen Party (NCP) failed to live up to the expectations people had of it in the aftermath of the Jul... Read More


India can clear its position on Hasina's planned online programme: Shama Obaed

Dhaka, Aug. 3 -- State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed Islam on Monday said Bangladesh is pursuing a forward-looking approach in its engagement with New Delhi and that the Indian government w... Read More


Three more die of dengue, 580 hospitalised

Dhaka, Aug. 3 -- Three people died of dengue and 580 new patients were hospitalised across the country in the 24 hours until 8:00am on Monday. With the latest fatalities, the dengue death toll has ri... Read More


CIID foils bid to smuggle 1.5kg gold through Ctg airport, Tk 3cr haul seized

, Aug. 3 -- The Customs Intelligence and Investigation Directorate (CIID) has foiled an attempt to smuggle around 1.5 kg of gold through Chattogram's Shah Amanat International Airport, seizing the con... Read More


Pressure mounts on foreign exchange market as US dollar demand surges

Dhaka, Aug. 3 -- The country's foreign exchange market is facing renewed pressure due to a sudden rise in the demand for US dollars to settle import payments, affecting interbank rates, commercial ban... Read More