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President asks physicians not to harass patients with unnecessary tests
Staff Correspondent: President M Abdul Hamid yesterday asked physicians not to harass patients with unnecessary huge tests as he addressed the fourth convocation of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU).“Being eminent physicians, don’t harass patients with unnecessary big tests… ill and unfair competitions should be avoided,” he told the doctors…
Read More »Political stability leads to development : PM
Staff Correspondent: Bangladesh is able to develop when there is political stability, says Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.“If we have political stability, we have seen that the country develops,” she said during a press conference to discuss the highlights of her recent visit to Qatar yesterday.“But we must be patient for…
Read More »84 govt officials freed from ACC net
ACC cannot take cognizance due to non-scheduled offences Special Correspondent: Despite receiving hundreds of complaints of corruption and irregularities, the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) cannot take cognizance of most of the complaints due to non-scheduled offences. According to the ACC Act, the agency can only investigate seven types of corruption related…
Read More »Cabinet approves draft transit deal with Bhutan
Staff Correspondent: The Cabinet has approved the draft of a transit agreement between Bangladesh and Bhutan.The approval came from the weekly cabinet meeting in the capital with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the chair yesterday.“Bhutan is a land locked country. They have no river or sea ports of their own…
Read More »EC is totally independent in conducting election: PM
Staff Correspondent: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said the Election Commission (EC) is totally independent in holding the next general election as the visiting UK’s Minister of State (Indo-Pacific) of Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) Anne-Marie Trevelyan called on her.“The EC is totally independent. It will conduct the election,”…
Read More »BNP won’t join polls under current govt
Party delegation tells EU envoys Staff Correspondent: BNP had a closed-door meeting with the diplomats of the European Union (EU) countries in Bangladesh yesterday where the party leaders told the envoys that their party will not go to the elections under the current government.“Like the people of Bangladesh, all democratic…
Read More »Rohingya situation becomes difficult: PM
Industry Desk: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said the war in Ukraine and its refugees have attracted the global attention shifting the focus from the Rohingya crisis in Bangladesh which makes the situation more difficult.“The war (in Ukraine) has made the situation more difficult. The whole focus is now on…
Read More »Industrial sector looms uncertainty
Gas -electricity price hiked, dollar shortage Mahfuja Mukul: The Corona, Russia-Ukraine war and the current crisis in the country have started to have a multifaceted negative impact on the industrial sector. Import costs have increased due to increase in the price of raw materials in the country and in the…
Read More »Progress of construction of Jamuna Rail Bridge is 58pc
Staff Correspondent: The progress of the construction work of the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Railway Bridge over Jamuna River has reached to 58 percent.“We have a target to complete the construction work of the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Railway Bridge within the August 2024,” Project Director (PD) of the project…
Read More »West Bengal to dig two more canals in Teesta
Indian farmers to be benefited butBD farmers to face big troubles Special Correspondent: The West Bengal Irrigation Department of India is about to start digging two more canals under the Teesta Barrage Project. The West Bengal government has acquired about 1,000 acres of land for this purpose.The move will help…
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Hotels to be converted for Covid hospitals
Hospitals overwhelmed Staff Correspondent: The government is going to rent hotels for providing treatment …
