Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Adviser Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuiyan on Tuesday said the government is working relentlessly to make Bangladesh’s health sector self-reliant. “Our health system was dependent on one country. After coming out from there, we are working to achieve self-reliance in the country’s health sector,” he told a press conference at his ministry. The adviser said ...

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood said language used by Elon Musk when addressing a rally on Saturday was “abhorrent”. Speaking over a video link, the tech billionaire criticised “uncontrolled migration”, later adding: “Whether you choose violence or not, violence is coming to you. You either fight back or you die.” He also said there had to be “a change of government ...

The British government on Monday criticized US billionaire Elon Musk’s controversial comments during his address via videolink at the weekend’s anti-immigrant rally, saying they are “abhorrent.” The “vast majority” of people would react to Musk’s words with “a shake of the head,” Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood said, adding that his language was “abhorrent.” “Whether you’re a hostile state or a ...

Mahmudur Rahman, editor of daily Amar Desh, told the International Crimes Tribunal on Tuesday that justice for the July massacre must ensure there is no repeat of what he described as 15 years of authoritarian misrule in the country. Testifying for the second consecutive day before Tribunal-1, chaired by Justice Md Golam Mortuza Majumder, Rahman said he had closely observed ...

If you are a regular potato salad maker, you know that potatoes can absorb dressing pretty significantly. This might seem like quite a bit of dressing at first, but the salad will thicken up on standing. And if you refrigerate it, even more. If you are thinking of bringing this corn and potato salad to a picnic or other potluck ...

Bangladesh’s largest and most critical public healthcare facility is no longer just a place of healing. It has become a battleground of extortion, tender manipulation, and organised broker syndicates that prey on patients, intimidate doctors, and paralyse medical services all while authorities turn a blind eye. Established in 1946 and serving thousands daily from across the country, Dhaka Medical College ...

A Dhaka court on Tuesday has rejected bail petitions filed by former Chief Justice ABM Khairul Haque in two separate cases. In one case, Haque was denied bail over the killing of Abdul Kaiyum Ahad during the anti-discrimination student movement in Jatrabari. The bail petition was heard and rejected by Judge Jahangir Hossain of Dhaka’s Additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge Court-18. ...

Abul Faiz Md. Alauddin Khan has officially taken charge as the new Director General of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy, country’s foremost national institution for the promotion of arts and culture. Currently serving as Additional Secretary (Administration) at Ministry of Cultural Affairs, Khan was given this additional responsibility through a formal order issued by the ministry on September 14. On his first ...

The Ministry of Commerce has granted conditional approval to 37 firms to export hilsa to India ahead of the upcoming Durga Puja festival. A notification in this regard confirmed the matter on Tuesday. The export period has been fixed from September 16, 2025 to October 5. The government has imposed certain conditions on the export of Hilsha fish. These include: ...

The modular robotics is reaching a new horizon in automation, and that is in flexibility, scaling, and accuracy. It is also possible to configure modular platforms to form classes of robots, including those capable of operating in a vehicle instead of a conveyor belt by reusing or rearranging components instead of relying on existing systems. This has not only to ...