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Health Minister seeks DCs’ support to shut down illegal hospitals, clinics

Health and Family Welfare Minister Professor Dr Samanta Lal Sen has sought cooperation of Deputy Commissioners (DCs) to shut down illegally-run healthcare facilities at district level. “I am urging DCs to extend their sincere cooperation for the ongoing drive against unauthorized healthcare facilities aiming to upgrade healthcare system,” he told the four-day conference of deputy commissioners at the Osmani Memorial ...

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‘BGB will be built as world class border protection force’

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday said BGB has been equipping with state-of-the-art technology to ensure foolproof security at the frontiers and tackle transnational crimes. “Smart digital surveillance and technical response system have been installed at borders aimed at ensuring foolproof security and face inter-country terrorism,” she said. The premier was addressing as the chief guest a function marking the ...

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34 held in crackdown at restaurants in Dhaka

Some 34 people, including restaurant managers and staff, have been arrested in a crackdown on fire safety irregularities at different eateries at Dhanmondi, Gulshan, Mirpur and Uttara areas in the capital. Police made the drives for several hours till 11pm to ensure emergency exits and fire extinguishers at the restaurants after the deaths of 46 people in Baily Road restaurant fire. ...

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Fakhrul off to Singapore for treatment

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir left Dhaka for Singapore for treatment on Monday morning. He alongwith his wife left Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport around 8:40 am by a flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines. It is learned that he is scheduled to receive treatment at a hospital there. For this the BNP leader is going there for treatment. The ...

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UK singer-songwriter Raye sweeps Brit Awards

Rising star Raye on Saturday swept the UK’s top music awards, setting a record for winning the most prizes in a single year. The 26-year-old singer-songwriter scooped six awards including best artist, R&B act, new artist, song of the year for “Escapism” and album for “My 21st Century Blues”. Her award for best songwriter was pre-announced. Accepting the best new ...

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Kidney donor mum and son take on world on skis

When Alex Baddock’s kidneys failed, his mother did what most parents would do and donated one of hers. But he had to wait until he was three for a transplant, meaning he spent much of his early life on dialysis and needing overnight care. Simply living a normal life was the aim and now, nine years on, 12-year-old Alex and ...

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Two killed as truck hits auto-rickshaw in Habiganj

Two people were killed and three others injured after a truck hit a CNG-run auto rickshaw in Habiganj’s Nabiganj upazila on Sunday. The accident took place on the Dhaka-Sylhet highway in in Aushkandi area in the afternoon. Deceased Akib Mia, 60, hailed from Kishoreganj’s Mithamoin upazila, and Surchand Begum, 35, was a resident of Char Katkal village in the upazila. ...

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Shehbaz Sharif elected prime minister of Pakistan for 2nd term

Pakistan’s newly formed parliament elected Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday as prime minister for a second time, Geo TV reported, three weeks after uncertain national elections caused delays in the formation of a coalition government. Voters in Pakistan went to the polls on February 8 in an election marred by a mobile internet shutdown, arrests and violence in its build-up and ...

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LPG price hiked again ahead of Ramadan

Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) has increased the price of a 12 kg liquefied natural gas (LPG) cylinder by Tk 8 to Tk 1,482 from Tk 1,474 ahead of the holy month of Ramadan. The new price will take effect from 6:00pm on Sunday (March 3). ĺBERC chairman Nurul Amin announced the new price at a press briefing held at ...

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