Plans for a single patient record for the NHS in England will be debated for the first time by MPs on Monday. The aim is to combine GP, hospital and social care data so patients don’t have to keep repeating their medical history unnecessarily at appointments. A&E clinicians, who often cannot access GP patient records, will be able to quickly ...

Bangladesh women’s cricket team captain Nigar Sultana Joty expressed excitement at the opportunity to lead out her country in yet another global International Cricket Council (ICC) event. Ahead of the upcoming all-important ICC Women’s T20 World Cup in England and Wales, the Bangladesh skipper also mentioned that it is an absolute privilege for her captaining the Tigresses for the third ...

State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Anindya Islam Amit has said that the government increased fuel prices to align domestic rates with the international market. Speaking to reporters on Monday afternoon, the state minister said the government had no alternative but to take the unpopular decision. He also noted that the fuel price adjustment would have no impact ...

Veteran politician and Awami League advisory council member Tofail Ahmed passed away at a hospital in Dhaka on Monday afternoon. He was 82. Tofail, one of the organisers of the 1969 Mass Uprising and the Great Liberation War, breathed his last while undergoing treatment at Square Hospital around 3:30pm, family sources confirmed. He is survived by his daughter and numerous ...

Spokesperson of the Prime Minister’s Office and Prime Minister’s Adviser Mahdi Amin has said that a series of people-oriented initiatives undertaken during Eid-ul-Azha ensured greater accountability, improved public services, and reflected the expectations of citizens. Speaking at a press conference held at the PMO on Monday, Mahdi said the government led by Prime Minister Tarique Rahman had completed its first ...

A mild heatwave is continuing over 34 districts of the country and may persist, the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) said in its latest 24-hour weather forecast issued from 9:00am on Monday. According to the forecast, there is no significant change expected in daytime and nighttime temperatures across the country. The BMD said a mild heatwave is currently sweeping over parts ...

An all-female crew at London’s Air Ambulance has taken to the skies for the first time in the charity’s history. The team onboard HeliMed 27 on Thursday included two female pilots alongside women working across the emergency medical crew, in what the charity hopes will encourage more girls and young women into aviation and emergency medicine careers. Captain Adele Dobler ...

After a week-long Eid-ul-Azha holiday, government and private offices, courts, banks, insurance companies and the capital market resumed operations across the country on Monday (June 1). The government had declared a seven-day holiday from May 25 to May 31 to mark the Eid-ul-Azha celebrations. With the extended break now over, millions of working people have returned to their work stations. ...

Prime accused Sohel Rana has claimed that he was not solely responsible for Ramisa’s rape and murder, alleging the involvement of a third person named ‘Dollar’. ”I raped Ramisa in exchange of Tk 2 lakh, but Dollar killed her,” Sohel told journalists after the hearing on the charge framing in the case on Monday.

Two people were killed when a bus hit another bus parked on the roadside in Tajpur Bazar area under Osmaninagar upazila of the district this morning. The deceased were Sohel, 30, driver of the parking bus and son of Tajul Islam of Shahi Pratap village in Sarsingdi Sadar upazila and helper Emon, 20. According to police, the ‘Yatyat’ Paribahan bus ...