A three-month nationwide healthcare campaign titled “Health Express” has been launched to expand access to advanced ultrasound technology and raise awareness among clinicians in underserved tier 3 and tier 4 cities in Bangladesh with limited healthcare infrastructure and technologies. The campaign, launched by Wipro GE Healthcare, will begin in Bogura as its first destination and travel across more than 20 ...

Gold prices have jumped again in the local market with the Bangladesh Jewellers Association (BAJUS) raising the price of 22-carat gold by Tk1,108 per bhori. According to a BAJUS notice issued on Tuesday (11 August), the price of one bhori (11.664 grams) of 22-carat gold has been set at Tk235,146, including VAT. The new price has come into effect from ...

The Liberal Democrats have urged Andy Burnham to stop the “bonfire of patient safety” under Labour proposals to modernise the NHS in England. Healthwatch England (HWE), an independent body which represents the views of patients at their local health and social care providers, is set to be scrapped under the government’s Health Bill. The Health Services Safety Investigations Body (HSSIB), ...

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has proposed that all foreign prisoners are sent to serve their sentences abroad in order to scrap Labour’s early release scheme. Farage said his party was exploring options with third countries over renting prison spaces, including El Salvador, which he said Reform chairman Lee Anderson would visit soon for initial talks. Reform said removing foreign ...

Subscriptions will be easier to cancel and companies will be compelled to make it clear when contracts auto-renew at a higher price, Andy Burnham has announced. The prime minister is also planning to outlaw shops from falsely claiming products previously retailed at much higher prices to advertise supposed deals, which he said tricks shoppers into thinking they are getting better ...

Sadiq Khan has ordered Westminster council to scrap a policy that would ban new pubs and bars from opening in Soho and the West End of London. This comes after the Guardian revealed the council’s new licensing policy asks pubs to stop customers from standing up while consuming beverages, which it calls “vertical drinking”. The policy is under consultation and ...

Ingredients • 4 beets, trimmed, leaving 1 inch of stems attached • 1/4 cup minced shallot • 2 tbsp minced fresh parsley • 2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil • 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar • 1 tbsp red wine vinegar • salt and ground black pepper to taste • 1/4 cup crumbled feta cheese Method 1. Gather all ingredients. Preheat the ...

JOHANNESBURG, Aug 10 – Myriam Nyadjou scored from a free-kick to give Cameroon a surprise 1-0 quarter-final victory over Women’s Africa Cup of Nations defending champions Nigeria in Casablanca on Sunday. The 19-year-old struck after 19 minutes, slamming a rising shot past the outstretched hands of goalkeeper Chiamaka Nnadozie and into the corner of the net. It was the first ...

SYLHET, Aug 10 – The Sylhet Education Board has recorded 58.33 percent pass rate this year in the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent examinations. According to the board result statistics, a total of 89,421 students appeared in the examination this year. Of them, 51,957 students have passed the test indicating a 10.24% fall compared to the previous year. The ...

Researchers have found in heart patients that they have significantly higher concentrations of micro-plastics in their blood circulation compared to healthy individuals or other patients. A study regarding this factors observe that certain factors, such as smoking and regular exposure to air pollution – increase risk of high micro-plastics incorporation in the blood-circulation-system up to six times. Elevated levels of ...