Stay off upazila polls or face the music
BNP will take tough organisational actions against those party men who would contest in the upcoming upazila polls ignoring its decision of boycotting the elections.
2d ago
Upcoming upazila elections: BNP remains split over joining polls
Although the BNP has decided not to join the upcoming upazila polls as a political party, many party leaders are in favour of allowing its leaders and activists to contest the elections as independent candidates.
2w ago
Reverse migration rises twentyfold in five years
A few months after his honours examinations at a college in Satkhira in 2018, Quazi Monjurul travelled to Dhaka looking for a job.
3w ago
Bar too low for arsenic
For 30 years, the permissible amount of arsenic in drinking water in Bangladesh has been five times that of the global standard and this has been exposing people to cancer risks.
3w ago
Bangladesh breathed worst air last year
Bangladesh’s air was the worst in the world last year and it was 15 times worse than the minimum set by the World Health Organisation guideline.
Healthcare plagued by lack of anaesthesiologists
Bangladesh’s healthcare system suffers from an acute shortage of anaesthesiologists even though their service is required in surgical and emergency care.
Cold wave kills 281 on average every winter
There are at least 281 “cold wave induced” deaths on average annually in Bangladesh, according to a recent study.
April 17, 2024
Stay off upazila polls or face the music
BNP will take tough organisational actions against those party men who would contest in the upcoming upazila polls ignoring its decision of boycotting the elections.
April 11, 2024
Snapped mooring line kills 5 at Sadarghat; 5 held
The victims include three of a family
March 30, 2024
Upcoming upazila elections: BNP remains split over joining polls
Although the BNP has decided not to join the upcoming upazila polls as a political party, many party leaders are in favour of allowing its leaders and activists to contest the elections as independent candidates.
March 27, 2024
Reverse migration rises twentyfold in five years
A few months after his honours examinations at a college in Satkhira in 2018, Quazi Monjurul travelled to Dhaka looking for a job.
March 24, 2024
Bar too low for arsenic
For 30 years, the permissible amount of arsenic in drinking water in Bangladesh has been five times that of the global standard and this has been exposing people to cancer risks.
March 20, 2024
Bangladesh breathed worst air last year
Bangladesh’s air was the worst in the world last year and it was 15 times worse than the minimum set by the World Health Organisation guideline.
February 23, 2024
Healthcare plagued by lack of anaesthesiologists
Bangladesh’s healthcare system suffers from an acute shortage of anaesthesiologists even though their service is required in surgical and emergency care.
February 17, 2024
Cold wave kills 281 on average every winter
There are at least 281 “cold wave induced” deaths on average annually in Bangladesh, according to a recent study.
February 3, 2024
Cancer increasing in Bangladesh, may double in 2050
The number of cancer patients is steadily increasing in Bangladesh, and in the year 2050, the country may record more than double the new cases of 2022, according to a World Health Organization report.
January 29, 2024
Wait for Rohingya repatriation gets even longer
With the escalation of conflict in Myanmar, the possibility of Rohingya repatriation materialising anytime soon has become remote, heaping the challenges for the Bangladesh government in managing the displaced people in the face of shrinking humanitarian aid for them.
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