CNN The US Food and Drug Administration approved two cancer treatments, Vitrakvi and Xospata, this week after expedited reviews. Vitrakvi, approved Monday, is “a treatment for adult and pediatric patients whose cancers have a specific genetic feature (biomarker).” The FDA said in a statement that it is the second approved cancer treatment that is based…
UNB Police here on Thursday recovered the severed body of a newborn boy from a dustbin at Tutpara in the city. Sub-inspector of Sadar Police Station Tipu Sultan said they recovered the body of newborn from the dustbin on Central Road around 11:30 am. The left hand, left leg and left ear of the baby…
Sustir Sarker, Netrokona Correspondent District Muktijoddha Sangsad organized a view exchange meeting with the commitment of building a prosperous Bangladesh in the spirit of liberation war. Former Commander Nurul Amin, Netrokona District Freedom Fighters Association’s presided the meeting in the District Freedom Fighters Complex Bhaban yesterday in the morning. The Chief Guest was honorable Freedom…
DOT Desk North Zone fast bowler Ebadat Hossain ran riot on a green wicket as he took six wickets for 51 runs — his best bowling figures in first-class cricket — against Central Zone yesterday on the first day of the second round of the Bangladesh Cricket League. At the Shaheed Chandu Stadium in Bogura,…
DOT Desk A schoolboy was found dead at his house at Hamdah in Jhenaidah district town on Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Samiul Alam, a class VI student of Jhenaidah Government Boys’ School and son of Alamgir Hossain, former chairman of Kalicharanpur union, reports The Financial Express BD. Mother of the victim Shahida Parveen,…
DOT Desk The government is likely to reduce the value-added tax for the backward linkage of internet service providers to 5 percent with the view to lowering the price of internet for more than 9 crore internet users ahead of the general election. As a result, all the internet service providing channels will be paying…
Kabir Humayun of DOT Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader has opined that there is no point in separating BNP from Jamaat as they are two flowers in the same stalk. Quader, also Road Transport and Bridges Minister, made the remarks at a press briefing in party’s president Sheikh Hasina’s Dhanmondi political office yesterday noon,,…
DOT Desk Bangladesh batsman Liton Das has been included in the squad as backup for Mushfiqur Rahim for the second Test against West Indies which is to be played tomorrow, skipper Shakib Al Hasan informed yesterday. “Liton has been kept [in the squad] as a backup just in case [Mushy’s] pain increases or there is…
UNB An accused in a murder case was killed in a reported gunfight with police at Yearpur in Ashulia early Thursday. The deceased was identified as Babul Mia, 27, son of Babar Ali Munshi of Teknimunshipara in Sonatala upazila in Bagura district. He is an accused in garment worker Mehedi Hasan killing cases. Tipped off,…
Hindustan Times Pakistani traffic authorities have for the first time in the country’s history, issued a driving licence to a transgender woman, a media report said on Tuesday. The Islamabad Traffic Police (ITP) on Monday issued Laila Ali her license on the special directives of Islamabad’s police chief who said that she had been driving…