Desk Report: Tejgaon Thana Health Complex, with its 27 physicians, in the capital’s Tejgaon Industrial Area treats only 15 to 150 patients a day, most of the time having nothing to do, reports New Age. The hospital has no inpatient services and the patients visit the outdoor and emergency departments only for minor ailments. During…
M Humayun Kabir: A US-Bangla flight carrying 171 people from Dhaka to Cox’s Bazar made an emergency landing at the Chattogram airport as its landing gear failed. Wing Commander Sarwar-e-Jahan, manager of Chattogram Shah Amanat International Airport, told bdnews24.com that the Boeing 737 aircraft’s landing gear did not work, forcing it to land at the…
Desk Report: A python rescued from Karatia in Sadar upazila was released into the forest in Sakhipur upazila, reports Daily Star. Forest officials released the python in the forest at Nalua area in the morning, said Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) in Tangail Harun-or-Rashid. The DFO said bamboo trader Abdul Alim of West Akur Takur Para…
DOT Desk: After coming to power for the fourth time, the Awami Leaque-led Grand Alliance government is going to enact the Bangladesh Marine Zone Act, 2019 to declare and determine maritime zones and suppress piracy, armed robbery, and theft, and make provisions for punishment, reports The Independent. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has prepared a…
CNN Miley Cyrus has just rewritten a holiday classic and it’s pretty catchy. Given the recent debate over songs such as “Baby, It’s Cold Outside” for lyrics that some see as demeaning to women, Cyrus turned the 1953 hit “Santa Baby” into a feminist anthem. The singer performed the song Thursday night alongside Mark Ronson…
DOT Desk Aggregate shortfall in tax revenue collection against the target widened further, marking a deficit amounting to Tk 167.99 billion in the first four months of the current fiscal year (FY), 2018-19, reports The Financial Express. The shortfall was about Tk 114 billion in the first quarter (July-September) of FY 19. According to the…
M. Shamsul Haque The DT published a report today(11.4.16) on the above topic. It informs us that the merger proposal was submitted for final approval of the PM and the PMO office has sought for more documents before it gave its decision. The DT report indicated that the TC division while submitting the proposal recommended…
Redwan Ahmed: Amid heavy pressure from the international community, Bangladesh expects signing a bilateral Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Myanmar on Rohingya repatriation. The governments are expected to sign an ‘Arrangement on Return of Displaced Persons from Rakhine State’ in Nay Pyi Daw today. However, the issues of the proposed MoU are still undecided as…
Noman Mosharef: Maternal mortality rate has recently increased in the country. At present, as many as 196 mothers die while giving birth to child in 100000 cases. The number was 194 in 2010. The outcome of “Bangladesh Maternal mortality and healthcare survey 2016 conducted jointly by National Institute of Population Research and Training (NIPORT), International…
Marilyn Thipthorpe We always love to smell these glorious buds of fragrance. Whether it be by the roadside or your garden, it seems like everyone always has the time or at least wants to stop for a while and just take in the beauty of flowers. Here are 10 amazing facts on flowers that you…