Sayeed Muhammad: In a major healthcare revamp, The government has taken a step to increase the license and renewal fees of: private medical colleges, hospitals, clinics, and diagnostic centres—to increase revenue collection from this sector. If implemented, this will be first such fees hike in the sector since 1982, reports UNB referring to the Finance…
Real Madrid got a win against Eibar with a 4-1 score. Karim Benzama started adding numbers in scoreboard with a two attempt goal at 14′. Next one he added in 25′. The third one done by James Rodriguez which is assisted by Karim Benzama. After these all goals the finishing touch got the team by…
M Humayun Kabir: Spanish basketball superstar Pau Gasol quietly paid visits to several Rohingya camps in Cox’s Bazar district as a goodwill ambassador of UNICEF. Gasol, the 38-year old Spanish player, arrived in Bangladesh on August 5 to observe the conditions of the children at the world’s biggest refugee camp, reports New Age. The renowned…
DOT Desk: Chapra Beel and Boro Beel of Tangail are providing a safe environment for the shelter-seeking birds. Every year thousands of foreign birds of various colors and species migrate to Bangladesh and take shelter in the numerous beels, haors and ponds of the country, reports The Dhaka Tribune. We call them “guest birds.” These…
Desk Report: Dhaka returned to normal as a large number of passenger buses started running the city streets after a three-day break due to a violent student protest for road safety, reports Daily Sun. Buses began to ply city streets on Monday though they were few in number. But on Tuesday bus services were as…
MEMO: Floods in Sudan have destroyed 33 villages and displaced 10,000 families in the country’s eastern province of Gedaref. The floods have raged throughout the country over the past few months, having been caused by continuous rains of the annual rainy season. This season’s floods, however, are the worst in at least 25 years, resulting…
Our Time Desk French Revolution of 1789 changed the course of history, livelihood, and the view of society and power throughout Europe. Caused theoverthrow of French Monarchy and Louis the XVlwas beheaded. Fearing words might spread over the Europe, the neighboring monarchies united to restrain the New Republic of France. While at home, extremism and…
AP Online Village of Shahapur, in Thane district of the west Indian state of Maharashtra, is in the grips of one of the worst droughts in decades. Parched fields, burnt crops and wasted cattle have helped drive up the number of suicides by distressed farmers unable to repay their loans. Tens of thousands have left…