Seven die of dengue in 24 hours, 1,373 hospitalised
Seven more people have died of dengue in the country in the last 24 hours. In the same period 1,373 people have been hospitalised with dengue.
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Registration mandatory for food businesses, pitha-peyaju shops, restaurants
Bangladesh Food Safety Authority (BFSA) is bringing 16 specified categories of food businesses under the registration system, ranging from roadside pitha, puri-peyaju shops to restaurants, bakeries and sweet shops. Applications for registration and licences can be made from November 1 next. Operating business without registration or licence in the specified cases will be considered a punishable offence.
5 more die of dengue as 1,366 hospitalised in a day
Five more people have died from dengue in Bangladesh in the past 24 hours, while 1,366 new patients have been admitted to hospitals with the mosquito-borne disease.
Diamond World MD Dilip Agarwala remanded
A court has put Dilip Kumar Agarwala, managing director of Diamond World, on one-day remand in a money laundering case.
Deaths from measles, measles symptoms cross 1,200
The number of deaths from measles and measles symptoms in the country has risen to 1,201. Of these, 1,097 people have died with measles symptoms. And 104 people have died after measles was detected in sample tests.
Diamond World MD Dilip Agarwala arrested
Dhaka Metropolitan Police’s Detective Branch (DB) has arrested Dilip Kumar Agarwala, managing director of Diamond World, at the request of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) in connection with a case filed with the agency.
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