Japan will provide US$145,000 to expand mobile tuberculosis screening in Dhaka's slum areas, helping around 9,000 people annually access diagnostic services and connecting previously undiagnosed patients with medical care.
A total of 12 students of Khulna University (KU) have been nominated for the Prime Minister's Gold Medal for the academic years 2019, 2020 and 2021. This information was revealed in a notification issued on Monday (October 5) and signed by Md. Omar Faruk, Director of the Research Grant and Award Division of the University Grants Commission (UGC) of Bangladesh.
Bangladesh wants to more than double bilateral trade with Indonesia to over $10 billion by reducing the trade gap and expanding exports of garments, pharmaceuticals and agricultural products, while seeking to revive stalled negotiations on a preferential trade agreement (PTA).
Tongi labour leader Nurul Amin has been freed after long 22 years of imprisonment in the murder case of former Member of Parliament Ahsan Ullah Master. After being freed from Kashimpur Central Jail on Monday, his followers greeted and welcomed him with flowers at the main gate of the jail.
Home Minister and President of the Constitution Amendment Committee Salahuddin Ahmed has said that the non-partisan caretaker government system and the provision of mandatory referendum are being restored in the constitution. At the same time, an initiative has been taken to give legal and constitutional protection or indemnity to the heroic political and general participants of the July mass uprising as ‘July fighters’ in a specific schedule along with ensuring the historical recognition of the July mass uprising.
The impact of economic weakness has fallen on the lifestyle and employment of people in Bangladesh. Nearly 2.1 million people have newly fallen into poverty in the country in the 2026 fiscal year compared to the previous year. In the same period, job creation has almost become stagnant and women have been comparatively more affected in the case of losing jobs.