The government is set to open five 200-bed specialised children's hospitals in Khulna, Barishal, Rangpur and Rajshahi divisions, and Cumilla district within the next six months. The hospitals in Barishal and Khulna divisions are scheduled to be operational by early August.
A BNP leader has been seriously injured in a knife attack by miscreants in the capital's Mohammadpur area. The injured person has been identified as Mohammad Noor Islam, 55.
A mason has died after falling from an under-construction building in the capital's Kalabagan area. The deceased was identified as Md Yasin, 38.
Education Minister Dr A N M Ehsanul Haque Milon has said the government has taken various initiatives to make the education system modern and employment-oriented. The focus is on technical and vocational education to develop skilled human resources, rather than increasing unemployment by expanding higher education alone.
Four more children have died with measles symptoms across the country in the last 24 hours, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said in a press release on Friday, June 19.
Ekushey Padak-winning poet, litterateur and journalist Al Mujahidi has passed away. He breathed his last at 1:40 pm on Friday, June 19, while undergoing treatment at the United Hospital in the capital. He was 83 years old.