Bangladesh

All unlicensed hospitals, clinics and private diagnostic centres will be closed, Health Minister Zahid Maleque said; private health organisations that do not provide quality services will be admonished

The worst floods in north-eastern Bangladesh in almost 20 years have begun to recede, but relief workers are still struggling to help millions stranded by ferocious and unpredictable climate events

The Bangladesh Delegation Programme has resumed after a 2-year break: 100 young people from various walks of life hosted in India and visiting places of economic, technological, industrial, cultural, historical interest

Dhaka, long grappling with air pollution problems, with air quality usually becoming unhealthy in winter and improving during monsoon, has seen a marked improvement in air quality during the Eid holidays

The first phase of the recruitment trials for 45.000 assistant teachers in government primary schools has been held with the first exams; the second phase will take place on May 20

The Minister of Planning recently inaugurated two softwares called Project Processing Appraisal and Management System and Research Management System to ensure transparency in projects

The Ministry of Education has decided that all secondary schools and colleges will remain open until 20 April during Ramadan; in-person classes resumed fully in mid-March, after more than 720 days of school closures

The nation celebrates its 52nd Independence and National Day today; the national flag will be hoisted on top of all government, semi-government, autonomous and private buildings with the rising of the sun

PM Sheikh Hasina said the main objective of the government is to bring up the children of the country as good citizens following the ideals of Bangabandhu, father of the nation

The President has asked all stakeholders of the Information Commission to play a more active role in ensuring the right to information at all levels

The country's export earnings in the information technology sector exceeded $1,3 billion; the government's target is to increase the gain to $5 billion by 2025

Parbotto Zila Parishad distributed 31 automatic embroidery machines among unemployed women in Alikamdom, an 'upazila' ('subdistrict') of the Bandarban district