During the month of mourning, food was distributed among patients at Satkhira Medical College Hospital (SMCH). On Monday (August 21) at 12 noon at Medical College Hospital Satkhira Medical College Hospital director Sheetal Chowdhury spoke as the chief guest and distributed food to the Member of Parliament of Satkhira Sadar-2
Author: Times Report
50 people are infected with dengue in Gobindganj
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Niger Coup: What is Russia’s role?
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VAT collection sees 17pc growth in FY23
Collection of value added tax (VAT) grew by 17% in FY23 despite multiple challenges on both external and domestic fronts. The revenue board missed a substantial amount of VAT against some projects, desperate drives by the VAT wing of the National Board of Revenue (NBR) facilitated the collection, according to a
Dengue patients overwhelm govt hospitals in Dhaka; Patients suffer amid bed, staff shortage
As the dengue cases surge, government hospitals in the capital are facing shortage of beds and staff to provide adequate care for patients. Visiting various hospitals in the city, the UNB correspondent found that hospitals including Mugda Medical College Hospital, Dhaka Medical College Hospital, Sir Salimullah Medical College Hospital, Matuail Institute
Judgment in graft case against Tarique, Zubaida on Aug 2
A court here Thursday set August 2 for pronouncing judgment in a graft case filed against BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman and his wife Zubaida Rahman. Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge Md Asaduzzaman set the date as placing of legal arguments concluded in the case Thursday. Earlier on July 24, the court fixed
Female student torture: HC scraps expulsion order against 5 IU BCL activists
The High Court on Wednesday scrapped an expulsion order against five students- a former leader and four former activists of Islamic University's ruling Awami League-backed student body Bangladesh Chhatra League - over torturing a first-year student of finance and banking department. An HC bench of Justice JBM Hasan and Justice Razik
98pc work of Karnaphuli Tunnel Completed
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Media laws need to be relaxed for fair polls
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