Author: Health Desk

One more death was reported from dengue in the past 24 hours till Tuesday morning, raising the number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 43 this year. During the period, 386 more patients were hospitalised with viral fever, raising the total caseload to 10,682 this year, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). Among the new cases, 163 were reported in Barishal division (out of the city corporation), 19 in Chattogram division (out of the city corporation), 16 in Khulna division (out of the city corporation), eight in Mymensingh division (out of the…

Nahid Islam, convener of the National Citizen Party (NCP), said today that any delay or evasion regarding the July Declaration and Charter will once again bring students and the public to the street. “We are saying this very clearly – we want to issue a warning. If you, or the government, or anyone else believes that those who took to the streets have now returned home, you are mistaken,” he said. “We, the people of Bangladesh, will go to every street and corner. We will call on students, the public, youth, and workers to take to…

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus today inaugurated a month-long programme to commemorate the July Uprising at his office here. “We will observe this (July Uprising) every year so that we can resist autocracy soon after we see any sign of it,” he said while opening the programme around 11 am. The chief adviser said the July Uprising will be observed to resist reemergence of autocracy in the country. “We want to consolidate the unity again…hard time ahead but there is an immense potential as well,” Prof Yunus said. He urged the countrymen to observe the July…

The BNP has requested China to extend repayment periods on existing loans and reconsider associated fees to boost Bangladesh’s overall economy, said Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, secretary general of the party, on Monday. Fakhrul said this while sharing the outcomes of his party’s recent visit to China during a press conference held at BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s Gulshan office in Dhaka this afternoon. “We also discussed improving the investment volume and ensuring investment security during our meetings with leaders of the Chinese government,” he said. The BNP delegation also urged China to play a role to ensure…

Bangladesh saw an unimaginable start of fall of the autocratic Awami League (AL) regime on the very first day of July last year as the day was gripped by student protests turning the ‘quota reform movement’ into an ‘anti-discrimination student movement’. The people of the country even never imagined the quota reform movement which started getting momentum on the first July eventually to be evolved into “July Uprising” participated by student-mass people, ending the almost 16 years autocratic rule of AL. The displeased students merely heralded the protest to press their demand of rescinding the quota system in government jobs…

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio held a telephone conversation with Bangladesh Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus at 7.30pm today. The 15-minute discussion was warm, cordial, and constructive, reflecting excellent bilateral engagement between the two nations, Chief Adviser’s Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam said.

The government has formed a five-member advisory committee to resolve the ongoing crisis spurred by protests against reforms in NBR, Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed said on Sunday. The finance adviser informed reporters about the new advisory committee after a meeting with business leaders on alleviating the crisis. The government-private sector meeting was the first on the crisis as work boycotts by NBR officials, who are protesting the latest move to split the agency, have paralysed the economy. On Saturday, the economic crisis reached a new height as protesters halted foreign trade-related services. During the nearly two-month…

National Citizen Party (NCP) Convener Nahid Islam on Sunday said they will announce the July Declaration on 3 August on behalf of students and people as the government has failed to do so. He came up with the announcement at a press conference held at the party’s temporary office in Dhaka’s Banglamotor. Commemorating the 2024 July Uprising anniversary, the NCP announced a month-long countrywide campaign titled “Desh Gorte July Padajatra (July March to Build the Nation)”. To hold the programmes, the party formed a committee with NCP leaders Sarjis Alam and Anik Roy as its convener and…

The Council of Advisers today approved in principle the draft of ‘The Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Ordinance, 2025’. The approval came at a meeting of the council held at the Chief Adviser’s Office (CAO) with Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus in the chair, a Cabinet Division press release said. The council also approved a proposal of declaring all services of the National Board of Revenue (NBR) as ‘Essential Services’. A draft on ‘Memorandum of Understanding between the Turkey and Bangladesh for Counter Terrorism and Security Cooperation’ was also approved at the meeting. In addition, the…

Professor S.M. Nasrul Qadir, Vice-Chancellor of Premier University, Chattogram, is a respected academic and former Dean of the Faculty of Business Administration at the University of Chittagong. In a candid interview with Daily People’s View, he shared his insights on the post-August 5 political shift, the evolving landscape of higher education, and the role of academia in shaping the nation’s future. The Interview has been conducted by Nur Nabi Robin, Staff Reporter, The Daily People’s View. People’s View: After the mass uprising of August 5, the country has undergone many changes. Has this transformation reached educational institutions as well?…