Community clinics take care of 12cr patients
As the number of patients is increasing at community clinics in rural areas of the country, some 12 crore people received healthcare facilities in 2016.
“There are 13,236 community clinics in the country. Now, 80 to 90 percent rural people are receiving treatment facilities from community clinics,” an official of Community Clinics Programme told BSS.
While talking to BSS, Health and Family Welfare Minister Mohammad Nasim said, “Community clinic project is an important outcome of visionary leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
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HRW scraps Rohingya refugee relocation plan
The Bangladeshi government should immediately drop its plan to transfer Rohingya refugees to an uninhabited, undeveloped coastal island, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said today. Relocating the refugees from the Cox’s Bazar area to Thengar Char island would deprive them of their rights to freedom of movement, livelihood, food and education, in violation of Bangladesh’s obligations under international human rights law.
Between 300,000 and 500,000 Rohingya Muslim refugees, most of them unregistered by the authorities, are in Bangladesh after fleeing persecution in Burma dating back to the 1990s. 
ADB for increasing private investment
Vice President of Asian Development Bank (ADB) Wencai Zhang today said Bangladesh needs to take steps to increase private investment for maintaining the present trend of economic growth.
“Infrastructure development is imperative for Bangladesh to ensure an investment friendly environment,” said the visiting ADB vice president at a press conference here, reports BSS.
He said Bangladesh needs to build developed road connectivity in the country and at the same 
time it will have to attach importance to develop regional connectivity...
time it will have to attach importance to develop regional connectivity...
Dettol-Channel i Porichchonno Bangladesh launched
The ‘Dettol-Channel i Porichchonno Bangladesh’ Campaign is being launched nationwide to spread awareness regarding well-being and hygiene among the people of the country. People from all walks of life are being called to participate in the campaign which was launched on February 9, 2017.
This information was given out in a press conference held at the Hotel Westin on 09 February, 2017. Present in the conference were representatives of Channel i, representatives from Reckitt Benckiser (makers of Dettol), their partners for this campaign Professor Abdullah Abu 
OPPO signs online deal with Bagdoom
OPPO, the global electronics and technology service provider, delivering the latest and most exquisite mobile electronic devices in over 20 countries has signed an MoU with the leading e-commerce platform of Bangladesh, Bagdoom.com. Through this agreement, all OPPO mobile sets will be available on Bagdoom’s website for online purchase.
The deal was signed between the two parties at a signing ceremony held at Bagdoom’s head 
office in Gulshan of the...
office in Gulshan of the...
Prof Riaz completes Bangladesh speaking tour
In a speaking tour about Bangladeshi politics, Illinois State Department of Politics and Government Chair and Professor Ali Riaz delivered four presentations in Bangladesh between January 27 and February 1. These presentations were based on Riaz’s work on the governance, media, and history of Bangladesh.
On January 27 Riaz delivered a lecture at the Department of Mass Communication and 
Journalism at the University of Rajshahi. In his lecture, titled “Media and Democracy,”‘ he underscored ...
Journalism at the University of Rajshahi. In his lecture, titled “Media and Democracy,”‘ he underscored ...
