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Government to Recruit 25,000 Midwives to Protect Women's Health: Health Minister

Health and Family Welfare Minister Sardar Md. Sakhawat Hossain said the government has taken an initiative to recruit 25,000 midwives to ensure women's health protection and deliver healthcare services to marginalized people. He said these midwives will play a role in remote areas of the country in the early detection of various diseases, including breast and cervical cancer among women, increasing health awareness, and providing necessary advice.

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No alternative to sports in preventing drug addiction: Education Minister

There is no alternative to sports in preventing social problems like drug addiction. Therefore, the government is including sports in students' curriculum, said Education and Primary and Mass Education Minister Dr. A N M Ehsanul Haque Milon.

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Rooftop solar power programme inaugurated in Bhaluka; Minister hopes load shedding will decrease in Mymensingh before next summer

Minister of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Iqbal Hasan Mahmud expressed hope that electricity load shedding will decrease in the Mymensingh region before the upcoming summer. He said the government has taken initiatives to solve the problems of electricity and gas supply. Besides, if the use of solar power on rooftops of residential buildings is increased, it will play an important role in tackling the power crisis.

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Must investigate why students are leaving government schools: Asadul Habib Dulu

Infrastructure development alone will not suffice; teachers must be more responsible to ensure the quality of education. Disaster Management and Relief Minister Asadul Habib Dulu has remarked that it must be investigated why students are moving to other institutions even though government schools provide various facilities, including free textbooks, stipends and mid-day meals.

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Family, society and state must come forward to ensure dignity and security of older persons: VC Tahmina Akhtar

It is urgent to launch and expand community-based service programs for older persons alongside state initiatives to build an older-person-friendly society. Family, society and state must collectively come forward to ensure their healthy, safe and dignified lives, said Professor Tahmina Akhtar, Vice-Chancellor of Rabindra University, Bangladesh.

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Experimental production begins at first unit of Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant

Experimental electricity generation activities have started at the first unit of Rooppur, the country's first nuclear power plant located in Ishwardi, Pabna. The activities started on Friday afternoon.

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While saying ‘third gender’, I inadvertently said ‘transgender’: Education Minister

Education and Primary and Mass Education Minister Dr. A N M Ehsanul Haque Milon has said that while speaking at an event, he inadvertently used the word ‘transgender’ to refer to third-gender people. He said that in that speech, the word he intended was ‘third gender’.

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Govt working to take healthcare and development activities to grassroots: State Minister Tuku

State Minister for Fisheries and Livestock Sultan Salahuddin Tuku said the government is working with the highest priority to provide medical assistance and development activities to helpless and distressed people.

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Seeing two people who looked like police, Tahsif ran away; PBI verifying their identities

Former Bangladesh Air Force flight lieutenant K M Tahsif Sauri's friend Ahmed Shahriar Reza Dip has given new information about his death. Dip claims they ran after seeing two people who looked like police. However, the Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) is verifying whether those two were actually police members.

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200 new coaches being added to railway fleet, new trains to be launched

About 200 new coaches are being added to the Bangladesh Railway fleet in phases. There are plans to launch new trains with these coaches as well as replace old and dilapidated coaches. It has already been decided to initially launch a new train with a portion of the new coaches that have arrived in the country.

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28 police personnel closed simultaneously

Twenty-eight police personnel have been closed (withdrawn) simultaneously over allegations of taking unethical benefits beyond salary and allowances. They include everyone from police cooks to SIs. On Friday (October 30), this action was taken from the Khulna Range DIG office. According to related sources, the action was taken following allegations of irregularities and taking unethical benefits against police personnel working in various districts and units under Khulna Range. Members of various police stations and units in Khulna, Bagerhat, Jashore, Jhenaidah, Kushtia and Chuadanga have been included in this list. The list includes names of members working in traffic and detective branches in addition to police stations.

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Three die of dengue in 24 hours, 1,262 hospitalized

Three more people have died after being infected with dengue in the country in the last 24 hours. At the same time, 1,262 people have been admitted to various hospitals across the country with dengue. This information was provided in a message sent by the Directorate General of Health Services on Friday (October 30).

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Six killed in lightning strike in Pabna, five injured

Six people have died in a lightning strike in the Malanchi area of Pabna. Five others were injured in the incident.

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After victory, Mirza Faisal Amin visits rival Jamaat candidate’s home with flowers

After winning the by-election in Thakurgaon-1 constituency, newly elected MP Mirza Faisal Amin went to the home of rival Jamaat-nominated candidate Delawar Hossain. On Friday (30 October) morning, he went to the defeated candidate’s home with a bouquet of flowers.

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8.4 million families to get family and farmer cards this year: State Minister for Water Resources

State Minister for Water Resources Farhad Hossain Azad said that 4.1 million families will be given family cards and 4.3 million families farmer cards in the country this year. He said this while speaking as chief guest at a discussion meeting organized on the occasion of the 48th founding anniversary of Upazila Jubo Dal at Bijoy Chattar in Debiganj, Panchagarh at noon on Friday (30 October).

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Technical glitch in Prime Minister's flight, Biman forms 4-member investigation committee

A four-member investigation committee has been formed over the technical glitch in the Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight carrying Prime Minister Tarique Rahman while returning home after a Japan visit. The committee was announced in an order from Biman's administration and Human Resources Department on Friday (30 October).

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Beef worth Tk 193 crore exported in 3 months: State Minister Tuku

State Minister for Fisheries and Livestock Sultan Saluddin Tuku has said that beef worth Tk 193 crore was exported abroad in the last three months. He disclosed this information at an exchange meeting with scientists of the Bangladesh Livestock Research Institute (BLRI) in Savar on Thursday (October 29) afternoon.

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Prime Minister returns home after four-day Japan visit

Prime Minister Tarek Rahman has returned home after completing a four-day official visit to Japan. At 2:48 am on Friday (October 30), a regular Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight carrying the Prime Minister and his wife, Dr. Zubaida Rahman, landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport.

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BNP's Mirza Faisal Amin unofficially wins Thakurgaon-1 by-election

BNP-nominated candidate Mirza Faisal Amin has unofficially won the by-election to Thakurgaon-1 constituency by a huge margin of votes. On Thursday (October 29) night, District Returning Officer and District Election Officer Kamrul Islam declared him the winner.

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Another 6 deaths from dengue, 1,886 hospitalized

In the country, six more people died from dengue infection in the last 24 hours. At the same time, 1,886 people were admitted to various hospitals across the country due to dengue infection.

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Government to Recruit 25,000 Midwives to Protect Women's Health: Health Minister

No alternative to sports in preventing drug addiction: Education Minister

Rooftop solar power programme inaugurated in Bhaluka; Minister hopes load shedding will decrease in Mymensingh before next summer

Must investigate why students are leaving government schools: Asadul Habib Dulu

Family, society and state must come forward to ensure dignity and security of older persons: VC Tahmina Akhtar

Experimental production begins at first unit of Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant

While saying ‘third gender’, I inadvertently said ‘transgender’: Education Minister

Govt working to take healthcare and development activities to grassroots: State Minister Tuku

Seeing two people who looked like police, Tahsif ran away; PBI verifying their identities

200 new coaches being added to railway fleet, new trains to be launched

28 police personnel closed simultaneously

Three die of dengue in 24 hours, 1,262 hospitalized

Six killed in lightning strike in Pabna, five injured

After victory, Mirza Faisal Amin visits rival Jamaat candidate’s home with flowers

8.4 million families to get family and farmer cards this year: State Minister for Water Resources

Technical glitch in Prime Minister's flight, Biman forms 4-member investigation committee

Beef worth Tk 193 crore exported in 3 months: State Minister Tuku

Prime Minister returns home after four-day Japan visit

BNP's Mirza Faisal Amin unofficially wins Thakurgaon-1 by-election

Another 6 deaths from dengue, 1,886 hospitalized

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