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Tobacco Control Law amendment needs to protect public health

Tobacco use posing risk of COVID-19 Staff Correspondent: Speakers at a discussion meeting yesterday stressed the need for amendment of tobacco control law with a view to protect the public

BD roads turn death trap: 37,170 killed in 5 years

FBD Desk: Road accidents in Bangladesh are still one of the leading causes of deaths as 37,170 people were killed in 26,902 accidents across the country in the last five

3-hour shutdown: Internet service providers, cable operators to sit with Mustafa Jabbar

FBD Desk: Ahead of the announced three-hour internet shutdown across the country every day from tomorrow, internet service providers and cable operators are going to sit with Post and Telecommunications

Case against Nixon: Section 144 imposed in Faridpur sadar upazila

FBD Desk: Local administration imposed section 144 in Faridpur sadar upazila headquarters on Saturday apprehending trouble as two groups called meetings at the same venue and time, reports UNB. The

Bangladesh reports 23 COVID-19 deaths, 3,02,298 total recoveries

FBD Desk: Bangladesh on Saturday recorded 23 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) deaths and 1,209 fresh cases overnight. The recovery count rose to 3,02,298 after another 1,560 patients were discharged from the

Hilsa in Rivers: Production can increase by 10pc

Over half the hilsa eggs laid are likely to hatch this year due to favourable environment, researchers and officials said. They said this would be over 5-10 percent more than