Gonoshasthaya Kendra has received permission from the Directorate General of Drug Administration (DGDA) to have the locally manufactured kits for Covid-19 detection tested.
Gonoshasthaya Kendra has developed a kit it claims can detect the novel coronavirus quickly and at a much cheaper price than the currently-used technology.
Renowned medicine specialist and Prime Minister's personal physician Dr ABM Abdullah today advised people not to panic in the wake of the first confirmed cases of coronavirus infection in Bangladesh.
The risks of a coronavirus outbreak in Bangladesh cannot be denied, but people should not panic, noted physician ABM Abdullah said yesterday.
The UGC head believes that while issues might arise with the introduction of something new, such fears should not stop them from taking the initiative. On the other hand, the two distinguished educationists have strongly stated that a sensitive matter like admission in public universities must not go through a “trial and error” approach.
At a time when debates and discussions are rife over the “Central Admission Test”, a system that the University Grants Commission (UGC) is set to introduce for admission to public universities across the country, The Daily Star has taken views of Prof Emeritus Serajul Islam Choudhury, UGC Chairman Kazi Shahidullah and Prof Tanzimuddin Khan of the Department of International Relations, Dhaka University on the matter.
I have seen that every time a new PSC is drawn, transparency, national interest, and the long-term results or consequences of a PSC are not considered. In most cases, it is seen that the PSC is drawn based on the model proposed by companies that will be its beneficiaries.
National Human Rights Commission Chairman Kazi Reazul Hoque in an exclusive interview with The Daily Star on Thursday touched upon the human rights situation in Bangladesh and discussed the much-talked about probe report by a committee of the commission on the recent Subarnachar gang-rape incident in Noakhali.
Gonoshasthaya Kendra has received permission from the Directorate General of Drug Administration (DGDA) to have the locally manufactured kits for Covid-19 detection tested.
Gonoshasthaya Kendra has developed a kit it claims can detect the novel coronavirus quickly and at a much cheaper price than the currently-used technology.
Renowned medicine specialist and Prime Minister's personal physician Dr ABM Abdullah today advised people not to panic in the wake of the first confirmed cases of coronavirus infection in Bangladesh.
The risks of a coronavirus outbreak in Bangladesh cannot be denied, but people should not panic, noted physician ABM Abdullah said yesterday.
The UGC head believes that while issues might arise with the introduction of something new, such fears should not stop them from taking the initiative. On the other hand, the two distinguished educationists have strongly stated that a sensitive matter like admission in public universities must not go through a “trial and error” approach.
At a time when debates and discussions are rife over the “Central Admission Test”, a system that the University Grants Commission (UGC) is set to introduce for admission to public universities across the country, The Daily Star has taken views of Prof Emeritus Serajul Islam Choudhury, UGC Chairman Kazi Shahidullah and Prof Tanzimuddin Khan of the Department of International Relations, Dhaka University on the matter.
I have seen that every time a new PSC is drawn, transparency, national interest, and the long-term results or consequences of a PSC are not considered. In most cases, it is seen that the PSC is drawn based on the model proposed by companies that will be its beneficiaries.
National Human Rights Commission Chairman Kazi Reazul Hoque in an exclusive interview with The Daily Star on Thursday touched upon the human rights situation in Bangladesh and discussed the much-talked about probe report by a committee of the commission on the recent Subarnachar gang-rape incident in Noakhali.
