JS body for competing transmission’ lines, substations for’ RNPP.The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Science and Technology Ministry today urged the authorities concerned to complete transmission line and substation expansion works for smooth transmission of power from Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (RNPP). The 18th meeting of the Standing Committee was held at the Jatiya Sangsad (JS) […]

Portugal president signs law legalising euthanasia. Portugal’s conservative President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa on Tuesday signed into law a bill decriminalising euthanasia adopted by parliament last week, after a painstaking legislative process.The issue has divided the deeply Catholic country and witnessed strong opposition from De Sousa, a devout churchgoer. “The president of the republic has […]

‘Lucky to still be alive’: Living with HIV for over 30 years. When people were diagnosed with HIV more than three decades ago, it was considered a death sentence.But after suffering through discrimination, the loss of loved ones and brutal side effects from drugs, advances in treatment over the years have allowed millions to live […]