A growing debate over measles-related child deaths has highlighted inconsistencies in how fatalities are being classified in Bangladesh, with public health experts warning that the current distinction between “confirmed” and “suspected” cases is creating confusion and undermining public trust. Health specialists argue that any child showing clinical symptoms of measles should be regarded as a […]

A violent incident has been reported at a government college in the Durgapur upazila of Rajshahi, where a local political figure and his associates are accused of assaulting a female lecturer and vandalising campus property during ongoing examinations. According to allegations, Shahadat Hossain, a local leader associated with the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and former […]

A secondary school teacher in Narsingdi district has been violently assaulted after allegedly refusing to take on private tuition duties, prompting arrests, student unrest and police intervention. The incident occurred on Thursday morning in front of the Chaughoria Abdul Mannan Bhuiyan Adarsha Vidyapith in Shibpur upazila. The victim, 32-year-old English teacher Monzil Molla, is an […]

A decade after the brutal killing of college student and cultural activist Sohagi Jahan Tonu, new developments in the investigation have reignited hopes of justice among her family and the wider community. The arrest of a former senior military personnel, alongside renewed DNA analysis, has brought the long-stalled case back into the national spotlight. Tonu, […]

A planned 24-hour suspension of gas supply will affect several parts of Dhaka and its surrounding industrial belt from Friday morning, according to an official notification issued by the Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution Company Limited. The shutdown will begin at 7:00 am on Friday, 24 April, and continue uninterrupted until 7:00 am on Saturday, […]