Bangladesh’s public health system faces renewed pressure as six more people have succumbed to dengue fever in the last 24 hours. Data released by the Health Emergency Operation Centre and Control Room under the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) reveals that 1,492 new patients were admitted to hospitals across the country over the same […]

The High Court of Bangladesh has ordered Grameen Kalyan, an organisation founded by Interim Government Chief Adviser Dr Muhammad Yunus, to pay 666 crore taka (approximately £48 million) in outstanding taxes to the National Revenue Board (NBR). A High Court bench presided over by Justice Md. Mozibur Rahman Miah delivered the verdict after discharging the […]

A 28-year-old electrician was brutally hacked to death by a group of unidentified assailants in the Sonadanga area of Khulna city on Wednesday evening. The incident occurred at approximately 8:30 pm behind the Talukdar Community Centre, where the victim was standing alone whilst using his mobile phone. According to Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Sonadanga Model Police […]

Health and Family Welfare Minister Sardar Mohammad Sakhawat Hossain has announced that Bangladesh will initiate its second phase of a special measles immunization campaign on 25 September to curb ongoing infections across the country. Addressing reporters at the University Women’s Federation in Dhanmondi, Dhaka, following a seminar organized by the Association for Disabled People (ADP) […]