Police in Bangladesh have recovered the body of a 21-year-old man from a pond in Fulbari village, Lakhai upazila, Habiganj, seven days after he went missing. His childhood friend, Sahel Mia, has been detained in connection with the killing, which police say was allegedly carried out to steal the victim’s iPhone. The body of Tarek […]

Police in Sonargaon, Narayanganj, have arrested a man and his wife over allegations that they poured hot water on a sleeping teenage girl, leaving her with burns across several parts of her body. The incident is believed to have stemmed from a long-running land dispute within the family. The suspects, identified as Zakir Hossain and […]

Patients with dengue are not using mosquito nets in the dengue ward of Jashore 250-bed General Hospital, raising concerns about the risk of the virus spreading to other patients. A shortage of space has made it difficult for hospital authorities to isolate dengue patients adequately, leaving them alongside people receiving treatment for other illnesses. The […]

Bangladesh continues to face a growing measles burden, with seven more children dying from suspected or confirmed measles infections in the past 24 hours. During the same period, 1,295 new cases were identified, including suspected and laboratory-confirmed infections, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). Of the seven deaths reported, six involved patients […]