Bangladesh’s measles outbreak continues to pose a serious public health challenge, with four more deaths reported over the past 24 hours and nearly 1,000 additional suspected cases identified across the country. According to the latest figures from the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), 988 people showed symptoms of measles between 8 am on 6 […]

Nine people, including a minibus driver, were injured after a speeding vehicle crashed into the rear of a parked covered van on the Dhaka-Mawa Expressway in Sreenagar, Munshiganj, early on Saturday. The collision occurred at around 4am near the Sreenagar Ferry Ghat area, on the Mawa-bound lane of the expressway. The impact severely crushed the […]

The National Citizen Party (NCP) has called for the preservation of the historic residence of language movement pioneer and martyred Liberation War hero Dhirendranath Datta in Cumilla, with a proposal to establish a memorial museum there. The demand came after leaders and activists of the party’s Cumilla metropolitan unit gathered in front of the house […]

A man and his wife have been detained in Monpura, Bhola, over allegations that the husband was arranging sexual services involving his wife in exchange for money. Local residents caught the couple and handed them over to the police, while two alleged clients and a motorcycle rider reportedly fled the scene. Police also recovered 26 […]

Four people, including a married couple and their eight-month-old daughter, were killed when a truck struck an auto-rickshaw and a motorcycle in Melandaha, Jamalpur, on Saturday morning. Several others were injured in the accident. The collision occurred at around 10am in the Baithamari Burunga area on the Jamalpur-Melandaha road. Three people died at the scene, […]

The Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JASAD) will observe November 7 as Sepoy-Janata Uprising Day on Saturday, commemorating the historic events of 7 November 1975. The party will organise a memorial programme and discussion meeting to honour the uprising and remember its prominent figure, martyred Colonel Abu Taher Bir Uttam. As part of the central programme, JASAD […]

A passenger bus operated by Polliseba Paribahan caught fire in Saturia upazila of Manikganj district, destroying most of the vehicle. No casualties were reported in the incident. The fire broke out at around 1.15am on Saturday (7 November) in the Janna Fakirbari area of Fukurhati Union, along the Saturia-Golra paved road. The bus, bearing registration […]

A young woman has accused Ittekhar Hossain, officer-in-charge (OC) of Konabari Police Station under Gazipur Metropolitan Police, of rape, establishing a physical relationship with her on the promise of marriage and subsequently threatening her and her family. The woman submitted a written complaint to the Gazipur Metropolitan Police Commissioner on 24 September. However, the allegations […]