A crippling combination of power cuts and unbudgeted generator fuel has left medical services severely compromised at the Raipur Upazila Health Complex in Lakshmipur district. Whilst the government facility possesses operational diagnostic units and a functional diesel generator, local authorities lack the financial allocations required to buy fuel, forcing doctors to halt essential procedures during […]

Three more children have died after exhibiting symptoms of measles in Bangladesh over the past 24 hours, bringing the country’s cumulative mortality figure associated with the disease and its associated symptoms to 986 since mid-March. Data released by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) on Thursday, 3 September reveals that two of the latest […]

A man has been taken into custody in the early hours of Thursday following a targeted raid by the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in the Satkhira district, which led to the recovery of illegal firearms and ammunition. Acting on a precise intelligence tip-off, an operational team from RAB-6 executed the pre-dawn drive at approximately 5:30 […]

Central bank launches new initiative offering grants and collateral-free loans to nurture young entrepreneurs across all sub-districts. In a bid to foster self-reliance and spur grass-roots economic growth, Bangladesh Bank is set to implement a nationwide scheme titled “Uddyog: Upazila-Based Young Entrepreneur Search, Identification, and Financing Programme”. The initiative targets promising young men and women […]

A mobile court in Mirzapur, Tangail, sentenced three young men to terms of imprisonment on Thursday afternoon following separate offences involving maternal abuse and illegal drug consumption. The summary judicial proceedings were conducted by the Mirzapur Upazila Nirbahi Officer and executive magistrate, Johirul Alam, on the sub-district administration premises. Among the convicted individuals is Sagar […]