Category: Asia

Bangladesh Measles Outbreak: Death Toll Surpasses 1,000 Milestone

September 19, 2026

Health authorities in Bangladesh have confirmed five additional fatalities linked to measles and associated symptoms within the last 24 hours, pushing the cumulative national death toll past a grim benchmark. According to the latest situational bulletin released on Saturday, 19 September, by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), 1,053 people across the country have […]

Security Heightened Across Capital After Explosions and Arson Attacks

September 19, 2026

Security has been stepped up across the capital following a series of crude bomb explosions and arson attacks targeting vehicles in eight areas of Dhaka. Metropolitan police forces, alongside the Special Response Battalion, have deployed extensive measures to restore order and safeguard the public. Over the past 24 hours, law enforcement agencies conducted a series […]

Two Dead as Bus Crashes into Stationary Lorry in Sirajganj

September 19, 2026

Two people lost their lives late on Friday night after a high-speed passenger bus rammed into a stationary lorry on the Jamuna Bridge West Link Highway in Sirajganj district. The fatal collision occurred around 1:30 am on Saturday in the Talukdar Bazar area, situated under Kamarkhanda Upazila. The deceased have been identified as 26-year-old Apon […]

Escaped Death-Row Inmate Rearrested in Chittagong Following Multi-Month Manhunt

September 19, 2026

A condemned murderer who staged a daring escape from the high-security Kasimpur Central Jail in Gazipur during recent institutional unrest has been apprehended by law enforcement officers in Chittagong. The fugitive, identified as 35-year-old Md Bahadur Mia, was seized on Friday during a targeted raid conducted by the Special Response Battalion (SRB). Acting on precise […]

Young Woman Dies Four Days After Brutal Gang-Rape in Kushtia

September 19, 2026

A twenty-year-old woman has died at Rajshahi Medical College Hospital, four days after she was abducted and subjected to a violent gang-rape in Vheramara, Kushtia. The victim, identified as Thoma Khatun, succumbed to her severe injuries at approximately 02:30 BST on Friday, 18 September. She was the daughter of Tofazzal Hossain, a resident of Fakirabad […]

Tragedy in Comilla as Missing University Lecturer’s Son Found Dead

September 19, 2026

A quiet weekend in Comilla turned into a tragedy when the body of a 13-year-old schoolboy was recovered from a hillock near the Magic Paradise park in the Sadar Dakshin sub-district on Saturday morning. The deceased, identified as Apratim, was a seventh-grade pupil at the Comilla Border Guard Public School and the only child of […]

Six Chhatra League Activists Detained Following Procession Attempt in Sitakunda

September 19, 2026

Police in Chattogram’s Sitakunda upazila have detained six activists affiliated with the Bangladesh Chhatra League after dispersing a flash procession on Friday afternoon. Law enforcement officers intervened as the group attempted to stage a demonstration near Bridge No. 5 on the Faujdarhat-Bayezid Link Road. The individuals taken into custody have been identified as Jamshed, 30, […]

In Remembrance of Muhammad Mansur Uddin: Architect of Bengal’s Folk Heritage

September 19, 2026

A visionary scholar whose lifelong dedication immortalised the songs and soul of rural Bengal. The cultural history of Bengal owes an immeasurable debt to those who ventured into its rural heartlands to preserve its fading oral traditions. Among the key figures who saved countless folk songs and literary treasures from oblivion, Muhammad Mansur Uddin stands […]

In Remembrance of Legendary Rabindra Sangeet Artiste Suchitra Mitra

September 19, 2026

A star fell from the sky—an artiste in whose voice the songs of Rabindranath Tagore became the language of love, protest, and liberation. “Amar Sonar Bangla, Ami Tomai Bhalobashi…” When this song was stirring dreams of independence, patriotism, and the longing for freedom in the hearts of Bengalis, Suchitra Mitra’s resonant voice served as a […]

Ambulance Driver Who Aided Injured Protesters Arrested in Chattogram

September 19, 2026

A human rights and social controversy has erupted in Chattogram following the arrest of Md Sajjad Hossain, an ambulance driver who provided free emergency transport to injured individuals during the historic July uprising. Arrested by police from the Shah Lane area of Chawkbazar on a Saturday, Sajjad was subsequently presented before a court and remanded […]

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Bangladesh Measles Outbreak: Death Toll Surpasses 1,000 Milestone

Security Heightened Across Capital After Explosions and Arson Attacks

Two Dead as Bus Crashes into Stationary Lorry in Sirajganj

Escaped Death-Row Inmate Rearrested in Chittagong Following Multi-Month Manhunt

Young Woman Dies Four Days After Brutal Gang-Rape in Kushtia

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