A worrying escalation in measles-like illness across the country has led to a sharp rise in child deaths, according to the latest data released by the Directorate General of Health Services. Over the past 24 hours alone, four children have died after exhibiting symptoms associated with measles, while more than a thousand new suspected cases […]

A Bailey bridge in Gopalganj collapsed on Sunday morning after being overloaded by a sand-laden truck, sending a vehicle plunging into a canal and injuring four people. The incident has brought traffic to a complete standstill on the district town’s main connecting road, triggering widespread disruption for residents, students, and local businesses. The accident occurred […]

A severe dispute at Rangpur Medical College Hospital in Bangladesh has escalated into a full-scale protest by intern doctors, following an alleged assault on medical staff and subsequent controversy surrounding the handling of a deceased patient’s body. Despite an apology extracted from the accused through an unusual public act, the strike by intern doctors continues, […]

Students Face Severe Disruption in Faridpur A total of around 300 students at Karir Hat Dakhil Madrasa in Vashanchor Union under Sadarpur Upazila of Faridpur are enduring serious hardship as the institution has remained without electricity for the past 22 days. The prolonged power outage has severely disrupted teaching activities, administrative work, and the daily […]

A young man has been killed in Munshiganj town in what police suspect to be a fatal escalation of a longstanding dispute over outstanding payments. The incident took place in the Jasimnagar area under the municipal jurisdiction, with the victim’s body recovered by police on Sunday morning. The deceased has been identified as Md Arif […]

The owner of a restaurant implicated in the criminal case arising from the devastating Bailey Road fire in Dhaka, which claimed 46 lives, has once again withdrawn an application to surrender before the court after initially seeking bail. Rafi Uz-Zahed, 34, appeared before the court of Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Md Sefatullah in Dhaka on […]

The principal convict sentenced to death in the widely discussed rape and murder case of schoolgirl Ramisa in Pallabi, Dhaka, has admitted his guilt in a jail appeal and pleaded for clemency before the High Court. Sohail Rana, who was sentenced to capital punishment by the trial court, argued that prolonged drug addiction, financial hardship […]

An anti-narcotics operation in Narayanganj’s Fatullah area turned violent late on Saturday night when police officers came under attack from suspected drug traffickers. The incident left five police personnel injured, including a Sub-Inspector, while officers arrested three individuals, among them an alleged leading drug dealer known locally as “Fighter Monir”. According to police, the incident […]