Amid humid weather punctuated by light showers, hundreds of candidates selected for assistant teacher positions in state primary schools gathered in front of the National Museum at Shahbagh, Dhaka. Their sit-in demonstration aimed to press the government for immediate job postings after months of administrative delay. The protest officially commenced shortly after 11:00 am, prompting […]

Health authorities have reported four additional child fatalities linked to measles symptoms across the country over a 24-hour period ending at 8:00 am on Sunday. With these latest deaths, the cumulative mortality figure from confirmed measles cases and related symptoms has climbed to 844 over the past four and a half months. The Directorate General […]

A tragic incident unfolded in Mahadevpur upazila under Naogaon district as fire service personnel recovered the body of a 12-year-old child from a hazardous pond containing boiler wastewater and hot ash. The deceased boy has been identified as Real Islam, son of Farooq Hossain Bachchu hailing from Khordda Kalna village in Khajur union. The body […]

Police have recovered the body of a nine-year-old girl from the side of a railway line in Nagarkanda upazila under Faridpur district, sparking local grief and outrage. The deceased child has been identified as Mahmuda Akter, the youngest of four siblings and the daughter of Idris Mollah, a resident of Tarakandi village within Char Yashordi […]

Police have arrested four leaders belonging to the banned Awami League and its associate organisations following a sudden candlelit procession in Mymensingh’s Nandail upazila. The late-night operation took place in Rasulpur village, where activists had gathered to observe a designated political programme. Authorities have subsequently charged the detainees under the Anti-Terrorism Act. According to local […]

A five-year-old girl lost her life on Saturday afternoon after being struck by a battery-powered auto-rickshaw while attempting to cross the road in Netrokona’s Purbadhala upazila. The fatal incident occurred around 12:30 pm on 1 August in the Nayapara area, situated along Thana Road in the upazila headquarters. The young victim has been identified as […]

Three young men, including two brothers, lost their lives in a horrific road accident on Friday evening whilst performing reckless motorcycle stunts on a regional highway in Rajshahi’s Mohanpur upazila. The fatal collision occurred around 8:45 pm on 31 July along the Rajshahi-Naogaon Highway, directly in front of the main entrance of Kesharhat Degree College. […]

Three more children have succumbed to suspected measles symptoms in Bangladesh over the past 24 hours, while 1,085 new infections were identified nationwide. The latest figures were released on Saturday, 1 August, in an official press bulletin issued by the Health Emergency Operation Centre and Control Room under the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). […]