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 […]

Outpatient services at Shaheed Ziaur Rahman Medical College Hospital (SZMCH) in Bogura came to a complete standstill on Thursday morning as intern doctors escalated their ongoing strike. Demonstrating doctors forcibly shut down the ticket counters at approximately 9:45 am, leaving hundreds of patients and their relatives stranded in queues. The sudden cessation of medical care […]

A tragic head-on collision between a passenger bus and a pharmaceutical delivery microbus has claimed the life of a driver and left another person injured in Palashbari Upazila, Gaibandha. The fatal crash occurred around 10:00 am on Thursday along the busy Gaibandha–Palashbari road in the Majhipara area. The deceased driver has been identified as 40-year-old […]

Detectives from the Gaibandha District Detective Branch (DB) of police have arrested Ranjit Bakshi Surya, a vice-president of the district Awami League, in connection with an arson and violence case stemming from mid-2024. The 68-year-old politician was taken into custody at around 8:00 pm on Monday, 31 August, during an operation in the VH Road […]

A 32-year-old motorcyclist died instantly after being struck by an oncoming passenger bus on the Patuakhali–Kuakata highway on Thursday morning. The incident occurred at approximately 8:00 am in the Dhalugajir Moor area, situated within Patuakhali Sadar Upazila. The victim was identified as Md Atik, son of Maulana Ashraf Howlader, hailing from Jamura village under the […]