Dhaka, June 5 -- Key takeaways * The health directorate says 605 children have died with measles or measles-like symptoms in 81 days since Mar 15. * Only 91 are listed as lab-confirmed measles death... Read More
Dhaka, June 5 -- The Bangladesh High Commission in New Delhi has confirmed the identity of the Bangladeshi national killed along with 21 others in a devastating fire at a hotel in the Indian capital. ... Read More
Dhaka, June 5 -- The government has approved the Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Incentive Scheme Policy-2026 to help boost investment from Bangladeshi citizens, including expatriates. A cabinet meet... Read More
Dhaka, June 4 -- Bangladesh has taken a major step forward in public health by enacting the Smoking and Usage of Tobacco Products (Control) (Amendment) Act, 2026. Passed on Apr 10, this long-awaited ... Read More
Dhaka, June 4 -- Khondoker Rashed Maqsood has resigned as the chairman of the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC). He told the media on Thursday that he was resigning as the head of ... Read More
Dhaka, June 4 -- Khondoker Rashed Maqsood has resigned as the chairman of the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC). BSEC Commissioners Md Mohsin Chowdhury, Md Ali Akbar, Farzana Lalar... Read More
Dhaka, June 4 -- In the 13 days before and after Eid-ul-Azha this year (May 21-Jun 2), 281 people were killed in 292 road accidents across Bangladesh, according to a study. Among the dead, 34 were wo... Read More
Dhaka, June 4 -- Bangladesh bowling coach Shaun Tait has resigned from his position citing family reasons, according to a Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) statement. The board said on Thursday that Tai... Read More
Dhaka, June 4 -- A Dhaka court has set Thursday for presenting the arguments on the case of rape and murder of eight-year-old schoolgirl Ramisa Akter in Dhaka's Pallabi. The state representatives and... Read More
Dhaka, June 4 -- Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Mosleh Uddin Ahmed has been seen receiving special traffic treatment shortly after publicly declaring that traffic laws apply equally to e... Read More