Vortex of violence: Raozan's fragile calm shattered by 23 murders in 21 months

Dhaka, April 30 -- Raozan, once notorious as a hub of violence in Chattogram, is again witnessing a string of killings. After remaining relatively calm for nearly one-and-a-half decades, the Upazila ... Read More

UNICEF forecasts potential decrease of measles infections in Bangladesh by May

Dhaka, April 30 -- The United Nations children's agency UNICEF sees the possibility of the measles outbreak weakening in Bangladesh by May, raising hope for a sigh of relief at a time when the country... Read More

MP Rumeen Farhana seeks parliamentary review of US trade agreement

Dhaka, April 29 -- Independent lawmaker Rumeen Farhana has questioned the validity of a trade agreement signed between Bangladesh and the United States, demanding that the document be placed before pa... Read More

Worker dies after being hit by speeding car in Gazipur, three injured in rickshaw collision

Dhaka, April 29 -- A garment worker has been killed after being hit by a car while standing beside a highway in Gazipur. The out-of-control vehicle also smashed into a battery-run rickshaw, leaving t... Read More

35 transformers break down in Cumilla, disconnecting power for 27,000 customers

Dhaka, April 29 -- A Nor'wester storm in Cumilla has caused extensive damage to electrical connections in all 17 Upazilas. The stormy winds uprooted electric poles, damaged transformers and metre boxe... Read More

Downpour leaves commuters stranded, waterlogging slows traffic across Dhaka

Dhaka, April 29 -- Heavy rain has thrown daily life in Dhaka into disarray, with office-goers, students, and workers facing widespread difficulties across the city. Roads in several areas became wate... Read More

Bangladesh marks 35 years since devastating 1991 cyclone

Dhaka, April 29 -- Wednesday marks the 35th anniversary of the devastating 1991 cyclone in Bangladesh. Known officially as Cyclone 02B, or colloquially as "Gorky" or "Marian", the storm is recognised... Read More

Patient care squeezed as only 37 doctors fill 91 posts at Gopalganj eye hospital

Dhaka, April 29 -- Gopalganj Eye Hospital and Training Institute, the largest government facility of its kind in south-western Bangladesh, has faced severe operational challenges due to nearly two-thi... Read More

Child deaths mount as suspected measles cases near 36,000 mark

Dhaka, April 29 -- Bangladesh has recorded one more death of a child with measles-like symptoms in the last 24 hours, while 88 new cases of the viral infection were laboratory-confirmed across the cou... Read More

Supreme Court Bar polls: 40 nominations axed amid political row

Dhaka, April 29 -- Around 40 nominations have been cancelled before election to the Supreme Court Bar Association, triggering a dispute among the election subcommittee, the current bar leadership and ... Read More

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