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Bangladesh records all-time high $3.75bn monthly remittance in March

Dhaka, April 3 -- Bangladesh has received a record $3.75 billion in remittances in March, the highest for a single month in the country's history, according to the latest data from the central bank. ... Read More


Parents complain of negligence as eight-month-old with measles symptoms dies in Kushtia

Dhaka, April 3 -- An eight-month-old infant with measles symptoms has died at Kushtia Medical College Hospital, prompting complaints of by on-duty doctors and nurses by the family. The infant, identi... Read More


Child with measles symptoms dies in Chapainawabganj

Dhaka, April 3 -- A two-and-a-half-year-old child with measles symptoms has died at a Chapainawabganj Hospital. Rumali Khatun, a doctor at the hospital's emergency department, said: "The child was br... Read More


Measles outbreak: NICU crisis and data gaps hamper treatment as death toll tops 50 in Bangladesh

Dhaka, April 3 -- A shortage of neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) facilities and the absence of coordinated data on infections are complicating efforts to tackle a growing measles outbreak in Bangla... Read More


Man accused of murdering 'mother's lover' in Nilphamari

Dhaka, April 3 -- A man has been accused of hacking another man to death in Nilphamari's Sadar Upazila over conducting an "extramarital relationship" with his mother. Although the alleged killer has ... Read More


3 die as bus crashes into road divider, overturns in Sirajganj

Dhaka, April 3 -- Three people have been killed as a bus tire burst, causing the vehicle to veer out of control and crash into a road divider and an overbridge before overturning in Sirajganj. At lea... Read More


Police 'couldn't find' 2 Ctg murder suspects. Then they received bail from the High Court

Dhaka, April 3 -- The High Court has granted bail to two suspects in a case over the chasing down and shooting of two people in a car in Chattogram. The suspects who received bail are Mobarak Hossain... Read More


Another child dies of measles at Mymensingh Medical, 67 admitted

Dhaka, April 3 -- Another child has died of measles at Mymensingh Medical College Hospital (MMCH). The child died around 3:45am on Friday, taking the child death toll from the disease at the hospital... Read More


Around 3kg 'explosive powder' seized in Benapole

Dhaka, April 2 -- Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) have seized 2.8kg of "explosive powder" from the border area in Benapole. The explosives consignment was seized from a paved road in Bara Anchra villag... Read More


Osman Hadi murder 'mastermind' ex-councillor Bappi's passport suspended

Dhaka, April 2 -- A Dhaka court has ordered the suspension of the passport of former Dhaka city councillor and Juba League leader Taijul Islam Chowdhury Bappi over money laundering charges. Metropoli... Read More