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Measles crisis: Order to scrap leave for public health officials and employees

Dhaka, April 3 -- The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) has cancelled all types of leave for doctors, officials, and employees at all government health institutions under its jurisdiction ... Read More


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