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Nearly 500,000 children in Bangladesh miss vaccination doses, says global organisations

Dhaka, April 29 -- About 81.6 percent of children in Bangladesh are covered under the national immunisation programme, but nearly half a million of them do not receive all the scheduled vaccine doses ... Read More


Political parties disagree over proxy voting system for expats

Dhaka, April 29 -- Although the Election Commission (EC) is in favour of introducing a proxy voting system as one of the three potential methods to include non-resident Bangladeshis in the upcoming el... Read More


Detainee duo escape from Chattogram District Court

Dhaka, April 29 -- Two accused men have escaped while being transferred back to prison following a court appearance in Chattogram. According to police, the incident occurred on Tuesday outside the ho... Read More


Assailants attack TV actor Siddique in Dhaka, hand over to police

Dhaka, April 29 -- A group of men has beaten up TV actor Siddiqur Rahman, widely known as Siddique, in Dhaka and later handed him over to police. A video clip circulating on social media shows attack... Read More


Actor Siddique accused in two cases, handed over to Gulshan police

Dhaka, April 29 -- Gulshan police have taken TV actor Siddiqur Rahman, widely known as Siddique, into custody after he was beaten up and dragged away to Ramna police by several youths earlier on Tuesd... Read More


Former minister Mozammel faces graft charges over 'illicit wealth'

Dhaka, April 29 -- The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has accused former Liberation War affairs minister AKM Mozammel Haque of "possessing wealth beyond known sources of income". On Tuesday, ACC Di... Read More


No decision yet on 'humanitarian corridor' to Rakhine for aid, says press secy Shafiqul

Dhaka, April 29 -- The chief advisor's press aide Shafiqul Alam has said he has not discussed with the United Nations (UN) or any other organisation the plan to open a "humanitarian corridor" to send ... Read More


Actors Nusraat, Apu, Bhabna and Zayed Khan accused in attempted murder case

Dhaka, April 29 -- A total of 17 actors, including Nusraat Faria, Apu Biswas, Nipun Akter, Ashna Habib Bhabna, and Zayed Khan, have been accused in a case alongside ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina... Read More


Dhaka stocks extend losses amid volatile trading

Dhaka, April 29 -- The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), the country's premier bourse, has extended losses into a second day amid market volatility. The benchmark index, DSEX, shed 17 points to close at 4,... Read More


Travel ban imposed on 8 directors of Prochchaya over Rooppur 'graft'

Dhaka, April 29 -- A court has imposed a travel ban on eight directors of Prochchaya Ltd, including former prime minister Sheikh Hasina's security advisor Tarique Ahmed Siddique's brother, wife, and c... Read More