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Counter-terror unit detains Habiganj child over 'Neo-JMB plot to attack temples, mosques'

Dhaka, April 3 -- The Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has detained a child in Habiganj for his alleged involvement with the banned militant... Read More


Ride-sharing incomes plummet as fuel shortage hits Khagrachhari

Dhaka, April 3 -- The escalating conflict in the Middle East has sent ripples through the remote hills of Khagrachhari, where a severe fuel shortage has disrupted the local transport network and slash... Read More


Heatwave grips Chuadanga as temperature nears 40degC

Dhaka, April 3 -- Chuadanga is currently gripped by a moderate heatwave, where temperatures hovering near 40degC have cast distress over the city, leaving commuters and the low-income groups to bear t... Read More


Mirza Abbas shifted to cabin after critical spell in Singapore hospital

Dhaka, April 3 -- After 19 days in intensive care, senior BNP leader Mirza Abbas has been moved to a cabin at Singapore General Hospital in a cautious step following a complex brain surgery. He was s... Read More


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