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Experts call for measles treatment guideline as child deaths surge in Bangladesh

Dhaka, May 16 -- Public health experts have called for a formal measles treatment guideline in Bangladesh, warning the absence of one is costing children their lives. They say a guideline would ensur... Read More


Convicted former Rokeya University VC Hasibur Rashid arrested in Dhaka

Dhaka, May 16 -- Police have arrested Prof Md Hasibur Rashid, the former vice-chancellor of Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur (BRUR), in Dhaka's Mohammadpur. He was earlier sentenced in a case over th... Read More


Tarique begins maiden Chandpur tour as prime minister

Dhaka, May 16 -- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has left for Chandpur to lead a series of development and political events in the district. His motorcade rolled out of his Gulshan residence at 8:45am ... Read More


PM Tarique launches Khordda Canal re-dredging in Chandpur

Dhaka, May 16 -- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has inaugurated the re-excavation of the Khordda Canal in Chandpur's Shahrasti Upazila, reviving a waterway first dug nearly half a century ago under for... Read More


PM Tarique joins Cumilla road rally as Barura draws huge turnout

Dhaka, May 16 -- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has taken the stage at Laxmipur Bazar in Cumilla's Barura upazila, The BNP chief was warmly welcomed as the crowd erupted in applause when he stepped on... Read More


Tarique says people will foil obstacles to implementing BNP's electoral pledges

Dhaka, May 16 -- The BNP government will implement all its electoral pledges one by one and the people will prevent any obstacles in the process, Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has said. Addressing a ... Read More


Bangladesh Cricket Board goes to the polls Jun 7

Dhaka, May 16 -- The schedule for the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) board of directors' election has been announced, with the vote set to be held on Jun 7 at the Mirpur Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket... Read More


Bankers behind Premier Bank's Narayanganj scam, allege 26 businesses

Dhaka, May 16 -- Representatives from 26 export-oriented businesses have alleged that officials of Premier Bank, not the traders, were behind a multi-billion taka embezzlement scandal at the bank's Na... Read More


NBR to deploy counting cameras, QR codes in tobacco sector to curb tax evasion

Dhaka, May 16 -- National Board of Revenue (NBR) Chairman Md Abdur Rahman Khan has said strict monitoring to curb tax evasion will begin with the tobacco sector. There are plans to introduce counting... Read More


Body found in Padma may be Gazipur quintuple murder suspect Forkan's: police

Dhaka, May 16 -- Naval Police have recovered a decomposed body from the Padma River in Munshiganj's Louhajang Upazila, which investigators suspect may be that of Forkan Molla, the prime suspect in the... Read More