Dhaka, April 4 -- Twelve children are currently undergoing treatment for measles symptoms at Lakshmipur Sadar Hospital, with three new admissions recorded in the last 24 hours. District Civil Surgeon... Read More
Dhaka, April 4 -- A mild to moderate heatwave is currently sweeping through 15 districts across Bangladesh, with meteorologists predicting the sweltering conditions will persist for at least two more ... Read More
Dhaka, April 4 -- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has met with Zou Jiayi, president of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB). The meeting took place on Saturday afternoon at his Tejgaon offic... Read More
Dhaka, April 4 -- Coastguards have seized 6,000 litres of diesel and detained 12 people, including eight Rohingya, off the coast of Patenga in Chattogram for allegedly trying to smuggle the fuel to My... Read More
Dhaka, April 4 -- The government is buying 100,000 tonnes of diesel from Kazakhstan to mitigate a fuel supply crunch caused by the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. The Cabinet Committee on Govern... Read More
Dhaka, April 4 -- Six people have died in Bangladesh in the last 24 hours after contracting measles and showing symptoms of the highly contagious disease, taking the nationwide toll to 114 since Mar 1... Read More
Dhaka, April 4 -- A seven-year-old child was allegedly tortured and left by the roadside with his eyes sealed with adhesive in Savar, on the outskirts of Dhaka. Passers-by rescued the child Md Wahed ... Read More
Dhaka, April 4 -- Former fisheries and livestock advisor Farida Akhter has come down heavily on the prime minister's wife Zubaida Rahman for attending a conference in Washington at the invitation of U... Read More
Dhaka, April 4 -- Trading hours at Bangladesh's stock exchanges have been reduced by 30 minutes as part of government measures to save electricity and fuel. Under the new schedule effective Sunday, t... Read More
Dhaka, April 4 -- Amid a growing outbreak, three more children with measles symptoms have died at Rajshahi Medical College Hospital, bringing the death toll to 38. The children, aged between five and... Read More