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Dhaka University journalism teacher accused of sexually harassing student

Dhaka, Feb. 11 -- A female student at Dhaka University's Department of Mass Communication and Journalism has accused Professor Naadir Junaid of sexually and mentally harassing her amid allegations tha... Read More


Hasina receives GI certificates for Tangail saree, two other products

Dhaka, Feb. 11 -- Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has received the Geographical Indication (GI) certificates for three renowned Bangladeshi products -- Tangail sarees, Narsingdi's Sagar bananas, and Gopa... Read More


A patient lives, another dies after Bangladesh's latest cadaveric kidney transplants

Dhaka, Feb. 11 -- In January, surgeons performed the cadaveric kidney transplantation procedure for the second time in Bangladesh, transferring the organs from a clinically dead person to two patients... Read More


Female colleague accuses BSMMU professor of sexual harassment

Dhaka, Feb. 11 -- A female doctor at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University has brought charges of sexual harassment and fraud against a professor of the same institution in Dhaka. The doctor st... Read More


Bhutanese cancer survivor returning home after successful nose surgery in Bangladesh

Dhaka, Feb. 10 -- Karma Dema was diagnosed with nasal cavity cancer a decade ago. Unable to find suitable treatment in Bhutan, she sought medical care in India, where the treatment resulted in changes... Read More


Bangladesh records 8 hospitalisations from dengue, no deaths in a day

Dhaka, Feb. 10 -- Bangladesh has registered eight new hospitalisations with dengue infections, but no new deaths from the disease in a 24-hour tally to Saturday morning. Of the patients newly hospita... Read More


At least 4 killed in truck-Easybike collision in Khulna

Dhaka, Feb. 10 -- A head-on collision between a truck and a battery-run autorickshaw. locally known as an Easybike, has left at least four people dead and three others injured at Dumuria Upazila in Kh... Read More


Bangladesh's trade through Naf river grinds to a halt amid Myanmar skirmishes

Dhaka, Feb. 10 -- The ongoing conflict between the Myanmar military and armed insurgents has forced businesses from both sides to suspend trade through the Naf river. The severe disruptions in trade ... Read More


Bangladeshis fret over unconfirmed return of Rohingya militant Nabi Hossain amid Myanmar conflict

Dhaka, Feb. 10 -- The arrest of 23 armed Rohingya trespassers has fuelled speculation that the ethnic Muslims have engaged in the ongoing conflict between the Myanmar military and various rebel factio... Read More


PM Hasina asks public representatives to stop extortion, hoarding

Dhaka, Feb. 10 -- Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has asked public representatives to be firm against extortion and hoarding in their respective areas. "Extortion and hoarding must be stopped everywhere... Read More