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Measles death toll reaches 849

Bangladesh, Aug. 5 -- Bangladesh's combined death toll from confirmed and suspected measles cases has risen to 849 after two more children died with measles-like symptoms in the 24 hours to 8:00am on ... Read More


Bangladesh still without Ombudsman

Bangladesh, Aug. 5 -- Bangladesh has yet to establish the Office of the Ombudsman, even 55 years after its independence, despite having both a constitutional provision and a law authorising the instit... Read More


3 of a family found dead in Bagerhat

Bangladesh, Aug. 5 -- Police suspect murder after injuries found on victims' heads Police recovered the bodies of three members of the same family from a house in Kachua upazila of Bagerhat on Tuesday... Read More


Footover bridge turns into an accident trap

Bangladesh, Aug. 5 -- Severe disrepair makes the structure dangerous for pedestrians A broken pedestrian overbridge near a bus stand in Dhaka has become risky for pedestrians due to prolonged disrepai... Read More


Distributary of the Buriganga River is now almost defunct as it turns into a breeding centre of dengue mosquitoes rife with plythenes, plastics and household waste materials triggering closure of water flow due to environment contamination. The photo was taken from Kamrangirchar Beribandh (embankment) area on Sunday.

Bangladesh, Aug. 5 -- Distributary of the Buriganga River is now almost defunct as it turns into a breeding centre of dengue mosquitoes rife with plythenes, plastics and household waste materials trig... Read More


Hannan comments about Soumya's inclusion

Bangladesh, Aug. 5 -- Soumya Sarkar - was called up to the Bangladesh Cricket squad quite suddenly, and then quietly dropped. The batter is waiting to return to red-ball cricket by playing a Test aga... Read More


How Bangladesh's Youth Reclaimed the Nation's Democratic Spirit

Bangladesh, Aug. 5 -- History often remembers moments when ordinary citizens refuse to accept extraordinary injustice. For Bangladesh, the July Uprising of 2024 stands as one such defining moment. Wh... Read More


Power Changed Hands, But Democratic Transformation Remains Elusive

Bangladesh, Aug. 5 -- The July 2024 mass uprising marked one of the most significant turning points in Bangladesh's political history. What began as a peaceful student movement demanding reform of th... Read More


Two Years After Hasina: South Asia's Students Are Still Rising

Bangladesh, Aug. 5 -- On 5 August, Bangladesh marks the second anniversary of the student-led uprising that toppled the Sheikh Hasina government-one of the most consequential turning points in its rec... Read More


India says Tarique invited as BIMSTEC chair

Bangladesh, Aug. 5 -- India on Tuesday confirmed that Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has been invited to attend the outreach session of the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi in his capacity as the current... Read More