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Bangladesh achieves 97% typhoid vaccine coverage for children

Dhaka, Dec. 4 -- Bangladesh has successfully vaccinated over 42.5 million children in the Typhoid Conjugate Vaccine (TCV) Campaign 2025, achieving more than 97% coverage nationwide, UNICEF notified on... Read More


Fiji warns "Harvest Control Rule10 will amputate our domestic fishery" as albacore showdown intensifies at WCPFC22

Fiji, Dec. 4 -- Fiji has delivered one of the strongest warnings yet at WCPFC22 in Manila, telling members that adopting the controversial Harvest Control Rule (HCR10) option for South Pacific albacor... Read More


College teacher in Jhenaidah suspended over allegations of sexual harassment

, Dec. 4 -- A college teacher in Jhenaidah on Wednesday has been temporarily suspended following allegations of sexual harassment and abuse brought by multiple female students. The accused, Nazrul Is... Read More


Appellate Division upholds HC order declaring interim govt valid

, Dec. 4 -- The Appellate Division on Thursday upheld a High Court (HC) order that declared the swearing-in and formation of the interim government valid, dismissing a leave-to-appeal petition over th... Read More


Jamaat Secretary General voices concern over attack on party candidate's campaign in Narsingdi

, Dec. 4 -- e-Islami Secretary General and former MP Mia Golam Parwar on Wednesday expressed deep concern and strongly condemned an armed attack on a campaign rally of the party's Narsingdi-2 (Palash)... Read More


Earthquake Alerts: Best Free Mobile Apps in 2025-26

, Dec. 4 -- When ground shifts without warning, conversations around safety often feel incomplete until mobile apps for earthquake alerts enter the picture. Bangladesh, with its long-known vulnerabili... Read More


Dhaka may see shift in crime patterns ahead of national election: DB

Dhaka, Dec. 4 -- Dhaka may witness a shift in its crime patterns in the coming weeks ahead of the national election as the intelligence agencies are apprehending a rise in acts of sabotage, arson atta... Read More


Bengal: Suspended TMC MLA vows Babri Masjid replica, new party on Dec 22

Kolkata, Dec. 4 -- Hours after West Bengal's ruling Trinamool Congress suspended Humayun Kabir, the Bharatpur MLA announced on Thursday that he would put up 135 candidates in the state Assembly polls ... Read More


Manipur tribal bodies appeal to Prime Minister over illegal migration

Imphal, Dec. 4 -- The Joint Tribes Council (JTC) of Manipur, representing the Inpui, Liangmai, Rongmei and Zeme Naga communities, has submitted an urgent appeal to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, seekin... Read More


Three sentenced to rigorous life imprisonment for murder; Court imposes Rs 20,000 fine

Koderma, Dec. 4 -- The court of Additional District and Sessions Judge-III, Rakesh Chandra, on Thursday sentenced three accused to rigorous life imprisonment in a 2020 murder case registered under ST-... Read More