Three more children have died after developing symptoms associated with measles in Bangladesh, taking the combined number of deaths among confirmed measles patients and those with measles-like symptoms to 1,012. The latest figures were released on Friday (11 September) by the Health Emergency Operation Centre and Control Room of the Directorate General of Health Services […]

Young model Debjyoti is broadening his work in the entertainment industry with a newly released music video, taking another step beyond fashion modelling and Bengali cinema. Known for his work as a fashion model, he has also appeared in Bengali films and is now exploring music videos as another platform for his on-screen presence. The […]

Bangladesh’s dengue situation remains a serious public health concern, with two more deaths reported in the latest 24-hour period and 790 new patients admitted to hospitals across the country. The latest figures have taken the number of dengue-related deaths recorded this year to 141. The figures were disclosed in the Directorate General of Health Services’ […]

Former England captain Nasser Hussain has criticised Pakistan’s approach to Test cricket, questioning the team management’s selection decisions and the way players have been handled during the series in England. Hussain’s criticism followed Saim Ayub’s difficult outing in the Edgbaston Test. The Pakistan batter, who had been playing in the Caribbean Premier League (CPL), was […]

A motorcyclist was killed and another person was seriously injured after a passenger bus collided with their motorcycle in South Bijoypur area of Gournadi upazila in Barishal on Friday morning. The accident took place at around 10.30am on the Dhaka-Barishal highway. The deceased was identified as Arafat Rahman Babu, 32, a resident of Ashokathi village […]

Police have recovered the body of a 43-year-old businessman from beneath the soil beside a ground-floor room of a five-storey building in Lalbagh, Dhaka, two days after he went missing. The deceased was identified as Sheikh Wasim Rony. Police initially suspect that he was killed following a dispute over a Tk3 lakh loan taken at […]

Bangladeshi artist Shahabuddin Ahmed has built an internationally recognised career by bringing the memory of the Liberation War, human struggle and the relentless drive for freedom to life through paint and canvas. A decorated freedom fighter as well as a celebrated painter, he developed a distinctive artistic language in which movement, physical strength and human […]

A 37-year-old fruit trader in Bogura was allegedly killed by two friends following a dispute over money he had lent them, police said. Investigators claim one of the suspects searched online for the name of a substance capable of rendering a person unconscious before the victim was allegedly given a soft drink containing a sedative […]

Syeda Sajeda Chowdhury remains a notable figure in Bangladesh’s political history, remembered for her long-standing involvement in the country’s independence struggle, political organisation and public life. A freedom fighter and one of the organisers of the Liberation War, she held several senior positions in the Awami League, including general secretary and presidium member. She also […]

Five business establishments, including a large medicine warehouse, were completely destroyed in a major fire at Dharamghar Bazar in Manikchhari upazila of Khagrachhari on Friday morning. The affected traders have estimated their preliminary losses at around Tk 70 lakh. The fire broke out at approximately 4am on 11 September in the Mayurkhil area of the […]