Police have arrested a man in Faridpur’s Sadarpur sub-district following allegations that he raped his mother-in-law. Officers apprehended the suspect after the survivor placed an emergency call to the national helpline, 999. The incident took place around 11:30 pm on Thursday in the Nijgram area, located within the Krishnapur union of the sub-district. According to […]

Police officers have apprehended a 25-year-old man in possession of a foreign-made pistol, a magazine, and four rounds of live ammunition in the border region of Daulatpur, Kushtia. The suspect, identified as Saikat Islam, was arrested during a targeted evening raid on Friday in the Bhagjot Bazar area, located within the Ramkrishnapur Union of the […]

A worsening health crisis at Mymensingh Medical College Hospital (MMCH) has claimed the lives of four more children exhibiting symptoms of measles. This latest tragedy brings the total number of paediatric fatalities at the hospital’s dedicated measles isolation ward to 58 during the current outbreak. Dr Jhantu Sarker, the Senior Store Officer at MMCH, officially […]

Four people have tragically lost their lives after inhaling toxic gas in two separate septic tank incidents across the Chittagong district. The fatal accidents occurred within a span of less than two hours on Friday afternoon, prompting fresh concerns over safety standards in confined-space maintenance. The First Tragedy in Raozan The first incident took place […]

Bangladesh is facing a worsening public health challenge as measles infections and related fatalities continue to climb across the country. Over the last 24 hours, four more children have lost their lives after exhibiting symptoms of the highly contagious disease, pushing the national death toll from measles and measles-related complications to 702. According to an […]