The National Health Alliance (NHA) has welcomed the government’s recent approval of a structured pricing mechanism and essential medicines list, describing it as a significant step towards making healthcare more affordable and accessible for all citizens. The decision, taken during the latest advisory council meeting, includes 295 essential medicines to be sold at regulated prices, […]

Law enforcement agencies have arrested seventeen individuals in coordinated operations in Kurigram’s Nageshwari and the city of Rajshahi, uncovering an organised network accused of leaking examination materials and supplying answers through illicit means during the primary school teacher recruitment examination. Among those detained is a local political figure, adding a sensitive dimension to an already […]

A serious incident at the University of Chittagong has sparked widespread concern after a faculty member was allegedly harassed and forcibly taken to the proctor’s office by student leaders during an undergraduate admission examination. The episode, which unfolded around midday on Thursday near the Faculty of Law, has raised troubling questions about campus security, student […]

Residents of Lakshmipur’s Sadar upazila staged a dramatic protest on Thursday, alleging serious irregularities and poor workmanship in the recent renovation of the Botoli–Dattapara road. Carrying brooms as a symbol of protest, demonstrators marched through the area and went on to blockade the Dhaka–Lakshmipur regional highway for nearly three hours, demanding immediate corrective action. The […]

A residential house was completely reduced to ashes in a devastating fire in the remote hill district of Bandarban, southern Bangladesh, with losses estimated at around four million taka. The affected family has alleged that the blaze was not accidental but the result of a deliberate act of arson, possibly driven by longstanding hostility. The […]

A devastating fire broke out at several jute and textile waste warehouses in Gazipur, causing widespread alarm and significant disruption in one of Bangladesh’s key industrial zones. The incident occurred in the Dewaliabari area under Konabari Police Station, within Gazipur Metropolitan City, an area known for its dense concentration of garment-related storage facilities. According to […]