Bangladesh’s public health infrastructure faces renewed strain as six more patients succumbed to dengue fever within 24 hours, taking the national death toll for the year to 139. Statistics released by the Health Emergency Operation Centre and Control Room, operating under the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), indicate that 1,492 new patients were admitted […]

Tani Laila, daughter of the legendary South Asian vocalist Runa Laila, has called upon fans to actively report social media accounts that are disseminating malicious, artificial intelligence-generated death rumours about her mother. The plea follows a deluge of synthetic videos and doctored images circulating on digital platforms, falsely claiming that the veteran artist was “battling […]

The High Court of Bangladesh has ordered Grameen Kalyan, a social business entity founded by Nobel Peace Prize laureate and former Chief Adviser to the interim government Dr Muhammad Yunus, to pay 666 crore taka (approximately £48 million) in outstanding taxes to the National Revenue Board (NBR). A High Court bench led by Justice Md […]

A 28-year-old electrician was brutally hacked to death by an eight-member gang in the Sonadanga area of Khulna city on Wednesday evening. The incident occurred at around 8:30 pm behind the Talukdar Community Centre, where the victim was standing whilst using his mobile phone. According to Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Sonadanga Model Police Station, Md Rafiqul […]

DHAKA — Bangladesh will launch a nationwide second-phase special measles vaccination campaign on 25 September to contain persistent outbreaks of the highly contagious viral disease across the country. Health and Family Welfare Minister Sardar Mohammad Sakhawat Hossain announced the government’s decision following a seminar held at the University Women’s Federation in Dhanmondi, Dhaka. The event, […]

The Traffic Division of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has executed an extensive enforcement drive across the capital, filing 2,206 cases against persistent traffic violators. Conducted on Thursday, 10 September, the day-long operation aimed to restore order on the city’s notoriously congested arteries. Alongside the legal cases, officers impounded 436 vehicles into police dumping yards […]