Seven more children presenting with measles symptoms have died across Bangladesh over a 24-hour period, taking the total death toll linked to the ongoing outbreak to 1,177 since mid-March. The latest epidemiological update released on Wednesday, 14 October by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) reveals that 1,327 new patients were admitted to hospitals […]

A violent assault in Kurigram Sadar has left a mother dead and her husband fighting for his life after their drug-addicted son turned a household knife upon them to evade forced admission into a rehabilitation facility. The tragic incident unfolded early on Wednesday, 14 October in Palashbari village, located within Ward No. 1 of Belgacha […]

A human trafficking racket promising lucrative overseas employment has fraudulently dispatched thirty Bangladeshi nationals to Russia, where they were forced into active combat on the frontlines of the Russia-Ukraine war. At least twenty of them have reportedly been killed in military actions. The harrowing scheme came to light following a targeted raid by the Special […]

The government has issued a stern ultimatum to Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) distributors and retailers, promising swift legal action if they proceed with a planned two-day nationwide shutdown. Speaking at a joint press conference on Wednesday morning following an emergency summit with LPG operators, Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Iqbal Hasan Mahmud Tuku and […]

A young man has died in Satkhira’s Debhata upazila following a sequence of mob violent incidents sparked by allegations of religious defamation. The victim, identified as Ohiduzzaman Shamim, succumbed to his injuries on Tuesday night whilst undergoing treatment at Satkhira Medical College Hospital after being assaulted twice—first in public and subsequently inside a medical facility. […]

Khulna District Police have apprehended 255 individuals during an intensive eight-day special drive aimed at curbing violent crime, suppressing illicit drug syndicates, and seizing unlicensed firearms. The coordinated law enforcement operation, which ran from 6 to 13 October across the southern district of Bangladesh, targeted known criminal hideouts and high-risk zones. Alongside the arrests, officers […]

LPG distributors across Bangladesh have announced a two-day nationwide strike scheduled for Thursday and Friday, demanding a threefold increase in dealer commissions, an uninterrupted supply of liquid petroleum gas, and an immediate end to administrative harassment and punitive fines. The announcement, delivered by Md. Salim Khan, President of the LPG Gas Business Co-operative Society Limited, […]

Saudi Arabian authorities have placed Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman under extraordinary security measures, shuttling the 41-year-old de facto ruler between heavily fortified bunker-equipped royal palaces as ballistic missile and drone strikes by Iran-backed Houthi rebels intensify across the kingdom. The security overhaul, reported by The Wall Street Journal, follows a devastating strike on King […]