Three more children have died after developing symptoms associated with measles in Bangladesh over the past 24 hours, while 1,075 new suspected cases were recorded during the same period, according to the latest figures from the Directorate General of Health Services. The figures were released in the regular measles surveillance report issued by the health […]

An allegation has surfaced in Shibpur, Narsingdi, that a local BNP leader allegedly offered to arrange a ‘Family Card’ for a woman in exchange for meeting him beside a pond at midnight. The allegation was made against Ashraf Uddin Akand, general secretary of Ward No. 2 BNP in Shibpur municipality. A video containing the woman’s […]

A 15-year-old girl has allegedly been subjected to an attempted rape after a local Union Parishad member entered her home on the pretext of helping her family obtain a government family card in Thakurgaon. The girl’s father filed a case with Thakurgaon Sadar Police Station on Tuesday, 28 July, accusing the elected Union Parishad member […]

A court in Mymensingh has sentenced a man’s second wife to life imprisonment for the 2019 murder of her husband, Shafiqul Islam, popularly known as Shapu. The court also fined her Tk 50,000, with a further six months of rigorous imprisonment if she fails to pay the fine. The verdict was delivered on Wednesday afternoon, […]

In a robust effort to curb road accidents, enhance highway security, and eliminate substance abuse from the public transport sector, the Chuadanga District Police have officially initiated a mandatory drug-testing campaign for long-distance drivers, supervisors, and transport assistants. The initiative is being executed in close collaboration with the local District Transport Owners’ Association, targeting key […]

Global crude oil prices rose sharply on Wednesday as renewed military exchanges between the United States and Iran heightened fears of prolonged instability in the Middle East, while a decline in US crude inventories added further upward pressure to the market. The latest rise came after several relatively quieter days in the region, with fresh […]

An elderly woman was found dead inside an abandoned septic tank in Jamalpur’s Islampur upazila on Tuesday night, around three hours after she was reported missing, police said. The deceased was identified as Nurjahan Begum, 70, of Botchar area in Gaibandha Union. Police recovered her body from the tank beside her home and sent it […]