Two people were killed and another was seriously injured after a Shyamoli Paribahan bus struck a pedal-powered van in Mirpur upazila of Kushtia on Thursday morning. The deceased have been identified as Bhanu Khatun, 55, a passenger on the van, and Kamrul Islam, 35, the van driver. Bhanu died at the scene, while Kamrul succumbed […]

Bangladesh is not currently considering the introduction of a dengue vaccine, Health Minister Sardar Md Sakhawat Hossain has said, indicating that the government will wait for guidance from major international health and immunisation organisations before taking a decision. The minister said the government would consider vaccination if organisations including the World Health Organisation (WHO), UNICEF […]

Bangladesh has no plan to launch an operation resembling the controversial ‘Operation Clean Heart’ campaign of 2002, Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmad said on Thursday, while ruling out the formation of a new special joint force to deal with the country’s law-and-order situation. The minister made the remarks while responding to questions from journalists after unveiling […]

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) is increasing its political and organisational activities as opposition parties led by Jamaat-e-Islami continue a series of programmes and the Awami League remains politically active in different parts of the country. Party sources say organisational instructions have been issued to prepare for counter-programmes, while rallies and processions have already been […]

A devastating incident has underscored the persistent threat of open water bodies in rural Bangladesh, following the tragic death of two young children who drowned in a pond near their home in Dinajpur’s Birampur upazila on Thursday morning. The victims have been identified as two-year-old Maliha Jannat Mehejabin, daughter of Humayun Kabir, and three-year-old Tahiya […]