Nilphamari General Hospital, a key public healthcare facility in northern Bangladesh, has become the centre of mounting controversy amid serious allegations of long-running corruption, financial irregularities and abuse of authority. Local residents, patients and sections of hospital staff are now openly demanding the removal of the hospital’s superintendent, Dr Abu Al Hajjaj, accusing him of […]

The interim government has taken a landmark decision to withdraw all criminal cases filed against individuals involved in the political protests of July–August 2024. In tandem, it has enacted the “July Mass Uprising Immunity Act” through the advisory council to ensure legal protection for active participants in the movement. On Thursday, 15 January, during a […]