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 […]

Police have arrested 25 individuals and named approximately 2,000 suspects following violent clashes, arson, and widespread vandalism during an anti-encroachment drive at Dhaka’s Mirpur-10 roundabout. Law enforcement agencies and civic authorities confirmed on Thursday that four separate cases have been filed across two police stations to investigate the violent opposition encountered during the municipal operation. […]

Emergency personnel in Gazipur’s Tongi have entered the second day of an intensive search and rescue operation following the tragic disappearance of two young boys swept away by powerful currents in the Turag River. The incident unfolded on Wednesday afternoon beneath the railway bridge in the Jamaibazar district, where ten-year-old Abi Yunus and nine-year-old Nirob […]