A serious allegation of medical negligence has emerged from Manikganj, where a 38-year-old mother of two, Monika Akhter, reportedly died following complications after an appendicitis operation at a private hospital in the Bus Stand area. The incident has triggered public outrage, a tense hospital siege by relatives, and renewed scrutiny of surgical practices at the […]

Mizanur Rahman Sinha, a veteran politician, former state minister for health, and prominent industrialist, has passed away at the age of 82 while undergoing treatment in Singapore. He died in the early hours of Saturday at approximately 2:47 am (local time) at Mount Elizabeth Novena Hospital, where he had been receiving long-term medical care, according […]

A prolonged electricity outage lasting around 11 hours in Roumari and Chhar Rajibpur upazilas of Kurigram district has triggered a severe breakdown in mobile network and internet services, leaving residents and businesses struggling to maintain basic communication and financial transactions. Although power supply was restored at approximately 10:30am on Saturday (16 May), mobile connectivity across […]

A disturbing wave of violent incidents in Bangladesh’s Sylhet region has left two people dead and several others injured, including a brutal attempted abduction in which a grandmother was killed while defending her family, and a separate teenage altercation that turned fatal over a trivial dispute. In the first incident, which occurred in the early […]

A criminal network involved in cattle robbery in Sirajganj has been uncovered during an investigation which has revealed that meat from stolen livestock was allegedly supplied to supermarkets in Dhaka. The shocking disclosure emerged from a case linked to a cattle theft incident dating back approximately one year, shedding light on an organised supply chain […]

A man named Yunus Mia has been found dead inside a factory in the Kamalbagh area of Dhaka’s Chawkbazar locality, prompting a police investigation into what officials are describing as a “suspicious death”. According to police, the incident came to light on Friday afternoon (15 May), when local residents alerted authorities after noticing unusual circumstances […]

Two more children have died in Bangladesh within the past 24 hours due to symptoms associated with measles, both from Sylhet, as health authorities continue to report a worrying rise in infections and suspected cases across the country. According to the latest bulletin issued by the Directorate General of Health Services, the deaths occurred between […]

A tragic road traffic collision in Gurudaspur, Natore, has resulted in the death of a 25-year-old motorcyclist after he was run over by a truck at a busy junction on Saturday afternoon. The incident occurred at approximately 12:00 noon at the Gopal’s Corner intersection along the Garishapara Road in the municipal area. According to police […]