Bangladesh’s dengue situation is becoming increasingly alarming as fresh infections continue to rise during the peak monsoon season. In the latest 24-hour reporting period, three more people died from dengue-related complications, while another 372 patients were admitted to hospitals across the country, highlighting the growing public health challenge posed by the mosquito-borne disease. According to […]

A court in Bangladesh has sentenced a man to death and imposed a fine of Tk 500,000 for the murder of his wife over a dowry dispute, bringing an end to a legal battle that lasted for more than a decade. The verdict has been viewed by those involved in the case as a significant […]

More than 200 illegal roadside shops and temporary structures built along both sides of the old Dhaka–Chattogram Highway in Chhagalnaiya Upazila of Feni have been demolished in a joint eviction drive conducted by the upazila administration and the Feni Roads and Highways (RHD) Department. The operation was carried out on Monday (20 July) under the […]

The measles outbreak in Bangladesh’s Sylhet Division continues to raise serious public health concerns, with three more children dying over the past 24 hours after suffering from suspected measles and pneumonia-related complications. During the same period, another 58 patients were admitted to hospitals across the division, prompting health authorities to maintain close surveillance as the […]

A dispute that began during a village football match ended in tragedy in Bangladesh’s Sirajganj district, where a 26-year-old man was allegedly stabbed to death. Police have detained one person in connection with the incident, while the suspected principal attacker remains at large as law enforcement continues its search. The fatal incident took place at […]

Two young men were killed and another seriously injured after a motorcycle collided head-on with a trolley in Sharsha Upazila of Jessore on Monday morning, in a tragic road accident that has left an entire community in mourning. The fatal crash occurred at Salamer Mor in Goga village, a busy junction along the Rudrapur–Goga road. […]

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) arrested 460 people across the capital during a 24-hour citywide operation aimed at maintaining law and order, according to an official statement released on Monday, 20 July. During the same period, police also registered 49 cases involving a range of criminal allegations. According to the DMP, the coordinated operation focused […]