Girls still unsafe amid rights pledges
Girls’ right to live free from violence remains a major challenge in Bangladesh, with thousands of children subjected to rape, murder and other forms of...
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Emergency rule imposed in KP
As political tensions mounted with the start of the protest march by the opposition PTI, the top leaders of the two major ruling coalition partners...
Dengue cases near 1 lakh, toll crosses 300
Bangladesh’s dengue situation has taken an alarming turn, with the number of hospitalisations approaching 100,000 and the death toll surpassing 300, according to the Directorate...
Child among seven killed by Israel in Gaza on ‘ceasefire’ anniversary
At least seven people, including an eight-year-old girl, have been killed in Israeli attacks across Gaza, according to medical sources, a year after the United...
Nahid stands with India’s youth, urges release of detained protesters
National Citizen Party (NCP) Convener and Opposition Chief Whip Nahid Islam on Saturday expressed solidarity with Indian young protesters and invoked Indian authorities to release...
Mass arrest turns Delhi into ‘open prison’
Over 5,000 protesters, including prominent opposition leaders Mamata Banerjee, Arvind Kejriwal, Pinarayi Vijayan, Manik Sarkar and Abhijeet Dipke, were detained on Saturday as New Delhi...
Measles death toll hits 1155 It claims 8 more lives
The country’s combined tally of confirmed and suspected measles-related fatalities rose to 1155 this year as eight more children died in 24 hours until 8:00am...
Limited facilities fuel mental-health crisis
Bangladesh continues to face a severe shortage of mental-health professionals and treatment facilities, leaving the vast majority of people with mental-health conditions without adequate professional...
PM calls for action against mental health stigma
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has called for wider access to mental health care across Bangladesh, urging collective efforts to eliminate the stigma and discrimination that...
Power cuts disrupt services at Ishwardi Hospital
Medical services at Ishwardi Upazila Health Complex in Pabna are being disrupted by frequent power outages and the absence of a generator. During power cuts,...
‘Politics must serve people, not just win power’
Politics should focus on establishing people’s rights and ensuring their welfare rather than merely acquiring power, Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives Minister Dr Abdul...
Prof Golam Rasul among world’s top 2pc scientists
Professor Golam Rasul of IUBAT has been ranked 10th among Bangladeshi researchers and 16,733rd worldwide in the 2026 Stanford–Elsevier database of the world’s top 2...