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Measles death toll nears 1,000
Three more people died with symptoms of measles across Bangladesh in the past 24 hours, bringing the combined death toll from confirmed measles cases and...
Fertiliser crisis boils over in Kurigram, Lalmonirhat
Farmers demanding fertiliser vandalised the warehouse of a fertiliser dealer at Kochakata Bazar in Nageshwari upazila of Kurigram on Sunday after the dealer delayed distribution....
Rohingya crisis needs political push, experts say
Bangladesh needs stronger political and diplomatic pressure on Myanmar, backed by sustained international engagement and a clear repatriation roadmap, to resolve the prolonged Rohingya crisis,...
5 decades of trust bind BD, Japan
The bilateral relationship between Bangladesh and Japan is rooted in more than five decades of friendship, mutual trust and cooperation, Yohei Sasakawa, Honorary Chairman of...
‘Disappearance probe faces sabotage fears’
Chief Prosecutor of the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) Md Aminul Islam has urged the families of victims of enforced disappearance to remain alert, warning that...
Daily dengue influx hits 988
A total of 988 people were hospitalised with dengue across Bangladesh in the past 24 hours, while two more patients died of the mosquito-borne disease...
4 killed in CNG-pickup van collision in Gazipur
Four people, including a mother and her son, were killed in a head-on collision between a CNG-run auto-rickshaw and a covered van in Kaliakair, Gazipur,...
US visitor visa holders barred from work
The US Embassy in Dhaka has warned Bangladeshi nationals against engaging in activities prohibited under B1/B2 visitor visas, stressing that the visas are intended only...
Release Sifat, Shafiqur warns govt
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer and Leader of the Opposition in Parliament Dr Shafiqur Rahman has called on the government to release college student Sifat Abdullah, who...