Measles claims 7 deaths in 24 hours
Seven more deaths has been recorded in the country with measles symptoms in a 24-hour period.The Directorate General of Health Services said 39 people tested...
Today’s Newspaper
Girls’ higher education gets fresh policy push
Bangladesh is expanding free education opportunities for female students as part of a broader effort to narrow the persistent gender gap in higher education and...
Dilapidated bridge puts residents at risk in Daudkandi
A bridge over the Bazar Khola canal in the Harinabaj-Boro Bhabanipur area of Panchgachia West Union in Daudkandi, Cumilla, has remained in a dilapidated condition...
Houthis seize strategic island as Saudi shuts pipeline
Saudi Arabia shut down a major oil pipeline Friday after it was attacked by drones, while Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels seized a strategic island at...
‘Govt will stand by entrepreneurs, researchers’
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman called upon patriotic citizens, business leaders, young entrepreneurs and researchers to come forward and work together with the government to build...
47 infected with dengue in one day
The dengue outbreak continues in Kishoreganj, with 47 new patients diagnosed with dengue in the district in the past 24 hours, while 21 patients have...
Govt to upgrade all upazila health complexes to 151 beds
The government has taken steps to upgrade all upazila health complexes across the country from 50 beds to 151 beds, Health Minister Sardar Md Sakhawat...
Govt extends application submission deadline
The government has extended the application submission deadline for interested liquefied natural gas (LNG) suppliers from the spot market by one week, until September 22....
Lawyer’s body recovered from Lalbagh
Police have recovered the body of a man from Adabar in the capital, found with his hands and throat cut. It is learnt that the...
One missing after boat hits Hardinge Bridge
A man went missing after an engine-powered boat carrying picnic-goers struck the Hardinge Bridge in Ishwardi, Pabna, on Friday night. Two of them were rescued...
Gold price rises again by Tk1,050 per bhori
The Bangladesh Jewellers Association (Bajus) has raised the price of gold in the local market, reversing three consecutive rounds of cuts, with a hike of...
Journo Pulak’s hanging body recovered
Police have recovered the hanging body of senior journalist Pulak Chatterjee, former Barisal bureau chief of the daily Samakal newspaper. His hanging body was recovered...