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3 more children die with measles-like symptoms; death toll reaches 918

, Aug. 18 -- Three more children died with measles-like symptoms in 24 hours until 8:00am on Tuesday, bringing the country's combined tally of confirmed and suspected measles-related deaths to 918 thi... Read More


690 prisoners still at large after escaping during July uprising

, Aug. 18 -- A total of 1,557 of the 2,247 prisoners who escaped from various jails during the July mass uprising have since been arrested and returned to custody while 690 remain at large, said Direc... Read More


New BNP Standing Committee members pledge to help implement election manifesto

Dhaka, Aug. 18 -- Four newly appointed members of the BNP's National Standing Committee on Tuesday pledged to work to strengthen Prime Minister Tarique Rahman's hands and help implement the party's el... Read More


Women-only 'Pink Bus' service launched in Dhaka

'Pink Bus', Aug. 18 -- only bus service, has been launched in the capital to ensure safer and more comfortable public transport for women. Road Transport and Bridges Minister Shaikh Rabiul Alam inaug... Read More


Energy Cooperation: Foreign Minister, PM's Advisers in Qatar

Dhaka, Aug. 18 -- Foreign Minister Dr Khalilur Rahman reached Qatar on Tuesday as part of a two-day official visit to discuss bilateral issues including cooperation in the energy sector. He left Dhak... Read More


New BNP Standing Committee members pay tribute at Zia family graves

Dhaka, Aug. 18 -- Four newly appointed members of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party's (BNP) highest policymaking body, the National Standing Committee, on Tuesday paid tribute at the graves of Shaheed ... Read More


8 Rohingyas, 4 suspected traffickers held in Sylhet

Sylhet, Aug. 18 -- Police have detained eight Rohingyas and four suspected members of a human trafficking group while they were allegedly being taken to India through the Kanaighat border in Sylhet. ... Read More


PM calls for broader tax net, people-friendly revenue system

Dhaka, Aug. 18 -- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Tuesday called for widening Bangladesh's tax net rather than burdening existing taxpayers, stressing that a modern, digital data-driven and people-fr... Read More


'Shooter Belu' arrested with firearm, ammunition in Khulna

Khulna, Aug. 18 -- Police arrested a suspected shooter, identified as Alamin Howlader alias "Shooter Belu," along with a locally made pipe gun and three rounds of shotgun ammunition in Khulna. Police... Read More


Two motorcycle riders killed in Chapainawabganj road accident

Chapainawabganj, Aug. 18 -- Two young men were killed when their motorcycle fell into an under-construction culvert in Shibganj upazila of Chapainawabganj early Tuesday. The deceased were Habibur Rah... Read More