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Measles death toll reaches 680 as 3 more die in 24 hrs

Dhaka, June 21 -- Three more children died with symptoms consistent with measles in 24 hours until 8:00am on Sunday, taking Bangladesh's combined tally of confirmed and suspected measles-related death... Read More


Sylhet's Sada Pathor shut to tourists due to flooding

Sylhet, June 21 -- Authorities have announced the indefinite closure of the Sada Pathor tourist destination in Companiganj upazila of Sylhet due to continuous rainfall and onrush of water from the ups... Read More


Two killed in Kushtia truck plunge

Kushtia, June 21 -- A truck driver and his helper were killed after a stone-laden truck fell into a roadside ditch in Kushtia Sadar upazila on Sunday morning. The deceased were identified as truck dr... Read More


No probe needed into Measles vaccine lapse as causes already clear: PM's spl assistant

, June 21 -- Prime Minister's Special Assistant on Health Affairs Ziauddin Hyder on Sunday said there is no need to form an investigation committee over the lapse in measles vaccination as the reasons... Read More


Govt to overhaul public finance architecture to reduce debt pressure: Khosru

Dhaka, June 21 -- Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury on Sunday said the government will overhaul its public finance architecture to fund the proposed budget for the fiscal year 2026-27 whil... Read More


KMP Additional Commissioner withdrawn over 'viral remarks'

Dhaka, June 21 -- Khulna Metropolitan Police (KMP) Additional Commissioner Mohammad Rashidul Islam Khan has been withdrawn apparently after controversy surrounding a viral video clip containing his re... Read More


Army airlifts elderly Bom woman from Bandarban to CMH for treatment

Dhaka, June 21 -- The Bangladesh Army on Saturday airlifted an elderly woman who suffered a stroke in the remote hilly area of Rowangchhari Upazila in Bandarban district. Seventy-four-year-old Ramkil... Read More


Abdus Salam appointed chairman of Bangladesh Red Crescent Society

Dhaka, June 21 -- The government appointed Barrister Md Abdus Salam, an advocate of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh, as Chairman of the Bangladesh Red Crescent Society for a three-year term. At the s... Read More


Case filed against Hasnat, other NCP leaders in UK court

Dhaka, June 21 -- The deposed Awami League's activists have filed a case against four leaders and activists, including National Citizen Party (NCP) chief organiser (Southern Region) and Cumilla-4 MP H... Read More


Cumilla pharma factory had license to produce just 5 out of 22 medicines

Cumilla, June 21 -- The district administration on Saturday raided a pharmaceutical factory in Cumilla's BSCIC Industrial Estate after learning that it was manufacturing and marketing at least 22 diff... Read More