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Measles surge overwhelms Cumilla hospital as three children die in Dhaka

Dhaka, March 30 -- A sudden measles outbreak has left children packed shoulder-to-shoulder at Cumilla Medical College Hospital, struggling to receive care. Meanwhile, three children from Cumilla exhi... Read More


Content creator Fahim Chowdhury sent to jail for alleged role in July Uprising murder

Dhaka, March 30 -- RS Fahim Chowdhury, a content creator who was apprehended by a "mob" outside the Mirpur National Zoo, has been sent to jail over alleged involvement in a murder linked to the July U... Read More


Eid travel deaths surges 8.95 percent nationwide, says passenger welfare body

Dhaka, March 30 -- Across Bangladesh, this year's 15-day Eid travel period has seen an acute road safety crisis, with 394 lives lost and 1,288 injured in 377 accidents, marking an 8.95 percent rise fr... Read More


Measles vaccines will be administered as soon as they arrive, Minister Sakhawat

Dhaka, March 30 -- Health Minister Sardar Sakhawat Hossain Bakul says Tk 6.04 billion has been allocated to procure vaccines for six diseases, including measles, amid a surge in infections. Speaking ... Read More


Murky water crisis at parliament leaves chief whip 'unwell'

Dhaka, March 30 -- Highlighting the scale of the shortage, the chief whip said: "Here, 10 million litres of water are needed, but only 2.7 million litres are produced." According to the Parliament Se... Read More


Tarique Rahman holds talks with Leader of the Opposition Shafiqur in parliament

Dhaka, March 30 -- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has held a private meeting with Leader of the Opposition Shafiqur Rahman at the parliament. The meeting took place in the prime minister's office foll... Read More


Four sentenced to life in prison for killing man in Khushtia

Dhaka, March 30 -- A Kushtia court has sentenced four people to life in prison and fined them Tk 20,000 each for murdering a man in Mirpur Upazila in late 2029. Judge Md Enayet Kabir Sarkar of the Di... Read More


PM Tarique urges professional sportsmen not to represent any political party, group

Dhaka, March 30 -- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has urged professional sportsmen not to represent any political party or group. He made this appeal to players on Monday morning at an event where Spo... Read More


Bangladesh may schedule HSC exams in June again

Dhaka, March 30 -- The education boards are planning for the Higher Secondary Certificate and equivalent examinations to be held in June, as they were held last year. The plan to start the exams in t... Read More


MTFE Ponzi scam: CID says Tk 441.4 million recovered, sees 'difficulties' in refunding investors

Dhaka, March 30 -- Even though Tk 441.4 million siphoned off through cryptocurrency by the much-discussed Metaverse Foreign Exchange Group Incorporated (MTFE) has been recovered, it will not be easy t... Read More