Bangladesh

Measles outbreak in Bandarban: Remoteness, poor access to treatment worsen crisis

Mong Sing Hai Marma

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Measles outbreak: Record 1,415 kids hospitalised in a day

Tuhin Shubhra Adhikary

11 hour(s) ago Bangladesh

‘Energy overhaul needed as cheap gas era ending’

Staff Correspondent

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World hepatitis day: One in five Rohingyas has hep C

Nilima Jahan Mokammel Shuvo

11 hour(s) ago Bangladesh

32 ex-DCs sent on forced retirement

Staff Correspondent

11 hour(s) ago Bangladesh

Martyr of July uprising: Son they never got to bury

Sirajul Islam Rubel Shariful Islam

11 hour(s) ago Bangladesh

Code of conduct for MPs ever elusive

Mohiuddin Alamgir

11 hour(s) ago Bangladesh

Education, sports should go hand in hand

UNB, Dhaka

11 hour(s) ago Bangladesh

Tarique Rahman invites foreign investors to Bangladesh

Balance criticism with govt’s progress

UNB, Dhaka

11 hour(s) ago Bangladesh

Nesarabad in Pirojpur / Hog plum gains ground in guava country

Habibur Rahman

11 hour(s) ago Bangladesh

Bangladeshi woman migrant worker abused in Saudi Arabia

One sent to jail over rape, blackmail in Feni

Victim filed case on Sunday night

10 March 2026, 01:15 AM

Refused fuel before iftar, customer returns to stab worker at Sylhet petrol pump

Filling station owners call strike across Sylhet division in protest

10 March 2026, 01:05 AM

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Two die after LA Plaza fire in Mirpur

Victims succumb to injuries at Suhrawardy Hospital

10 March 2026, 00:58 AM

5 additional IGPs sent to forced retirement

The government has sent five additional inspectors general of police on forced retirement, according to five separate notifications issued by the Public Security Division of the mome ministry on Sunday.

10 March 2026, 00:00 AM

Pass NHRC ordinance in its current form

Civil society representatives yesterday called on parliament to approve the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) ordinance without amendment, saying this is crucial to ensure the rights body’s institutional continuity.

10 March 2026, 00:00 AM

Jamaat undecided on BNP’s deputy speaker offer

Jamaat-e-Islami has not yet decided whether to accept a verbal offer from the BNP government to take the post of deputy speaker ahead of the first sitting of the 13th Jatiya Sangsad, senior party leaders said.

10 March 2026, 00:00 AM

Police not to control parties; they will act against criminals

Policing is not about controlling political parties, but anyone committing crimes or violating the law will face action, said new Inspector General of Police Md Ali Hossain Fakir yesterday.

10 March 2026, 00:00 AM

Prof Sakhawat Ali Khan passes away

Prof Sakhawat Ali Khan, a pioneering figure in Bangladesh’s journalism education and a longtime teacher at Dhaka University, passed away on Sunday night at a hospital in Dhaka, aged 85.

10 March 2026, 00:00 AM

Moyeen Khan, Hafiz frontrunners for speaker

With the 13th Jatiya Sangsad set to convene on March 12, the ruling BNP is considering standing committee members Abdul Moyeen Khan and Hafiz Uddin Ahmad for the post of speaker, according to party insiders.

10 March 2026, 00:00 AM

Patriarchal norms, weak policies limit women’s leadership

Women’s participation in Bangladesh has increased over the years, but significant barriers still limit their leadership and decision-making roles, experts and activists said yesterday.

10 March 2026, 00:00 AM

Steps taken to bring back Hadi murder suspects

Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed said the government has initiated steps to bring back two suspects in the Hadi murder case who were recently arrested in India.

10 March 2026, 00:00 AM