Farmers in Tangail are facing financial doom, as the recent flood inflicted damage on crop fields in 11 out of total 12 upazilas in the district.

Hundreds of people of Paikpara village under Manoharpur union in Shailkupa upazila of Jhenidah have left the area with their belongings fearing attack by rivals following Sunday’s clash that left 50 people including 10 women injured and about 20 houses vandalized.

Upazila nirbahi officer (UNO) of Kalapara in Patuakhali on Wednesday handed over a union parishad (UP) chairman and his accomplice to police after recovering 550 kg stolen rice meant to be distributed among the ultra-poor.

An unidentified woman was killed after she was a hit by a train in Hakimpur upazila of Joypurhat yesterday morning.

A man was killed by his younger brother allegedly over a land related dispute at Devidaspur village in Manirampur upazila of Jashore yesterday.

A man was found dead in Panchbibi upazila of Joypurhat yesterday, a day after he went missing on Wednesday.

Six people went missing after a boat with 30 passengers on board capsized in the Jamuna river in Dewanganj upazila on Wednesday night.

Menpoy Mro has continued imparting mother language-based lessons to Mro children for free at remote Cramadi Para in Bandarban Sadar upazila for the lsst five years.

Bangladesh and the United States discuss concerns with traffickers exploiting legal recruitment fees to trap migrant workers in debt-based coercion.

International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), the Netherlands, the government of Bangladesh will provide USD54.8 million to Bangladesh for livelihood development of 57,000 poor small and marginal farmers under Char Development and Settlement Project-Phase IV.

Although Eid-ul-Azha is only four days away and cattle markets are crammed with sacrificial animals, a handful of buyers were seen at cattle markets in Dhaka city due to heavy rains since morning.

As per directives of Minister of Health and Family Welfare Zahid Malik, all officials and employees of the health service division and directorates/organisations under the ministry have been asked to remain at their work stations from August 9 to 17 to strengthen and integrate ongoing activities to combat the dengue situation.

Police press charge-sheet against nine persons including Swarnalata Paribahan bus owner and driver in a case filed for killing nurse Shahinoor Akter Tania after rape in Kishoreganj in May this year.

At least 2,326 dengue patients get admitted to hospitals across the country in 24 hours since 8:00am Wednesday, taking the total to 34,666 this year, according to Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

The rail service through Santaher-Lalmonirhat route that connects Dhaka and northern districts resumes 22 days after it was suspended due to flood.

Tonic, an online healthcare service of Telenor Health, launches its home service for diagnostic tests of dengue through their mobile application.

Road, Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader has urged people to cooperate with the government instead of criticising it unnecessarily to tackle the dengue prevalence.

Pabna district health department finds larvae of Aedes mosquito, carrier of the virus responsible for dengue fever, at three spots in the district headquarter.

Md Golam Sarwar, senior joint secretary to law and justice division of the law ministry, has been given the responsibility of secretary of this division till further order.

The High Court denies bail to Aysha Siddika Minni in the case filed over the murder of her husband Rifat Sharif.