The government will launch an emergency measles vaccination campaign from Sunday in response to a sharp rise in deadly cases across several districts.

To make the city’s footpaths more pedestrian-friendly, the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) yesterday launched eviction drives in several areas, including Farmgate, Kakoli, Gulshan, Jatrabari and Indira Road.

bKash has contributed 3,67,520 books to the Bishwo Shahitto Kendro’s (BSK) Book Reading Programme over the past 12 years.

At least six people were killed and five were injured in separate road accidents on the Dhaka-Chattogram highway in Cumilla yesterday.

Dhanmondi Lake will not be allowed to turn into a commercial zone under any circumstances, said Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Administrator Md Abdus Salam yesterday.

Some 23,865 politically motivated cases, which were filed to harass people, have so far been withdrawn across the country, said Law Minister Md Asaduzzaman yesterday.

Riverine communications in several districts have come to a halt due to a fuel shortage, causing immense public suffering.

Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmad yesterday announced that a discussion on the adjournment motion regarding the implementation of the July National Charter will be held on April 5.

It is not possible to build a planned city without a master plan, said Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Administrator Md Abdus Salam yesterday.

Negotiations to sign a deal between Bangladesh and Japan over the operation of Dhaka Airport’s third terminal entered a decisive phase recently, following Japan’s submission of a revised, lower-cost proposal.

Around 270 road crash victims visited the National Institute of Traumatology and Orthopaedic Rehabilitation (NITOR) daily on average during the Eid vacation, as the number of road crashes increased during the period.

Amid a rising measles outbreak in Barishal division, three infected children are sharing a single bed at Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital (SBMCH), highlighting a severe shortage of beds and overcrowding.

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman recently wrote a letter to Oman’s Sultan Haitham bin Tariq, conveying Bangladesh’s solidarity with the leadership, government, and people of Oman in the context of the current regional situation.

They drowned in a recently dug low-lying paddy field

The accident occurred when workers were melting iron

Notification issued from public administration ministry

Hundreds of hectares in Netrokona, Sunamganj, Mymensingh, and Bogura flooded weeks before harvest

117 patients with symptoms currently admitted

Organisations warn move may weaken tobacco control and increase youth addiction risks

The matter has been reported to the tribunal’s fact-finding committee, prosecution says