Four more patients died of suspected measles across the country in the last 24 hours until 8:00am yesterday, bringing Bangladesh’s combined tally of confirmed and suspected measles-related deaths to 712.

The Bangladesh Poribesh Andolon (BAPA) yesterday called upon the government to take appropriate measures to relocate all illegal chemical warehouses and hazardous industrial establishments from Old Dhaka and other residential areas to safe locations within a fixed timeframe.

The Election Commission (EC) yesterday said it was gearing up preparations to conduct local government elections, targeting October as the possible timeline, starting with the union parishad polls.

Criticising Jamaat-e-Islami’s role in the Liberation War, two top BNP leaders in parliament yesterday said Jamaat has yet to apologise for its anti-independence stance and there is still time for it to reconsider its position.

Md Suman, 17, from Ranabhola under Turag Police Station, had been missing since he left home on June 22. Around 11:00pm on June 26, police recovered his body from the Turag River, about half a kilometre from the boat terminal near Ashulia Gorur Haat.

The Bangladesh Public Service Commission (PSC) yesterday published the final results of the 47th Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) examination, recommending 1,521 candidates for appointment.

Over the past few days, multiple accounts affiliated with the Awami League have circulated two videos on social media, presenting the footage as showing recovered bodies of Chhatra League leaders after they were murdered and dumped in the Turag river.

Community leaders urge the government to retain long-standing exemptions, citing limited incomes and poor access to basic services

ONE Bank PLC has celebrated the academic achievements of students from various institutions across Sylhet under its long‑standing scholarship and recognition programme

Another 201 candidates have been recommended for non-cadre posts

An argument over seating at the makeshift venue escalated into a clash involving local weapons, police say

Polling centres likely to increase for union parishad elections; EC says no decisions to be made without consulting political parties

State asked to explain in two weeks why he should not be granted bail

Forest department's role questioned; environmentalists warn of long-term ecological damage

Education minister says authorities face a Tk 7,176 crore funding shortfall despite steps to speed up payments

Power authorities blame electricity supply shortfall for the outages

Tarique Rahman asks officials to develop it into a modern, self-reliant space research institution

The nationwide programme follows the measles-rubella campaign, where officials reported achieving 103% vaccination coverage

Bangladesh is struggling to expand electric vehicle (EV) adoption due to inadequate charging infrastructure, unreliable electricity supply, weak data systems, and no long-term policy, experts said.

The Super Specialised Hospital of the Bangladesh Medical University (BMU) is set to be run as a corporate entity, and its treatment costs will be higher than those of government or autonomous hospitals, officials said.