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Caseload of measles, symptoms hits highest in a day

The highest single-day count of patients with measles and related symptoms was recorded in the 24 hours till Thursday morning, according to data revealed by the Directorate General of Health

Jamaat Ameer demands swift justice for 7-year-old Ramisa murder

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman has demanded exemplary punishment for the perpetrator responsible for the brutal killing of child Ramisa Akter in the capital’s Pallabi. In a Facebook post,

Bidisha Siddique jailed for 2yrs in fraud case

A Dhaka court on Wednesday sentenced Bidisha Siddique, former wife of the late president Hussain Muhammad Ershad, to two years of imprisonment in a fraud case filed with Gulshan Police

Major changes being introduced in curriculum

Major changes are being introduced in the primary curriculum, said State Minister for Primary and Mass Education Bobby Hajjaj on Wednesday. The government’s aim to prepare the next generation with

PM hails Tigers after historic first-ever home Test series win over Pakistan

Bangladesh etched their name into the history books on Wednesday with a landmark first-ever home Test series triumph over Pakistan, prompting congratulations from Prime Minister Tarique Rahman after the Tigers

PM urges Ansar-VDP members to perform duties with discipline, professionalism

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Wednesday called upon the members of Bangladesh Ansar and Village Defence Party (VDP) to perform their duties with utmost discipline and strictly following the chain

6 more die from measles, symptoms

Six more children died from measles and related symptoms in the 24 hours till Wednesday morning, taking the total death toll past 480 in just over two months. One child

DMP chief vows ‘zero tolerance’ against crimes in capital

Dhaka Metropolitan Police will follow a “zero tolerance” policy against extortion, mugging, drugs, juvenile gangs, online gambling and cyber fraud in the capital, newly appointed DMP Commissioner Mosleh Uddin Ahmed