Rise in dengue cases in Bangladesh rings alarm
According to the Directorate General of Health Services, a total of 17,284 dengue patients were hospitalised this year, while the total number of deaths is 102. The death rate…
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BSF must stop killing Bangladeshis: The Daily Star
What's at stake here is not just the inalienable right to life of the people illegally crossing borders, many among them poor, unarmed villagers; these border incidents also…
Civil society organisation urges freezing assets laundered by ex- Bangladeshi officials
The process to recover those assets should begin quickly so that the funds can help Bangladesh build a more transparent, accountable, democratic and inclusive future.
India not talking to Pakistan till peace returns to occupied Kashmir is a strange argument
The argument is particularly strange coming from a country that purports to be working for peace in a distant conflict between Russia and Ukraine, says the writer.
Border killings a barrier to good Bangladesh-India ties: foreign adviser
Foreign Adviser Md Touhid Hossain's remarks came after a teenage boy, Jayanta Kumar Singh, 14, was shot dead by BSF along the Kantivita border in Thakurgaon's Baliadangi upazila…
Baby girl sold to pay injured father’s hospital bills in Bangladesh
An infant has been sold for Tk 37,000 to pay the hospital bills of the father, who was shot and injured during the student-led mass uprising, according to the mother.
Inflation in Bangladesh eases to 10.49% in August
Non-food inflation increased slightly to 9.74 percent from 9.68 percent in July, according to the state-run statistical agency.
Bangladesh Chief Adviser Yunus urges expedited third-country resettlement of Rohingya refugees
The appeal came during a meeting with officials from the International Organization for Migration (IOM) at his office in Dhaka.
Bangladesh Tigers programme proves its worth
The function of the Tigers programme, which began two years ago, was often questioned. After the successful Pakistan tour, its value has finally come to the limelight, especially…
Ex-PM Hasina must stay silent in India till Bangladesh seeks her extradition: Chief adviser Yunus
In an interview, the chief adviser makes a strong case for former PM Hasina's return from India to face trial for atrocities.