Two more children died with measles-like symptoms in Sylhet on Sunday, raising the death toll to 10 in the region. A one-and-a-half-year-old child, Waziha, from Jagannathpur, died while undergoing treatment at Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) of Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital. Besides, an eight-month-old infant, Taha, from Golapganj, also passed away in the same unit. The hospital’s director, ...

FIFA is in discussions with national associations to increase prize money for all 48 teams participating in the 2026 World Cup, football’s global governing body said on Sunday. The proposal must be approved at Tuesday’s FIFA Council meeting being held ahead of the 76th FIFA Congress in Vancouver. In December, FIFA said prize money for this year’s World Cup would ...

Commerce Minister Khandakar Abdul Muktadir on Monday stressed the importance of enhancing national capacity to keep pace with the global trading system and ensure strict adherence to World Trade Organization (WTO) notification obligations. “Notification is an essential element for complying with WTO rules, staying updated, and keeping pace with global progress,” Muktadir said. The Minister made these remarks while speaking ...

Health is an amazing component of our life. When good, nothing is known about it. When bad, it hurts everywhere from body to mind. The tiny pimple that was once a beauty spot turns into a hurt. ‘Health is Wealth’ is a saying under which we grew up. One had to take care of this wealth through physical exertions such ...

The recent surge of measles cases in Bangladesh has placed a significant strain on the national healthcare system, with the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) reporting a sharp increase in infections across several districts. This local crisis serves as a stark reminder that measles remains one of the most highly contagious viral diseases known to humanity and poses a ...

The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) on Sunday approved 14 development projects involving an estimated cost of Tk13,445.41 crore, aimed at boosting infrastructure, healthcare, and economic resilience across the country. The approval came at the 10th ECNEC meeting of the 2025-26 fiscal year and the second meeting of the current government, held at the Cabinet Division conference ...

Representatives from the local business community and the United Nations (UN) focused on strengthening collaboration to mobilise and coordinate private sector contributions to humanitarian response in Bangladesh during a high-level meeting held at the UN House Bangladesh on Sunday. The meeting was held between Lisa Doughten, director of the Financing and Outreach Division (FOD) of the United Nations Office for ...

Moulvibazar Correspondent : There has been an alarming increase in the theft of trees and infrastructure at Mirtinga Tea Garden in Rahimpur Union, Kamalganj Upazila, Moulvibazar, under Deundi Tea Company Limited. Mirtinga Tea Garden Deputy Manager Rezaul Hayat Khan (Emon) confirmed the incident and said that a general diary has been filed with the police station on behalf of the ...

Ingredients: For the Cream Cheese Swirl: * 4 ounces (½ block/113g) full-fat cream cheese, cut into cubes * 3 tbsps granulated sugar * 1 tbsps all-purpose flour * 1 large egg yolk * ½ tsp vanilla extract cream cheese For the Cake: * 1½ (180g) cups all-purpose flour * 1½ tsps baking powder * ¾ tsp baking soda * ½ ...

Eight more children died in the past 24 hours till Sunday morning—seven from measles-related symptoms and one from a confirmed measles case. In addition, Bangladesh recorded 1,421 new suspected measles cases and 143 confirmed cases in a 24-hour span, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) health bulletin. The DGHS said that since 15 March, the total number ...