The government will start a nationwide typhoid vaccination campaign on October 12 to protect millions from typhoid fever, especially children who are the most vulnerable. Under the Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI), children will receive free typhoid vaccines. Health officials say the campaign will not only prevent common typhoid but also help curb the growing threat of drug-resistant typhoid. Health ...

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on Sunday encouraged the Palli Karma-Sahayak Foundation (PKSF) to expand its programmes on a large scale and give the young people an opportunity to become entrepreneurs taking advantage of the technology that connected them with the world. “Technology has connected us with the world in a big way in all works. By taking advantage of ...

The Election Commission (EC) of Bangladesh is set to begin the process of voter registration and National Identity Card (NID) issuance for Bangladeshi expatriates in Malaysia, aiming to ensure their participation in the upcoming 13th National Parliamentary Elections. According to EC officials, the inaugural programme is scheduled to take place by Wednesday, September 17. Election Commissioner Md Anwarul Islam Sarkar, ...

Gono Odhikar Parishad has warned of besieging the Secretariat and the Chief Adviser’s residence Jamuna if action is not taken within 48 hours against those responsible for the attack on its president Nurul Haque Nur. The party’s general secretary Md Rashed Khan issued the warning at a press conference at Dhaka Medical College Hospital on Sunday afternoon. He also demanded ...

Home Adviser Lt Gen Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury (Retd.) has warned that if the Faridpur road blockade is not withdrawn by afternoon, legal action will be taken. “The blockade has caused immense suffering to thousands. No one has the right to block public roads. This cannot be tolerated.” He called on the protesters to withdraw the blockade immediately and voice ...

Bangladeshi folk singer Farida Parveen has passed away on Saturday night. She breathed her last at 10:15 pm, according to Ashish Kumar Chakraborty, Managing Director of Universal Medical College Hospital. She was 71 and is survived by her husband and four children. Farida Parveen had been suffering from long-term kidney complications, requiring dialysis twice a week in recent weeks. On ...

Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has seized smuggled Indian goods worth approximately Tk 18 lakh in separate operations along the Sylhet border. According to the 19th Battalion of the BGB, a special patrol team from the Lobachara BOP conducted an operation in the Mangolpur area of Kanaighat upazila at around 10:30 PM on Friday. During the drive, 42 bottles of Indian ...

Nepal’s new leader vowed Sunday to follow protesters’ demands to “end corruption” as she began work as interim prime minister, after “Gen Z” youth demonstrations ousted her predecessor. “We have to work according to the thinking of the Gen Z generation. … What this group is demanding is end of corruption, good governance and economic equality,” said Sushila Karki, the ...

Clashes broke out in London on Saturday after one of the largest far-right demonstrations in British history, led by activist Tommy Robinson, drew an estimated 110,000 to 150,000 people. Police made 25 arrests and said 26 officers were injured, four seriously, amid “unacceptable violence” on the fringes of the rally. Many attendees, draped in English and British flags, confronted officers ...

Kylian Mbappe delivered another dazzling performance as 10-man Real Madrid battled to a 2-1 win over Real Sociedad in La Liga on Saturday, extending their perfect start to the season. Mbappe opened the scoring early and later set up Arda Guler for Madrid’s second, ensuring Los Blancos stayed top of the table with four wins from four matches. Mikel Oyarzabal ...