Thirteen more from dengue patients died across the country in 24 hours till Thursday morning, raising the fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 1,135 this year. Of the 13 deaths, six were reported in the capital. According to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) during the period, 2,344 more patients were hospitalised with the viral fever. Of ...

A Dhaka court has set November 13 for hearing on charge framing in 11 cases, including a sedition case, filed against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia. Judge Md Asaduzzaman of Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge’s Court set up at Keraniganj Central Jail adjourned the hearing following a petition submitted by the defence on Thursday and fixed the new date. Among the 11 ...

The High Court has sentenced Sohail Rana, former Cumilla Chief Judicial Magistrate, to 30 days’ imprisonment on charge of contempt of court. Besides, he has been ordered to surrender before Dhaka’s Chief Judicial Magistrate Court within seven days. An HC bench of Justice Md Badruzzaman and Justice SM Masud Hossain Dulon on Thursday passed the order after hearing on a ...

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Thursday sentenced Dinajpur Municipality mayor Syed Jahangir Alam to one month in jail on chage of making derogatory remarks about one of its judges. He was fined Tk 1 lakh and asked to surrender in a Dinajpur court within seven weeks, a five-member bench of the Appellate Division led by Chief Justice ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is likely to visit Brussels, Belgium later this month to attend the Global Gateway Forum 2023. The Global Gateway Forum will bring together representatives of governments from the European Union and from around the world with the private sector, civil society, leading thinkers, financing institutions, and international organisations in a two-day, invitation-only event to be held ...

Durga Puja, the biggest religious festival of the Bangalee Hindu community, will be celebrated at 1,036 in Moulvibazar district. Of these, 884 are universal and 152 private places of worship. Moulvibazar Police Superintendent Manjur Rahman gave this information in an exchange meeting with journalists at the Police Superintendent’s office on Wednesday (October 11) afternoon. The police super said cyber monitoring ...

Lionel Messi is doubtful for Argentina’s South American World Cup qualifier against Paraguay on Thursday despite “looking good” in training, according to coach Lionel Scaloni. Messi teamed up with the World Cup winners after returning from injury as a second-half substitute for Inter Miami in Major League Soccer on Saturday, AFP reported. Messi had played just 37 minutes for his ...

Captain Rohit Sharma on Wednesday surpassed compatriot Sachin Tendulkar with a record seventh World Cup century to lead India to a crushing eight-wicket win over Afghanistan. Chasing 273 for victory in New Delhi, the hosts rode on Rohit’s 131 to achieve their target in 35 overs for a second straight win in the 50-over showpiece event, AFP reports. He brought ...

The IRI-NDI pre-electoral team, now visiting Dhaka, has not given any suggestion about the upcoming general election of Bangladesh, said Law Minister Anisul Huq on Wednesday. The minister made the remarks while talking to reporters after a meeting with the US team at the Secretariat. Anisul Huq said their (the US election monitoring team) main question was “what is the ...

The government is set to launch an HPV vaccination campaign in the country from October 15 in order to eliminate deadly cervical cancer. Schoolgirls of class 5-9 or equivalent and out of school girls of 10-14 years old will get the vaccines initially in Dhaka division. The authorities asked the students to register their names by today (Oct 11) using ...