Eight children died from symptoms consistent with measles in the 24 hours until 8:00am yesterday, bringing Bangladesh’s combined tally of confirmed and suspected measles-related deaths to 779.

The conditions for the possible new International Monetary Fund programme are likely to be based on raising the tax-GDP ratio, reducing subsidies, exchange rate flexibility and banking sector reforms.

Four convicted accused in the Abu Sayed killing case yesterday filed two separate appeals with the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court seeking acquittal from the charges.

China is now viewed more favourably than the US in Bangladesh, according to a new survey by the US-based Pew Research Centre.

Rear Admiral Khondkar Misbah ul Azim has been appointed as the new chief of naval staff of the Bangladesh Navy.

National Citizen Party Convener Nahid Islam yesterday called for the implementation of the verdict in the Abu Sayed killing case, as well as state reforms in line with the outcome of the July referendum.

The Dhaka North City Corporation has announced a budget of Tk 4,527.74 crore for the 2026–27 fiscal year, prioritising dengue and other vector-borne disease control, waterlogging mitigation, and rehabilitation of damaged roads.

As preparations for the local government elections gather pace, the Election Commission (EC) yesterday said it will finalise the code of conduct for the five tiers of local bodies at a meeting on July 21, before sending it to the law ministry for vetting.

The High Court, in the full text of a verdict, has observed that an unproven or legally ineffective divorce cannot be used as a ground to evade payment of maintenance to a wife and a minor child or to obstruct the execution of a decree for dower (denmohor).

The health ministry has started implementing its plan to upgrade all 418 existing upazila health complexes (UHCs) to 101-bed facilities to accommodate the growing number of patients seeking care at public hospitals.

He will be promoted to vice admiral, take charge on July 23, says ISPR

Police arrested the accused

Sadik, who received the fire service medal last year, disappeared after falling from a speedboat

BGB intercepted the group in Kulaura as alleged brokers fled the scene

She brings more than three decades of diplomatic and multilateral experience to the role

Officials file case against two over alleged lease violations as locals say repeated warnings about sand extraction went unheeded

It also postpones all examinations scheduled for July 17 and 18 under several academic programmes

State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Anindya Islam Amit yesterday said the government would take strict action against those who have illegally occupied hills, streams and rivers and constructed unauthorised structures in Bandarban.

The Bir Sreshtha Hamidur Rahman Square and its sculpture, located in front of the Jhenaidah Central Bus Terminal, have been dismantled over the last couple of days.

At least two dengue patients died, and 329 others were hospitalised in the 24 hours till 8:00am yesterday, according to the Directorate General of Health Services.