A traditional boat race scheduled for August 28 on the Sunai River in Sylhet's Beanibazar has triggered a dispute, with a group identifying itself as 'Tauhidi Janata' demanding that the event be cancelled.
Allegations have surfaced that a woman died after a gauze was left inside her abdomen following a caesarean section at a private hospital in Faridpur. Konika Mandal from Rajbari's Baliakandi died after being treated for about a month and a half. The Health Ministry has formed an investigation committee over the incident.
At least 30 people, including a police officer-in-charge (OC), were injured in a clash between two groups over control of a shrine waqf estate mosque and 35-40 shops in the Shilam union of Moghlabazar in Sylhet city.
A death at a drug rehabilitation centre in Brahmanbaria has sparked panic, with around 40 patients fleeing the facility following the incident. The patient's family alleged he was tortured and beaten to death by the centre's authorities, accusations the management has denied.
A newly-married groom, Ahmed Anas Bappi (22), died from electrocution while trying to remove a stand fan from a wedding pandal in Kushtia's Daulatpur upazila.
Finance and Planning Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury has said the BNP government implemented the largest-ever budget for the education sector in the country.