Rising waters of the Padma River have inundated large areas of Rajshahi, Chapainawabganj and Kushtia, leaving thousands of families stranded and struggling with shortages of food and safe drinking water.
The Chattogram Port Protection Committee has staged a protest against the government's move to lease the New Mooring Container Terminal (NCT) and Chattogram Container Terminal (CCT) to Dubai-based DP World. The organisation has announced a sit-in programme in front of the Chattogram Port Authority (CPA) building on October 5, demanding cancellation of the proposed lease.
The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has announced rewards for providing information on the government's missing firearms and ammunition. If information on these firearms or ammunition is provided voluntarily and spontaneously until November 15, no legal action will be taken against the informant. Cash rewards will also be given at fixed rates for providing accurate information that helps recover firearms and ammunition.
Four children died with suspected measles symptoms in Sylhet division in the past 24 hours, taking the number of deaths linked to confirmed and suspected measles cases in the region to 164 this year, health officials said.
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A 12-year-old boy has returned to his family after allegedly being abducted by a criminal gang, having his right leg cut off and being forced to beg at Kamalapur Railway Station in Dhaka for seven months.