Locals and guardians have staged protests and laid siege to a madrasa and a police station in Mujibnagar, Meherpur, following allegations of sexual abuse of three students at a boarding madrasa.
A child has died from measles-like symptoms at Mymensingh Medical College Hospital (MMCH) within the last 24 hours, while 20 new children were admitted with similar conditions, hospital officials said.
The number of children dying from measles-like symptoms at Rajshahi Medical College Hospital (RMCH) has risen to 50, hospital authorities said on Thursday, as fresh admissions continue amid an ongoing outbreak.
Four honey collectors have been rescued alive while four others remain missing after a boat capsized in the Sundarbans following a storm, forest officials said.
Police have arrested a madrasa teacher on charges of assualting a boy in Mujibnagar upazila of Meherpur.
Two Rohingya children have drowned while bathing in a pond adjacent to the Nayapara Rohingya camp in Hnila union of Teknaf upazila of Cox's Bazar.