The nationwide measles outbreak continues to raise alarm, with seven more children dying from measles and measles-related complications in the past 24 hours, pushing the total death toll to 620, according to the latest data released by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
The High Court on Sunday (June 7) issued a rule asking the authorities to explain whether horse meat is legally permissible for human consumption and what measures have been taken to curb its commercial use in the country.
Intern doctors at Dhaka Medical College Hospital have declared an indefinite work abstention starting from Sunday morning, June 7, pressing six demands. The announcement was made in an emergency notice issued by the Dhaka Medical College Hospital Intern Doctors Society on Saturday night, June 6.
The government will recommend that the Attorney General seek an early hearing of the Ramisa rape and murder case in the higher court to ensure swift execution of the sentence, Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed has said.
A total of 442 accidents occurred across the country during the 15-day Eid-ul-Azha homebound journey, killing 438 people and injuring 1,340, according to the Passenger Welfare Association of Bangladesh (PWAB).
The trial court has sentenced prime accused Sohel Rana and his wife Swapna Khatun to death for raping and murdering eight-year-old Ramisa Akter in Pallabi, Dhaka. Law Minister Md Asaduzzaman has expressed hope that the verdict will be upheld by the higher court.