Commerce Ministry Secretary Mahbubur Rahman died of severe cerebral malaria soon after he returned attending a World Trade Organization conference in Cameroon. His family has alleged that the government top official was not given any warning about the risks of malaria before the trip. The question arises, is this just an untimely death, or is it the end of a precious life due to the failure of state protocols?
In the past 24 hours, three people have died from confirmed measles, while four additional deaths have been reported from suspected measles cases across the country.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has expressed concern over the measles situation in Bangladesh, assessing it as a nationally “high-risk” condition due to vaccine shortages.
The Rajdhani Unnayan Kartik (RAJUK) and Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) have launched a major eviction drive to clear footpaths and public roads in the Gudaraghat area adjacent to the elite area of Gulshan-1. In this joint drive conducted, more than fifty illegal temporary shops along the lakeside and road were demolished on Friday morning.
Thirteen years have been passed of the Rana Plaza collapse in Savar, a tragedy that remains the deadliest industrial disaster in the country’s history and a lasting symbol of unsafe working conditions in the garment sector.
A female SSC examinee was bruttaly hacked to death after assailants entered her home in Dhamrai, on the outskirts of Dhaka.