The World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have assured additional loans to Bangladesh to help address the financial deficit caused by the impact of the Middle East war. Finance Minister Amir Khusru Mahmud Chowdhury, who is leading an 11-member delegation to the IMF-World Bank Spring Meetings in Washington DC, shared the information with journalists after meetings with relevant officials on the sidelines.
The United States will provide more than 2.19 crore emergency measles-rubella vaccines for children in Bangladesh. The US embassy in Dhaka confirmed the information on Wednesday, April 15.
BNP Standing Committee member Mirza Abbas has been transferred from Singapore General Hospital to Malaysia for advanced medical treatment. BNP Media Cell member Shairul Kabir Khan confirmed the information on Wednesday night, April 15.
A fire that broke out in an 11-storey building in the capital's Banani Kachabazar area has been brought under control by seven fire service units.
Imprisoned lawyer and former MP Barrister Syed Sayedul Haque Sumon has expressed his desire to participate in the upcoming Bangladesh Bar Council elections. A writ has been filed in the High Court seeking necessary directions in this regard.
The number of children infected with measles and measles-like symptoms has increased at an alarming rate across the country. A total of 198 children have died of measles and measles-like symptoms across the country in the past month, according to the Directorate General of Health Services.