Dhaka, June 22 (IANS) As custodial deaths of Awami League members continue to rise in Bangladesh, a local activist of the party’s student wing, Chhatra League, died in police custody in the Faridpur district, local media reported. The deceased, identified as 28-year-old Mirza Ishtiaq Ahmed Pranto, was detained by the police Detective Branch (DB) in Madhukhali upazila of Faridpur on June 20. He died on Sunday while undergoing treatment at Faridpur Medical College Hospital.His family has accused p…
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Dhaka, June 21 (IANS) Three more children died with measles-like symptoms in Bangladesh in 24 hours until 8 a.m. on Sunday, raising the country’s confirmed and suspected measles-related fatalities to 680. The latest fatalities were classified as suspected measles deaths, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said. With the latest fatalities, the number of suspected measles deaths in Bangladesh has reached 587, while the number of laboratory-confirmed measles fatalities remains unchan…
Dhaka, June 20 (IANS) As concerns over a crackdown on media professionals continue to mount in Bangladesh, police have arrested a journalist in a case filed under the country’s Cyber Security Act linked to a series of reports allegedly defaming State Minister for Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives (LGRD) Mir Shahe Alam, according to local media reports.The arrested journalist was identified as Rezanur Islam, acting editor of Bangladeshi newspaper Dainik Agrajatra Pratidin.He w…
Dhaka, June 19 (IANS) Bangladesh’s Awami League expressed grave concern over the arrest of former lawmaker and party leader Laila Parveen Sejuti after reportedly securing bail from the High Court, stating that the development has sparked renewed debate over the state of the rule of law in the country.The statement came after former Member of Parliament Sejuti was shown to be arrested in a murder case filed with Satkhira Sadar Police Station, despite having obtained bail from the High Court in …
New Delhi, June 18 (IANS) Bangladesh’s banking sector slipped into a crisis at the end of 2025, with the capital adequacy ratio falling to minus 2.64 per cent, after a wave of previously concealed bad loans came to light, making them the weakest in South Asia to absorb financial shocks, a new report has said.By comparison, CRAR stood at 17.20 per cent in India, 20.80 per cent in Pakistan and 19.40 per cent in Sri Lanka at the end of 2025, the report from Bangladesh-based The Daily Star said.A …
Dhaka, June 18 (IANS) Political violence continues to mount across Bangladesh with the Awami League on Thursday expressing grave concern over an alleged brutal attack on a family member of a party activist in Kumarkhali upazila of Kushtia district. According to the Awami League, the younger brother of SM Rafiq — Senior Vice President of the party’s youth wing Jubo League in Kumarkhali Upazila — was assaulted while visiting the municipal office to obtain a civic certificate. He was later rush…
Dhaka, June 18 (IANS) As violence against women and children continues to mount across Bangladesh, at least 5,448 cases were registered under the Women and Children Repression Prevention Act between March and May, local media reported, citing police headquarters data. According to a report in Bangladesh’s leading Bengali daily Prothom Alo, of the 413 cases filed in Dhaka metropolitan areas, police submitted charge sheets in only 65 cases within three months, while 10 cases were closed with final…
Dhaka, June 12 (IANS) As Bangladesh grapples with an escalating measles outbreak, another child has died from the symptoms of the disease on Friday, raising the total number of confirmed and suspected deaths to 643 since March 15 this year, local media reported.According to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), the death was reported in the 24 hours leading up to Friday morning.The latest death from the disease was identified as suspected, Bangladeshi media outlet UNB reported.Repor…
Dhaka, June 12 (IANS) Bangladesh’s Awami League strongly condemned the killing of a party activist in Jashore district, warning that the incident underscored persistent concerns over political violence, impunity, and the protection of fundamental human rights in the country.According to local media reports, a 40-year-old local Jubo League leader—the youth wing of the Awami League—Jewel Ahmed Rana died after being severely injured during an attack in Chaugachha upazila in Jashore on Thursday …
Dhaka, June 9 (IANS) As many as eight children have died from measles outbreak in Bangladesh on Wednesday, raising the total number of confirmed and suspected deaths to 639 since March 15 this year, amid an escalating health crisis in the country, local media reported. According to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), the deaths were reported in the 24 hours leading up to Wednesday morning.Among the latest fatalities, all were identified as suspected, Bangladeshi media outlet UNB r…