What you need to know about dengue
Cases have risen ahead of the monsoon this year. A guide to how dengue spreads, its symptoms, what tests are needed and why prevention matters most.
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Actor Meghla Mukta in intensive care after accident
The actor is being prepared for emergency surgery at a hospital in the capital, a statement from her Facebook account said.
Bangladesh and Malaysia hold labour market talks
Ministers met in Putrajaya over two days to discuss manpower export, expanding employment and workers' conditions, days after the two prime ministers spoke by telephone.
Chattogram crime suspect David Emon arrested in Jashore
Police say Mobarak Hossain Emon, wanted in at least 15 cases, was arrested in Jashore along with five associates.
Withdrawing cases made mandatory for policy support
Bangladesh Bank has ruled that anyone seeking a stimulus package or other policy support must first withdraw every case filed against the government, the central bank or the bank concerned.
RAKSU vice-president warns journalists over Chhatra League coverage
Mostakur Rahman Zahid accused reporters of taking the banned student body's side and said action would be taken over the words they use.
Rivers eat into Fatikchhari as embankments give way in 23 places
Flood control embankments and river banks have collapsed at 23 points on the Halda and its tributaries in Chattogram, and thousands fear losing their homes.
NCP leaders pass fourth barricade at Bahubal
Police and obstructions on the Dhaka-Sylhet highway repeatedly stopped the convoy, with leaders standing in heavy rain at Kamaichhara as they pressed on towards Habiganj.
Jamaat objects to barring MPO teachers from elections
The party has asked the Election Commission to let teachers at MPO-listed institutions stand in local government polls and to cancel an additional secretary's appointment.
Police stop NCP leaders on the road to Habiganj
A convoy carrying National Citizen Party leaders from Moulvibazar was halted by police at Sreemangal, with scuffling reported, as section 144 remained in force in Habiganj town.
Returnee migrant worker electrocuted in Chuadanga
Mohammad Tuhin, 36, who had worked in Singapore for years, died after touching a live electric motor at his home in Alamdanga upazila.
NCP leaders head for Habiganj despite section 144
National Citizen Party leaders are travelling to Habiganj for a protest over an attack on their July march, after the administration imposed section 144 in the town.
Three more die with measles symptoms in 24 hours
Three more children have died with symptoms of measles and 1,075 new cases were recorded in a day, the health directorate said.
Three more dengue deaths in a day
Three more people died of dengue across the country in 24 hours and another 534 were admitted to hospital, the health directorate said.
Warning signal 3 raised at four sea ports
Chattogram, Cox's Bazar, Mongla and Payra have been asked to hoist local warning signal number three as a weakening depression stirs squally weather over the north Bay.
Brigadier general in army custody over councillor's killing, ISPR says
Miftah Uddin Ahmed, who commanded RAB-7 at the time, was taken into army custody after being named in the International Crimes Tribunal case over the 2018 killing of the Teknaf councillor Ekramul Haque.
Five more days of rain forecast as deep depression weakens
The deep depression over the north-west Bay of Bengal has weakened, but the weather office expects rain and heavy falls in parts of the country for the next five days.
Tarique Rahman seeks Malaysian help to ease gas crisis
The prime minister asked his Malaysian counterpart, Anwar Ibrahim, for cooperation in a telephone call on Tuesday, the state minister for energy said.
BSTI urges calm over microplastics found in toothpaste
The standards body says it is collecting its own samples for retesting, and that no brand should be declared unsafe without full scientific and legal verification.
Election Commission meets acting speaker on presidential election
The chief election commissioner says the commission is ready to hold the election for the country's 23rd president, but that a date has not yet been fixed.
Will Dhanush follow Rajinikanth and Vijay into politics?
Speculation is growing in Tamil Nadu about the actor's political intentions, but Dhanush has made no announcement and his focus remains on film.
Two brothers who went to Saudi Arabia return in coffins
Faez Ahmed Sajib, 29, and Farhad Hossain Sujon, 21, were killed in a road crash in Dammam. They were buried side by side at their village home in Lakshmipur on Tuesday.
Government drafts law to give reserved-seat women MPs constituencies
A draft amendment would let parties assign members elected to the reserved women's seats a “role in development work” in one or more general constituencies. A specialist calls the move entirely unjustified.
Aman planting turns Dinajpur fields green
Steady monsoon rain has left enough water in the fields of Khansama upazila, and farmers are working from dawn to dusk to finish transplanting aman on time.
Man living alone found dead at Chattogram home while family works abroad
Abdur Rahman, 65, was found dead at his home in Chandanaish after his sons in Dubai were unable to reach him by telephone for several days.
Legal action against a president is possible once out of office, adviser says
The prime minister's adviser on information and broadcasting, Dr Zahed Ur Rahman, says the law bars action against a sitting president but not against one who has left office.
Tk 10 crore water treatment plant in Chuadanga idle after eight years
A groundwater treatment plant built for the Chuadanga municipality was completed eight years ago but has never operated, while about 200,000 residents still use iron-laden, foul-smelling water.
Government launches Tk 661.5 crore 'BanglaBiz' platform for investors
The government is bringing every existing one-stop service portal under a single digital platform called BanglaBiz, in a project costing Tk 661.5 crore.
Strong action if family card irregularities are proved, minister says
The information and broadcasting minister, Zahir Uddin Swapan, says there is no place for brokers or middlemen in the distribution of family cards.
Government borrows more than 9,000 crore taka from banks in 13 days
The government took a net 9,209 crore taka from the banking sector in the first 13 days of the new financial year, taking its total bank borrowing stock to 6,94,684 crore taka.
Real Madrid ready to move for Rodri
Real Madrid have begun the process of signing the Manchester City midfielder Rodri, with club president Florentino Pérez said to have approved the plan.
World Cup star Vozinha forced to change the name on his shirt
The Cape Verde goalkeeper who caught the eye at the 2026 World Cup cannot use his nickname at his new Chilean club, where league rules ban nicknames on shirts.
Anger over dining hall food at Jashore university women's hall
Resident students at the Tapasi Rabeya Hall of Jashore University of Science and Technology have complained about the quality of dining hall food, as the hall makes a minimum of 25 tokens compulsory.
Titas Gas hiring for 135 posts
Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution PLC has advertised 135 posts in grades 13 to 18. Applications close on 21 August 2026.
Two killed as wall collapses in Mirpur
Two people were killed and at least six injured when the rear boundary wall of Mirpur University College collapsed onto a footpath during a TCB goods sale.
Ukraine linked to bombings in Iraq, security adviser says
Iraq's national security adviser, Qasim al-Aboudi, says new information points to a “Ukrainian cell” being involved in a series of bombings at government installations.
Zidane appointed France coach until 2030
The French Football Federation has appointed Zinedine Zidane as national coach on a contract to 2030, ending Didier Deschamps's 14 years in charge.
Inquiry committee formed over Rajshahi University clashes
Rajshahi University has formed a five-member committee to establish the cause of clashes and an attack on campus and recommend action, with a report due in 10 working days.
Three universities get new vice-chancellors
The government has appointed new vice-chancellors to Netrokona University, Habiganj Agricultural University and Kishoreganj University.
Preliminary registration for hajj begins
Preliminary registration for the 2027 hajj began on 27 July and will run until 24 September, with final registration to be completed by 10 December.
Three more dengue deaths
Three more people have died of dengue in the past 24 hours and 512 have been admitted to hospital, taking this year's dengue death toll to 47.
Unidentified elderly woman's body recovered beside railway line in Chuadanga
Railway police have recovered the body of an unidentified woman of about 70 from beside the railway line in Chuadanga. She is believed to have been struck by a train.
Report alleges transfer-for-bribes network in secondary education directorate
An investigative report alleges that transfers and postings in the secondary and higher education directorate are being traded for bribes at set rates, led by its director general. The allegations are unproven and no…
In July we waited for the Jagannath University procession: Nahid Islam
The NCP convener and opposition chief whip, Nahid Islam, has recalled the role of Jagannath University students in the July uprising, saying protesters waited for their procession to arrive.
Four Chuadanga businesses fined 65,000 taka
The Directorate of National Consumer Rights Protection has fined four businesses a total of 65,000 taka in a drive at Alamdanga in Chuadanga.
7,364 students killed on the roads in seven and a half years
Students account for 15.11 percent of all road deaths in Bangladesh since 2019, according to the Road Safety Foundation, which recorded 48,713 road deaths in total over the period.
One held with drugs in Damurhuda
Police in Damurhuda in Chuadanga have arrested a man with 40 bottles of the Indian drug Eskuf.
Health care being given the highest priority: prime minister
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman says the government is giving the highest priority to research and innovation in health technology, after meeting the makers of locally built ventilators and high-flow oxygen machines.
MP's daughter is being treated for mental illness, party says
Jamaat says the daughter of the Jashore-4 MP, Golam Rasul, has a diagnosed psychiatric illness and has long been under treatment, and alleges a mob is being incited against her.
Former deputy governor S K Sur jailed for three years
A Dhaka court has sentenced the former Bangladesh Bank deputy governor Sitangshu Kumar Sur Chowdhury to three years in prison for failing to submit a statement of assets.
Johnson & Johnson offers $5.5bn to settle baby powder cancer claims
The healthcare group has offered to pay up to 5.5 billion US dollars to settle thousands of lawsuits alleging its talc-based baby powder caused ovarian cancer, while continuing to deny the claims.
Dhaka University women students protest hall curfew rules
Women students at Dhaka University have submitted a memorandum to the vice-chancellor demanding the withdrawal of night-time curfew rules in the women's halls, giving a seven-day ultimatum.
MP Golam Rasul's house attacked after dispute
An angry crowd surrounded and attacked the Jashore home of the MP for Jashore-4, Golam Rasul, after what one section of residents describes as a misunderstanding involving his daughter.
Bangla College student shot in Dhaka
An 18-year-old higher secondary student of Mirpur Bangla College was shot in both legs by unidentified attackers in the Manikdi area of the capital.
A disease that settles in the body unnoticed
More than a crore people in Bangladesh live with long-term hepatitis B or C, and nine in 10 do not know it. World Hepatitis Day falls today.
Jamaat holds workers' conference in Chougachha
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami has held a workers' conference in Jagadishpur union of Chougachha upazila in Jashore, where the upazila Amir said the party would contest every union in the coming polls.
Man wanted in arms case arrested in Khulna
Police have arrested a 32-year-old man wanted in an arms case from his father-in-law's house in the Baikali area of Khulna. He faces four cases, including one for possessing an illegal firearm.
Man shot and hacked in daylight attack in Khulna
A 24-year-old man was shot and hacked with sharp weapons in an attempt on his life outside Khulna Riverview Park, police say. He is under treatment at Khulna Medical College Hospital.
Man's body found with gunshot wounds in Khulna
Police have recovered the body of a 21-year-old man with gunshot wounds from a fish enclosure south of Arangghata railway station in Khulna city.
Bangladesh mango festival in Kathmandu showcases export potential
The Bangladesh embassy in Kathmandu has held an exhibition and festival of Bangladeshi mango varieties and mango-based products, drawing about 250 guests.