Sajek-Dighinala and Marishya-Dighinala routes remained closed

Victim transferred to DMCH for treatment, party alleges political motive behind attack

Fellow collectors rescue him after attack in Satkhira range

Dhaka South City Corporation yesterday launched its first pre-monsoon Aedes mosquito larvae survey under its own management to prevent mosquito-borne diseases, including dengue and chikungunya, in the capital.

Several groups, some claiming links to the ruling party, have allegedly been involved in grabbing shops and slum houses, as well as extortion and intimidation, in the Kalyanpur Porabosti slum area of Dhaka.

The Kangsha River in Mymensingh’s Dhobaura upazila, once a key lifeline for local people, has long been gasping for survival.

Even before a new bridge in Tangail’s Basail upazila could be inaugurated, cracks have developed on the approach road at one end, raising questions about the quality of work and materials used in the construction.

Despite major advances in medical science, non-communicable diseases, like diabetes and cardiovascular disease, continue to rise globally, causing nearly 70 percent of deaths worldwide.

The appointment of 14,384 candidates selected as assistant teachers at government primary schools has entered another stage of scrutiny, days after the education minister assured that none of them would be dropped.

Nine-month-old Tariqul from Narsingdi was rushed to a local health facility last Thursday after developing fever and other measles‑like symptoms. The baby was later transferred to Narsingdi District Sadar Hospital.

A total of 25 small, medium and large structures, used illegally as cottages on government land, were evicted during a joint drive by the upazila administration on Sonadia island under Maheshkhali in Cox’s Bazar on Saturday.

The government is set to implement the much-anticipated Padma barrage project at an initial cost of Tk 33,474 crore, aimed at reviving five major river systems and storing 2,900 million cubic metres of water in the Padma river.

Police have arrested a man accused of raping a 10-year-old girl in Kashiani upazila of Gopalganj.

The number of deaths from measles and measles-like symptoms saw a sharp rise yesterday as health authorities adjusted previously unrecorded deaths, taking the total number of confirmed and suspected measles deaths to 409.

A Netrokona court yesterday ordered a DNA test in the widely-discussed rape case in Madan upazila, where a child became pregnant.

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman yesterday asked the police administration to remain neutral and operate strictly as per the law so that police stations can be trusted by people as reliable support centres in times of need.

Five members of a family, including three children, suffered burn injuries in a suspected gas explosion at a flat in Narayanganj’s Fatullah early yesterday.

The BNP has decided to launch a month-long programme to counter what it says is the opposition’s misleading portrayal of the party as anti-reform, as well as criticism over the government’s handling of the measles outbreak.

The High Court yesterday rejected a bail petition filed by former ISKCON leader Chandan Kumar Dhar, also known as Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari, in a murder case.

The attacks on The Daily Star and Prothom Alo were attacks on independent journalism itself, speakers said at The Daily Star’s 35th anniversary celebration in Barishal yesterday.