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.

National Citizen Party (NCP) spokesperson Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyain yesterday demanded that the government immediately publish a clear roadmap for the upcoming local government elections.

Jamaat‑e‑Islami lawmaker Syed Zainul Abedin has urged the government not to merge Social Islami Bank PLC (SIBL) with other troubled lenders and to keep it outside the Bank Resolution Scheme.

Three children among those buried after the Kapasia killings

Third stop of month-long divisional tour follows events in Chattogram and Khulna

Three officials will visit South Korea from May 29 to June 5

Police suspect premeditated murder after body found floating in Gazipur’s Kapasia upazila

Also seeks specialised treatment units and probe committee involving WHO, Unicef and IEDCR

Verdicts on four other bail petitions due tomorrow

Authorities say all listed illegal cottages, shrimp and crab farms, and other encroaching structures will be removed in phases

Tarique urges police to ensure no fascist force can ever use them against people

Four-day programme to conclude on May 13, with welfare events, award ceremonies and conferences scheduled

Current world order is changing rapidly, he says

Bangladesh Institute of Planners (BIP) has urged the government to treat the ongoing canal re-excavation programme not merely as a dredging exercise, but as a core component of integrated spatial planning, water governance and climate adaptation.