Two former members of parliament from the Awami League (activities banned) confirmed that Mahfuzul Haider was suffering from stomach cancer for a long time. Mahfuzul Haider Choudhary moved to India after Sheikh Hasina was ousted from power on 5 August 2024. After being diagnosed with cancer, his treatment first started in Chennai. He was later […]
Whenever patients sought advice about dengue, physician Muhammad Omar Farooq Rehan would instruct them to keep a close eye out for red flags: severe stomach pain, persistent vomiting, or bleeding in the vomit and stool. Yet, when her own daughter, Famia Mashnoor Rumaisa, became infected with the virus, none of these typical warning signs appeared. […]
Regular statistics of DGHS do not provide age-specific data. Epidemiologists say measles can affect people of all ages, but children are more likely to be affected. During the outbreak, all deaths resulting from measles symptoms are considered measles-related deaths. According to today’s DGHS report, 1,109 people across the country have developed measles symptoms in the […]
The President said Taufiq Imroz Khalidi was a pioneer in the development of online and digital journalism in the country. In his demise, the country has lost an experienced, compassionate and respected media personality. His contribution to journalism and media will be long remembered. Recalling his personal memories with Taufiq Imroz Khalidi, the President said […]
Abdur Rehman, 65, lived alone in his village home in Chandanash, Chattogram, while his wife and three sons live in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Yesterday, Monday, his sons could not contact him on phone. In the afternoon, when his younger son’s wife came to check from her parents’ house, she found the door locked. When […]
An eyewitness said buses, human drivers and auto-rickshaws started crossing the tracks soon after the barrier was removed. Within seconds, the detached wagons hit the vehicles hard, dragging them across the railway line. “It all happened in less than a minute,” the witness said. “If the barrier had been raised a minute later, perhaps the […]
Meanwhile, laboratory tests confirmed 78 new measles cases in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of confirmed infections since March 15 to 15,272. Hospitalization data shows that 105,298 patients with measles symptoms have been admitted to hospitals since March 15. Of them, 101,535 people have recovered and been discharged. According to the World […]
He responded in a letter to the West Indies Cricket Board, saying, “I did not realize the deep feelings of the West Indian people on this issue of Rhodesia.” “If I had known or thought about these matters, I would never have gone to Rhodesia.” Sobers retained the captaincy. He wrote in his memoir that […]
Of the latest deaths, three were in Dhaka, two in Khulna and one each in Sylhet, Mymensingh and Chattogram. Since March 15, 684 children have died with measles symptoms, while 95 died after laboratory-confirmed measles infection. DGHS data shows that since March 15, 115,138 children have developed measles symptoms and 14,104 children have been confirmed […]
The death toll from floods, mountain flows and landslides has reached 44, while 39 others have been injured. A total of 267,918 families are stranded, while the number of affected individuals has reached 1,022,963. Due to the impact of monsoon, heavy rainfall started in Chattogram area on 4 July. Over the past week, the region […]
Veteran politician and former president of Jatiya Sangsad Barrister Jamiruddin Sarkar has passed away. He died early Sunday morning in a hospital in the capital (Inna lillahi wa inna ilahi rajiun). He was 95 years old. BNP media cell member Shairul Kabir Khan told Prothom Alo that BNP standing committee member Sircar died at around […]
South African midfielder Jayden Adams, who represented his country at the ongoing World Cup, died on Saturday at the age of 25, Sports Minister Guyton McKenzie said. “I am deeply shocked and heavy-hearted to learn of the passing of Jayden Adams,” McKenzie said in a statement. The minister did not disclose the cause of death. […]