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“The Aedes mosquito doesn’t follow any political party when it stings. Therefore, everyone should be aware of the issue,” he said. The AL leader made the remarks at a news conference at the Awami League chief’s offices in Dhanmondi on Friday. “Those who are creating panic on the issue should […]

The 28 patients, including three women, were diagnosed with dengue as of 12pm on Friday, said Musa Al Mansur, deputy director of the hospital. A number of patients suffering from fever got admitted over the past four days and 16 of them were diagnosed with dengue as of Thursday, he […]

Riya Begum alias Moina, 27, was arrested in a raid in the Satarkul neighbourhood on Thursday night, according to Rafiqul Islam, chief of Badda Police Station. Renu, a 42-year-old mother of two from Mohakhali in the capital, was beaten and killed by a mob on July 20. Police have so […]

Perera made 111 off 99 at Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Friday in a century partnership with Kusal Mendis (43) and another of 97 with Dimuth Karunaratne (36). But the hosts failed to make the most of the strong base as the Bangladesh bowlers kept the batsmen in check in […]

When they reached the village of Bishnupur, they picked up 59-year-old Madhubala Mandal, who was lighting a fire outside her bamboo hut one morning in November 2016. Mandal, a frail, Bengali-speaking woman who is just over four feet tall, spent over two-and-a-half years in a detention centre until she was […]