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Minister says 60 dialysis machines are planned within six months Dengue kills 10 as Bangladesh records 1,943 hospital admissions Government appoints 1,702 candidates from 45th BCS Garment workers block Uttara highway for fourth day, disrupting traffic

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File photo: A dialysis machine at CKD & Urology Hospital, photographed on 20 March 2023. This representative image does not show any of the machines in the minister's plan.

Minister says 60 dialysis machines are planned within six months

15 Oct 2026, 16:58

An Aedes aegypti mosquito perched on human skin in a file photograph taken in Kolkata, India, in 2020; this is a contextual image, not a Bangladesh outbreak scene.

Dengue kills 10 as Bangladesh records 1,943 hospital admissions

15 Oct 2026, 16:48

The Bangladesh Public Service Commission headquarters in Agargaon, Dhaka, photographed from outside in February 2023.

Government appoints 1,702 candidates from 45th BCS

15 Oct 2026, 16:30

Original ScrollBeat illustrative graphic, not a photograph: a stylised road marked Azampur to Rajlaxmi with vehicles stopped, alongside reported garment-worker demands for wage increases and timely pay on 15 October 2026.

Garment workers block Uttara highway for fourth day, disrupting traffic

15 Oct 2026, 14:43

File photo (29 October 2012): a Saudi Arabian Airlines Boeing 777 lands at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka. It does not depict the October 2026 flight disruptions.

103 Dhaka-Saudi flights cancelled, 15,779 passengers affected

15 Oct 2026, 11:40

Bangladesh discusses additional World Bank funding; no deal yet — representative file image

Bangladesh discusses additional World Bank funding; no deal yet

13 Oct 2026, 16:03

Dhaka seeks Dutch support for a proposed EU trade deal — representative file image

Dhaka seeks Dutch support for a proposed EU trade deal

13 Oct 2026, 16:03

Bangladesh welcomes Oman trade pact proposal, seeks feasibility study — representative file image

Bangladesh welcomes Oman trade pact proposal, seeks feasibility study

13 Oct 2026, 16:03

Cyberattack disrupts refrigeration at French supermarkets — representative file image

Cyberattack disrupts refrigeration at French supermarkets

13 Oct 2026, 14:23

Firefly extends Kuala Lumpur–Singapore cancellations through Wednesday — representative file image

Firefly extends Kuala Lumpur–Singapore cancellations through Wednesday

13 Oct 2026, 14:23

Rooppur reaches first criticality; grid supply is still ahead — representative file image

Rooppur reaches first criticality; grid supply is still ahead

13 Oct 2026, 14:23

Sajek tourists leave under escort as closure continues — representative file image

Culture & Society

Sajek tourists leave under escort as closure continues

13 Oct 2026, 13:13

IMF cuts Bangladesh’s FY27 growth forecast to 3.2% — representative file image

IMF cuts Bangladesh’s FY27 growth forecast to 3.2%

13 Oct 2026, 13:12

Mongla port upgrade gets a $335.78 million financing agreement — representative file image

Mongla port upgrade gets a $335.78 million financing agreement

13 Oct 2026, 09:08

35,000 pearls bring a new look to a Satkhira Puja display — representative file image

Culture & Society

35,000 pearls bring a new look to a Satkhira Puja display

13 Oct 2026, 08:30