Ajker Patrika Desk

Henri B. Kagan and Kenzo Soai have been awarded the 2026 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for discoveries involving nonlinear effects and autocatalysis in asymmetric organic synthesis, the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced at about 3:45pm Bangladesh time on Wednesday. The academy recognised the t

Bangladesh and India are set to hold a Joint Working Group meeting on trade in New Delhi on October 8 and 9 as part of efforts to normalise bilateral relations, according to people familiar with the matter.

Bangladesh recorded its highest single-day dengue death toll of the year after 10 people died in the 24 hours from 8am Monday to 8am Tuesday, according to the Directorate General of Health Services. A further 1,996 dengue patients were admitted to hospitals during the period, raising this year’s dea

Bangladesh’s economic growth fell to 3.4% in fiscal year 2025-26, driven by lower private investment and exports, banking-sector weaknesses, and gas and electricity shortages, according to the World Bank’s October 2026 Bangladesh Development Update.

Turkey, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia have agreed to activate “deterrence measures” under their mutual defence pact and rapidly deploy troops to Saudi Arabia to counter Houthi attacks from Yemen.

Nine people died from dengue and 1,902 new patients were admitted to hospitals across Bangladesh in the 24 hours from 8am Sunday to 8am Monday, the Directorate General of Health Services said. The dengue death toll this year has reached 271. The Directorate General of Health Services released the f

Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel have jointly been awarded the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their discoveries concerning light-gated ion channels and optogenetics, which enable the control of nerve-cell activity using light.

The Arakan Army, which took control of large parts of Myanmar’s Bangladesh-bordering Rakhine State in 2024, has allegedly destroyed Rohingya villages and built detention camps, military barracks and settlements on their land in northern Myanmar, according to a Guardian investigation. The investigat

India’s life expectancy stood at 71 years in 2023, higher than Pakistan’s 68.2 years but lower than Bangladesh’s 72.7 years, according to the World Health Organization’s latest estimates, as reported by The Times of India.

Six more people died from dengue in Bangladesh in the 24 hours from 8am Friday to 8am Saturday, while 1,608 new patients were admitted to hospitals, the Directorate General of Health Services said. The latest dengue bulletin, issued by the health directorate on Saturday, said the number of dengue d

Eight people with measles symptoms died while undergoing treatment in Dhaka during the past 24 hours, the Directorate General of Health Services said on Saturday. No deaths from laboratory-confirmed measles were reported during the period. The latest figures cover the 24 hours from 8am on Friday to

The G7 has agreed to jointly release 100 million barrels of crude oil and diesel from its emergency reserves over the next four months to curb uncontrolled increases in global fuel prices and ease inflationary pressure. World leaders reached the agreement during an emergency virtual meeting convened

Bangladesh recorded one more dengue-related death and 1,163 new hospital admissions in the 24 hours ending 8am on Friday, raising the country’s death toll this year to 250, the Directorate General of Health Services said. The latest dengue update, issued by the health directorate on Friday, covered

Iran is preparing a broader and more forceful response if the United States launches major military strikes again, including possible attacks on facilities in countries supporting US operations and potentially on targets beyond the Middle East, Reuters reported, citing unnamed sources. Tehran is si

India has increased anti-dumping duties on jute products imported from Bangladesh and Nepal, a move expected to protect domestic producers but likely to affect Bangladeshi exporters. India is also considering imposing countervailing duties on such imports over alleged government export subsidies.

Six dengue deaths and 1,948 new hospital admissions recorded in the past 24 hours, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). The deaths have risen alongside measles cases, with the dengue death toll in September reaching 148. The DGHS released the figures in its updated dengue