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A tragic miracle: Woman gives birth before breathing her last in road accident

In a tragic event that unfolded in Trishal area of Mymensingh, an eight-months-pregnant woman gave birth to a baby girl today (July 16, 2022) before succumbing to her injuries after a truck ran her over while she was crossing a road.
16 July 2022, 13:56 PM

Newborn found alive near Dhaka airport

A newborn was found in a bush near Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka this morning.
15 February 2021, 11:07 AM

Newborn, back from the dead, in critical condition at DMCH

The condition of the baby girl -- declared dead at Dhaka Medical College Hospital early yesterday but found alive before burial hours later -- is critical. She is under treatment at the Neonatal Intensive Care unit at the hospital.
17 October 2020, 06:46 AM

A father’s wait to meet his firstborn

The feeling of being a father in indescribable, and it is more so when it’s experienced for the first time. A Bangladeshi migrant in Singapore, whose wife has just given birth, is yet to experience this as for the past two months he has been ill. His physical condition has been worsened by coronavirus infection.
2 April 2020, 13:28 PM

Newborn found dead in DU premises

A body of a newborn boy was found in front of the teacher's quarter of Dr Muhammad Shahidullah Hall of Dhaka University today.
27 June 2019, 16:00 PM

3 owners of pvt hospital held

Police yesterday arrested three owners of a private hospital over the death of a newborn in C-section due to alleged negligence of a doctor, who performed the operation.
21 January 2019, 18:00 PM

Careless Childcare: Probe body recommends punitive action against clinic

The probe body formed to investigate the incident in which a baby girl was exchanged with the body of a baby-boy by a Chittagong clinic recommended punitive action against the clinic authorities.
23 April 2018, 18:00 PM

Declared dead, newborn shows signs of life when taken for burial

The funeral preparations for the newborn were complete. The graveyard was ready; bamboo sticks and mats were bought and even the burial fee was paid. The family was just waiting for her final bath.
23 April 2018, 18:00 PM

Every Child Alive: A pledge to all newborns

As a foreigner, I was inspired to read the works of a few great poets of Bengal by the festivities of Bangladesh. For a while, these lines were playing in my mind. Once again, I realised every child's birth is special, be it for the parents or anyone in the family.
19 February 2018, 18:00 PM

2 caught while selling newborn in Shantibagh

Two people are caught selling off a two-day-old baby in Dhaka’s Shantibagh area, law enforcers say.
12 February 2016, 12:27 PM

Newborn survives 6-storey fall

A newborn baby boy has survived a six-storey fall after he was allegedly dropped from a flat by his mother at Baily Road in Dhaka.
1 February 2016, 13:08 PM

Zuckerberg to take 2 months of paternity leave

Mark Zuckerberg plans to take two months of paternity leave after his child is born, reports USA Today.
21 November 2015, 05:10 AM

Road crash in Dhaka kills 2 kids

Two children including a three-day-old boy are killed and five of their family members injured in a road accident in Dhaka.
10 August 2015, 15:23 PM