At least three people were sent to jail yesterday on charges of rape, attempted rape and sexual assault in Mymensingh, Noakhali and Patuakhali districts.

The appointment of a new chairman threw Islami Bank into fresh turmoil, as protests, police action, and internal disorder gripped the country’s largest Islamic lender yesterday.

A total of 174 Bangladeshi nationals were repatriated from Libya yesterday.

The government has reinstated the 7:00pm closing deadline for shopping malls, markets, and shops across the country as part of electricity-saving measures.

The government has activated a central control room and deployed 61 mobile courts nationwide to ensure safe post-Eid-ul-Azha return journeys.

Ad-din Medical College Hospital, which came under scrutiny following the deaths of six newborns last week, had not renewed its fire safety licence since 2023 and had no fire-safety plan in place, fire service officials said.

The Padma river has been retreating for decades, gradually exposing vast stretches of char land that were later brought under cultivation by local farmers for crops such as bananas and vegetables.

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s ten directives have brought about ‘visible positive changes’ in this year’s Eid management, said Mahdi Amin, spokesman for the Prime Minister’s Office.

The government will pursue a “zero tolerance” policy against any form of unethical obstruction or interference in the professional activities of mainstream media personnel, said Information Minister Zahir Uddin Swapon yesterday.

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has questioned the necessity of a proposed visit to Florida by the Chattogram City Corporation (CCC) mayor and five officials to learn about mosquito control measures, saying innovative solutions can be developed by observing mosquito breeding grounds at home.

At least eight persons were killed and several others injured in road accidents in Chattogram, Natore and Patuakhali yesterday.

The government is likely to scrap taxes on new SIM cards and SIM replacements entirely in the upcoming budget, a move aimed at making mobile services more affordable for low-income people who do not currently own a handset, according to finance ministry officials.

BGB says it prevented a group from being forced into Bangladesh through the Sadipur border in Benapole

Tofail Ahmed’s body is expected to reach his ancestral home in Koralia tomorrow

Body sent for autopsy, investigation launched

The 82-year-old former minister had been undergoing treatment for multiple age-related complications

758 mobile court operations filed 813 cases and collected over Tk 16.5 lakh in fines in 10 days

Investigators say there may have been an attempt to burn the body

Tarique Rahman arrives around 9:15am

Journeys mostly smooth as offices reopen today