The UN Refugee Agency and its partners have called on the international community not to forget the 1.2 million refugees in Bangladesh, as the world marks nine years since the large-scale forced displacement of Rohingya.

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police plans to file at least 50 percent of traffic violation cases directly against drivers instead of vehicle owners to strengthen accountability and improve road discipline in the capital.

After a two-day lull during the Eid holiday, both suspected measles cases and hospital admissions have risen over the last four days, raising fresh concern.

Dhaka drivers are gradually changing their long-ingrained traffic habits as AI-based enforcement and semi-automated traffic signals reshape behaviour at major intersections across the city.

Italian police have arrested two Pakistani nationals for the murder of four Pakistani farm workers found dead in a burnt-out minivan in southern Italy, Corriere della Sera daily reported yesterday.

The New York Times publisher on Monday slammed artificial intelligence companies for “brazen theft of intellectual property”, warning they threaten the future of journalism during a speech at the World News Media Congress in the French city of Marseille.

An oil tanker believed to be part of Russia’s “shadow fleet” sailed into a French harbour yesterday, an AFP reporter said, after the French navy detained it on suspicion of flying a false flag.

Tofail Ahmed, a key figure in the mass uprising of 1969 and an organiser of the Liberation War, was laid to rest in his ancestral village in Bhola yesterday.

A 72-year-old man was beaten by a mob after he allegedly attempted to rape a 9-year-old girl in the Halishahar area of the port city yesterday evening.

Although the monsoon season is approaching, the health authorities have yet to take any initiative to conduct the pre-monsoon entomological survey that experts say is crucial for identifying mosquito breeding hotspots and preventing a major dengue outbreak.

The government-appointed probe committee is set to submit its investigation report today into the deaths of six newborns at Ad-din Medical College Hospital, following the incident that occurred on May 27.

The Committee to Protect Journalists in a statement issued yesterday urged Prime Minister Tarique Rahman to act on his government’s press freedom pledge by ending the cycle of partisan persecution of journalists and protecting newsrooms from mob attacks.

The Khulna Divisional Children’s Hospital, built by the government at a cost of around Tk 115 crore to provide specialised treatment for child patients, has remained unused for around two years due to negligence, bureaucratic complications and lack of coordination between government agencies.

The extension could be approved at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in September

Secures 99 votes against 91 votes of Cyprus candidate Ambassador Andreas S Kakouris

Outgoing chairman to return to Bangladesh Navy

Child reportedly mistook unexploded device for a toy while playing in a jhum field near the Bangladesh-Myanmar border

Measures include lawyer verification requirements, stricter deadlines, and additional documentation

He was given a state guard of honour

Prices of all 13 cylinder sizes reduced, including 12.5 kg at Tk 1,963 and 45 kg at Tk 7,068