Chief adviser of the immediate past interim government, Prof Muhammad Yunus had travelled to London to hand over the “trophy” of the 2024 July–August movement to Tarique Rahman and return with an election date, State Minister for LGRD Mir Shahe Alam said yesterday.

Brahmanbaria-2 MP Rumeen Farhana yesterday strongly criticised the government for appointing party-linked figures to key positions, including the governor of Bangladesh Bank and vice chancellors of several public universities.

International Crimes Tribunal Chief Prosecutor Md Aminul Islam yesterday termed the ordinance on enforced disappearance as “unnecessary”, saying the offence was already more effectively covered under the tribunal’s existing law.

The number of children hospitalised with measles symptoms is rising sharply across the Khulna division, putting pressure on already strained health facilities.

“My brother had just brought three bags of blood for my son, but doctors then told us blood was no longer needed. My son had died.”

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) set new benchmarks for inquiries, case filings, and convictions in 2025, though experts warn that numerical growth alone does not guarantee institutional effectiveness.

Train services on the Dhaka–Noakhali route were disrupted early yesterday as a Nor’wester swept through Noakhali, uprooting trees and snapping branches onto the tracks.

A man accused of abducting, torturing and raping a student of Jahangirnagar University has allegedly been threatening her and her family to withdraw the case filed against him.

Commercial cultivation of passion fruit, native to South America, has begun in Maheshpur upazila in Jhenaidah, with a local entrepreneur expanding production and attracting interest from other farmers.

At the Tengragiri Crocodile Breeding Centre in Taltali upazila of Barguna, not a single hatchling survived in the past 13 years of breeding efforts, with each dying soon after being hatched under unclear circumstances.

A group of youths beat a man to death over suspicion of stealing an easy-bike in Abhaynagar upazila of Jashore yesterday afternoon.

Police yesterday recovered the body of an auto-rickshaw driver from a cornfield in Islampur upazila of Jamalpur.

Foreign minister expected to visit Beijing towards the end of this month

New PPP agreement opens doors for investment

Ministry of Public Administration issues gazette notification

Directive sent to secretary of Road Transport and Highways Division

Over 10,000 sat for test after preliminary round that drew nearly 375,000 applicants

Cabinet Division says previously issued invitation cards will remain valid

Speaker says ultimatum in Parliament inappropriate but pledges attention to the issue

Aminul Islam says existing tribunal law already covers enforced disappearance