Opposition lawmakers yesterday boycotted parliamentary standing committee discussions on the enforced disappearance and NHRC bills, three days after walking out of parliament before the same bills were tabled.

Persistent rainfall, high tides and rough seas in recent times have intensified coastal erosion along Kuakata beach, threatening key public and religious establishments as well as the town’s coastal protection embankment.

State Minister for LGRD and Cooperatives Mir Shahe Alam yesterday said Malaysia will hire around 200,000 workers from Bangladesh in the next six months.

Four children died with measles-like symptoms in the 24 hours till 8:00am yesterday, raising the country’s combined number of confirmed and suspected measles-related deaths to 967 this year.

President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday pledged to ensure justice for victims of enforced disappearances, saying Bangladesh would never again allow “Aynaghar” or secret detention centres to exist.

Bangladesh Legal Aid and Services Trust (BLAST) yesterday sent a set of recommendations on the draft National Human Rights Commission Act, 2026, to the parliamentary standing committee on the ministry of law, justice and parliamentary affairs, calling for measures to ensure an effective, independent and impartial NHRC.

Battery-run rickshaws will not be allowed to operate on Dhaka’s main roads, while registered e-rickshaws carrying up to four passengers will be permitted to run on internal roads, State Minister for LGRD Mir Shahe Alam said yesterday.

The government is giving top priority to preventing the spread of dengue and other mosquito-borne diseases, said LGRD Minister Abdul Moyeen Khan at a meeting at the secretariat yesterday.

The Bangladesh Institute of Planners (BIP) has expressed concern and protested against the alleged damage to sand dunes and the coastal environment caused by the construction of a coastal road from Sugandha Point to Sayeman Beach Resort in Cox’s Bazar.

The National Committee for Observing the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances has demanded a strong, victim-friendly law and an independent mechanism to investigate allegations of enforced disappearance.

The US envoy to India has lauded US President Donald Trump and Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman for what he called an “incredible deal” to purchase additional Boeing aircraft in addition to the original order

Government is reassessing which schools qualify, while also preparing new science and sports programmes for primary students, he says

Roundtable urges accountability, stronger safeguards and inclusion in policy-making

Jamaat-led 11-party alliance leaders join rally; victims demand law against enforced disappearances

Says new law provides for court access and maximum punishment of death for enforced disappearance

Construction of the Panchkatia Bridge in Jashore’s Monirampur upazila remains incomplete nearly two and a half years after work began.

A town hall built by Barguna Municipality to promote literary and cultural activities and host meetings and seminars has remained unfinished for eight years, despite crores of taka being spent on the project.

Law Minister Md Asaduzzaman yesterday said the government will decide whether Bangladesh will join the Mecca pact.

Dominant accounts of Bengal’s partition have focused heavily on displacement and those who left, while the experiences of those who stayed, those who came to East Bengal, and communities whose presence has faded from memory remain far less documented, academics said yesterday.

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman yesterday directed the authorities concerned to introduce an Electronic Toll Collection (ETC) system at toll plazas on expressways and flyovers within four months as part of efforts to ease traffic congestion in Dhaka and modernise the city’s transport system.