Dhaka University yesterday took a policy decision in principle to introduce a separate English-medium curriculum-based question set in the KA Unit admission test.

The government has plans to identify and take action against those in the administration who worked to prolong the fascist regime, State Minister for Public Administration Abdul Bari told parliament yesterday.

Jatramohan Barman, 77, experienced a lifetime of losses due to the Dharla river’s erosion.

A martial arts instructor arrested in Jatrabari allegedly used combat training as a cover to recruit youths for extremist activities aimed at establishing a “caliphate”, investigators said.

A charity exhibition by artist Kazi Salahuddin Ahmed is set to begin at Alliance Française de Dhaka on July 10 to raise funds for the treatment of fellow artist Mostofa Al-Tahmid Ritu, who is battling cancer.

Prime Minister’s Foreign Affairs Adviser Humaiun Kobir has called for a more transparent and merit-based process to select the next UN secretary-general, arguing that effective leadership is critical to addressing geopolitical rivalry, armed conflicts, climate change and declining trust in the multilateral system.

Foreign affairs adviser says merit should weigh heavily as the UN prepares to choose António Guterres’ successor

Proposal to be placed before Central Admission Committee in August for final approval

Sent to parliamentary standing committee on law ministry for review

Draft code of conduct, election manual must be ready before schedule, says EC official

Seven parties yet to file poll expense accounts for 13th national election

Parliament passes bill to curb malpractice in public exams, from unfair marking to database hacking and question paper leaks

Md Aminul Islam says investigators are examining the party’s organisational liability in several incidents

Tarique Rahman also inquires about the health of Zahid’s younger brother, Jisan, who is undergoing cancer treatment

Utility official says a transformer fault tripped the feeder; police, DB and NSI reviewed the records

Hundreds of bighas of farmland have already been lost, while a vulnerable town protection embankment has renewed fears of widespread flooding

Probal Express also halted after a tree falls on the track amid continuous heavy rainfall

Mayor says waterlogging has fallen by 80%, but many residents are still wading through knee-deep floodwater

Two international flights and a domestic flights diverted after failing to land safely

Six workers killed since the Hong Kong Convention became mandatory