Indian Border Security Force (BSF) has reportedly taken back at least 16 people after it failed to push the individuals into Bangladesh in two districts since Wednesday.

Nearly 485 X-ray and about 395 ultrasound machines at upazila health complexes across the country are currently out of order, Health Minister Sardar Md Sakhawat Husain told parliament yesterday.

China has pledged its full support for the management of the Teesta and other rivers in Bangladesh as the two countries signed at least 13 memorandums of understanding (MoUs) yesterday covering political, economic, and strategic cooperation.

Police in Narsingdi have arrested a man for allegedly tying a brick around a dog’s neck and throwing it into a river after a video of the incident circulated on social media.

India has announced the resumption of tourist visas for Bangladeshi citizens from June 28, nearly two years after they were suspended following the 2024 political changeover.

Youth groups, women and community-based organisations from the coastal belt yesterday placed a 10-point declaration, calling for loans on easy terms for vulnerable communities and special investment in women-led climate adaptation and the blue economy.

As much as Tk 12,633.2 crore was paid in bribes during the period of the interim government in service sectors, up 15.9 percent from 2023, found the Transparency International Bangladesh’s (TIB) latest National Household Survey.

The Chattogram City Corporation has cancelled a proposed Tk 30,000 crore monorail project after the Egyptian embassy warned that the person behind the initiative had no affiliation with the two leading Egyptian construction firms with which the city corporation had signed an MoU.

Kishoreganj-4 BNP MP and freedom fighter Fazlur Rahman yesterday demanded that the allowance for freedom fighters be set at least one taka higher than that provided to any other group, including July uprising activists and the families of those martyred in the movement.

A youth was allegedly beaten to death by a mob over accusations of stealing mobile phones from worshippers during Fajr prayers at a mosque in Munshiganj’s Sreenagar upazila yesterday morning.

Religious Affairs Minister Kazi Shah Mofazzal Houssain yesterday told parliament that the government does not have precise statistics on the number of imams and muezzins currently serving in Bangladesh.

National Citizen Party (NCP) MP Hasnat Abdullah yesterday declared in parliament that he would resign if any investigation proves his involvement in corruption.

At least 21,988 illegal occupiers of the country’s rivers have been identified nationwide, Shipping Minister Shaikh Rabiul Alam told parliament yesterday.

The two sides seek stronger ties in development, trade and water-resource management

Police acted after a video showing a brick tied to the animal’s neck spread on social media

Ties must be based on dignity, equality, public welfare and shared interests, he says

Applications to open on June 28 through five visa centres

Egyptian embassy says MoU signatory has no links to two of its firms

The landslide-hit crossing linked Kapai and Laskarpur estates, serving workers, students and families for 15 years

Tarique announces investment office in China, pledges support for investors at Beijing forum