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.

Rights groups and victims of enforced disappearance yesterday called for amendments to Sections 14(3) and 32 and repeal of Section 21 of the proposed Enforced Disappearance Prevention and Redress Act, 2026.

Stepping into the sunlight was supposed to mean freedom for the survivors of secret detention. Instead, release has often meant another kind of captivity: arrest warrants, convictions, and court cases filed while they were held incommunicado.

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman yesterday called for global unity and solidarity to ensure justice and accountability for individuals and institutions involved in enforced disappearances.

Saying “an evil force and extremists” have created a new environment of terror in Bangladesh since the mass uprising, Gono Forum founder and emeritus president Dr Kamal Hossain yesterday warned that the country would face a grave situation if the government fails to suppress them.

Internationally renowned human rights expert Irene Zubaida Khan has assumed office as Bangladesh’s new permanent representative to the UN.

Instructs authorities to take necessary steps to reduce traffic congestion in Dhaka

Irene formally took charge by presenting credentials to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres at the UN Headquarters

The joint janaza of seven expatriates from Atrai upazila in Naogaon, who died in a sofa factory fire in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, was held yesterday on the grounds of Molla Azad Memorial College.

The risks are mounting, warns a mid-June World Bank assessment on the proposed Contingent Emergency Response Project, which would provide budget support to the government.

A total of 338 Bangladeshi recruiting agencies will get the opportunity to send workers from Bangladesh to Malaysia, the Ministry of Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment said in a press release yesterday.

At dawn, Mumtaz Begum’s courtyard tells the story of the night before.

For over a decade, successive governments have sought to introduce a Health Protection Act to safeguard patients’ rights and strengthen accountability in the healthcare sector, but the proposed law has never moved beyond the drafting stage.

India yesterday said the Mecca pact has implications for its national security and that it is closely monitoring developments surrounding the agreement.

Today marks the 5th death anniversary of Anwari Kabir, an educationist and social worker, said a press release.

Today marks the 26th death anniversary of Rasel Bhuiyan, an industrialist and social worker from Rupganj, Narayanganj, said a press release.

Today is the 30th death anniversary of Engr M Nurul Islam, ex-sponsor director of Phoenix Insurance Company Ltd, said a press release.

A key road in Barguna’s Amtali upazila has collapsed within a month of being renovated at a cost of more than Tk 8 crore.

Khulna University (KU) will hold admission tests for first-year undergraduate (honours) courses for the 2026-27 academic year on December 17 and 18 next.

Russian leader sends best wishes as Bangladesh’s newly elected president begins his tenure