Bangladesh is in the process of purchasing Chinese J-10CE fighter jets, attack helicopters and unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) systems to modernise its air force, Prime Minister’s Policy and Strategy Adviser Zahed Ur Rahman has said.

The Sutia river has long been subjected to indiscriminate pollution due to open dumping of garbage on its bank in the Naudhar Bridge area along the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway in Trishal Municipality of Mymensingh.

The government appointed State Minister for Foreign Affairs Humaiun Kobir in accordance with the constitution, Law Minister Md Asaduzzaman said yesterday.

A transport worker was stabbed to death in Siddhirganj of Narayanganj early yesterday.

Bangladesh’s drug rehabilitation system is struggling to meet the needs of women and adolescents, with government centres offering limited capacity even as more women and children seek treatment.

Authorities have recommended cancelling the dealership of a trader after evidence of irregularities was found during an investigation into the removal of 225 sacks of fertiliser from a warehouse by farmers in Kurigram’s Bhurungamari.

Ashraf Uddin Milon Bhuiyan, owner of Bhuiyan Sangbadpatra Paribahan, died at a Dhaka hospital yesterday, said a press release.

The holy Eid-e-Miladunnabi, commemorating the birth and death anniversary of Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH), will be observed across the country today with due religious solemnity.

The Forest Department rescued 250 endangered turtles from Charfesson upazila of Bhola on Monday while they were allegedly being trafficked.

Human rights conditions in Myanmar have sunk to a new low, with widespread abuses against the Rohingya minority and a booming illicit economy driven partly by illegal rare-earth mining deepening civilian suffering, the UN said yesterday.

A sub-jail built on 2.73 acres of government land in Bakshiganj upazila of Jamalpur in 1984 has remained unused for 42 years.

The Dhaka South City Corporation has taken steps to modernise Sayedabad Bus Terminal by creating dedicated facilities for AC bus services to ease traffic congestion and improve passenger amenities.

The High Court yesterday deferred to August 31 the delivery of its verdict on the death reference and appeals in the case over the rape and murder of eight-year-old Asiya in Magura in March last year.

The Election Commis-sion is preparing to hold the local government elections in November, a month later than initially expected, EC Abdur Rahmanel Masud said yesterday.

The government yesterday transferred 19 senior police officers, including appointing a new Rangpur Metropolitan Police commissioner, following the killing of four family members in Rangpur.

State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed Islam yesterday said the government is committed to ensuring human rights for all citizens and will not allow anyone to be unjustly detained or imprisoned for political reasons, regardless of their political affiliation.

Students at a dialogue yesterday called for greater use of renewable energy, stronger grid capacity, better energy efficiency and more investment in research and skills as Bangladesh prepares its first Long-Term Low Emission Development Strategy (LT-LEDS).

Dhaka Medical College Hospital is receiving a large number of dengue patients from across Bangladesh, many of whom arrive with severe complications that increase their risk of death, doctors and public health experts have said.

“I want to be a doctor,” said 16-year-old Syed Kasim, a class six student living in the Rohingya camps in Cox’s Bazar.

Rights activists and experts say the state minister’s response raises questions about accountability, transparency and respect for legitimate scrutiny