State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Anindya Islam Amit yesterday said the government would take strict action against those who have illegally occupied hills, streams and rivers and constructed unauthorised structures in Bandarban.

The Bir Sreshtha Hamidur Rahman Square and its sculpture, located in front of the Jhenaidah Central Bus Terminal, have been dismantled over the last couple of days.

At least two dengue patients died, and 329 others were hospitalised in the 24 hours till 8:00am yesterday, according to the Directorate General of Health Services.

The Election Commission will publish the draft list of polling centres for the upcoming local government elections on August 10 and the final list on August 27, according to a letter issued yesterday.

NCP Convener and Opposition Chief Whip in parliament Nahid Islam yesterday said there is “no legal scope” for deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina to appeal against her death sentence.

LGRD Minister Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday said the encroachment and filling up of Dhaka’s canals have significantly worsened waterlogging in the capital.

Five international human rights and press freedom organisations have urged the Bangladesh government to drop the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) investigation against detained journalists Farzana Rupa and Mozammel Babu.

A government committee has recommended that entry-level doctors employed at private medical facilities be paid at least 90 percent of the basic salary of an entry-level government officer, aiming to address years of low and inconsistent wages in the private healthcare sector.

Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed yesterday said there would be no scope for ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina to surrender, as she would be arrested immediately upon return and the court verdict against her would be executed in accordance with the law.

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman yesterday said the government has started compiling a comprehensive list of martyrs of the Liberation War in line with its election pledge, aiming to ensure due recognition and dignity for those who sacrificed their lives for the country’s independence.

Speakers at a roundtable yesterday urged experts to move beyond digitalisation and build a national ecosystem centred on people, skills, and innovation to enhance and foster artificial intelligence (AI) capability.

Continuous heavy rainfall and persistent waterlogging have caused an estimated Tk 55.03 crore in losses to Jashore’s fisheries sector, affecting over 2,600 ponds, many water bodies and fish enclosures (ghers), according to the District Fisheries Office, Jashore.

The nation is observing July Martyrs’ Day today, marking the sacrifices of those killed during the July 2024 Mass Uprising.

The recent floods have dealt a heavy blow to traders and small entrepreneurs across the Chattogram region, leaving many with massive financial losses.

A food cart worker has been accused of molesting a female Chittagong University student while she was boarding a shuttle train at the university’s railway station on Tuesday.

The BNP-led government will never tolerate extremism or militancy, Prime Minister Tarique Rahman said yesterday, while reaffirming his government’s commitment to combating corruption, strengthening democratic institutions and implementing the July charter.

International Crimes Tribunal Chief Prosecutor Aminul Islam yesterday said investigators have found evidence suggesting that the bodies of many July uprising victims from a hospital were dumped into a river near Dhaka.

Incidents of violence against women and children, mob violence, political clashes, attacks on journalists, and deaths in jail custody increased in Bangladesh during the first six months of 2026, according to a human rights monitoring report by the Human Rights Support Society (HRSS).

Five children died with symptoms consistent with measles in the 24 hours until 8:00am yesterday, bringing Bangladesh’s combined tally of confirmed and suspected measles-related deaths to 771.

The afternoon sun filters through the veranda of a modest semi‑pucca house in Babanpur village of Madankhali union under Pirganj upazila of Rangpur.