Jamaat leader calls for implementation of July Charter at Dhaka rally
At a Dhaka rally, Jamaat-e-Islami leader Rafiq-ul Islam Khan alleged that the BNP government had disregarded a referendum result and called for implementation of the July Charter.
At a Dhaka rally, Jamaat-e-Islami leader Rafiq-ul Islam Khan alleged that the BNP government had disregarded a referendum result and called for implementation of the July Charter.
The home minister said the government is seeking to overturn the former police chief’s reported conditional bail in Dubai; the full court order has not been made public in the evidence.
The health authority’s August 2 updates recorded four child deaths involving measles symptoms and two dengue deaths, while conflicting measles figures leave several cumulative totals unclear.
Shama Obaid says documents and requested information have been exchanged with the United Arab Emirates, while the timing and outcome of any return process remain unclear.
Indonesian rescue authorities said 225 people were rescued after a ferry carrying 271 people caught fire near Madura Island, while five deaths and 41 missing people were reported.
Health authorities recorded four deaths among suspected measles cases in 24 hours, while reporting 125 newly confirmed infections and no confirmed measles deaths in that daily count.
Electricity service on the 11 kV Mohammadpara feeder in Gopalganj was scheduled to be suspended from 8:00am to 3:30pm for tree-branch trimming near power lines.
Police arrested Arafat Hossain Rabbi after an 18-year-old college student filed a rape case in Chaugachha; a Jashore court ordered him jailed and his student organisation expelled him. A local organisation official disputes the allegation.
Police say a 51-year-old man was detained after his 25-year-old former wife died while being transferred for treatment following an alleged petrol fire attack in Biral.
The court rejected a seven-day remand request for Monowar Hossain Jibon, known as Ledu Hasan, in the case over the death of Mohammadpur BNP unit leader Abul Bashar Badshah.
A new policy from the Financial Institutions Division shifts the appointment of managing directors for six state-owned commercial banks to their boards, while the government retains appointment power for specialized banks and financial institutions.
Candidates recommended for assistant teacher posts at government primary schools ended their sit-in in Dhaka after the Ministry of Primary and Mass Education issued a notice moving their joining date to 1 October.
Bangladesh's Home Minister said the government has hired a law firm in Dubai to pursue cancellation of the conditional bail granted to former police chief Benazir Ahmed, who was released from a Dubai prison last week.
The Bangladesh Madrasah Education Board has dissolved all existing ad hoc committees of private dakhil and alim madrasas and ordered new committees to be formed within 15 working days under amended regulations.
The Health Directorate recorded four further child deaths involving measles symptoms in 24 hours, bringing its combined reported measles and measles-symptom death toll since 15 March to 844.
Morning traffic queues spread across key sections of Dhaka’s Airport Road corridor, delaying commuters and affecting connecting routes.
A 48-year-old former village head in Eluru district was taken for further care after showing signs of movement while being transported by ambulance; the account of an earlier declaration of death comes from her family.
Eligible individual taxpayers and Hindu undivided families can receive a tax incentive of up to Tk25,000 by filing returns between 1 July and 30 September; later filings face no incentive or additional tax depending on timing.
Police are investigating a bank employee's written complaint alleging that an NCP district leader and others abducted, assaulted and robbed him in Bogura; the allegations remain unproven.
An edible-oil industry association has proposed increases of Tk10 per litre for bottled soybean oil and Tk17 per litre for loose palm oil, while final government approval remains pending.