Dhaka police officials say a nationwide instruction to protect police vehicles followed recent security concerns but was not based on specific intelligence of an imminent attack.
The court directed the Public Service Commission to publish a complete merit list within 60 days and then begin non-cadre recommendations based on vacancies, candidate preferences and merit.
Two people were detained for questioning after the child was found near a railway line in Nagarkanda; police have not confirmed the family’s allegation of rape and murder.
The government has moved to consider private water-bus operations while directing action on navigability, pollution and drainage in waterways around the capital.
Government employees remain on the existing salary structure while formal approval and gazette procedures for the proposed ninth pay scale are incomplete. The Finance Division says any increase due from July would be settled as arrears after implementation.
Police said a tea-shop owner and another person were declared dead after being injured in a lightning strike during rain in Kusharigaon village.
Recommended assistant teachers for government primary schools ended their sit-in at Shahbagh after the government announced a joining and posting date of 4 October.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said American strikes have weakened Iran's defenses and pushed Tehran toward negotiations, while Colombia's outgoing President Gustavo Petro urged dialogue to prevent a possible US attack on Cuba.
A ministry notice has moved the joining date for 14,384 selected government primary-school assistant teachers to 1 October, replacing a previously indicated 29 October timeline.
The Israeli military says it killed two Hamas commanders in separate airstrikes in Gaza; Hamas has not commented.
Rouzan police said the second accused in the killing of Jubo Dal worker Mohammad Mujibur Rahman was arrested from Noapara union, while other suspects remain at large.
Speaking at a Bangladesh-Nepal joint eye-care initiative, Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said closer cooperation could support welfare and development in both countries.
Police described two unrelated Jashore cases: the arrest of a college student-organisation leader after a rape complaint in Chaugachha, and the detention of a man with items described as BGB gear and weapons in Jashore town.
A madrasa superintendent’s complaint alleges that payroll records linked to another teacher were used for government payments; the accused denies the allegation and education officials say they will investigate.
Police say an auto-van driver was arrested after the family of a second-grade student filed a case alleging rape in Ishwardi; the allegation has not been established in court.
Education board officials impounded HSC examination scripts from a tea stall near SUST in Sylhet. Accounts of whether companions marked the papers conflict, and a general diary has been filed.
The court approved five days of remand in each of two cases after police sought 14 days in total; allegations concerning Iman’s alleged criminal activity remain matters for investigation and court proceedings.
At a police training completion ceremony in Sardah, Salahuddin Ahmed urged new officers to maintain political neutrality, earn public trust and strengthen their response to technology-driven crime.
Police say a preliminary inquiry points to a dispute between a couple before Farzana Begum, 20, and her mother Firoza Begum, 38, were fatally stabbed in Kathalbagan. The suspect’s legal status was described differently in police accounts.
Morning traffic congestion spread from Kuril Bishwa Road to Banani-Kakoli and ECB Chattar, delaying commuters on key Dhaka routes.