PM also seeks cooperation in setting up vaccine production centre in Bangladesh

The MRT-5 southern route is finally getting a move on, with the project set to be placed before the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) next week for approval.

Around 250-300 Chinese and Taiwanese nationals, reportedly part of an online financial fraud network, have gone on the run after six of their cohorts were arrested from two hotels in Cox’s Bazar on Thursday night.

Not once, but twice since February, United States courts have gutted the legal basis for Washington’s global tariff threats, including against Bangladesh.

A newborn was placed under observation at the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) of CSCR Hospital in Chattogram after a nurse administered an injection prescribed for the baby’s mother on Saturday, according to the family.

Police have arrested a bus driver, supervisor and helper over the killing of a passenger whose body was found on the Dhaka Elevated Expressway in Banani on Friday.

Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed yesterday said a quick and sustainable political solution to the Rohingya crisis requires strong cooperation from the international community and global organisations.

International Crimes Tribunal Chief Prosecutor Md Aminul Islam yesterday said the movements of some accused were “suspicious”, claiming intelligence information suggested they might attempt sabotage or other disruptive activities.

After a year of decline, violence between armed groups in the Rohingya camps has risen.

A 70-year-old man and his two grandchildren drowned in a pond in Shakchar area of Lakshmipur Sadar upazila yesterday afternoon, said police.

Altamash Kabir, the editor and publisher of the daily Sangbad, has been elected the president of Dhaka Club board for the 2026-2027 term.

Four people were killed and at least 18 others injured in road accidents in two districts in the last two days, according to reports from our correspondents.

Farmers blocked the Lalmonirhat-Burimari highway in Lalmonirhat yesterday, protesting an alleged fertiliser shortage during the peak Aman season and accusing dealers of creating an artificial crisis.

Frequent power outages are causing patients to suffer at Barishal General Hospital and Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital (SBMCH), disrupting treatment and making it difficult to keep operating theatres and critical care units running.

Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has expressed concern that the proposed Special Response Battalion (SRB) Bill, 2026 could create a more powerful and less accountable force similar to the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) under a new name.

After remaining closed for nearly eight years, the capital’s Shaheed Zia Shishu Park is expected to reopen by June next year, said Dhaka South City Corporation Administrator Md Abdus Salam yesterday.

The Election Commission yesterday said preparations are underway to begin union parishad elections in November.

BNP acting secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi yesterday accused Jamaat-e-Islami of resorting to street programmes instead of presenting alternative proposals in parliament as a responsible opposition party.

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman yesterday urged people to play a responsible role from their respective positions to ensure pollution-free rivers and a clean, liveable environment for future generations.

At least four dengue patients died, and 1,558 others were hospitalised, the highest in a single day, in the  24 hours till 8:00am yesterday.