Authorities urge commuters to take alternative routes for two days

Soybean oil imports fell sharply during January-April this year compared to the same period last year, according to commerce ministry data.

Leaders and activists of Chhatra Dal at several universities, including Dhaka University, yesterday painted graffiti on their campus to protest alleged attacks on their fellows by Islami Chhatra Shibir men at Government City College, Chattogram, on Tuesday.

Three workers of a rubber plantation were allegedly abducted by armed miscreants in Naikhyangchhari upazila of Bandarban late Tuesday.

The government has sent 13 top Bangladesh Police officials, including 11 deputy inspector generals and two additional DIGs, on forced retirement.

The government will distribute bags made of jute and uniforms to primary school students in every upazila across the country.

Bangladesh is eyeing $2 billion in emergency aid from the IMF’s Rapid Financing Instrument (RFI) window to cushion the economic shock stemming from the Middle East war.

Six people, including five members of River Police, were injured when gunmen opened fire on a patrol team during a raid on the Padma in Kushtia early Wednesday, police said.

A Bangladeshi migrant worker who had been missing for 27 years in Malaysia returned home yesterday, bringing an end to a decades-long wait for his family.

Despite several rounds of discussions, the government and transport owners have yet to reach consensus over revising bus fares following the recent fuel price hike.

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman yesterday told parliament that the country is facing a shortage of measles testing kits and that vaccine imports had been halted for years under previous governments.

Biman Bangladesh Airlines is eyeing a significant fleet expansion, aiming to increase its total number of aircraft to 47 by the 2034–35 fiscal year, with a focus on potential Boeing acquisitions.

Today is the 28th death anniversary of Shazneen Tasnim Rahman.

Even after around one and half years since a High Court directive, the taskforce formed by the government has yet to come up with any breakthrough in its investigation into the killings of journalist couple Sagar Sarwar and Meherun Runi.

US President Donald Trump has set forward a clear vision to take relations with Bangladesh to the next level, said Brent Christensen, the American ambassador to Bangladesh.

The government plans to make education free and compulsory for children aged between four and 13, as well as extend primary education up to Grade 8 in phases, State Minister for Primary and Mass Education Bobby Hajjaj said yesterday.

The government will soon deploy 10 Ansar members to each upazila health complex to ensure safety and security, said Health Minister Sardar Md Sakhawat Husain yesterday.

Farida Khanom, a deputy secretary at the Ministry of Home Affairs, has been appointed deputy commissioner (DC) of Dhaka, becoming the first woman to hold the post.

The government has appointed two special assistants to the prime minister, assigning them portfolios in health and environment, according to separate gazette notifications issued by the public administration ministry yesterday.

The Super Specialised Hospital at Bangladesh Medical University (BMU), which has remained underutilised for around four years, will be made fully functional within six months, newly appointed Vice Chancellor Prof FM Siddiqui said yesterday.