Two newly elevated judges of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court were sworn in yesterday.

The Ministry of Public Administration has formed an 11-member committee to review the implementation process of quotas in government jobs and make necessary recommendations.

Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus is set to leave for a four-day visit to China this afternoon, his first bilateral visit after taking charge of the government on August 8 last year.

A clash broke out between police and garment workers marching from Shrom Bhaban towards the Secretariat yesterday, as they protested for unpaid wages, Eid bonuses, and leave.

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The Election Commission has been asked to provide its opinion on the Electoral Reform Commission’s recommendations, focusing on nine key areas of reform.

An elderly couple was killed when a covered van ran them over in the Churkhai area on Dhaka-Mymensingh highway in Mymensingh's Sadar upazila yesterday afternoon.

Home Affairs Adviser Jahangir Alam Chowdhury yesterday warned that those involved in criminal activities and inciting anti-state movements and gatherings will be arrested.

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus yesterday said the next national election would be held between December this year and June 2025, and the government wants it to be the most free, fair, and acceptable election in history.

A Dhaka court yesterday discharged Shamim Iskander, younger brother of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, from a case filed for amassing wealth worth Tk 1.33 crore illegally and concealing information of Tk 81.81 lakh to the ACC.

The International Crimes Tribunal yesterday issued arrest warrants against former ministers Hasan Mahmud and Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury Nowfel, former Chattogram mayor AJM Nasir Uddin and 12 others for their alleged involvement in crimes against humanity during July uprising.

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday said that those who collaborated in the mass killings during the Liberation War are now speaking louder.

The Anti-Corruption Commission has filed two cases accusing S Alam Group owner Mohammed Saiful Alam and his wife Farzana Parveen of amassing illegal wealth worth Tk 1,539.85 crore.

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus yesterday conferred the Independence Award 2025 on seven individuals, recognising their glorious and outstanding contributions to the nation.

The government has imposed a travel ban on 12 garment factory owners as they could not pay their workers’ salaries and bonuses before Eid holidays, said M Sakhawat Hossain, labour and employment adviser.

Jannatul Ferdous usually travels to her village in Gaibandha in Al Hamra Paribahan from Dhaka. The AC bus operator charges Tk 1,200 per ticket.

Chief of Army Staff General Waker-Uz-Zaman yesterday expressed confidence that a nation united by patriotism, nationalism, integrity, humanitarianism, and discipline will lead Bangladesh to the peak of prosperity, ultimately becoming a happy and prosperous country.

The Chief Adviser’s Press Wing yesterday said that the recent report of Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Oikya Parishad, which claims that violence against religious and ethnic minorities continues to persist unabated in Bangladesh, misrepresents the actual situation.

The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) in a statement yesterday dismissed a report published by India Today, saying it was based on "false and fabricated" information.

A man was beaten by a mob in a schoolyard yesterday in Munshiganj Sadar, following allegations of attempting to rape a fourth-grade student.