Six Bangladeshis confirmed dead in Middle East conflict so far

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Officials say no review committee was formed before a list signed by former commissioner Hasib Aziz was sent to Dhaka

The social welfare ministry has sought Tk 14,179 crore in the next budget to implement five programmes outlined in the BNP’s electoral manifesto, including an expansion of the Family Card scheme and housing for floating and displaced people living in Dhaka’s slums.

Bangladesh received 31 percent more rainfall than the seasonal average this March, a development that caused crop damage worth Tk 83.39 crore across 16 northern districts, but also provided water for Boro cultivation, saving approximately 2 lakh tonnes of diesel.

The Jamaat-led 11-party alliance yesterday announced a protest programme demanding constitutional reform in line with a referendum verdict.

The government yesterday announced a series of austerity measures, including curtailing office hours and early closure of shopping malls and shops, as the fallout of the US-Israel war on Iran strains the energy sector.

A special parliamentary committee, reviewing ordinances issued by the interim government, yesterday recommended that 20 of them lapse or expire, including those aimed at ensuring judicial independence, curbing enforced disappearances, and strengthening the anti-corruption and human rights commissions.

Hopes for a swift end to the Middle East war faded yesterday after US President Donald Trump vowed more aggressive strikes on Iran, sending oil prices sharply up again in a blow to consumers around the world.

The Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) yesterday raised the price of liquefied petroleum gas cylinders by nearly 29 percent, as a sharp surge in global benchmark prices and import costs for suppliers amid the ongoing US-Israel war on Iran.

At least 56 of the 64 districts have reported measles cases as of March 28, officials said citing reports from both the government and the World Health Organisation -- indicating widespread national transmission of the infectious disease.

Bangladesh High Commissioner to India M Riaz Hamidullah yesterday met Indian Chief of Army Staff General Upendra Dwivedi in New Delhi to discuss bilateral issues ahead of Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman’s visit.

Leaders of the country’s Hindu community yesterday paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Tarique Rahman at his Secretariat office and raised different issues regarding protection of minority rights.

The government has appointed four special assistants to the prime minister on a contractual basis, according to a notification issued by the Ministry of Public Administration yesterday.

Industries Minister Khandakar Abdul Muktadir yesterday told the parliament that a total of 31 state-owned enterprises under the industries ministry are currently operating at loss.

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has conveyed Bangladesh’s firm solidarity with the UAE government and brotherly people in the context of the ongoing war in the Middle East.

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A defamation case was filed in Sirajganj yesterday against MP Mufti Amir Hamza over alleged derogatory remarks about Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Iqbal Hasan Mahmud Tuku.