The reciprocal trade agreement signed with the US may severely limit Bangladesh’s energy options, Debapriya Bhattacharya, convener of Citizen’s Platform for SDGs, Bangladesh, said yesterday.

The government is discussing a proposal to introduce a mix of online and in-person classes for schools, especially in metropolitan areas, as part of efforts to tackle the ongoing global energy crisis.

The power and energy ministry has long been dominated by multinational firms, and as a result, Bangladesh has spent a huge amount of resources and is constantly trapped in a cycle of dependency, said economist Anu Muhammad yesterday.

At least four more children have died from suspected measles and related complications in the last 24 hours, bringing the death toll to 44 so far this year.

The government has decided to keep domestic fuel prices unchanged this month by absorbing rising import costs through heavy subsidies.

Calling the July charter implementation order “a document of endless deceit and national betrayal”, the treasury bench yesterday proposed forming an all-party special parliamentary committee to amend the constitution.

Bangladesh authorities are seeking to establish legal agreements with nine countries and one territory, which have been identified as the primary destinations for laundered money, as part of efforts to recover illicit funds transferred abroad.

Bangladesh is among the countries most vulnerable to disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz, with virtually all of its crude oil imports and a large share of LNG supplies dependent on the strategic chokepoint, according to a new global report.

Newspaper owners yesterday urged the government to scrap import duty, advance income tax (AIT), and value-added tax (VAT) on newsprint in the national budget for the 2026-27 fiscal year, warning that mounting burdens are threatening the industry’s survival.

A murder case was filed on Monday night in connection with the deaths of three people in a clash over an election dispute and local dominance in Nasirnagar upazila of Brahmanbaria.

The prosecution yesterday pressed formal charges against former Awami League lawmaker and chief whip Abul Hasanat Abdullah and three police personnel before International Crimes Tribunal-2, alleging crimes against humanity over the 2015 killing of two activists of pro-BNP organisations in Barishal.

The deaths of at least 12 youths from Sunamganj on the Mediterranean route have prompted two cases against nine alleged human traffickers, as families accuse brokers of luring victims with false promises of safe passage to Europe via Libya.

Residents of some 25 villages have been suffering immensely with their daily commute since the dilapidated wooden bridge over the Teka river in Jashore collapsed last year.

The approach roads on both ends of a newly constructed bridge in Ajmiriganj upazila of Habiganj remain incomplete even as the project’s deadline has expired.

The International Crimes Tribunal-1 yesterday sent former deputy inspector general (DIG) of police Abdul Jalil Mondal to jail in a case filed over alleged crimes against humanity during the 2013 crackdown of Hefazat-e-Islam’s rally at Shapla Chattar in Motijheel.

Public sufferings caused by the nationwide fuel crisis have intensified, with many desperately trying to get fuel cards from the district and upazila administrations.

Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) yesterday inaugurated around 4km of road and drainage development work from Mirpur-10 to Taltola to address the area’s long-standing waterlogging problem.

Liberation War Affairs Minister Ahmed Azam Khan told the parliament yesterday that nearly one lakh people, who were not freedom fighters, were included in the official list of freedom fighters during Awami League’s tenure.

A surge in accidents during Eid journey, alongside a sharp rise in political violence and attacks on women and children, marked a significant deterioration in Bangladesh’s human rights situation in March, according to a report released by Manabadhikar Sangskriti Foundation (MSF) yesterday.

Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) has identified 33 waterlogging hotspots within the areas under its jurisdiction and launched a month-long special cleaning drive to mitigate waterlogging ahead of the monsoon.