Prime Minister Tarique Rahman yesterday said anyone bringing foreign investment into Bangladesh would be entitled to a 1.5 percent consultancy fee or commission as an incentive to boost foreign direct investment.

More than 1,100 migrants have been rescued off the coast of Mauritania in less than two weeks, its coastguard said Tuesday, signalling a resurgence in migration along the perilous Atlantic route.

Pakistani air strikes on three Afghan provinces killed at least 13 people, including 11 children, yesterday, the Afghan Taliban government said, in a renewal of a conflict that has claimed hundreds of lives this year.

Opposition lawmakers yesterday called for the formation of a parliamentary taskforce to address the problems faced by expatriate Bangladeshis and ensure their dignity.

The central mortuary cooler at Dhaka Medical College (DMC) has remained out of order for the past week, forcing authorities to store bodies on the floor and on transport trolleys, while raising concerns over decomposition and the possible loss of forensic evidence.

Jamaat-e-Islami yesterday demanded that Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed’s remarks in parliament over Islami Bank’s Rural Development Scheme (RDS) be expunged from the official record, calling the statement “false”.

Women and Children Affairs Minister AZM Zahid Hossain yesterday said the government will set up One-Stop Crisis Centres in all 37 government medical colleges to provide comprehensive support to women and children victims of violence.

The authorities are not satisfied with Ad-din Medical College Hospital’s response over the recent deaths of six newborns there, Health Minister Sardar Md Sakhawat Husain said yesterday.

The DSCC has deployed “city inspectors” under a new initiative to encourage residents to maintain clean surroundings, prevent stagnant water that serves as breeding grounds for Aedes mosquitoes, and discourage indiscriminate waste disposal.

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman yesterday said anyone bringing foreign investment into Bangladesh will be entitled to a 1.5 percent consultancy fee or commission as an incentive to boost foreign direct investment.

At least four people were killed and six injured in road accidents involving CNG-run auto-rickshaws and trucks in Habiganj and Rajshahi yesterday morning.

The government is set to place education and health at the centre of its spending plan for the next fiscal year, with the combined allocation for the two sectors likely to rise by nearly 63 percent from this fiscal year’s revised budget.

Health and Family Welfare Minister Sardar Md Sakhawat Husain yesterday told the parliament that more than 23,000 posts in the country’s healthcare workforce across government hospitals and rural health facilities are currently vacant.

The Asian Development Bank has shortlisted nine projects to fund in 2027 and 10 in 2028 involving a total of $3.8 billion as part of its proposed Integrated Growth Network Development (IGND) initiative.

Every day, hundreds of patients visit the Prithimpassa Family Welfare Centre in Robirbazar under Moulvibazar’s Kulaura upazila, seeking relief and recovery, only to be greeted by a towering garbage mound, festering just steps from its entrance.

The UN in Bangladesh has said it is closely monitoring reports of incidents along the Bangladesh-India border and remains deeply concerned about the humanitarian and protection implications for people affected by alleged push-ins.

Road communication along the Charkhali–Mathbaria route has remained suspended after an iron bridge collapsed on Tuesday night in Mathbaria upazila of Pirojpur.

Bangladesh has called on India to stop push-ins and border killings during the director general (DG)-level meeting between the border forces of the two countries.

Chief Prosecutor of the International Crimes Tribunal Aminul Islam yesterday expressed hope that verdicts in three crimes against humanity cases linked to the July 2024 uprising would be delivered within June.

The government plans to introduce an arts and culture textbook for class- IV students next year, featuring chapters on art and crafts, music, dance, and theatre, State Minister for Primary and Mass Education Bobby Hajjaj said yesterday.