The government is giving top priority to preventing the spread of dengue and other mosquito-borne diseases, said LGRD Minister Abdul Moyeen Khan at a meeting at the secretariat yesterday.

The Bangladesh Institute of Planners (BIP) has expressed concern and protested against the alleged damage to sand dunes and the coastal environment caused by the construction of a coastal road from Sugandha Point to Sayeman Beach Resort in Cox’s Bazar.

The National Committee for Observing the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances has demanded a strong, victim-friendly law and an independent mechanism to investigate allegations of enforced disappearance.

The government is considering further reductions in airfares for hajj pilgrims as Biman Bangladesh Airlines expands its routes and increases revenue, said Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister M Rashiduzzaman Millat yesterday.

Enacting or amending digital laws alone will not protect citizens’ rights unless authorities prevent misuse, ensure accountability and hold technology platforms responsible for harms caused by their services, speakers said at a roundtable yesterday.

A retired schoolteacher died yesterday after falling into an empty elevator shaft of a building in Dhaka’s Hazaribagh.

US war on Iran could cause a 30% price hike this year

A key bridge on the main road connecting at least six villages in Maharajpur and Kumrabaria unions of Jhenaidah Sadar upazila has remained without repairs since it collapsed a year ago, causing thousands of locals to suffer.

Bangladesh sees no risk in joining the Mecca pact, as the country will continue to maintain balanced relations with various international partners, said Humaiun Kobir, state minister-1 for foreign affairs.

Three people were killed and three others injured as a covered van hit a CNG-run auto-rickshaw coming from the opposite direction on the Kishoreganj-Bhairab Highway in Katiadi upazila of Kishoreganj yesterday.

A dispute over opposition representation in parliamentary standing committees brought the treasury and opposition benches into a fresh confrontation in the House yesterday.

A tourist, her two sons and their car driver were allegedly beaten by employees of Gazipur Safari Park on Saturday after they complained about garbage inside a tourist bus.

Production suffers, cooking at home stalls, power generation plummets

The government is planning to introduce a special allowance for teachers serving in char and other hard-to-reach areas, said State Minister for Primary and Mass Education Bobby Hajjaj yesterday.

The finance ministry may recommend implementing the new pay scale for government officials and employees in four phases over two fiscal years to ease pressure on inflation and the budget.

Former inspector general of police (IGP) M Enamul Haque died at a hospital in Dhaka around 5:30am yesterday. He was 88.

For seven years, Anisha Islam Insha had stood on city pavements holding a photo of her father at every protest arranged by rights organisations working on enforced disappearances.

HSBC Bangladesh has announced Tk 10 crore in humanitarian assistance for the rehabilitation and sustainable recovery of families affected by the recent floods in Chattogram division.

Despite new stricter regulations to curb noise pollution, all nine designated silent zones in Dhaka city remain exposed to relentless honking from all types of vehicles, with many using high-decibel hydraulic horns.

Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister M Rashiduzzaman Millat told parliament yesterday that the Awami League government opened a building in the name of the completion of the third terminal of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, as Tk 902 crore is still needed to operationalise the terminal.