The government is committed to implementing the entire July Charter, and unnecessary politics should be avoided over it, Law Minister Asaduzzaman said while speaking in the National Parliament on Sunday, April 5.
The government has declared a general holiday on April 13 in Rangamati, Khagrachhari and Bandarban districts on the occasion of Chaitra Sankranti. A notification from the Ministry of Public Administration on Sunday, April 5, confirmed the information.
Headline inflation in Bangladesh declined to 8.71 percent in March 2026 on a point-to-point basis, down from 9.13 percent in February, according to the latest data released by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) on Sunday, April 5. In March 2025, the inflation rate was 9.35 percent.
A writ petition has been filed with the High Court Division of the Supreme Court seeking directives to permanently halt the traditional 'Mangal Shobhajatra' procession held on Pahela Baishakh.
The decision to disband or restructure the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) lies entirely with the government, and the force itself has no authority to decide on the matter, Director General Ahsan Habib Polash has said.
Ten people have died with measles symptoms in the last 24 hours across the country, while 974 new suspected cases have been reported, according to the Directorate General of Health Services.