State Minister for Planning Zonayed Abdur Rahim Saki has called for strict action against drugs, violence against women, and rape, stating that such crimes cannot be tolerated. He urged political leadership, administration and the general public to work together to eliminate these social ills.
A 54-year-old woman was stabbed to death when she tried to stop an attempted abduction of her teenage granddaughter in Goainaghat, Sylhet. The attackers also injured the teenager and her mother.
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman visited Chandpur after 20 years and spoke with farmers. During his visit to oversee the re-excavation of the Khord Khal, which holds memories of his father, he called a farmer to the stage and sat him beside him.
The ongoing war in the Middle East has put significant pressure on Bangladesh's budget, Finance and Planning Minister Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury has said. Approximately 4 billion US dollars, equivalent to around Tk 40,000 crore in local currency, has been lost from the budget due to the impact of the war.
Cultural figures and prominent citizens of Brahmanbaria have demanded immediate government intervention to protect the land of 'Sur Samrat Alauddin Sangeet Angan', associated with the memory of legendary musician Ustad Alauddin Khan.
A woman has been killed and the motorcycle driver injured in a head-on collision between a motorcycle and a covered van in Tungipara, Gopalganj. The driver of the covered van has been detained by police.