A young man named Manjurul Islam, 22, has been killed in a shooting by miscreants in Khulna. The incident took place around 6pm in the Ashibigha area under Labanchara police station in the city on Wednesday. Police initially suspect the killing may have stemmed from a dispute over a football match.
State Minister for Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment Nurul Haque Nur has announced that the "Probashi Card" for expatriates will be launched towards the end of August. Functioning similarly to an ATM card, this card will allow expatriates to conduct banking transactions as well as easily access various government services upon returning to the country.
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has brought back 24 fishermen who were held captive by Myanmar's armed group Arakan Army. Among them, 18 are Bangladeshi nationals and six are forcibly displaced Myanmar nationals who are residents of the Rohingya camps in Ukhiya and Teknaf.
A journalist from Kushtia, Debashish Dutta (39), along with his wife, infant son and father-in-law, has died in a devastating fire at a residential hotel in Kolkata, India. The other deceased are his wife Afsana Shimmin (29), their three-year-old son Sharnashish Dutta and his father-in-law Akram Hossain (64).
Former Social Welfare Minister and Member of Parliament Dr Dipu Moni has been released on parole for 12 hours following the death of her husband, Barrister Taufiq Nawaz. The release was granted from 6am to 6pm on Thursday, August 20, based on an application by her daughter, Tani Dipaboli Nawaz.
The Department of Architecture at Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology (RUET) has received accreditation from the Institute of Architects Bangladesh (IAB) for the first time, 13 years after its establishment. Based on the recommendation of the IAB Board of Architectural Education, the institute's 26th Executive Council granted unconditional recognition to RUET's architectural education programme for five years. The accreditation has been effective since July 1.