The Prime Minister is scheduled to visit Jashore to inaugurate a canal re-excavation programme on Monday (April 27). This will mark his first official visit to the district following the 13th national parliamentary election.
State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed has said that no political cases based on revenge or harassment will be filed in the country, adding that the government is committed to ensuring inclusive governance for all citizens.
Police have recovered the bodies of a father and his son from two separate locations in Tongi of Gazipur under suspicious circumstances early Sunday (April 26).
Customs officer Bullet Bairagi, 35, was returning to his residence in Cumilla after completing training in Chattogram. On Friday night, he boarded a bus heading from Chattogram to Dhaka. He had his last conversation with his family when he was close to his destination. His mobile phone was switched off shortly after.
Power generation at the Barapukuria thermal power plant in Dinajpur has been halted again due to a mechanical fault. The plant shut down just 15 hours after it was brought back online. Two officials of the plant, speaking on condition of anonymity, told the media that production stopped around 11:00 am on Saturday, April 25, after a boiler tube ruptured in the first unit. They said repairs could take four to five days.
A protest rally, human chain, and procession were held in Cox's Bazar on Saturday afternoon demanding immediate arrest and exemplary punishment of those involved in the brutal killing of Nayan Sadhu, a caretaker of the Shib Kali Temple in Khurushkul, police station area of the Cox's Bazar Sadar upazila.