Parliament has passed the Narcotics Control (Amendment) Bill, 2026, allowing the death penalty as the maximum punishment for online drug trafficking, supply, advertising, brokering or transactions. Under the new bill, physical recovery of drugs from the accused will not be mandatory for conviction in such cybercrimes.
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has said that the people have deep trust in the Bangladesh Army, the symbol of the country's independence and sovereignty.
Bangladesh will participate in the BIMSTEC National Security Advisers' meeting scheduled to be held in New Delhi on July 16.
A Dhaka court has rejected an application to file a case against former chief adviser of the interim government Dr Muhammad Yunus, former health adviser Nurjahan Begum and two others over the death of a nine-month-old child from measles.
The funeral prayer of former former Speaker of the Jatiya Sangsad, former Acting President, Language Movement veteran and BNP Standing Committee member Barrister Jamiruddin Sircar will no longer be held at the Supreme Court premises due to incessant rainfall. Instead, his Namaz-e-Janaza will be offered after Zuhr prayers on Sunday at Takwa Mosque in Dhanmondi, according to a revised schedule.
An International Monetary Fund (IMF) delegation will visit Dhaka from July 12 to 16 to discuss a proposed new loan programme, with public sector pay reform, fiscal sustainability and structural economic reforms expected to dominate the agenda.