Prime Minister Tarique Rahman today called upon the World Economic Forum (WEF) to take coordinated measures in support of delta nations like Bangladesh, which are highly vulnerable to climate change, as well as countries threatened by rising sea levels.
Ten deputy attorneys general and seven assistant attorneys general who are aligned with Jamaat-e-Islami have resigned from their posts.
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has been deployed in Cox's Bazar, Madaripur, Sherpur, Gazipur and Moulvibazar districts to maintain the internal law and order situation in the country and to deal with potential security risks. On the instructions of the Ministry of Home Affairs, BGB members will perform this duty from Monday evening to June 30 in coordination with the district administration and law enforcement agencies concerned.
A court has sentenced three former officials of the Bangladesh Telephone and Telegraph Board (BTTB) to 44 years of imprisonment each across various charges for embezzling Tk 1 crore from the organization's Chattogram office 27 years ago.
The court has fixed June 30 as the date for the verdict against Hasanul Haq Inu, president of Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal, in the case of crimes against humanity in the killing of six people in Kushtia during the July uprising.
Sajid Chowdhury Rafi, 21, who was critically injured after being struck by a brick while riding a motorcycle in the capital's Kafrul area, has died while undergoing treatment at Dhaka Medical College Hospital. He passed away on Monday morning, June 22.