The Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has asked the maritime ports of Chattogram, Cox’s Bazar, Mongla and Payra to hoist local cautionary signal No. 3 as a low-pressure area has formed over the northwest and west-central Bay of Bengal and adjoining coastal areas of Odisha and Andhra Pradesh.
Prime Minister and BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman has urged media, social media and civil society figures to avoid exaggeration and present national issues through logical, fact-based and balanced analysis.
A five-member parliamentary delegation led by Deputy Speaker of the Jatiya Sangsad Barrister Kaysar Kamal will leave Dhaka tonight to attend the 69th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference (CPC) in Cape Town, South Africa.
Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has expressed concern that several provisions in the draft Cyber Security (Amendment) Act 2026 may create major risks to the fundamental rights, freedom of speech and free expression of the people. The organisation has demanded rearrangement of the draft in the light of the opinions of relevant experts and stakeholders and international best practices.
Water Resources Minister Shahid Uddin Chowdhury Anee has informed that the inauguration of the Padma Barrage project will be announced by March of next year. He said the government is moving forward on the path of implementing the Padma Barrage project under the leadership of Prime Minister Tarique Rahman.
A three-month nationwide 'Dengue Prevention and Cleanliness Campaign 2026' is starting tomorrow, Saturday, as dengue outbreaks increase in the capital and other parts of the country. Prime Minister Tarique Rahman will formally inaugurate the programme at the South Plaza of the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban at 9am.