State Minister for Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Mir Shahe Alam today said, Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has set up a solar panel on the rooftop of his Gulshan residence from which 1200 units of electricity is being supplied to the national grid.
Health officials today said they recorded 1,608 fresh cases of dengue onslaughts killing at least six persons in the last 24 hours.
The Ministry of Liberation War Affairs has allocated Tk 9.49 crore from the 2026-27 fiscal year budget to meet the immediate costs of burial, cremation and transportation of the bodies of freedom fighters.
Eight more people died with measles symptoms across the country in the last 24 hours, according to a press release of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) control room issued today.
A recent study has revealed a concerning level of involvement of minors in Dhaka’s illicit drug trade, with those aged 15 or younger accounting for 27.4% of the drug sellers surveyed. The study found that children were most commonly involved in selling yaba.
Dhaka Metropolitan Police’s Detective Branch has arrested Sazzad Hossain Mishu Molla, 36, vice-president of the Bangladesh Nationalist Cyber Dal, in connection with the vandalism, looting and demolition of the Radda MCH-FP Centre in Mirpur-1.