Thirty-seven Bangladeshi nationals rescued from cyber scam compounds in Cambodia returned home late Thursday (June 11), ending a harrowing ordeal in which they were allegedly trafficked and forced to engage in online fraud operations.
Bangladesh and China have signed an implementation agreement for the construction of the Ninth Bangladesh-China Friendship Bridge, a major infrastructure project aimed at strengthening road connectivity in the country's southern region and boosting regional economic activity.
12 Superintendent of Police (SP) rank officers have been transferred and posted to various places in the country. This information was given in a notification signed by Nasreen Sultana, Deputy Secretary of Police-1 Branch of the Ministry of Home Affairs, on Thursday.
Bangladesh Bank former governor and finance adviser to previous interim government Dr Salehuddin Ahmed has described the proposed national budget for FY2027 as people-oriented, and reflective of the government's political commitments.
The government will provide rice to 55 lakh low-income families at Tk 15 per kg under the food-friendly programme, with each family receiving 30 kg per month for six months of the year. Additionally, rice will be sold in the open market to 1.15 crore families at Tk 30 per kg. Finance Minister Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury announced the proposal while presenting the 2026-27 fiscal year budget in the National Parliament on Thursday afternoon, June 11.
The government has proposed an allocation of Tk 1,884 crore for the Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism in the national budget for the upcoming fiscal year. Finance Minister Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury outlined various plans to modernise the country's aviation sector and accelerate tourism-driven economic growth while presenting the budget in the National Parliament on Thursday, June 11.