Jatiya Party Chairman GM Quader has congratulated Suvendu Adhikari, the newly elected Chief Minister of West Bengal. The congratulatory message was sent through the Indian High Commission in Dhaka on Monday, May 11, and was also shared on GM Quader's verified Facebook profile.
A marriage has taken place inside the Keraniganj Central Jail in Dhaka between an accused in a case under the Women and Children Repression Prevention Act and the complainant. The wedding was registered on Tuesday evening, May 11, following religious rituals and in the presence of a kazi, with relatives from both sides and senior prison officials in attendance.
Police have recovered the body of a cloth merchant with his hands and feet tied from a rented flat in the capital's Bangshal area. The deceased has been identified as Nisar Ali, 50, of Shyamalgachi village in Sharsha upazila, Jashore.
The National Heart Foundation and the United Forum Against Tobacco have proposed setting the price per cigarette stick at a minimum of Tk 17 and a maximum of Tk 35 from the upcoming 2026-27 fiscal year.
The government plans to launch the third terminal at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on December 16. Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister Afroza Khanam Rita said preparations for the terminal's opening are in their final stages.
Renowned theatre personality Ataur Rahman was laid to rest beside his mother's grave at Banani Graveyard in the capital after his funeral and final tributes were completed on Tuesday afternoon, May 12.