Political parties have failed to keep even their minimum commitments to ensure women’s political participation in the upcoming general election, the Women’s Political Rights Forum, a coalition of 12 organisations, has alleged.
The government has allowed the import of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) on credit to tackle the ongoing supply shortage in the country. LPG can now be imported under buyer’s or supplier’s credit through offshore banking units of local banks, foreign banks, and financial institutions.
Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) Executive Director Iftekharuzzaman has said that bureaucracy now holds more power than the advisory council of the interim government.
Shafiqur Rahman, Amir of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, has stated that the country’s mothers and sisters will also choose Jamaat in the upcoming national elections.
In the draft of the new import policy order (2025–2028), it has been proposed to allow the import of cars older than five years. Under the existing import policy, the import of such vehicles is prohibited.
The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) have arrested a restaurant worker in connection with the killing of a schoolgirl in the capital's Banasree.