The National Parliament has passed three bills strengthening human rights protection, recognizing enforced disappearance as a distinct criminal offence and ensuring the donor’s lifelong right to possession after property transfer amid strong objection and walkout by the opposition.
Yasmin Begum, an officer of the 17th batch of the administration cadre, has formally taken charge as the new secretary of the Ministry of Cultural Affairs. She has succeeded the outgoing secretary Kaniz Mawla. Earlier the Ministry of Public Administration promoted Yasmin Begum, additional secretary of the Cabinet Division, to the rank of secretary and posted her to the Ministry of Cultural Affairs on September 2.
Dr MA Muhit, State Minister for Health and Family Welfare, has expressed hope that regular and sustainable liver transplant activities will be possible to start in the country by the end of this year or the beginning of next year. He said necessary equipment worth Tk 39 crore has already been purchased as preparation for launching this activity at the National Gastro-Liver Institute and Hospital.
The National Parliament has passed the ‘Transfer of Property (Amendment) Bill, 2026’ to prevent incidents of elderly parents being pressured into transferring property or being forced out of their homes after losing ownership. Under the new provision, parents will be able to retain the right to enjoy and possess the property during their lifetime even after donating it in the name of children or grandchildren.
Shahadat Hossain Liton, 52, Abul Bashar, 58, and Abdul Kaiyum, 62, have died at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) in one day. One of them was an inmate of Kashimpur High Security Central Jail while the other two were inmates of Dhaka Central Jail. They died at separate times on Sunday morning.
Humayun Kabir, State Minister for Foreign Affairs, has called for continued cooperation from Japan for a permanent solution to the crisis through the safe, voluntary, sustainable and dignified repatriation of Rohingyas to Rakhine State of Myanmar. He said Bangladesh is committed to working in a coordinated manner with the international community to address this long-standing humanitarian and regional crisis.