Despite the Education Minister's clear prohibition, Member of Parliament for Cumilla-2 constituency, Principal Selim Bhuiyan, entered an SSC exam centre on the first day of the exams and went live on Facebook from the exam hall. The incident has sparked debate over the application of the Public Examination Act.
A court has granted bail to arrested Jubo Mohila League leader Mosammat Shilpi Begum in a case filed at Tejgaon Police Station in the capital centring the anti-discrimination movement.
Chinese Ambassador to Dhaka Yao Wen has paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister's Political and Agricultural Adviser Nazrul Islam Khan.
At least five people have been injured in a clash between activists of BNP and the National Citizen Party (NCP) over the submission of a schedule for leasing a ghat in Fatulla, Narayanganj.
State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed Islam has met with Guinea's Foreign Minister Morissanda Kouyaté on the sidelines of the Dakar International Forum on Peace and Security in Africa.
Despite earlier discussions about not taking tax-free cars, Member of Parliament for Cumilla-4 constituency, Hasnat Abdullah, has requested a vehicle for travel after learning that MPs will receive offices in upazilas.