Tensions erupted in Dhaka’s Motijheel area as police used baton charge, tear gas and water cannons to disperse protesters demanding the resignation of the newly appointed chairman of Islami Bank.
At least 57 children died from measles and its complications during the seven-day Eid-ul-Azha holiday, underscoring the continued severity of the outbreak across the country.
The Padma and Jamuna bridges recorded a combined toll collection of Tk 63.8 crore during the 10-day Eid-ul-Azha travel period, as nearly 680,000 vehicles crossed the country's two key river crossings.
Police have recovered the hanging body of a cook named Shuvro Rosario, 28, from the Capital Residential Hotel in Paltan, Dhaka.
Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) has decided to confiscate deposits and blacklist leaseholders who violate conditions for not removing waste from 11 temporary haats in Qorbani within the stipulated time. It has also announced a significant increase in the amount of the haat deposit from next year.
BNP leader Rashed Khan has commented that Jamaat Ameer Dr. Shafiqur Rahman did not leave his Dhaka-10 seat due to corruption of Jatiya Nagorik Party (NCP) spokesperson Asif Mahmud Sajeeb Bhuiyan.