Member of Parliament from the Kishoreganj-5 constituency, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Iqbal, has raised questions in the National Parliament regarding the mandatory requirement of obtaining a license for drinking alcohol. He commented that while there is a clear justification for requiring a license to drive a car or operate a business, the reason for having the same rule for drinking alcohol is not clear to him.
The total number of rivers in the country is 1415. The number of these rivers has been calculated according to the list prepared with the help of the Shipping Ministry, Water Resources Ministry, National River Protection Commission, Bangladesh Water Development Board, divisional commissioners, district administration and river workers. Shipping Minister Sheikh Rabiul Alam gave this information in Parliament on Thursday.
A total of Tk 12,633.20 crore was exchanged in bribes across various service sectors in the country over a one-year period from November 2024 to October 2025. Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) revealed this data during a presentation of the findings from its survey titled 'Corruption in Service Sectors: National Household Survey 2025' in Dhanmondi, Dhaka on Thursday morning. The organization noted that the survey primarily analyzes the state of corruption during the tenure of the interim government.
The appointment of Dr. ABM Abdullah as Emeritus Professor of Bangladesh Medical University has been cancelled. At the same time, the university authorities have ordered the refund of all salaries and allowances drawn against that position.
Finance Minister Dr. Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury has termed the nearly 1,300 development projects taken up by the previous government as a heavy burden for the current government. He said that since many of these projects are more than half completed, they cannot be canceled even if they are wanted, and there are also questions about their rationality.
In a message given on the occasion of holy Ashura, Prime Minister Tarique Rahman said that the core teachings of Islam are based on peace, justice, compassion and human welfare. There is no place for division, violence, hatred or social animosity in Islam.