After a two-year suspension, India has resumed tourist visas for Bangladeshi citizens. The high commission in Dhaka has urged applicants to be patient and cooperative, as the service has received an overwhelming number of applications since its reopening.
A former assistant superintendent of police (ASP) has been arrested over the alleged enforced disappearance of Sukharanjan Bali, a witness who went missing after appearing to testify in favour of war crimes convict Delwar Hossain Sayedee before the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT).
The government has decided to keep all open water bodies accessible for fishermen to ease the livelihood of genuine fishermen in haor areas. Fisheries and Livestock State Minister Sultan Salauddin Tuku has also said that river and canal dredging programmes are being intensified to protect boro crops from premature floods and waterlogging.
Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives (LGRD) Minister Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has called on the country's young generation to focus on innovation, research and technology-driven initiatives to help drive the country's future development.
The country is likely to brace possible flooding in the Brahmaputra and Meghna river basins through July and August, as heavy upstream rainfall and monsoon conditions push water levels toward danger marks, the Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre (FFWC) has warned.
Gold prices in Bangladesh have soared to a new record, with the Bangladesh Jewellers Association (BAJUS) raising the price of 22-carat gold by Tk 4,374 per bhori just one day after its previous adjustment.