The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has assured Bangladesh of its strong support for the swift and safe repatriation of Rohingya refugees to Myanmar, newly elected Secretary-General Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed said during a meeting with Bangladesh’s envoy in Jeddah on Wednesday (September 16).
A teacher was killed after she fell from a moving motorcycle and was crushed between two buses in Dhaka’s Banasree on Wednesday evening (September 16).
The Anti-Repression Journalists’ Front has expressed concern over the detention of journalists Shyamol Dutta, Mozammel Babu, Shakil Ahmed and Farzana Rupa for more than two years. The organisation has also called for their release and the withdrawal of cases filed against journalists.
The results of students selected for admission to Class XI for the 2026–27 academic year have been published. The results were released after 8pm on Wednesday (September 16).
A total of 641 incidents of rape against women and children were documented in Bangladesh during the first seven months of this year, including 400 cases involving women and 241 involving children.
Two people have been arrested after two rounds of gunfire were allegedly fired at pedestrians beside the Bhanga Expressway in Faridpur following an argument over vehicle parking.