A total of 33 platoons of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) have been deployed at key industrial areas and strategic points in Dhaka, Gazipur and Narayanganj to maintain law and order and ensure overall security.
Singapore’s Non-Resident High Commissioner to Bangladesh Derek Loh paid a courtesy call on Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) acting secretary general and political adviser to the prime minister Advocate Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Tuesday.
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) have arrested 466 people in special operations across the capital over the past 24 hours and filed 64 cases over various offences. Police also recovered a large quantity of explosives, drugs, vehicles and mobile phones during the drives.
Three parked passenger buses were set on fire at two separate locations in Dhaka's Mirpur area early Wednesday, damaging parts of all three vehicles. Preliminary estimates put the total damage at Tk 1.05 million to Tk 1.3 million. No casualties were reported, and police have yet to arrest anyone in connection with the incidents.
United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar Kelly E. Currie is due to arrive in Bangladesh on Wednesday to gather first-hand information on the ongoing conflict in Myanmar, the situation in Rakhine State and the living conditions of Rohingya refugees.
Turkiye has expressed interest in strengthening cooperation with Bangladesh in several areas, including tackling the impacts of climate change, protecting the health of women and children, renewable energy and the production of eco-friendly products.