The hall administration has issued show cause notices to four students of a room over the hoisting a kalema featuring flag on the balcony of Jahangirnagar University's (JU) National Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam Hall.
The government is formulating a new visa policy. This new policy is being drafted by revising the existing visa guidelines formulated back in 2006. The draft was presented at the Cabinet meeting held on Thursday. A cabinet committee, chaired by Finance Minister Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury, has been formed to refine the draft.
The Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has issued warning signals for the country's four maritime ports and several river ports due to the formation of a low-pressure area over the Bay of Bengal.
On the first day of the nationwide HSC and equivalent examinations for 2026, a total of 24,784 candidates were absent. Additionally, 7 candidates were expelled on the same day for adopting unfair means.
Noting that anti-Bangladesh propaganda on social media is tarnishing the image of the country, Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed said that Bangladesh is a progressive and liberal Muslim country. Any propaganda against the country will be strictly suppressed.
A large quantity of gold has once again been seized from a flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines. Joint forces from intelligence agency DGFI, AVSEC, and Customs House uncovered a gold consignment weighing nearly 19 kg aboard Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight BG-148, which arrived at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka from Dubai via Chattogram.