Biman Bangladesh Airlines has extended the suspension of its regular flights on the Dhaka-Riyadh-Dhaka route until November 30 amid security concerns following recent airstrikes in Saudi Arabia.
The Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has strongly condemned remarks by the state minister for Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives suggesting that engineers may accept gifts from contractors' profits after promptly clearing their bills, provided the quality of work is maintained.
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.