Residents of a house in the capital's Adabor have alleged that a group of 15 to 20 people, armed with ramda, cleavers and pistols, attacked the premises in an attempt to occupy an eight-storey building. During the incident, the building's main gate, CCTV cameras and windowpanes were vandalised. Later, unable to enter the building, the attackers left.
Nine more people have died with measles symptoms across the country in the last 24 hours. With this, 101 people have died from confirmed measles and 995 with measles symptoms in the current year. In total, the number of deaths from measles and its symptoms has reached 1,096.
Police have released 249 of the 278 people detained during a raid on the Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JaSaD) headquarters in Gulistan, Dhaka, while the identities of the remaining 29 are being verified.
Fuel supply situation is gradually returning to normal, with imports resuming and a distribution schedule now in place, Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Iqbal Hasan Mahmud Tuku said on Sunday (September 27).
The Election Commission is committed to holding a free, fair and peaceful by-election in Thakurgaon-1, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) A M M Nasir Uddin said on Sunday (September 27).
Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed has described the allegations of extortion against BNP over the attack and vandalism at content creator and influencer Salman Muqtadir's studio as "sweeping." He said the incident was not due to extortion; the vandalism occurred in a case of occupation and counter-occupation over about 35 kathas of land in the Manikdi Namapara area of the capital, stemming from a dispute between two sides.