In response to the campaign by the now-proscribed Awami League regarding Sheikh Hasina's possible return to the country in December, Acting President Hafiz Uddin Ahmed Bir Bikram said, "They say she will return in December. We are waiting. Let her come to the country; Insha Allah, we will meet on the streets."
A court has sent Gazi Salahuddin Tanvir, who was relieved from the central committee of the National Citizen Party (NCP), to jail in a case filed over posting objectionable/defamatory content on Facebook regarding Prime Minister Tarique Rahman.
Dhaka Metropolitan Detective Police (DB) have arrested former joint secretary Syed Joglul Pasha for preparing forged documents and giving false testimony in court regarding the Zia Orphanage Trust case filed against former Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia.
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has met with Mitu, a fighter injured in the July Mass Uprising, and inquired about his physical condition. The meeting, where Mitu attended the event directly from the hospital while undergoing treatment, created an emotional atmosphere at the programme.
The Jatiya Nagorik Party (NCP) boycotted a state programme organised to mark the July Mass Uprising Day, raising objections to a documentary screened at the event. The party alleged that the documentary failed to adequately portray the chronology of the July uprising and the sacrifices of the martyrs.
Five more children have died nationwide with measles-like symptoms and more than 1,000 new infections reported over the past 24 hours, according to the latest update from the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).