The Institute for Planning and Development has expressed concern over the government's recent initiatives regarding hawker management in the capital. Allowing hawkers to set up on footpaths and roads without a concrete plan and effective analysis could create even greater chaos and public suffering in city life, the organisation said.
An angry mob vandalised the house of Zakir Hossain, the accused in the brutal rape and murder of four-year-old Fahima Akter in Sylhet, for the second time after a human chain on Friday afternoon, May 15.
The well-marked low over the Bay of Bengal remains active in the same area, the Bangladesh Meteorological Department has said. Rainfall activity has increased across the country due to its influence. Thunderstorms may occur nationwide, and extremely heavy rainfall is expected in three divisions over the next 24 hours.
The Mirpur branch of the Democratic United Front has held a protest rally demanding the arrest and trial of those involved in the attack on the shrine of Hazrat Shah Ali Bogdadi (R.A.) in the capital's Mirpur area.
Bangladesh Bank has warned debit and credit card users to remain vigilant against financial fraud, particularly advising them to avoid the lure of converting plastic cards into 'metal cards' through third parties or unauthorised organisations.
Jamiate Ulamaye Islam Bangladesh has staged a protest march in the capital against the trade agreement with the United States.