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Migrants from various countries, including Bangladesh and Pakistan, are applying for asylum or residency in the United Kingdom by pretending to be homosexual. A BBC undercover investigation has found that a class of dishonest legal consultancy firms are assisting in this fraud by fabricating stories and providing false evidence in exchange for large sums of money.
The government has simultaneously transferred 17 Additional DIGs who were promoted as supernumerary in Bangladesh Police. A notification to this effect was issued by the Police-1 Branch of the Ministry of Home Affairs on Wednesday, April 15.
Due to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz following the war in the Middle East, crude oil imports have been disrupted. As a result, the country's only refinery, Eastern Refinery Limited (ERL), is currently operating at limited capacity or 'low feed'. However, the Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources has assured that there will be no fuel crisis in the country as imports of refined fuel oil from alternative sources have been strengthened.
A fire broke out in an 11-storey building on Road No. 12 in Banani in the capital. The fire broke out around 6:30pm on Wednesday. However, the cause of the fire has not yet been confirmed.
Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has been included in the 2026 list of the world's 100 most influential people by the renowned Time Magazine. The list for 2026 was published, where his name has been included in the 'Leaders' category on Wednesday. The foreword about him was written by Charlie Campbell, editor of Time's Singapore bureau and geopolitics expert.