The US-Israel war on Iran is casting a long shadow over Bangladesh’s economy, threatening to slow growth, stoke inflation, deepen poverty, cut jobs, and raise debt burdens, according to the World Bank’s latest Bangladesh Development Update.

LPG users are not getting cylinders at the government-set rate anywhere in the capital despite a record 29 percent hike by the Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) amid the US-Israel war on Iran.

Bangladesh yesterday requested India to increase supplies of diesel and fertiliser, citing global supply chain disruptions caused by the war in the Middle East, according to a foreign ministry statement.

The Jatiya Sangsad yesterday ratified 14 ordinances issued under the interim government, including one that enabled a ban on the activities of the Awami League and another that granted indemnity to participants in the 2024 July uprising.

A Dhaka court yesterday denied bail for the third time to Sheikh Tasnim Afroz Emi, former vice-president of Shamsunnahar Hall union at Dhaka University and a central vice-presidential candidate in the 2025 Ducsu election, in a case filed under the Anti-Terrorism Act over playing Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s March 7 speech on a loudspeaker.

An Australian parliamentary delegation led by Speaker of the House of Representatives Milton Dick will visit Bangladesh this week to strengthen parliamentary-to-parliamentary engagement between the two countries.

National Citizen Party (NCP) spokesperson Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyian yesterday alleged that the BNP is following a path similar to that once taken by the Awami League.

Education Minister ANM Ehsanul Hoque Milon yesterday said the government is planning to introduce hybrid classes, combining online and offline lessons, on a pilot basis at selected educational institutions in Dhaka.

A CNG-run autorickshaw driver was killed after a bus hit him in the capital’s Farmgate area yesterday.

Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Pranay Verma yesterday said they are exploring areas of cooperation between the two countries based on national priorities, noting that environment and climate change naturally appear very high on that list.

A chilling photograph of the mutilated body of a victim of enforced disappearance was produced before the International Crimes Tribunal-1 yesterday, leaving the courtroom in silence.

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman yesterday told the parliament that the BNP government considers family, not the individual, as the fundamental unit of development.

The Election Commission is set to hold by-election for Bogura-6 constituency and the rescheduled general election for Sherpur-3 today for the 13th National Parliament.

Treatment at Dhaka Medical College Hospital’s (DMCH) emergency department remained suspended for around five hours yesterday after a scuffle between doctors and Dhaka University students at the department forced many critical patients to seek care elsewhere.

Chickenpox infections have surged in the Rohingya camps in Cox’s Bazar, with over 8,700 cases reported in the past three months, raising concern among health officials.

Primary and Mass Education Minister ANM Ehsanul Hoque Milon yesterday told parliament that 2,839 villages across the country do not have any primary schools.

PM’s foreign affairs adviser handed over the letter during talks with BJP leader Vijay Chauthaiwale, according to posts

Govt will move the apex court against the High Court judgement, he says

Dhaka formally asks Delhi to extradite Hasina, Kamal

Foreign ministry hopes for a durable and sustainable resolution