Four people were killed in road accidents in Kishoreganj and Chattogram yesterday, according to reports from our correspondents.

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud has invited Prime Minister Tarique Rahman to visit Saudi Arabia, an invitation that the premier is considering as part of efforts to deepen ties with the Kingdom.

Students  of Sagardari Government Primary School in Jashore’s Keshabpur have been attending classes in a local auditorium after their school building was declared unsafe, leaving teachers and guardians worried about the impact on children’s learning and wellbeing.

The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) yesterday instructed all private hospitals and clinics nationwide to set up dedicated labour rooms (delivery rooms) by July 11.

Five of the 11 fishermen aboard a fishing trawler were rescued yesterday, while six remained missing after the vessel sank in the Bay of Bengal about 60km south of the Maudubi coast in Patuakhali’s Rangabali on Sunday night.

Illegal sand extraction using dredgers continues at several points along the Teesta river in Lalmonirhat despite repeated enforcement drives.

International Media Support (IMS), a global media development organisation based in Denmark, in collaboration with Digitally Right Limited, kicked off a four-day media viability training programme at The Daily Star Centre in Dhaka yesterday, said a press release.

The government yesterday rejected allegations of widespread excessive electricity billing following the latest tariff adjustment.

Seven men were sentenced to death yesterday for abducting and gang-raping a woman in Jamalpur last year, while a court in Noakhali sentenced one man to death, and another in Gopalganj handed life terms to two convicts in rape cases, report our correspondents.

Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Iqbal Hassan Mahmood Tuku yesterday accused the ousted Awami League government of pursuing power and energy projects only to serve “oligarchs” rather than the public.

National Citizen Party (NCP) Convener Nahid Islam yesterday accused the BNP-led government of denying the outcome of the referendum and failing to implement the July Charter, saying people had voted for justice and reforms.

The Election Commission (EC) yesterday said that it would not take any decision on holding local government elections and announcing its schedule without discussion or written directives from the government.

IMED report cites lack of feasibility study, land acquisition delays for incomplete implementation

Prof Abul Quasem Fazlul Huq, a prominent educationist, writer, former chairman of the Bangla Department at Dhaka University, and president of Bangla Academy, was laid to rest yesterday.

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman yesterday sought stronger action against food adulteration, directing the formation of a three-member committee to identify the challenges facing the relevant agencies and recommend appropriate measures.

The finance division has been directed to place the proposed recommendations for the ninth pay scale for government officials and employees before the cabinet within the next two weeks.

QatarEnergy has halved its scheduled deliveries of ‌liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Bangladesh for this year, Petrobangla’s acting chairman and industry sources said, as the fallout from the US-Israeli war on Iran continues to curb shipments of the fuel through the Strait ​of Hormuz.

Authorities allege the establishments allowed illegal vendors to occupy footpaths and collected rent from them

‘We will remember those who stood by us when the night was hardest,’ embassy’s message says

Workshop owner makes final payment before Appellate Division after three-year legal battle