US Ambassador to Bangladesh Brent T Christensen has called for a celebration of freedom, friendship, and the shared promise of a future with Bangladesh, as the United States of America is all set to celebrate its 250th anniversary of independence.

Speaker of Parliament Hafiz Uddin Ahmed yesterday met his Iranian counterpart, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, speaker of the Islamic Consultative Assembly, in Tehran, according to a Facebook post by Bangladesh’s foreign ministry.

The Askar Dighi, one of the most iconic and ancient reservoirs in Chattogram city, has long been smothered under a thick blanket of water hyacinths, as well as encroachment, pollution, and administrative apathy.

Raihana Bashir, wife of late MR Bashir, passed away yesterday at the age of 84, said a press release.

A Dhaka court yesterday sent a former assistant superintendent of police to jail in a case over the alleged enforced disappearance of Sukhranjan Bali, a prosecution witness in the crimes against humanity trial of Jamaat-e-Islami leader Delawar Hossain Sayedee.

For nearly three years, 112 kilometres of roads across Khulna city have remained unrepaired as the Khulna City Corporation (KCC) and Khulna WASA have been locked in a disagreement over bearing the repair costs under the Khulna Sewerage System Development Project.

Bangladesh Police has proposed renaming its specialised counterterrorism agency, the Anti-Terrorism Unit (ATU), and expanding its mandate to cover broader internal security and national stability, prompting concerns among serving officers that the move could dilute its core counterterrorism mission.

Leader of the Opposition and Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Shafiqur Rahman has alleged that constituencies represented by opposition MPs are being deprived of small grants and assistance that ruling party lawmakers receive for development in their areas.

The University Grants Commission (UGC) yesterday said Tk 226 crore has been allocated for research at public universities in the 2026-27 fiscal year, rejecting recent media reports that claimed no budgetary provision had been made for the sector.

A tree plantation programme was held at Safura Khatun Pilot Girls’ High School in Siddhirganj, said a press release.

With a tin roof hanging barely three feet above their heads and radiating heat from the blazing sun, students of Chakratinath Government Primary School attend classes in a makeshift structure on an embankment in Hatsherpur village beside the Jamuna river after severe erosion forced the school to relocate.

MEA spokesperson says New Delhi will take ‘appropriate measures’ amid discussions on defence, connectivity and the Teesta project

She was associated with Zonta, SAARC, and the UN Women’s Associations

Abu Saleh Rony elected vice-president

Reaffirms support for diplomacy and lasting peace during talks with Iran’s Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf

Forced onto an embankment with no toilets, drinking water or electricity, students in a Bogura village now study under a scorching tin roof

Representatives will join funeral and mourning events from July 3 to 9

GD filed; police tracing mobile number

If the draft law on the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) is passed in its current form, it will fail to create an independent rights watchdog, warned speakers at a discussion organised by Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) yesterday.

Japan will continue working with Bangladesh and the international community to strengthen counterterrorism efforts and security measures, said Japan’s Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs Shimada Tomoaki yesterday.