Chief Prosecutor of the International Crimes Tribunal Aminul Islam yesterday expressed hope that verdicts in three crimes against humanity cases linked to the July 2024 uprising would be delivered within June.

The government plans to introduce an arts and culture textbook for class- IV students next year, featuring chapters on art and crafts, music, dance, and theatre, State Minister for Primary and Mass Education Bobby Hajjaj said yesterday.

Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has expressed concern that the institution proposed under the draft National Human Rights Commission Act, 2026, would not function as an independent commission.

The government is set to introduce a provision that would allow taxpayers to legalise undisclosed income used in property transactions without being questioned about the source of the funds, according to officials familiar with the proposal.

More than 63 percent of retailers continue to use banned polythene shopping bags despite being aware of the prohibition, as per a recent survey, suggesting that awareness alone is not enough to ensure compliance.

Russian State Atomic Energy Corporation Rosatom has hinted at offering a floating nuclear power plant (FNPP) unit to Bangladesh, which is seeking expanded cooperation in nuclear energy.

“Team Bangladesh” has secured the second runner-up position at the HSBC/HKU Business Case Challenge 2026, one of the world’s leading undergraduate business case competitions jointly organised by HSBC and the University of Hong Kong (HKU).

The Election Commission is likely to publish the draft of code of conduct within next week, following a meeting ahead of the upcoming union parishad elections expected to begin in October this year.

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman yesterday said anyone bringing foreign investment into Bangladesh would be entitled to a 1.5 percent consultancy fee or commission as an incentive to boost foreign direct investment.

More than 1,100 migrants have been rescued off the coast of Mauritania in less than two weeks, its coastguard said Tuesday, signalling a resurgence in migration along the perilous Atlantic route.

Pakistani air strikes on three Afghan provinces killed at least 13 people, including 11 children, yesterday, the Afghan Taliban government said, in a renewal of a conflict that has claimed hundreds of lives this year.

Opposition lawmakers yesterday called for the formation of a parliamentary taskforce to address the problems faced by expatriate Bangladeshis and ensure their dignity.

The central mortuary cooler at Dhaka Medical College (DMC) has remained out of order for the past week, forcing authorities to store bodies on the floor and on transport trolleys, while raising concerns over decomposition and the possible loss of forensic evidence.

Jamaat-e-Islami yesterday demanded that Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed’s remarks in parliament over Islami Bank’s Rural Development Scheme (RDS) be expunged from the official record, calling the statement “false”.

Women and Children Affairs Minister AZM Zahid Hossain yesterday said the government will set up One-Stop Crisis Centres in all 37 government medical colleges to provide comprehensive support to women and children victims of violence.

The authorities are not satisfied with Ad-din Medical College Hospital’s response over the recent deaths of six newborns there, Health Minister Sardar Md Sakhawat Husain said yesterday.

The DSCC has deployed “city inspectors” under a new initiative to encourage residents to maintain clean surroundings, prevent stagnant water that serves as breeding grounds for Aedes mosquitoes, and discourage indiscriminate waste disposal.

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman yesterday said anyone bringing foreign investment into Bangladesh will be entitled to a 1.5 percent consultancy fee or commission as an incentive to boost foreign direct investment.

At least four people were killed and six injured in road accidents involving CNG-run auto-rickshaws and trucks in Habiganj and Rajshahi yesterday morning.

The government is set to place education and health at the centre of its spending plan for the next fiscal year, with the combined allocation for the two sectors likely to rise by nearly 63 percent from this fiscal year’s revised budget.