BGB official confirms killing; body now at Indian hospital

The air chief met the premier at the Prime Minister's Office in the parliament secretariat this morning

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The High Court has observed that the establishment of an independent and separate secretariat under the Supreme Court is necessary to ensure the judiciary’s autonomy and integrity.

The Constitution of 1972 was not responsible for authoritarian rule, lack of accountability, or arbitrariness in past years; rather, it was repeatedly misused by those in power, said constitutional expert Dr Shahdeen Malik yesterday.

The Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) yesterday raised the price of aviation fuel (Jet A1) for domestic and international flights amid escalating tensions in the Middle East.

Sonia Akhter was trying to cool down her nine-month-old daughter, Tasnia, who seemed restless with measles and fever at the dedicated measles ward of Bangladesh Shishu Hospital and Institute in the capital.

Parliament yesterday passed 14 bills, including the Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Bill, 2026, which makes it mandatory to inform the family within 12 hours of arresting a person.

Bangladesh will emphasise stability and continuous development of bilateral relations based on dignity, mutual trust, and shared interests during Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman’s visit to India, the foreign ministry said yesterday.

While treasury and opposition lawmakers clash on the parliament floor over the July charter implementation order, the two sides are also holding back-channel talks outside the assembly hall to end the stalemate.

In blatant disregard of a High Court directive, the hills of Cox’s Bazar continue to be stripped bare and the soil sold off by the truckload to brick kilns and construction sites.

The government yesterday appointed journalist Kamal Uddin Shabuj as the managing director and chief editor of state-run news agency Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS).

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has sought the backing of UN Secretary-General António Guterres for a deferral of Bangladesh’s graduation from the least-developed country (LDC) category, as the issue moves through the multilateral system.

Parliament yesterday passed 14 bills, including the Code of Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Bill, 2026, which makes it mandatory to inform the family within 12 hours of arresting a person.

The long queues at filling stations across the country do not seem to be abating, with the lines getting longer in some places, even though the fuel stock became slightly healthier compared with last week’s.

Foreign minister meets India’s national security adviser with speculation over security and political issues

Train services on the Dhaka–Noakhali route were disrupted early yesterday as a Nor’wester swept through Noakhali, uprooting trees and snapping branches onto the tracks.

A man accused of abducting, torturing and raping a student of Jahangirnagar University has allegedly been threatening her and her family to withdraw the case filed against him.

Commercial cultivation of passion fruit, native to South America, has begun in Maheshpur upazila in Jhenaidah, with a local entrepreneur expanding production and attracting interest from other farmers.

At the Tengragiri Crocodile Breeding Centre in Taltali upazila of Barguna, not a single hatchling survived in the past 13 years of breeding efforts, with each dying soon after being hatched under unclear circumstances.