PM Tarique sends letter of support; reaffirms readiness to assist expatriates and strengthen bilateral ties

Joint teams of police, particularly traffic divisions and mobile courts, carried out the drives

Yesterday, pump owners stopped selling fuel, alleging “extortion” in the name of fines by the administration

Ministry of Public Administration urges public not to be misled by a viral letter claiming reduced office days to save energy

Recovery may take over 12 hours; some locals attempt to collect spilled diesel, resisted by law enforcement

The US will positively consider Bangladesh’s request for a special waiver to buy refined diesel and other petroleum products from Russian sources, according to a statement from the Prime Minister’s Office.

International Crimes Tribunal Prosecutor Tanvir Hassan Zoha yesterday said preliminary findings suggest hard drives meant to remain inside the tribunal’s CCTV system had been replaced.

Falling shrapnel from an intercepted drone in the UAE’s Fujairah killed a Bangladeshi national yesterday, pushing the death toll of Bangladeshis in the US-Israel war on Iran to six.

Iran has granted the passage of six Bangladesh-bound tankers through the Strait of Hormuz, Iranian Ambassador Jalil Rahimi Jahanabadi said yesterday.

The Jamaat-e-Islami-led alliance would launch street protests over its demand for convening a Constitution Reform Council, Leader of the Opposition Shafiqur Rahman said yesterday after walking out of parliament.

Bangladesh’s sole state-owned refinery is operating on critically low crude reserves, raising the prospect of a temporary halt in operations within days, even as shipments await movement through disrupted regional supply lines.

Government bank borrowing has risen sharply this fiscal year, a trend that began under the interim administration and has continued under the BNP government amid the US-Israel war on Iran, raising fresh concerns about inflation and fiscal pressures.

The government is giving top priority to recovering assets laundered abroad, Prime Minister Tarique Rahman told parliament yesterday, describing the matter as central to a broader strategy to combat corruption, money laundering and financial crimes.

The government will launch an emergency measles vaccination campaign from Sunday in response to a sharp rise in deadly cases across several districts.

At least six people were killed and five were injured in separate road accidents on the Dhaka-Chattogram highway in Cumilla yesterday.

Dhanmondi Lake will not be allowed to turn into a commercial zone under any circumstances, said Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Administrator Md Abdus Salam yesterday.

Some 23,865 politically motivated cases, which were filed to harass people, have so far been withdrawn across the country, said Law Minister Md Asaduzzaman yesterday.

Riverine communications in several districts have come to a halt due to a fuel shortage, causing immense public suffering.

Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmad yesterday announced that a discussion on the adjournment motion regarding the implementation of the July National Charter will be held on April 5.

It is not possible to build a planned city without a master plan, said Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Administrator Md Abdus Salam yesterday.