Bangladesh Bank forms probe committee; BFIU also investigating

The Election Commission yesterday added “shapla koli” (water lily bud) to its list of electoral symbols.

The National Citizen Party yesterday criticised the BNP and Jamaat for their “irrelevant debate” on the implementation of the July charter, warning it could derail the process and create uncertainty over the February polls.

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami has urged the government to issue the implementation order for the July National Charter by today.

The deepening rift among political parties over how to implement the July charter poses a challenge for the interim government, Law Adviser Asif Nazrul said yesterday.

The government has given final approval to the Organ Transplantation Ordinance, 2025, which would allow people outside a family to donate organs to a person.

The BNP has lashed out at the National Consensus Commission’s proposals for implementing the July charter, dismissing them as “meaningless”, “one-sided”, and “a mockery of the people”.

The stopover of six local and express trains in Mymensingh to various destinations in Dhaka, Jamalpur, Netrakona, and Kishoreganj has remained suspended since the pandemic, causing severe hardships for thousands of commuters.

Three students of Patuakhali Science and Technology University (PSTU) have been suspended for different terms over a ragging incident on the campus.

The High Court yesterday further directed the government to implement its nine directives to curb air pollution in Dhaka and submit a compliance report to the court within three weeks.

Members of the Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) rescued a four-year-old girl who had been abducted using the “devil’s breath” drug from Dhaka’s Keraniganj on Wednesday.

The police are moving ahead with their new uniforms, while Ansar and Rab are yet to finalise theirs -- nine months after the government decided to change the attire of law enforcement agencies amid demands for changes following the July uprising.

Dhaka Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sheikh Md Sazzat Ali yesterday urged officers to perform their duties with 100 percent neutrality during the upcoming national election.

Two children drowned in the Nabaganga River in Jhenaidah’s Sadar upazila yesterday afternoon.

A woman, who was allegedly hacked by her stepson at Sabdalpur in Chandina upazila of Cumilla on Wednesday night, died in Dhaka yesterday.

Under the blazing sun in Moulvibazar’s Madhabkunda Tea Estate, 43-year-old Apola Kumari picks around 23 kilograms of tea leaves daily for Tk 178.

Eight political parties, including Jamaat-e-Islami, yesterday urged the Election Commission to hold a referendum by November to give legal basis to the July charter.

Walking with a limp, 29-year-old Sani Mridha entered the International Crimes Tribunal-2 yesterday to recount the day that changed his life forever.

Several political parties yesterday urged the government to resolve the ongoing political crisis through discussions; otherwise, they feared the government would face trouble implementing the July National Charter.

Army Chief General Waker-uz-Zaman has called on all members of the Regiment of Artillery and the Army Air Defence Corps (AADFC) to enhance their preparedness through modern and relevant training to effectively face 21st-century challenges.