Miscreants have cut down 74 shade trees at Mirtinga Tea Garden in Kamalganj upazila of Moulvibazar, triggering concern among authorities, workers, and industry stakeholders over its potential impact on tea production.

Biman Bangladesh Airlines yesterday signed an agreement with US aircraft manufacturer Boeing to purchase 14 aircraft, the largest order in the national flag carrier’s history.

Continuous rainfall, hill runoff and lightning have triggered carp spawning in the Halda River, with collectors reporting the presence of eggs at multiple points after the ebb tide began yesterday afternoon.

The newly passed Labour Act changes the definition of who qualifies as a worker, excluding anyone with a supervisory role from the protections offered by the law.

Vast low-lying areas across Rangpur, including mature Boro paddy and maize fields across its five districts, have been inundated after the last five days of continuous rainfall.

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman yesterday said solutions to all national problems must be found through dialogue with the opposition and stressed that stability in parliament is essential for Bangladesh’s progress.

Today is the 41st death anniversary of Seraj Uddin Ahmed, founder chairman of Elite Paint Group of Companies, said a press release.

Nearly two-thirds of the nominees for reserved women’s seats are both highly educated and millionaires, said Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) in a statement yesterday.

Law Minister Md Asaduzzaman yesterday informed the parliament that 1,855 cases have been filed across police stations in various districts in the aftermath of July uprising over murders, enforced disappearances, and torture.

Bangladesh has slipped down three places to 152nd on the World Press Freedom Index this year, losing some of last year’s gains.

The parliament yesterday passed two bills removing age limits for appointing the heads and members of the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) and the Insurance Development and Regulatory Authority (IDRA).

Shamima Pervin has been appointed superintendent of police (SP) of Dhaka district, becoming the first woman to hold the post in Dhaka.

The High Court yesterday granted ad interim bail to Sheikh Tasnim Afroz Emi, former vice-president of Shamsunnahar Hall Union at Dhaka University, in an anti-terrorism case filed over playing Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s March 7 speech on a loudspeaker.

The recent inundation of streets in Chattogram after heavy downpours was “water congestion, not waterlogging”, State Minister for LGRD Mir Shahe Alam said yesterday.

The Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) and Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) yesterday launched coordinated initiatives to ensure pedestrian-friendly sidewalks, regulate activities of hawkers and rehabilitate them through structured systems and digital identification.

The 11-party alliance led by Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami will rally in seven divisional cities, demanding implementation of the referendum verdict on reforms under the July charter.

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman yesterday said the government does not engage in religion-based politics, reaffirming its commitment to equal rights and security for all citizens regardless of faith or identity.

At least 72 workers were killed in workplace accidents across the country in the first three months of 2026 -- more than triple the number recorded during the same period last year.

The Bangladesh Tea Workers Union has gone through eight years without an election, leaving workers without elected representation for the third consecutive tenure.

Opposition Chief Whip and NCP Convener Nahid Islam yesterday renewed his demand in the parliament for the removal and arrest of President Mohammed Shahabuddin, branding him as “corrupt, incompetent, deceitful, and complicit in genocide”.