Two relatives were hit by bullets when unidentified gunmen opened fire at a human haulier on the Dhaka-Mawa highway in Keraniganj upazila of Dhaka yesterday afternoon.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurates construction work of the much-expected Padma Bridge at Mawa in Munshiganj. Earlier, she inaugurated river training work at Jajira point in Shariatpur.

Authorities this morning allowe launch and speedboat services to resume on Shimulia-Kawrakandi route following the weakening of tropical storm Komen in the Bay of Bengal.