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Legislative stalling holds back road safety dream

Safe roads remain a distant dream in Bangladesh, as the proposed law aimed at ensuring the safety rights of pedestrians, drivers and other road users has yet to be finalised despite being under development for the past eight years.Although the government identified road safety as a priority in its 180-day...

The namaz-e-janaza of veteran journalist and educator, Shahed Kamal

The namaz-e-janaza of veteran journalist and educator, Shahed Kamal, took place on the premises of the National Press Club in the capital on Sunday. The eldest son of renowned poet Sufia Kamal, Shahed Kamal died while undergoing treatment at a city hospital on Saturday evening. — FE photo

Five dedicated industrial police lines get go-ahead

Bangladesh Police has proposed establishing five dedicated police lines for its Industrial Police across the country to perform better to maintain law and order in the industrial zones, reports BSS.Police proposed the Home Ministry to set up the police lines at Ashulia-Savar, Gazipur, Narayanganj, Chattogram and Mymensingh, Additional Inspector General...

Seven more die with measles-like symptoms in 24 hrs

Measles-related child deaths continue to escalate across Bangladesh, as seven more children died with symptoms consistent with the highly infectious disease in 24 hours until 8.00am on Sunday, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).The latest daily measles situation report, released on Sunday, said four of the deaths...

Newly-appointed Ambassador of France to Bangladesh Jean-Marc Séré-Charlet pays a call on Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury

Newly-appointed Ambassador of France to Bangladesh Jean-Marc Séré-Charlet pays a call on Finance and Planning Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury at the latter's ministry office on Sunday. — PID

PM unveils postage stamp marking Rural Development Day

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Sunday unveiled a commemorative postage stamp on the occasion of the National Rural Development Day 2026, reports BSS.With the theme 'Developed Villages, Prosperous Nation: Bangladesh First", the Prime Minister unveiled the postage stamp at his Cabinet Division Office in the Bangladesh Secretariat this morning, said...

JU suspends 12 students over ragging allegations

Jahangirnagar University (JU) authorities have suspended 12 students of the Department of History over allegations of ragging first-year students of the same department.The suspension was announced in an office order signed by Acting Registrar Dr ABM Azizur Rahman on Saturday.According to the order, a group of students from the department's...

472 road crashes kill 438 in June: RSF

A total of 472 road accidents were reported nationwide in June, leaving 438 people dead and 561 others injured.The findings were published in the Road Safety Foundation's (RSF) road accident monitoring report, released on Sunday.The report was compiled using data gathered from nine national daily newspapers, 17 national and regional...

Two-day confce on healthcare technology begins at DU

A two-day international conference titled "International Conference on Appropriate Technology for Healthcare in LMICs" began on Sunday at the Nawab Nawab Ali Chowdhury Senate Building of Dhaka University (DU). The conference focuses on the development and implementation of affordable, accessible, and sustainable healthcare technologies for low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).Bangladesh's...

Magistrate picked to exhume remains of Salman Shah

A judicial magistrate has been appointed to oversee the exhumation the remains of renowned actor Salman Shah from his grave in Sylhet, reports BSS.Sylhet Additional District Magistrate Pinki Saha issued an office order in this connection on June 22, appointing executive magistrate Md Pervej in compliance with an order issued...

Heavy rain likely in six divisions

The Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has warned that heavy to very heavy rainfall is expected across several parts of the country over the next 72 hours due to the influence of a monsoon depression over the northwestern Bay of Bengal and the adjoining north Odisha-West Bengal coast.In a weather warning,...