Prime minister Tarique Rahman urged Bangladeshis, particularly young people, to take part in a nationwide cleanup campaign as the country confronts a worsening dengue outbreak that has killed 139 people and hospitalized more than 48,000 this year.
Rahman framed the campaign as both a public health effort and a broader call for civic responsibility, invoking the youth-led movement of 2024 and asking young Bangladeshis to again take an active role in changing the country.
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman officially opened the Bangladesh Innovation Fair 2026 in Dhaka on Saturday, pledging that his government would take steps to help achieve the goals presented by innovators and calling for their cooperation and involvement in building the country.
Bangladesh is reviewing a decades-old trade control system that requires businesses to obtain separate Import Registration Certificates (IRCs) and Export Registration Certificates (ERCs), rules rooted in British wartime controls and Pakistan’s 1950 Import and Export (Control) Act.
A Qawmi student organization has demanded cancellation of a cultural program planned for Sept. 14 as part of freshman orientation at Brahmanbaria Government College, citing religious values, safety concerns, and previous violence.
Opinion
Bangladesh should stand with India in rejecting China’s attempt to strengthen its territorial claims over Arunachal Pradesh through repeated renaming of places.
Bangladesh has launched artificial intelligence (AI)-powered traffic surveillance on the Dhaka-Chattogram highway as authorities pursue wider upgrades aimed at reducing accidents and congestion.
Myanmar’s Mandalay international airport suspended all international flights after a drone attack by anti-military rebels, while domestic services were shifted to a nearby airport, Myanmar Airways International said.
Building-rule violations are widespread in Chattogram, Bangladesh, with about half of buildings deviating from approved plans, according to Chattogram Development Authority (CDA) officials.
