Acting president Hafiz Uddin Ahmad laid a wreath and observed a moment of silence at the National Memorial in Savar, signing the visitors’ book after receiving a guard of honour.
Bangladesh is developing a curriculum aimed at strengthening foundational learning and incorporating religious, family and civic values, state minister for education Bobby Hajjaj said.
Persistent power outages are disrupting production at factories in Saidpur, causing financial losses for business owners and uncertainty for workers.
Bangladesh has found no legal grounds to arrest former president Mohammed Shahabuddin despite public demonstrations demanding his detention, home minister Salahuddin Ahmed said.
Accusing the elected Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) government of betraying the youth and ignoring the public’s mandate for structural change, National Citizen Party (NCP) head Nahid Islam delivered a blistering critique of the ruling party at an 11-party alliance divisional rally in Sylhet.
Security personnel discovered an improvised explosive device hidden inside an umbrella under a pillar at Motijheel Metro Station, prompting police to cordon off the area and deploy a bomb disposal team, the home minister said.
Compressed natural gas stations in Bangladesh are struggling to fuel vehicles as a nationwide gas shortage sharply reduces pressure at pumps, leaving drivers in hourslong lines.
Households and drivers are facing severe gas shortages after a fire halted supplies from the Matarbari floating liquefied natural gas terminal.
Five people have been accused of embezzling money allocated for a research shed that was never built at the Madaripur Regional Pulse Research Center in Bangladesh, according to a report in Somoy TV.
Commerce Minister Khandaker Abdul Muktadir on Saturday rejected the allegations cited by the United States in imposing heavy tariffs on Bangladesh, calling them completely baseless.
