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3 By Masudur Rahman | Writer and Journalist Bangladesh is witnessing significantly higher rainfall this year, with climate change being cited as a key factor. As a result, farmers across the country are suffering severe losses, particularly in rice cultivation, the nation’s primary agricultural activity. Bangladesh, predominantly an agricultural country, depends heavily on rice farming. This year, farmers had prepared seedbeds with great hope for a good harvest. However, torrential rains have submerged and destroyed nearly 90 percent of these seedbeds. Thousands of hectares of cropland have been affected, and many farmers are struggling to recover. Despite replanting their seedbeds…

2 Handa Industries Co, a Hong Kong-based textile and apparel chain, has announced it will invest US$ 250 million in Bangladesh. Handa Industries Ltd. Chairman Han Chun announced the plan when he met Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus at the State Guest House Jamuna here today. Handa had initially planned to invest US$ 150 million in Bangladesh’s textile sector and signed a memorandum of understanding with Bangladesh authorities during the Bangladesh Investment Summit in April 2025. Following further assessments and with strong support from Bangladesh authorities, Handa has since increased its investment plan to approximately US$ 250 million. The company…

1 The government will form the information commission soon, an official release said. “The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has taken initiative in this regard,” said a ministry press release. A notification on the formation of the information commission will be issued in a few days. According to the Right to Information Act, 2009, this commission will be formed with appointing one Chief Information Commissioner and two Information Commissioners. At least one of the two Information Commissioners will be a woman. Source link

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2 Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus today ordered preparing a list of those killed in attacks by terrorists of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) and other affiliated bodies of Awami League (AL), and also by state forces on the orders of the then government in the 15 years before the July mass uprising in 2024. He made the order when Mohammad Barkat Ullah, father of brutally killed BUET student Abrar Fahad, Fahad’s younger brother Abrar Fayyaz and maternal uncle Mohammad Mofazzal Hossain met him at the State Guest House Jamuna here this afternoon. In a meeting with the Chief Adviser, the…

1 The government today approved a proposal to amend the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) with provision of making it mandatory to inform the family of an arrested person within 12 hours of the capture. The proposal was approved in the meeting of the Council of Advisers held at Chief Adviser’s Office with Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus in the chair. Law Adviser Dr Asif Nazrul said this at a press conference at the Foreign Service Academy in the capital after the meeting of the advisers. “From now, the police members, who will go to arrest a person, must have ID…

1 A fire broke out at Cosmo School located in the Mirpur area of Dhaka on Wednesday (July 23) afternoon. The incident occurred near City Field, just off Mirpur Section 11 Main Road. Initial reports suggest that the fire originated in the school’s generator room. Two units of the Fire Service and Civil Defence rushed to the scene and began efforts to control the blaze. Thick smoke quickly spread throughout the five-story school building, creating panic among students, teachers, and nearby residents. Local people assisted in evacuating the students to safety. The fire service reported that no casualties have been…

2 The government has postponed higher secondary certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations scheduled for July 24. Education Adviser CR Abrar disclosed the decision during a visit to Milestone School and College campus today. He said a new date for the July 24 exams will be announced once the regular examinations conclude, stated a press release from the chief adviser’s press wing earlier. All HSC and equivalent exams scheduled for today were also suspended following the crash of a Bangladesh Air Force fighter jet on the premises of Milestone College in Uttara. The decision was further confirmed in a press release…

1 The death toll in the Air Force (BAF) FT-7 fighter aircraft crash into a Milestone School building in Uttara soared to 31 while the number of injured was 165. The Inter Services Public Relations Directorate disclosed this in a press release today. “31 people have so far been killed in the plane crash till 12pm today and 165 of the injured are now undergoing treatment at 10 hospitals in the capital,” said the ISPR. Dr. Md. Sayedur Rahman, Special Assistant to the Chief Adviser on Health and Family Welfare in a press briefing at the National Institute of Burn…

2 A Bangladesh Air Force F-7 BGI training aircraft crashed into the campus of Milestone College in Uttara, Dhaka, on Monday, July 21, causing a devastating scene and prompting an immediate emergency response. The Fire Service has confirmed 3 fatalities so far, while over 60 individuals—mostly students—have been injured, many of them with severe burns. The injured have been rushed to various hospitals, including the Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery. Four critically injured individuals were transported to the Combined Military Hospital (CMH) via Bangladesh Air Force helicopter. Others have been taken to nearby hospitals such as…