A fatal accident in Cumilla has claimed at least seven lives after a cargo truck transporting laborers overturned into a ditch. Survivors report the driver’s assistant was at the wheel during the crash, raising fresh concerns over road safety in Bangladesh.
A formal complaint has been lodged with the Anti-Corruption Commission against former chief adviser Muhammad Yunus and health adviser Nurjahan Begum. The petition alleges that a failure to procure life-saving vaccines, despite a multi-billion taka budget, led to a national health crisis and over a hundred child deaths.
Former Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury has been released on bail after five days in jail, sparking debate over legal actions against former officials.
A senior Bangladeshi civil servant alleges harassment and smear campaigns by a vested group after initiating reforms in a key poverty alleviation agency.
