Bangladesh

The United States Embassy in Dhaka has issued a stern advisory to foreign nationals traveling to the US, cautioning against the unauthorized use of public welfare programs. In a formal notice, the embassy emphasized that non-immigrant visa holders found abusing or relying on taxpayer-funded resources risk instant visa cancellation and future entry bans, aligning with broader American efforts to tighten immigration compliance.

Sajeeb Wazed Joy, grandson of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, has publicly accused the current administration of actively attempting to conceal the brutal killings of student and youth activists in the Turag River. In a sharp social media statement, Joy alleged that intelligence units are interfering with local police operations and forcing aggrieved families into signing scripted statements to downplay the tragedy.

Law enforcement and intelligence agencies have revealed that the violent attack on a June 22 political rally in Dhaka's Turag area was a premeditated operation rather than a spontaneous clash. With four bodies recovered from the Turag River and three activists still missing, police are conducting widespread raids to apprehend local political figures suspected of orchestrating the abductions and killings.

The Chattogram City Corporation (CCC) has abruptly cancelled all contracts and memorandums of understanding for its ambitious Tk 25,000-crore monorail project. The sweeping decision follows an official alert from the Egyptian Embassy confirming that the individual who negotiated the mega deal was a fraudulent agent acting without the consortium's consent.

M.R. Akhtar Mukul’s place in Bangladesh’s history was assured in the course of our strenuous struggle against the militaristic state of Pakistan in 1971....