The European Union (EU) will provide 68 million Euros this year for the Rohingyas and the host community in Coxs Bazar.
European Commissioner for Equality, Preparedness and Crisis Management Hadja Lahbib met with Foreign Adviser Md Touhid Hossain at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Monday and declared this with further assurance of imposing political and economic pressure on Myanmar.
She appreciated the Bangladesh initiative in organizing the high-level conference on Rohingyas, to be held in New York in October 2025.
The Commissioner expressed strong support of the EU to the interim government of Bangladesh and its reform initiatives, saying that it is a pivotal moment in the history of Bangladesh that needs new partnership, new cooperation.
Fourteen illegal brick kilns were demolished in Savar, Ashulia, and Dhamrai as part of an ongoing crackdown against unauthorized brickfields.
The Savar and Dhamrai upazila administrations carried out the separate drives on Sunday and Monday.
Savar and Dhamrai Upazila Nirbahi Officers (UNOs) Abu Bakr Sarker and Mamnun Ahmed Anik led the drives.
Anti- Corruption Commission ( ACC) seized assets worth TK 10,310 crore in the country and Tk 165 crore abroad in the last six months. ACC Director General (Prevention) Md. Akhter Hossain announced the matter in a regular briefing on Monday afternoon. The commission seized the assets of influential ministers of the previous government Anisul Haque and Junaid Ahmed Palak. The agency has seized assets worth Tk 10,310 crore in the country and Tk 165 crore abroad in the last six months. Similarly, ACC seized assets of S Alam Group, which is accused of looting thousands of crores of taka in the banking sector, and Bashundhara Group, which is accused of various irregularities. The ACC is already seizing their assets in the country and abroad.
The arrival of Ramadan has once again transformed Dhaka into a vibrant hub of iftar markets, with every street corner, from major thoroughfares to narrow alleyways, bustling with a variety of traditional delicacies.
Neither too cold nor too warm, the pleasant evening on the first day of fasting saw an air of excitement as vendors set up their stalls and customers thronged to buy their favourite iftar items.
From frying crispy onion fritters (piyaju) to arranging plates of eggplant fritters (beguni), potato and egg chops, the city was alive with activity.
Hotel workers could be seen stirring large cauldrons of haleem, while nearby, small vendors arranged displays of fresh coriander, mint, lemons, cucumbers and green chillies.
Regardless of the stall size, the presence of chickpeas and puffed rice was a common sight, an essential part of traditional iftar meals.