Attorney General Barrister Ruhul Kudddus Kajol announced that legal officers at the Attorney General’s Office accused of note trading and unethical activities will face action following investigation. He made the statement on his first working day as the country’s 18th Attorney General while speaking to journalists at his office on March 29, 2026.

Earlier in the day, he began his duties with prayers alongside senior lawyers, who congratulated him with flowers. Present at the event were Supreme Court Bar Association President Barrister A M Mahbub Uddin Khokon, Acting Secretary Mahfuzur Rahman Milon, former Attorney General Fida M Kamal, Member of Parliament and senior lawyer Fazlul Rahman, and Additional Attorneys General Arshadur Rauf, Muhammad Abdul Jabbar Bhuiyan, and Mohammad Anik R Haque.

President appointed Barrister Ruhul Kudddus Kajol as the 18th Attorney General of Bangladesh on the preceding Wednesday.

Health Minister Sardar Md. Sakhawat Hossain stated that the government is making maximum efforts to prevent corruption in the health sector. He made the remarks on Sunday afternoon after inaugurating the 17th Asia Pharma Expo at the Bangladesh-China Friendship Exhibition Center in Purbachal, Dhaka. The minister said new crises are emerging and instructions have been given to address them promptly.

He mentioned that the government is taking swift steps to resolve the ventilator shortage at Rajshahi Medical College Hospital, where five ventilators have been arranged privately and four will be sent to Rajshahi. Due to the rise in measles cases, ICU facilities have been prepared at the Children’s Hospital, Dhaka Medical College, and DNCC Dedicated Hospital. The minister expressed sorrow over the deaths of 33 children in Rajshahi Medical College Hospital within 11 days due to lack of ventilation.

He added that a vaccination campaign is being considered to cover children who have not yet received measles vaccines. The government has allocated Tk 604 crore for this purpose and plans to launch a nationwide campaign once vaccine procurement is complete.

The United States and Israel carried out the highest number of attacks in a single day since the start of the war in Iran. According to reports, between 5 p.m. and 9 p.m. on Saturday, at least 701 strikes were launched across the country, with about 74 percent concentrated around the capital, Tehran. The attacks caused extensive damage in the city and surrounding areas.

The Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA), cited by the BBC, reported that civilian casualties have reached 1,551 within the first month of the conflict, including at least 236 children. The scale of the attacks and the rising death toll underscore the severity of the ongoing conflict.

Meanwhile, tensions in the Middle East have further escalated as Yemen’s Houthi rebels launched a second round of missile strikes targeting Israel. Observers warn that the violence could spread across the region if the situation continues to deteriorate.

Aviation Security (Avsec) officials seized 153 gold bars from the cargo compartment toilet of a Biman Bangladesh Airlines aircraft at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka. The seizure took place on Saturday night, according to an airport authority statement released on Sunday. The flight, BG-348, had arrived from Dubai around 9 p.m. and was parked at boarding bridge C-2. No arrests were made in connection with the incident.

Authorities said the aircraft had been under surveillance based on intelligence information before landing. After arrival, a joint operation involving intelligence agencies and Avsec personnel was conducted. During the search, officials found the gold bars wrapped in white cloth behind a toilet panel in the cargo hold. Each bar weighed 116 grams, totaling 17.784 kilograms, with an estimated market value of about Tk 38 crore.

The seized gold has been handed over to the airport customs authorities. Intelligence agencies have launched a detailed investigation to identify those involved in the smuggling attempt.

Police in Naogaon recovered 325 rounds of .303 rifle ammunition buried underground in a crop field in Badalgachhi upazila. The discovery was made on Sunday morning, March 29, 2026, in Deuliya village under Adhaipur Union. Local farmers found the ammunition while digging soil and immediately informed the police, who then retrieved the bullets from the site.

According to the investigation officer of Badalgachhi Police Station, the ammunition was found in an abandoned condition. The bullets were hidden beneath the soil and were noticed accidentally by the farmers during their fieldwork. Law enforcement officials collected all 325 rounds from the location for further examination.

Authorities have not yet disclosed how the ammunition came to be buried in the area or whether any investigation has been launched to trace its origin.

A drone attack launched from Iraq targeted a US military base in Kasrak, Syria, on the morning of March 29, 2026, according to Syrian Deputy Defense Minister Sipan Hamo. He stated that four drones were fired from Iraqi territory toward the base but were intercepted without causing any casualties. The Syrian official confirmed that the attack was successfully repelled.

Hamo said Syria holds Iraq responsible for the incident and urged it to prevent such actions that threaten regional stability. The statement was posted on social media platform X, where he emphasized the need to stop the recurrence of similar attacks.

The report added that a day earlier, the Syrian army claimed to have intercepted another drone attack from Iraq targeting the Al-Tanf base in southeastern Syria, a site previously used by US forces.

The government has decided to appoint 'tag officers' at petrol pumps across the country to ensure the normal supply of fuel and prevent illegal hoarding or artificial shortages. These officers will perform 13 specific duties, including recording daily stock levels, verifying fuel quantities received from depots, monitoring sales registers, and checking the accuracy of dispensing machines. They will also inspect storage capacities, detect unauthorized tanks or installations, and ensure transparency in the supply chain from depots to consumers.

According to the directive, tag officers must oversee daily operations such as measuring fuel deliveries, reconciling depot receipts, and confirming that retail sales begin within one hour of receiving fuel. They are also required to report on compliance issues, including whether pumps are open, registers are accurate, and cash memos are issued. Each pump must update its stock at least three times a day, and violations may lead to warnings, mobile court actions, or temporary suspensions.

The initiative aims to strengthen monitoring of fuel distribution and maintain stability in the energy supply chain nationwide.

At least six Palestinians, including a child, were killed in two Israeli airstrikes on police checkpoints in Gaza on March 29, 2026. The attacks targeted Hamas-led police positions in the southern city of Khan Younis, according to local medical workers. Three police officers and three civilians were among the dead, and four others were injured. The Israeli military did not immediately comment on the latest strikes.

Local health officials reported that since a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas began in November, more than 680 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza. The continued airstrikes have raised concerns about the durability of the truce and the ongoing humanitarian toll in the region.

The incident underscores the fragile nature of the ceasefire and the persistent violence affecting civilians in Gaza, with no immediate indication of de-escalation from either side.

A Los Angeles jury has found Meta and Alphabet’s Google liable for $3 million in damages in a landmark social media addiction case. The verdict, delivered after more than 40 hours of deliberation, held the companies responsible for the addictive design of their platforms. The plaintiff, a 20-year-old identified as Kaley, said she became addicted to YouTube and Instagram at a young age, worsening her mental health. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and Instagram head Adam Mosseri testified during the trial, while YouTube’s chief executive did not.

Kaley’s legal team argued that features such as notifications and autoplay were intentionally designed to hook young users. Jurors were instructed not to consider user-generated content due to Section 230 protections. Meta maintained that Kaley’s mental health issues stemmed from other causes, while Google argued YouTube is a video platform, not social media. Google said it disagreed with the verdict and planned to appeal. Snap and TikTok had previously settled with the plaintiff before the trial.

Legal experts said the decision could shape future litigation against social media companies, with additional bellwether trials and a federal case scheduled later this year.

In Kano, northern Nigeria, second-hand electronics imported from Europe, America, and Asia are flooding markets like Sabon Gari, where low-income buyers seek affordable appliances. Many of these goods, often near the end of their lifespan, arrive damaged or fail shortly after purchase, worsening the country’s growing electronic waste problem. According to the United Nations, about 60,000 tonnes of used electronics enter Nigeria annually, with at least 15,700 tonnes already defective upon arrival.

The trade, largely driven by exporters from Germany, the United Kingdom, Belgium, the Netherlands, Spain, China, the United States, and Ireland, often violates the Basel Convention, which restricts hazardous waste exports to developing nations. Informal recyclers in Kano dismantle broken devices without protection, exposing themselves to toxic substances such as mercury and refrigerant gases banned in Western countries. Health experts warn of serious respiratory, neurological, and reproductive risks linked to such exposure.

Despite Nigeria’s environmental regulations and inspections, weak enforcement and loopholes allow mislabeled shipments to enter the country. Environmental advocates and traders call for stricter border checks, certification systems, and international accountability to curb the inflow of unsafe electronic waste.

A boat carrying migrants from Libya to Greece sank near the Greek island of Crete on Friday, March 27, 2026, killing at least 22 people. According to the Greek Coast Guard, 26 survivors reported that most of the victims were Bangladeshi nationals, including 12 from three upazilas of Sunamganj district. The deceased include six from Dirai, one from Dowarabazar, and five from Jagannathpur.

Relatives of the victims alleged that a human trafficker from Dirai arranged the journey for about 1.2 million taka per person, promising a large and safe vessel. Instead, the migrants were placed on a small, unsafe boat, which is believed to have caused the fatal accident. Local sources identified several of the deceased by name and expressed deep grief over the loss.

Community members in Sunamganj mourned the tragedy, calling the deaths on the perilous Libya–Europe route unbearable and urging accountability for those responsible.

Air strikes in northern Iraq on Saturday killed three members of the Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF) and two Iraqi police officers, according to Iraqi security sources. The attacks targeted the PMF’s headquarters near Kirkuk Airport and another site in Mosul, wounding several others. The PMF, now part of Iraq’s regular army, blamed the United States and Israel for what it called a “treacherous Zionist-American” assault. The strikes came as the US-Israeli war on Iran continued to spill over Iraq’s eastern border.

Al Jazeera reported that Iraq is becoming an expanding battleground in the conflict that began on February 28 with US-Israeli strikes on Iran. The PMF, originally formed in 2014 to fight ISIL, includes factions loyal to both Baghdad and Tehran, complicating Iraq’s position between the two powers. Baghdad is struggling to balance its ties with both the United States and Iran amid the escalating violence.

In the Kurdish region, two drones targeted a US-led coalition base near Erbil Airport, while another drone struck the home of Kurdish President Nechirvan Barzani in Duhok. Kurdish Prime Minister Masrour Barzani condemned the attack and urged Baghdad to act. French President Emmanuel Macron described the rising attacks in Iraq as a worrying development.

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced that it launched missile and drone attacks on aluminium facilities in Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates. The statement, broadcast by Iran’s state media overnight on Sunday, said the targeted sites were linked to the United States military. Aluminium Bahrain reported two employees injured, while Emirates Global Aluminium in Abu Dhabi confirmed significant damage and six injuries. The IRGC described the strikes as retaliation for a US-Israeli attack on Iranian industrial infrastructure allegedly launched from Gulf bases hosting US forces.

The attacks come amid escalating regional hostilities following the outbreak of the Middle East war at the end of February. Al Jazeera reported that between 4 to 9 percent of global aluminium supply originates from the Gulf, raising concerns about potential supply disruptions. Additional drone incidents were reported across the region, including an attack at Oman’s Salalah port that injured one worker and prompted Maersk to halt operations temporarily. Oman condemned the assault and began investigating its source.

Saudi Arabia and Kuwait also reported intercepting multiple drones over their territories. Analysts warned that continued retaliatory strikes could further escalate tensions across the Gulf Cooperation Council states.

Top diplomats from Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and Turkiye have gathered in Islamabad for two days of talks with their Pakistani counterpart, aiming to de-escalate the ongoing US-Israel war on Iran. The discussions, held on Sunday and Monday, are led by Pakistani Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar. Ahead of the talks, Dar announced that Iran had allowed 20 additional ships under the Pakistani flag to pass through the Strait of Hormuz. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif also spoke with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian for over an hour as part of the preparations.

According to Al Jazeera’s Kamal Kyder, Pakistan has been acting as a key intermediary between the United States and Iran, relaying messages as part of mediation efforts. Pezeshkian expressed gratitude for Pakistan’s role in attempting to halt aggression against Iran. Islamabad’s longstanding ties with Tehran and Gulf states, as well as its communication channels with Washington, have positioned it as a central player in the diplomatic process.

The talks come amid rising regional tensions, including Houthi attacks on Israel and the arrival of additional US forces in the Middle East, heightening fears of a broader conflict.

Egypt has ordered all shops, restaurants, and shopping centers to close by 9 p.m. each night for one month starting Saturday. The government said the measure aims to conserve energy as fuel prices have surged due to the ongoing war in Iran. Street lighting and advertising illumination will also be reduced, and employees will be allowed to work from home one day a week during April to save energy.

Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly stated that Egypt’s petrol expenses more than doubled between January and March, reaching 2.5 billion dollars. Although Egypt is not directly involved in the conflict, the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz has disrupted oil and liquefied natural gas supplies, leaving the import-dependent country vulnerable to shortages.

Hotels and tourist resorts are exempt from the restrictions, as tourism accounts for about one-tenth of Egypt’s economy. Essential services such as hospitals, schools, and factories will also remain unaffected by the work-from-home directive.