DHAKA, March 6, 2026 (BSS) - The National Citizen Party (NCP) today hosted an iftar reception in honour of foreign diplomats in Dhaka, marking the party's founding anniversary, with its Convener and Opposition Chief Whip Nahid Islam in attendance. The event was held in the evening at a hotel in the Gulshan area of the capital, bringing together diplomats from various countries alongside NCP leaders. Among the diplomats present were British High Commissioner Sarah Cooke, Canadian High Commissioner Ajit Singh, Singapore's High Commissioner Michelle Lee, Turkish Ambassador Remis Sen, Australian High Commissioner Susan Ryle, First Secretary of the U.S. Embassy in Dhaka James Stewart, Palestinian Ambassador Yousef Ramadan and Pakistani High Commissioner Imran Haider along with his deputy Muhammad Wasim. Also attending were Norwegian Ambassador H†kon Arald Gulbrandsen, Swedish Ambassador Nicolas Weeks, Swiss Ambassador Reto Renggli, Charg‚ d'Affaires of the European Union Baiba Zarina, Deputy Resident Representative of United Nations Development Programme Sonali Dayaratne, Spanish Ambassador Gabriel Sistiaga and Sri Lankan Ambassador Dharmapala Weerakkody. Deputy Chief of Mission at the Embassy of Japan Takahashi Naoki, Deputy Chief of Mission of the Embassy of Nepal Lalita Silwal and a representative from the UN Resident Coordinator's Office Eniu Hegos were also present. Diplomats from several other countries including China, Netherlands, Denmark, Germany, India, Maldives and Brunei also attended the programme. Among NCP leaders present were Member Secretary Akhtar Hossain, Chief Coordinator Nasiruddin Patwary, Senior Chief Coordinator Abdul Hannan Masud, Joint Convener Dr Atik Mujahid, Joint Member Secretary and Deputy Head of International Cell Alauddin Mohammad, Joint Conveners Monira Sharmin, Nusrat Tabassum, Javed Rasin and Sarwar Tushar.  

CHATTOGRAM, March 5, 2026 (BSS) - A mobile court of Bangladesh Food Safety Authority (BFSA) today fined two establishments a total of Tk 310,000 during drives in Chawkbazar and Garibullah Shah areas in the city. Assistant Commissioner (Land) and Executive Magistrate Sonia Haque and Executive Magistrate Jannatul Ferdaus led the separate drives. The court fined 'Satkania Bhat Ghar' Tk 10,000 under the Consumer Rights Protection Act, 2009 after finding cockroaches and rats in the kitchen and raw material storage room. The restaurant was also using unauthorized chemicals in making jilapi and its workers lacked health certificates. In another drive, 'Home Recipe and Sweets' in Garibullah Shah Housing area was fined Tk 300,000 under Section 33 of the Safe Food Act, 2013 for maintaining an unhygienic environment, keeping an open dustbin, storing raw and cooked food together in a refrigerator and preserving expired food products. BFSA officials said the drives will continue in the interest of public health and safety.