NOAKHALI, June 3, 2026 (BSS) - State Minister for Liberation War Affairs Ishraq Hossain today warned that if anyone disrespects the freedom fighters, another mass uprising will be necessary in the country.  “The ‘Razakars of 1971 who opposed the country’s War of Liberation, would face public resistance,”  he said while speaking as chief guest at a meeting of freedom fighters during his visit to ‘Bir Sreshtho Ruhul Amin Memorial Museum’ at Nandiapara under Sonaimuri Upazila here. He said that the Razakars stood against the independence, joined in the oppression and assisted the Pakistani occupation forces targeting to kill the freedom fighters. Speaking at the event, Ishraq said that a certain political party is attempting to capitalize on the legacy of the 2024 popular uprising for its own benefit.  The state minister also alleged that over the past 17 years Bangladesh had been turned into a ‘subordinate state’ of a neighboring country and that the nation’s resources had been looted.  He said the 2024 mass uprising emerged as a movement for liberation from that situation and noted that the children of freedom fighters played a significant role in the movement. Among others, Deputy Commissioner (DC) of Noakhali Muhammad Shafiqul Islam, BNP Chairperson’s Adviser Barrister A.M. Mahbub Uddin Khokon, who is also the President of the Supreme Court Bar Association and lawmaker from Noakhali-1 constituency, along with local administration officials, freedom fighters and BNP leaders and activists, were present at that time.

DINAJPUR, June 3, 2026 (BSS) - Two brothers drowned while bathing in the  Atrai River in Khansama upazila of the district today. The deceased were identified as Md Mannan Islam, 45, and his younger brother  Md Saddam Hossain, 32, sons of late Siraj Uddin and residents of Mirpur-11  area in the capital. Officer-in-Charge of Khansama Police Station Md Abdul Based Sarkar confirmed  the incident to BSS this afternoon. According to local sources, the two brothers had travelled to Khansama from a  relative's house in Chirirbandar upazila. Around noon, while returning from a  visit to a litchi orchard, they entered the Atrai River at Kalibazar Ghat for  a bath along with two other family members. At one stage, the brothers drowned in deep water. Mannan's two sons, Sajib,  16, and Nur Alam, 12, managed to swim ashore safely. Locals and members of the Fire Service launched a rescue operation  immediately after being informed. Mannan's body was recovered around 3:30 pm,  while divers from Rangpur recovered Saddam's body about half an hour later. The OC said the bodies would be handed over to their families without autopsy  as there was no objection from the relatives.