As part of their “uninterrupted sit-in” demanding house rent allowance at 20 percent of base salary, MPO-registered teachers and staff are holding a nighttime sit-in at the Central Shahid Minar. However, we will ensure our duties are not neglected.”He promised that if demands are met, teachers would leave Shaheed Minar the same night. On Sept 30, 2025, the government raised house rent for MPO teachers by Tk 500. On Oct 6, 2025, the Education Ministry proposed raising house rent to Tk 2,000–3,000 via the Finance Division. MPO teachers receive salaries under the national pay scale, plus Tk 500 medical allowance and previously Tk 1,000 house rent, now increased to Tk 1,500.

North Korea likely received help from Russia on submarines, South Korea minister saysFILE PHOTO: North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un visits a shipyard, in this photo released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency on Mar 8, 2025. KCNA via REUTERSFILE PHOTO: North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un visits a shipyard, in this photo released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency on Mar 8, 2025. KCNA via REUTERSNorth Korea has likely received technical help from Russia for its submarine development, South Korean Defense Minister Ahn Gyu-back told parliament on Monday. North Korea has vowed to develop submarines that can launch ballistic missiles and has test-fired such missiles from submerged platforms, but it is not clear whether Pyongyang has succeeded in mastering a launch from submarines. The minister said, however, it was premature to conclude Pyongyang had test-launched a SLBM (submarine-launched ballistic missile) from a submarine.

Foreign operators will manage three major container terminals in Bangladesh -- Chattogram’s New Mooring Container Terminal, Laldia Terminal, and Keraniganj’s Pangaon Inland Container Terminal -- by December, the Shipping Ministry Secretary Mohammad Yousuf has said. We have made significant progress and expect completion by December.”Highlighting regional precedent, Yusuf said that foreign operators run ports in India, Myanmar, and Sri Lanka. Strategically and geographically, handing over Chittagong to foreign operators is manageable,” he said. Reducing that time by half will cut costs for businesses and avoid unnecessary waiting charges.”Concerns have been raised by traders that foreign management of Bangladesh’s ports could increase service fees. Yousuf said disputes over scanner control between customs and port authorities would disappear under foreign operators, who would deploy modern scanning techniques, accelerating import-export operations and reducing lead times.

Ukraine would not strike Russian civilians if US provides Tomahawk missiles, Zelensky saysUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukraine would only use Tomahawk missiles for military purposes and not attack civilians in Russia, should the US provide them. This is the big difference between Ukraine and Russia," the Ukrainian leader said on the Fox News "Sunday Briefing" program. Tomahawk missiles have a range of 2,500 km (1,550 miles), long enough to strike deep inside Russia, including Moscow. The war in Ukraine is Europe's deadliest since World War II, and Russian officials say they are now in a "hot" conflict with the West. Ukraine and its allies have cast it as an imperial-style land grab and have repeatedly vowed to defeat Russian forces.

The Anti-Corruption Commission has filed a case against deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina and 16 others over alleged “irregularities, abuse of power, and corruption” in awarding the toll collection contract for the Meghna-Gomti Bridge on the Dhaka-Chattogram Highway. On Sunday, ACC Public Relations Officer Tanzir Ahmed said the agency’s Assistant Director Md Tanzil Hasan filed the case with the Combined District Office Dhaka-1. Under the deal, CNS Ltd received about Tk 4.89 billion, while MBL-ATT had operated the same bridge between 2010 and 2015 for just Tk 155.8 million. Later, UDC Construction Ltd was awarded the 2022–2025 contract for Tk 675.4 million, equivalent to about Tk 1.12 billion over five years. The ACC said CNS also claimed an additional Tk 674.3 million for “new technology and infrastructure costs”.

“With modern equipment and technology, FDC can become profitable again. No other considerations are necessary.”To illustrate her point, Tani cited figures from August 2025: “Our operational income increased to Tk 2.47 million from Tk 1.22 million the previous August. Previously, the facility had nine shooting floors, pond, garden, swimming pool, an artificial waterfall, a Zamindar mansion, and various shooting spots. In 2024–2025, income dropped to Tk 35.73 million, while expenditure rose to Tk 244.87 million, with deficits covered by government support. A senior ministry official said, “Many FDC staff cannot adapt to modern technology, making it difficult to operate modern equipment.

Police have used sound grenades to disperse a protest by teachers and employees of Monthly Pay Order (MPO) listed schools to push for a hike in their housing allowance in front of the Jatiya Press Club. On Sept 30, the government raised the housing allowance of MPO-affiliated teachers and employees by Tk 500. They also received a housing allowance of Tk 1,000, which has been increased by Tk 500. MPO-affiliated teachers previously received two festival allowances a year at a rate of 25 percent per year. After the hike in May last year, they and MPO-affiliated employees are receiving festival allowances of 50 percent of their basic salary.

Commuters have faced severe disruption as an indefinite transport strike paralysed bus services from Mymensingh, Netrokona, Sherpur, Jamalpur, and parts of Kishoreganj. The strike, called by bus workers protesting the arrest of a worker and the closure of 16 United Service buses, left passengers stranded on inter-district routes. Saturday had seen similar disruption, although some services resumed in the afternoon under United Service and Soukhin Transport. The unrest traces back to Friday night at Mymensingh’s Maskanda Bus Stand, where a verbal clash occurred between July Uprising activist Abu Raihan and United bus counter lineman Arun Biswas. Bus workers then blocked the bus pass area in protest.

CCTV cameras will be installed in every polling booth for the Chittagong University Central Students’ Union (CUCSU), hall and hostel council elections. Speaking at a briefing with journalists on Sunday afternoon, Chief Election Commissioner Monir Uddin said that all preparations, including ballot paper printing, have been completed ahead of Wednesday’s election. He stated that the total ballot paper for CUCSU is 4 pages long. The ballot paper for the hall and hostel unions is one page. The teachers will serve as assistant presiding officers, alongside university staff in the role of polling officers.

Foreign operators will manage three major container terminals in Bangladesh -- Chattogram’s New Mooring Container Terminal, Laldia Terminal, and Keraniganj’s Pangaon Inland Container Terminal -- by December, the Shipping Ministry Secretary Mohammad Yousuf has said. He added that the Laldia Terminal will be leased for 30 years, while the other two terminals will operate under 25-year contracts. Negotiations are ongoing at the highest level, and we hope to finalise a contract by December,” Yousuf said. We have made significant progress and expect completion by December.”Highlighting regional precedent, Yusuf said that foreign operators run ports in India, Myanmar, and Sri Lanka. Strategically and geographically, handing over Chittagong to foreign operators is manageable,” he said.

MPO teachers and staff have announced that they will begin their nationwide strike a day early, starting Monday, demanding increased house rent and other allowances. The strike will be accompanied by a continuous sit-in at Dhaka’s central Shaheed Minar, organisers said on Sunday. “From tomorrow, 30,000 MPO-registered schools, colleges, madrasas, and technical institutes nationwide will observe continuous strike until our demands are met.”Teachers began a continuous sit-in outside the National Press Club on Sunday morning. On Sept 30, the government raised house rent for MPO teachers by Tk 500, which they rejected, calling for protests. MPO teachers receive salaries under the national pay scale, with additional Tk 500 monthly as medical allowance.

President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Sunday that a Ukrainian counteroffensive had made gains in both southern Zaporizhzhia region and in an area of Donetsk region, the focal point of the conflict, where Kyiv has reported successes. In his nightly video address, Zelensky said Kyiv's forces had made gains of more than 3 km (1.8 miles) further south in Zaporizhzhia region. "At this time, Ukrainian units are continuing our counteroffensive actions near Dobropillia, but also in other sectors -- particularly in Zaporizhzhia region near Orikhiv," he said. But it said Moscow's troops had hit Ukrainian troops and equipment in Zaporizhzhia region, including in the village of Novoandriivka, near both Mali Shcherbaky and Orikhiv. Zelensky, a day later, said Ukrainian forces were inflicting heavy losses on Russian troops near Dobropillia and were "defending ourselves along all other directions."

CEC Nasir says no political party ever received symbol outside the official listChief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin reminded that the National Citizen Party could not be allocated the “Shapla” symbol because it was not included in the commission’s official list of approved symbols. On Sunday, Nasir also said the commission has never given a symbol outside this list. The Nagorik Oikya also sought Shapla as its party symbol, in place of kettle, but the EC turned down the request. On Thursday, NCP’s Chief Coordinator Nasiruddin Patwary and two party leaders met CEC Nasir for over two and a half hours. Patwary said, “We asked for two hours why the symbol was being denied, but received no explanation.

Bangladesh records five dengue deaths and 953 new hospitalisations in a dayBangladesh has reported five fatalities from dengue in the past 24 hours, raising the tally of deaths from the Aedes mosquito-borne disease to 230 this year. In the same period, 953 more dengue patients were hospitalised, bringing the total number of admissions this year to 54,559. Two were being treated at Dhaka Medical College Hospital, while the others were admitted at Kurmitola General Hospital, Sher-e-Bangla Medical College Hospital, and Rajshahi Medical College Hospital. Among the newly admitted patients in the last 24 hours, 269 were from Dhaka’s two city corporation areas. As many as 2,546 dengue patients are receiving treatment across the country, including 889 in Dhaka hospitals and 1,657 in hospitals outside the capital.

"When the sixth public notification was issued in June, we also applied. According to the result of the public notification, only 41,627 candidates received a recommendation for appointment against over 100,000 vacancies. “Despite this huge number of vacant posts, 16,213 candidates who passed the 18th exams did not receive an appointment recommendation." Khorshed said, "If the NTRCA issues a special public notification, those of us who are successful candidates will get the opportunity to teach." Conversely, for another subject, there are more vacant posts but fewer candidates, in which case posts remain empty."