Ziaur Rahman Killer Arrested & UN Appoints Rabab Fatima

In a major development Detective Branch (DB) Police have arrested Major (retd) Md. Mozaffar Hossain, the convicted murderer of martyred former President Ziaur Rahman. Evading justice for 45 years, Hossain has now been handed over to the Bangladesh Army.

On the international front, UN Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed Bangladeshi diplomat Rabab Fatima as the new Special Representative for Afghanistan and Head of the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA). Fatima, who brings over 30 years of civil service and diplomatic experience, succeeds Roza Otunbayeva. She previously served as Ambassador to the UN and Japan.

In local news, a tragic incident in Narsingdi's Raipura Upazila claimed the lives of four children who drowned while bathing together in a canal near Chanderkandi Union.

For public safety, the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has advised caution as a low-pressure area over the northwestern Bay of Bengal is likely to intensify. Local Cautionary Signal No. 3 is active for Chattogram, Cox's Bazar, Mongla and Payra seaports, with scattered rainfall and squally weather expected across the country.