RAJSHAHI, July 16, 2026 (BSS) - Rajshahi Metropolitan Chhatra Dal today organised a remembrance meeting to pay tribute to the martyrs, the injured and all those who took part in the July-August Mass Uprising. The programme was held this afternoon at the Rajshahi College auditorium with Rajshahi Metropolitan BNP President Mamun-or-Rashid Mamun attending as the chief guest. Rajshahi City Corporation Administrator and Rajshahi Metropolitan BNP General Secretary Mahfuzur Rahman Riton delivered the keynote speech, while Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology (RUET) Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr S. M. Abdur Razzak also addressed the meeting. Rajshahi Development Authority Chairman and Rajshahi Metropolitan BNP Vice-President Abul Kalam Azad Sweet attended the programme as a special guest. The meeting was presided over by Rajshahi Metropolitan Chhatra Dal Convener Rakin Raihan Robin and conducted by its Member Secretary Imdadul Haque Milan. The speakers said the sacrifices of the martyrs of the July-August Mass Uprising would remain an enduring chapter in the nation's history. They also reaffirmed their commitment to upholding the martyrs' ideals and establishing democracy, justice and human rights. Political leaders, student leaders, teachers, social figures and a large number of students attended the programme.

HABIGANJ, July 16, 2026 (BSS) - Three youths were killed and two others seriously injured in a collision involving three motorcycles in Azmiriganj upazila here this evening. The accident occurred around 6:30 pm in the Jalsukha Bridge area under Jalsukha Union of the upazila. Police and local sources said one person died on the spot when the speeding motorcycles collided. The four critically injured victims were rescued and taken to the 250-bed Habiganj District Sadar Hospital, where doctors declared two more dead. The remaining two injured were referred to Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital in critical condition. The deceased were identified as Antar, 25, son of Chandan of Paharpur area in Azmiriganj, Tanvir, son of Ful Mia of Amirkhani village in Baniachang upazila, and Abidul Laskar, 32, son of Nurul Laskar of the same village. The injured were identified as Shahidul Islam Bacchu, 35, and Md Mizan Mia, 27. Both are employees of Buro Bangladesh. Officer-in-Charge of Azmiriganj Police Station Md Akbar Hossain said police visited the scene and sent the bodies to the morgue of Habiganj District Sadar Hospital for autopsy. An investigation into the accident is underway, he added.