DHAKA, Aug 2, 2026 (BSS) - The Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy will hold a commemorative meeting and honouring ceremony tomorrow with the participation of the families of those martyred and injured during the July Mass Uprising of 2024. The programme is being organised by the academy under the patronage of the Ministry of Cultural Affairs. According to Shilpakala Academy sources, the event will begin at 6:30 pm tomorrow at the National Music and Dance Centre auditorium. Cultural Affairs Minister Nitai Roy Chowdhury will attend the function as the chief guest. State Minister for Cultural Affairs Ali Newaz Mahmood Khyom and the Prime Minister's Adviser on Information and Broadcasting and the Ministry of Cultural Affairs Dr Zahed Ur Rahman will attend as special guests. Cultural Affairs Secretary Kaniz Mowla will preside over the programme, while Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy Director General poet Rezauddin Stalin will deliver the welcome address.  Academy Secretary Mohammad Zakir Hossain will offer the vote of thanks.  

DHAKA, Aug 2, 2026 (BSS) - Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in a joint drive with the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) seized a consignment of Indian cosmetics and medicines along with an abandoned mini covered van worth over Tk 30.32 lakh in Sylhet's Golapganj upazila today. On information, a special patrol team of BGB's Biyanibazar Battalion (52 BGB), led by Naik Md Alamgir Hossain, jointly conducted the operation with a patrol team of RAB-9, Sylhet, led by Sub-Inspector Md Ibrahim, said a press release issued by the paramilitary force tonight. The joint team carried out the drive at around 2:35 pm on the paved road on the northern side of the Sreerampur Bypass in Golapganj upazila. During the operation, the patrol team spotted a suspicious mini covered van and signalled it to stop. Sensing the presence of the law enforcers, the driver abandoned the vehicle and fled the scene, the release said. A subsequent search of the vehicle led to the seizure of 1,536 pieces of Indian Ponds Face Wash and 6,250 pieces of Clop-G Cream, which were being transported illegally. The seized items included Indian cosmetics worth Tk 844,800 and medicines worth Tk 937,500. The estimated value of the seized mini covered van is Tk 1,250,000. The total seizure value stands at Tk 3,032,300, the release added.