The special parliamentary committee reviewing 133 ordinances issued during the interim government's tenure has so far examined more than 120, with its final report expected to be submitted on March 29, according to Law Minister Asaduzzaman Khan. "We have worked on nearly all the ordinances. A few need further in-depth discussion, which we will take up on the 29th. We hope to complete our review of all ordinances on that day and submit our report," he told reporters after a committee meeting at Parliament.

The minister added that the committee would then proceed towards deciding whether the ordinances should be converted into laws or not. When asked how many ordinances the committee had reached consensus on, he said that agreement had been reached on "over 120", either in favour of retaining them or not proceeding with them. However, he noted that the exact breakdown of how many would be upheld and how many would be dropped has not yet been finalised.

A Dhaka court placed Lieutenant General (retd) Masud Uddin Chowdhury, who rose to prominence for his controversial role during the '1/11' interregnum' on remand for five days in a human trafficking case filed with Paltan Police Station. A team of the Detective Branch of police arrested Masud from Baridhara late Monday night( Mar. 23). Detective Branch chief Shafiqul Islam said Masud is accused in cases filed with Banani, Paltan, Kotwali, Mirpur and Hatirjheel police stations, involving serious charges such as murder, attempted murder, human trafficking and money laundering.

Chowdhury was reputed to be one of the main architects of the '1/11' political changeover, named after the date, January 11, 2007, on which then-President Iajuddin Ahmed was forced to resign from his concurrent post as chief adviser to the caretaker government overseeing elections. The election was postponed and a state of emergency declared. At the time, Chowdhury was serving as General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the Army's 9th Infantry Division based in Savar.

Bangladesh is likely to see an additional 24 deaths per 100,000 people each year due to rising temperatures by 2050, says a new report on Wednesday that places Bangladesh among the 25 most affected countries globally for heat-related mortality. The new report from the Climate Impact Lab finds that climate change is projected to increase these premature deaths and that more than 90 percent of them are slated to occur in low- and middle-income countries.

In Khulna, that number rises to 36 deaths per 100,000, exceeding the current death rate from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in the country, according to the report. Dhaka is projected at 22 deaths per 100,000, Chittagong at 12, according to the report on the impact of rising temperatures on mortality underscores the need for targeted investments to help people and communities save lives. The study is the first in a series to identify where and what climate adaptation investments will be most beneficial.

The High Court has observed that keeping an accused in prolonged detention without a police report raises human rights concerns. The court made the observation in its full verdict released on March 14 that granted bail to former chief justice ABM Khairul Haque in four cases. The court took into account the weak basis of the allegations, the slow progress of the investigation, and his advanced age and serious health risks. Earlier, in the short verdict on March 8, the High Court had granted him bail in the four cases.

Justice Khairul Haque is, however, yet to be released as the government appeals against the bail orders are pending with the Appellate Division. In addition, a separate police application to show him arrested in another case linked to a murder during the July 2024 mass uprising is awaiting hearing at a magistrate's court.