Govt moves to streamline investment process for foreign investors

Plans one-stop service system to speed up approvals and facilitate business operations
3 June 2026

All upazila-level 50-bed hospitals to become 101-bed facilities: Health minister

Says eight upazila health complexes already upgraded to 100-bed; remaining 492 to be expanded under govt decision
3 June 2026

Star wins global award for July uprising investigation

‘Anatomy of BGB Shootings in Rampura’ earns top honour in ‘Best Use of Video’ category
3 June 2026

Habiganj-Sylhet transport strike deferred until June 12

Strike was scheduled to begin today, but owners and workers postponed the decision following MP's request
3 June 2026

Bagerhat shrine crocodile to be relocated after fatal attack

A seven-year-old girl was killed after being dragged underwater while bathing in a pond at Hazrat Khan Jahan Ali shrine
3 June 2026

Mathurapur Deul crumbles in neglect

The centuries-old Mathurapur Deul in Faridpur’s Madhukhali upazila is slowly falling into ruin, as prolonged neglect and structural damage threaten one of the region’s most distinctive archaeological monuments.
3 June 2026

Don’t forget Rohingyas

The UN Refugee Agency and its partners have called on the international community not to forget the 1.2 million refugees in Bangladesh, as the world marks nine years since the large-scale forced displacement of Rohingya.
3 June 2026

DMP to hold drivers directly accountable

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police plans to file at least 50 percent of traffic violation cases directly against drivers instead of vehicle owners to strengthen accountability and improve road discipline in the capital.
3 June 2026

Measles cases rise after Eid lull

After a two-day lull during the Eid holiday, both suspected measles cases and hospital admissions have risen over the last four days, raising fresh concern.
3 June 2026

From chaos to compliance

Dhaka drivers are gradually changing their long-ingrained traffic habits as AI-based enforcement and semi-automated traffic signals reshape behaviour at major intersections across the city.
3 June 2026

Four Pakistani farm workers murdered in Italy

Italian police have arrested two Pakistani nationals for the murder of four Pakistani farm workers found dead in a burnt-out minivan in southern Italy, Corriere della Sera daily reported yesterday.
3 June 2026

NYT publisher slams AI companies

The New York Times publisher on Monday slammed artificial intelligence companies for “brazen theft of intellectual property”, warning they threaten the future of journalism during a speech at the World News Media Congress in the French city of Marseille.
3 June 2026

Detained Russia-linked tanker arrives in France

An oil tanker believed to be part of Russia’s “shadow fleet” sailed into a French harbour yesterday, an AFP reporter said, after the French navy detained it on suspicion of flying a false flag.
3 June 2026

Tofail Ahmed laid to rest with state honour

Tofail Ahmed, a key figure in the mass uprising of 1969 and an organiser of the Liberation War, was laid to rest in his ancestral village in Bhola yesterday.
3 June 2026

Mob beats 72-yr-old over rape attempt of child

A 72-year-old man was beaten by a mob after he allegedly attempted to rape a 9-year-old girl in the Halishahar area of the port city yesterday evening.
3 June 2026

Cities to fight dengue blind

Although the monsoon season is approaching, the health authorities have yet to take any initiative to conduct the pre-monsoon entomological survey that experts say is crucial for identifying mosquito breeding hotspots and preventing a major dengue outbreak.
3 June 2026

Probe report on six newborn deaths today

The government-appointed probe committee is set to submit its investigation report today into the deaths of six newborns at Ad-din Medical College Hospital, following the incident that occurred on May 27.
3 June 2026

CPJ urges govt to act on press freedom pledge

The Committee to Protect Journalists in a statement issued yesterday urged Prime Minister Tarique Rahman to act on his government’s press freedom pledge by ending the cycle of partisan persecution of journalists and protecting newsrooms from mob attacks.
3 June 2026

Children’s hospital sits idle for 2 years

The Khulna Divisional Children’s Hospital, built by the government at a cost of around Tk 115 crore to provide specialised treatment for child patients, has remained unused for around two years due to negligence, bureaucratic complications and lack of coordination between government agencies.
3 June 2026

LDC graduation: UN body backs Bangladesh’s perks till 2029

The extension could be approved at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in September
3 June 2026