Woman hacked to death

A woman was hacked to death allegedly by a local rickshaw-puller inside her home in Katli area of Netrokona municipality on Monday night.
3 June 2026

PM’s first visit abroad likely to be KL, then Beijing

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman is likely to make his first overseas visit to Malaysia on June 21-22, ahead of a three-day China visit starting June 23.
3 June 2026

15-member PMO delegation leaves for China

A 15-member delegation of senior officials from the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) left for China yesterday for
3 June 2026

Khalilur elected UNGA president

Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman has been elected president of the 81st session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) at UN headquarters in New York.
3 June 2026

Father, son killed in Ctg road crash

An elderly man and his son were killed as a pickup van hit their motorcycle in the Shah Amanat Bridge area under Karnaphuli upazila in Chattogram yesterday.
3 June 2026

Set aside 10% beds for free treatment of dengue patients

The government has directed private hospitals across the country to provide free treatment to dengue patients in at least 10 percent of their beds, Health and Family Welfare Minister Sardar Md Sakhawat Husain said yesterday.
3 June 2026

Youth hacked to death in Khulna

Miscreants allegedly hacked a youth to death after calling him out of his home in Khulna city yesterday noon.
3 June 2026

BB sees no obstacle to Khurshid Alam's appointment; lawyer disagrees

Bangladesh Bank yesterday said Khurshid Alam, the newly appointed chairperson of Islami Bank Bangladesh PLC, faces no barrier to serving as the bank’s chairman due to his wife’s loan default.
3 June 2026

Man held over attempted rape of 4-year-old

Police have arrested a 65-year-old man in a case filed against him for allegedly attempting to rape a four-year-old girl in Shariatpur Sadar upazila.
3 June 2026

Deaths from border crime not ‘border killings’

Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed yesterday said it is incorrect to label deaths resulting from border crimes or illegal trespass as “border killings”.
3 June 2026

Bangladesh elected vice-president of 114th ILC

Bangladesh has been unanimously elected vice-president of the 114th International Labour Conference (ILC), marking a diplomatic milestone for the country on global stage.
3 June 2026

National Editors Council launched

A new platform for newspaper editors, the National Editors Council, has been launched with a goal to safeguard press freedom, improve the quality of journalism, and protect the professional interests of editors across Bangladesh.
3 June 2026

Khalilur elected UNGA president

Secures 99 votes against 91 votes of Cyprus candidate Ambassador Andreas S Kakouris
2 June 2026

Muhidul Islam new chairman of BIWTA

Outgoing chairman to return to Bangladesh Navy
2 June 2026

12-year-old boy killed in abandoned mortar shell blast near Bandarban border

Child reportedly mistook unexploded device for a toy while playing in a jhum field near the Bangladesh-Myanmar border
2 June 2026

AG’s office issues new notice-serving guidelines to curb irregularities

Measures include lawyer verification requirements, stricter deadlines, and additional documentation
2 June 2026

Tofail Ahmed laid to rest beside his mother in Bhola

He was given a state guard of honour
2 June 2026

Govt slashes LPG price: 12kg cylinder now Tk 1,885

Prices of all 13 cylinder sizes reduced, including 12.5 kg at Tk 1,963 and 45 kg at Tk 7,068
2 June 2026

What does success mean if it cannot care for a mother?

A decomposed body in Mirpur-11 exposes the fragility of elder care in modern life
2 June 2026

15-member PMO delegation leaves for China training programme

The programme will be held in Kunming, the capital of China’s Yunnan Province
2 June 2026