Gang leader Hannan alias Briefcase Hannan confesses to a magistrate that he along with five others looted Tk 80 lakh from National Bank on May 10.

The pregnant elephant, which died after in India’s Kerala after reportedly eating a crackers-stuffed pineapple, suffered major wounds in its oral cavity and starved for two weeks before dying, according to a post-mortem report made public.

US stock indexes have jumped, with the Nasdaq Composite less than 1% away from a record high, after a closely watched report showed surprise job additions in May, lending weight to hopes of a faster economic rebound from a coronavirus-led slump.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has described Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman as “one of the greatest personalities of the last century”.

Japan aims to put coronavirus vaccines into use by June 2021, the health minister has said, as the country strives to be fully ready to host the Tokyo Olympics, originally planned for this summer but postponed by one year due to the pandemic.

Police recover the decomposed bodies of three members of a family from a house in Dilalpur, Pabna town.

Biman Bangladesh Airlines will operate a charter flight from Dhaka to Rome next Friday (June 12).

Youth Policy Forum (YPF) has organised the fourth instalment of YPF 2020 Budget Dialogue, this time on the Infrastructure and Energy sector.

The “Mango Special”, a new train for transporting agricultural products, mostly mangoes, at a reduced rate began its journey today from Chapainawabganj, railway officials said.

Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) is all set to begin a 10-day combing operation in its area from tomorrow to destroy all breeding grounds of Aedes mosquitoes, carriers of both dengue and chikungunya.

In an innovative approach to appreciate and recognise the contribution of the frontline workers during the Covid-19 situation, Dhaka North City Corporation and UNDP unveiled two graffiti at the DNCC market in Dhaka’s Gulshan-2 area.

Police have arrested a man from Chattogram for spreading a rumour on Facebook saying Law Minister Anisul Huq was infected with coronavirus.

Five people have gone missing after a boat capsized in the Padma river near Satankhali ghat under Sadarpur upazila in Faridpur.

Bangladesh wins the UN Public Service Award 2020, one of the most prestigious recognition of excellence in the delivery of public services.

Owing to a fall in human activity, the water quality of the rivers of northern districts has seen a significant improvement in the last few months. The usual collection of debris, plastic waste and other rubbish is now gone and in its place is now pristine water.

At least 168 people are killed and 283 injured in 149 road crashes across the country in 13 days while travelling during the Eid-ul-Fitr festival and amid shut down, according to Bangladesh Jatri Kalyan Samity.

Thirty people have died with coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) says.

Ruling Awami League lawmaker Mostafizur Rahman of Chattogram-16 (Banskhali upazila) constituency is tested positive for coronavirus along with 11 other members of his family.

A local leader of Bangladesh Awami Sechchasebak League (BASL) and an accused in nine cases including one for murder, is hacked to death by miscreants in Bogura’s Shajahanpur upazila.

A total of 946 Bangladeshi citizens, most of whom are migrant workers, return to the country by four separate special flights from Kuwait, Oman, UAE, and Russia in the last 24 hours.