PM’s official visit: Dhaka, Beijing likely to sign 15-17 bilateral instruments

Tarique will leave for Malaysia tomorrow and for China on Monday afternoon
20 June 2026

AL founding ANNIV: PHQ issues alert over possible clashes

Police Headquarters has issued a nationwide alert over fears of possible clashes between Awami League activists and members of other political parties, centred on the party’s founding anniversary on June 23.
20 June 2026

Private Medical Colleges: Foreign student enrolment drops over past 3 years

Enrolment of foreign students in Bangladesh’s private medical colleges has declined sharply over the past three years, raising concerns about the sector’s competitiveness and the country’s position as a destination for medical education.
20 June 2026

Khulna solar plant lies idle for 14 years

A 20-kilowatt solar power plant and training centre in Khulna city, set up in 2008 to promote renewable energy and create public awareness, has been lying idle for nearly 14 years due to neglect.
20 June 2026

Police uniform changed again

The government has changed the Bangladesh Police dress code, reinstating the previous dark blue and light olive shirts that were replaced seven months ago during the interim government.
20 June 2026

Poet Al Mujahidi passes away

Ekushey Padak-winning poet, writer, and editor Al Mujahidi passed away while undergoing treatment at United Hospital in Dhaka yesterday. He was 83.
20 June 2026

PM orders renaming of two Bogura unions

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has directed the authorities to take steps to rename two unions in Bogura’s Mokamtala upazila following controversy over names that match those of the two sons of State Minister for LGRD Mir Shahe Alam.
20 June 2026

BGB foils two more push-in attempts

The Border Guard Bangladesh yesterday said it thwarted separate attempts by India’s Border Security Force to push seven people into Bangladesh through border points in Meherpur and Lalmonirhat.
20 June 2026

PM’s China trip: Dhaka eyes funds for infrastructure, investment

After nearly two years of slowdown following the 2024 political changeover, Bangladesh is looking for a fresh boost in Chinese investment and infrastructure financing as Prime Minister Tarique Rahman prepares for his first official visit to China from June 23–26.
20 June 2026

Bogura DB arrests journalist in case filed over ‘defaming Mir Shahe Alam’

Agrajatra Pratidin acting editor Md Rezanur Islam sent to jail on Friday following his arrest
19 June 2026

Sports help reduce drug use and excessive mobile phone habits: PM

PM hopes participants will emerge as future sporting talents for Bangladesh
19 June 2026

10 arrested over attacks on police after Lalmonirhat child murder

Raids spark fear in Falimari and nearby villages, prompting many male residents to leave their homes
19 June 2026

Ekushey Padak-winning poet Al Mujahidi dies at 83

The poet and editor made wide-ranging contributions to literature over a career spanning decades
19 June 2026

Woman dies trying to save son from electrocution in Noakhali

Both were killed after the child came into contact with an electric wire attached to a water pump
19 June 2026

Workers’ protest brings Dhaka-Mymensingh Highway traffic to a standstill

Police hold talks with factory workers and management while traffic stays suspended
19 June 2026

Lightning strikes kill 3 in Netrokona

Three people were killed in lightning strike incidents in Kendua and Madan upazilas of Netrokona yesterday morning.
19 June 2026

Shahe Alam saga leaves BNP MPs embarrassed

A section of BNP lawmakers has expressed disappointment over the controversy surrounding State Minister for LGRD Mir Shahe Alam, saying it has created discomfort within the ruling party and risks damaging the government’s image.
19 June 2026

Cop couple sent to jail for assaulting house help

A police couple was sent to jail yesterday after being accused of physically assaulting their domestic help at their residence in Khulna.
19 June 2026

Uproar in JS over loan defaulter tag

Lawmakers from the treasury and opposition benches engaged in a heated argument yesterday after independent MP Rumeen Farhana called the legislature a “parliament of loan defaulters”.
19 June 2026

Woman and missing boy found dead

A five-month-pregnant woman was found dead at her parents’ home in Jashore, while the body of a five-year-old boy was recovered from a garbage dump in Chattogram yesterday.
19 June 2026