Road crashes claim 438 lives last month: RSF

At least 438 people were killed and 561 injured in 472 road accidents across Bangladesh in June, according to a report released by the Road Safety Foundation (RSF).
6 July 2026

No PM photos on govt banners, festoons

The Cabinet Division has banned the use of Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s photograph on banners, festoons and billboards prepared for government events.
6 July 2026

BNP shifts focus to organisational shake-up

BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman has instructed party leaders to restore organisational momentum and strengthen its affiliated bodies as the opposition 11-party alliance steps up street programmes against the BNP-led government.
6 July 2026

‘Don’t make me detached from people’

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman yesterday called upon the President Guard Regiment (PGR) to strike a balance between ensuring his security and maintaining public access, saying security arrangements should never make people feel detached from the head of government.
6 July 2026

Dhaka-Beijing ties draw close scrutiny from New Delhi

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s recent visit to China has opened a new chapter in Bangladesh-China relations while triggering renewed scrutiny in New Delhi over Beijing’s expanding footprint in Bangladesh and the Bay of Bengal region.
6 July 2026

Man beaten to death over theft suspicion in Ctg

A man was beaten to death on suspicion of theft in Hathazari of Chattogram yesterday.
6 July 2026

How sound pollution affects your children

Relentless noise pollution in Dhaka city takes heavy toll on children; experts urge strict enforcement of rules, awareness
6 July 2026

Madrasa teacher sent to jail over rape of student

A Chattogram court yesterday sent a madrasa teacher to jail on charges of raping a male student in Boalkhali upazila of Chattogram.
6 July 2026

Decentralised care for cancer, kidney, heart still elusive

At a time when the country is grappling with a rising burden of cancer and heart and kidney diseases, a major government project aimed at decentralising specialised treatment facilities beyond Dhaka remains incomplete even after seven years.
6 July 2026

Faridpur SP, 8 other senior cops transferred

The government has transferred nine police officers, including the superintendent of police (SP) of Faridpur, in a fresh reshuffle in the Bangladesh Police.
6 July 2026

Professor Abul Quasem Fazlul Huq passes away

Bangla Academy President Abul Quasem Fazlul Huq passed away yesterday at the age of 86.
6 July 2026

Tarakandi Community Clinic closed for two years

For nearly two years, Tarakandi Community Clinic in Pogoldigha union under Sarishabari upazila of Jamalpur has remained effectively closed, depriving around 8,000 local residents of essential healthcare services.
6 July 2026

33 senior cops sent into forced retirement

The government has sent 33 senior police officials, including 14 deputy inspector generals (DIGs), 18 additional DIGs, and a superintendent of police, on forced retirement “in public interest”.
6 July 2026

A fruit market afloat on Rangamati waters

The floating fruit market at Banarupa Samata Ghat in Rangamati town has become a vibrant trading hub, drawing hundreds of local growers and wholesale buyers twice a week during the peak harvest season.
6 July 2026

Two held over assault, forced cheque signing

Two people were arrested yesterday in Barishal in connection with the alleged assault of a real estate company’s managing director and coercing him into signing a cheque and several stamp papers.
6 July 2026

Dhaka reaffirms commitment to safe migration

State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed Islam yesterday reaffirmed Bangladesh’s commitment to the implementation of the “Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration” as a GCM (Global Compact for Migration) champion country.
6 July 2026

Government to fix learning standards in pry schools

The government plans to introduce minimum learning standards for students from class one to class five across government primary, private, and English-medium schools, while allowing each stream to retain its distinct identity.
6 July 2026

Bangladesh reaffirms support for diplomacy in Middle East

Foreign minister meets Iranian envoy; conveys condolences over Khamenei’s death
5 July 2026

Abul Quasem Fazlul Haq, writer and academic, passes away

Former DU professor and Bangla Academy president passed away at National Heart Foundation, family says
5 July 2026

PM asks guard regiment to balance his security with public access

Security should not distance PM from people, says Tarique
5 July 2026