Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal has said the next budget for the fiscal 2019-20 would be more people-friendly through ensuring smooth implementation of the development projects.

Food Minister of India’s West Bengal state Jyotipriyo Mullick claims to have received death threat from a Bangladeshi criminal and sought protection from police in this regard.

By-election to Bogura-6 parliamentary constituency will be held on June 24, the Election Commission says. Bogura-6 constituency was announced vacant as BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir did not take oath as a member of the house

Legendary filmmaker Shyam Benegal says he plans to start shooting of a film on Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman by November this year expecting to get it released before the end of ‘Mujib Year 2020-21’.

Andaleeve Rahman Partho, chairman of Bangladesh Jatiya Party (BJP), one of the components of BNP-led 20-party alliance, announces to stay aside from the coalition.

Jatiya Party (JP) Acting Chairman GM Quader says that he wants to bring a qualitative change in the party politics instead of establishing the reign of totalitarianism.

BNP standing committee member Moudud Ahmed is admitted to a city hospital as he fell sick at the High Court.

The upazila parishad election in Lalmonirhat’s Aditmari upazila is held peacefully.

Gonoforum announces its new central committee with Dr Kamal Hossain as its president and Reza Kibria general secretary.

A case has been filed against BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman, its Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and four other leaders on charge of assaulting Bangladesh Jononetri Parishad President AB Siddique in Dhaka’s Bangsal on April 30.

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir says their party's previous decision not to join parliament immediately after the December-30 election was wrong.

Voters are exercising their franchise in the maiden election to Mymensingh City Corporation.

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s special assistant Shamsur Rahman Shimul Biswas walks out of jail after around 14 months of arrest.

Prime Minister, now in London on an official visit, asks all public and private organizations to work in a well-coordinated way to face the cyclonic storm Fani.

Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader, who is now undergoing treatment in Singapore, will return home after two weeks.

Awami League acting general secretary Mahbubul Alam Hanif says the activities of BNP prove that the split of the party is now a matter of time.

Opposition leader Juan Guaido faces a key test of support after calling for the "largest march" in Venezuela's history to try to dislodge President Nicolas Maduro, even as the military has so far resisted calls to help remove him.

President Abdul Hamid greets Japan’s new Emperor Naruhito for his enthronement to the Chrysanthemum Throne.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina reaches the British capital London on an official visit to the United Kingdom (UK).

Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaidó takes to the streets with a small contingent of heavily armed troops in a bold and risky attempt to lead a military uprising and oust socialist leader Nicolas Maduro.