Govt raises launch fares by up to 18 paisa per km

Minimum fare set at Tk 32 following fuel price hike
6 May 2026, 21:24 PM

BGB told to stay alert along India border to prevent possible push-ins: Home minister

Salahuddin says govt does not see an immediate possibility but wants border forces prepared in advance
6 May 2026, 20:46 PM

Pioneering CNN founder Ted Turner dead at 87

Ted Turner, the flamboyant US entrepreneur who transformed television news with the creation of CNN in 1980, has died at the age of 87, the network said Wednesday
6 May 2026, 20:38 PM

Rohingya man shot dead in Cox’s Bazar camp

Victim was younger brother of Arakan Rohingya Army leader, police say
6 May 2026, 20:26 PM

Unidentified woman’s body recovered near Cox’s Bazar beach

Police say the body was found near Laboni Point early today
6 May 2026, 20:18 PM

What is hantavirus?

WHO says the global risk is low, but the suspected outbreak has renewed attention on a deadly rodent-borne disease
6 May 2026, 20:14 PM

Rabiul calls for stronger World Bank partnership in transport sector

Road safety, transport discipline and expanded cooperation in roads, bridges, waterways and railways discussed at Secretariat meeting
6 May 2026, 19:54 PM

SSC examinee killed in road accident in Noakhali’s Begumganj

Another injured; angry students and locals block road
6 May 2026, 19:46 PM
6 May 2026, 19:42 PM

India opens door to Pakistani athletes for international events but no bilateral series

India is set to host the Commonwealth Games in 2030 while they have also bid for the 2036 Olympics and the 2038 Asian Games in Ahmedabad.
6 May 2026, 19:33 PM

Trump threatens 'higher level' bombing of Iran if deal not agreed

President Donald Trump issued an ultimatum Wednesday for Iran to accept a deal to end the war or face renewed, more intense US bombing, in the latest of a series of abrupt policy shifts
6 May 2026, 19:11 PM

WHO chief tells AFP hantavirus outbreak not like start of Covid pandemic

The WHO chief told AFP Wednesday he did not believe a deadly hantavirus outbreak on a cruise ship, which has sparked international alarm, has similarities with the start of the Covid pandemic
6 May 2026, 19:06 PM

Looting suspects snatched away from police custody in Narayanganj

Police say no personnel were injured as associates of the detainees gathered and forcibly freed them
6 May 2026, 18:43 PM

Biplabi Chhatra Moitree seeks trial of Yunus, Nurjahan Begum over measles deaths

Calls for an official epidemic declaration and an investigation
6 May 2026, 18:34 PM

Woman arrested over attempted abduction of class 4 student in Netrokona

Police say the accused allegedly planned to take the child to Dhaka and hand her over to members of a trafficking ring
6 May 2026, 18:12 PM

Wild elephant crushes youth to death in Netrokona village

Locals say herds of elephants have been entering nearby villages from the hills in search of food
6 May 2026, 18:00 PM

Seven more die from measles, measles-like symptoms in a day

Of the seven, two are confirmed measles deaths
6 May 2026, 17:56 PM

Child dies after being hit by battery-run rickshaw outside Dhaka home

Rickshaw driver fled the scene after the incident in Kamrangirchar
6 May 2026, 17:53 PM

Oil prices now under $100 a barrel, stocks rally on Mideast peace hopes

Washington is reportedly awaiting a response from Tehran on several key points in the next 48 hours
6 May 2026, 17:46 PM

US and Iran closing in on memorandum to end war, Pakistani source says

Earlier, Trump announced a pause to "Project Freedom"
6 May 2026, 17:43 PM