After a week-long Eid-ul-Azha holiday, government and private offices, courts, banks, insurance companies and the capital market resumed operations across the country on Monday (June 1). The government had declared a seven-day holiday from May 25 to May 31 to mark the Eid-ul-Azha celebrations. With the extended break now over, millions of working people have returned to their work stations. ...

Prime accused Sohel Rana has claimed that he was not solely responsible for Ramisa’s rape and murder, alleging the involvement of a third person named ‘Dollar’. ”I raped Ramisa in exchange of Tk 2 lakh, but Dollar killed her,” Sohel told journalists after the hearing on the charge framing in the case on Monday.

Two people were killed when a bus hit another bus parked on the roadside in Tajpur Bazar area under Osmaninagar upazila of the district this morning. The deceased were Sohel, 30, driver of the parking bus and son of Tajul Islam of Shahi Pratap village in Sarsingdi Sadar upazila and helper Emon, 20. According to police, the ‘Yatyat’ Paribahan bus ...

Hypertension has quietly emerged as one of Bangladesh’s most serious public health threats. According to the Bangladesh NCD STEPS Survey 2022, around one in four adults in the country, or 23.5 percent, is living with hypertension. World Health Organization’s 2025 report presents an even more worrying picture: almost half of adults with hypertension remain unaware of their condition, only 39 ...

Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) Affairs Minister Dipen Dewan has submitted his resignation letter to the Prime Minister, citing health complications as the reason for stepping down from office. Prime Minister’s Additional Press Secretary Atikur Rahman Ruman confirmed the information. In his resignation letter dated 1 June 2026, addressed to the Prime Minister of the Government of the People’s Republic of ...

Vinicius Jr turned the Maracana into his personal welcome-home party, scoring a dazzling early goal and setting up another to fire Brazil to a 6-2 friendly ​win over Panama on Sunday as the five-times world champions sharpened their claws ‌before the World Cup. With the 2026 World Cup less than two weeks away, Brazil were without Neymar, who is expected ...

Two more Bangladeshi pilgrims have died while performing the holy Hajj in Saudi Arabia, bringing the total number of Bangladeshi deaths during this year’s pilgrimage to 41. According to the Hajj Management Portal of the Ministry of Religious Affairs, the two pilgrims died on Sunday (31 May). The deceased were identified as Md Abdul Majid and Md Shahjahan Ali. Abdul ...

To overcome a distressed economic situation, cope with global pressures, tackle persistently high inflation, address the energy crisis, revive stagnant investment, restore balance to foreign exchange reserves, continue reform programmes, and confront challenges in the weak financial sector, the government has prepared an ambitious budget of Tk9.38 trillion for the 2026–27 fiscal year. The budget not only envisages high expenditure ...

Oil prices rose as markets reopened Monday following weekend reports that the United States had hardened its negotiating terms with Iran to end the Middle East war. US benchmark West Texas Intermediate gained 2.5 percent to $89.60 a barrel. Brent North Sea crude, meanwhile, was trading around $93.16 a barrel for August delivery, a rise of about 2.2 percent from ...

A female tourist was allegedly harassed by a group of local youths while visiting a tea garden in Sylhet, widely known as Bangladesh’s tea capital. The incident gained widespread attention after the woman livestreamed the ordeal on social media, prompting public outrage. Reports later emerged that three of the accused had been detained by local residents following the viral spread ...