President Emmanuel Macron is on course to lose his absolute majority in the National Assembly and control of his reform agenda after the first projections by four pollsters showed Sunday's election delivering a hung parliament.

The government has extended the appointment of journalist Ihsanul Karim as Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s press secretary for two years.

Ferry operations on the Shimulia and Majhirkandi routes were suspended due to strong currents in the Padma river.

The listed paint maker would invest Tk 25 lakh to establish Berger Tech Consulting Ltd.

The government has started the connection work of Bangabandhu Satellite-1 to keep telecommunication and internet services active in the flood affected areas yesterday (June 19, 2022).

Shopping centres and stores will shut at 8:00pm every from today until further notice as the government looks to conserve power and energy amid the rising prices in the global market for the Russia-Ukraine war.

Flood situation has worsened in the northern districts as all major rivers were flowing above the danger mark yesterday, leaving more than five lakh people marooned.

The floods wreaking havoc in the country’s northern and north-eastern districts may worsen as water levels in already overflowing rivers could continue to rise over the next two days, according to the Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre. 

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is expected to visit the flood-affected areas in Sylhet, Sunamganj and Netrakona tomorrow.

The High Court will deliver its verdict on June 26 on whether BNP’s acting chairman Tarique Rahman and his wife Zubaida Rahman, who have been in London since 2008, are fugitives in connection with a Tk 4.82 crore corruption case filed during the caretaker government in 2007.

As expected, it did not take long for West Indies to wrap up the game against Bangladesh as the Caribbean side romped to a seven-wicket victory inside just 30 minutes on the fourth morning of the Antigua Test on Sunday.

The main jamaat of Eid-ul-Azha will be held at 8:00am on the Eid day at the National Eidgah in the capital if the weather is favourable.

The war in Ukraine could last for years, the head of Nato said yesterday, calling for steadfast support from Ukraine’s allies as President Zelensky vowed that his forces “will not give away the south to anyone” after visit to the southern frontline.

Slamming the government for inadequate allocation of money and relief  for flood victims, BNP yesterday called upon the government to focus on easing sufferings of disaster-affected people by stopping the grand opening of Padma Bridge.

Motorcycles should be banned on national highways to reduce the number of accidents, recommended a committee that was formed by the government to probe road crashes.

Police have arrested 120 people for breaking Iran’s segregation and morality rules at a party in the forest in the northern province of Mazandaran, state media reported Sunday.

The Jackson Heights Bangladeshi Business Association (JBBA) in the US has taken the initiative to construct a road, named after Bangladesh, in Jackson Heights, a neighbourhood with a sizeable Bangladeshi population in New York.

Sri Lanka went 2-1 up on Sunday as they cruised to a six-wicket victory over Australia in the third one-day international thanks to a brilliant Pathum Nissanka century.

Hollie Doyle became the first female jockey to win a French classic race when she rode favourite Nashwa to victory in the French Oaks (Prix de Diane) at Chantilly on Sunday.

Main opposition in the parliament Jatiya Party today said that they do not want national election using Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs).

The fifth and deciding Twenty20 international between India and South Africa was abandoned due to rain in Bangalore on Sunday with the series ending level at 2-2.

Amid the economic crisis in Sri Lanka, former cricketer Roshan Mahanama has urged his countrymen to look after each other during the difficult times as he himself was seen serving tea and buns to people waiting in long queues at the petrol station around Ward Place and Wijerama Mawatha regions of the island nation. The economic crisis has led to an acute shortage of essential items like food, medicine, cooking gas and other fuel, toilet paper and even matches.

Opening batsman John Campbell completed his first Test half-century in the Caribbean as the West Indies completed a seven-wicket victory over Bangladesh on the fourth morning of the first Test in Antigua on Sunday.

Bangladesh Test skipper Shakib Al Hasan said that all the batters in the side have technical problems and discussing such issues would be problematic for him in the sense that it would mean him becoming both coach and captain.

After many years of waiting, the Education Act is finally going to see the light of day as Education Minister Dipu Moni today (June 19, 2022) told the parliament that the draft bill would be finalised on June 23.

India today offered its support to Bangladesh to help manage the unprecedented flood and relief efforts in the northern part of the country.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today (June 9, 2022) said the Rohingyas are creating social problems in Bangladesh as many of them are involved in drug and women trafficking.

A python was released in the Sundarbans after it was rescued from a locality in Sharankhola upazila of Bagerhat today (June 19, 2022).

An attack claimed by Islamic State on a Sikh temple in the Afghan capital Kabul on Saturday killed at least two people and injured seven, officials said, another deadly incident in a spate of violence targeting minorities and places of worship.

Mesut Ozil's agent has claimed the former Arsenal midfielder will move into eSports when his playing days end as the Germany midfielder continues to be cast out by Fenerbahce.

France international Kylian Mbappe on Sunday accused the president of the French Football Federation (FFF) of ignoring racist abuse after his penalty miss at Euro 2020.

Bangladesh Test captain Shakib Al Hasan said the batting performance in the first innings where his side were bowled out for just 103 in 32.5 inside just more than one session, was ‘not acceptable’. He said the other batters in the side can take a leaf out of Nurul Hasan Sohan’s book on how to apply themselves in tough situations.

The government should form a separate authority to ensure accountability of the public servants to curb corruption and to ensure proper use public money, Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI) President Rizwan Rahman said today.

There are already laws in place for newspapers and journalists. Why did the Press Council, then, take the initiative to amend the Press Council Act 1974, keeping provision to impose a fine of up to Tk 10 lakh? Is it not their obligation to protect the interests of journalists?

Five Bangladeshi nationals including four women returned to the country through the Benapole check-post this morning after serving two years in jail for entering India illegally.

Slamming the government for inadequate allocation of money and relief materials for the flood victims, BNP today (June 19, 2022) called upon the government to concentrate on easing the suffering of the disaster-affected people by stopping the grand opening of Padma Bridge.

A Dhaka court today sent Md Maruf Khan to jail after rejecting his bail petition in connection with the murders of Awami League unit leader Jahidul Islam Tipu and a passerby college student Samia Afran Jamal Prity on March 24.

Starting the day at 49 for 3, West Indies picked up the 35 more runs required to clinch the first Test at Antigua against Bangladesh by seven wickets.

After much speculation, the trailer for Ananta Jalil and Barsha starrer "Din:The Day" has finally released on social media platforms.

A woman and daughter went missing after the mother jumped into Shitalakkhya river in Gazipur today along with her two daughters.

Bangladesh's northern and central regions are expected to face brief flooding, as water levels in the Jamuna and Teesta rivers are rising steadily.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is expected to visit the flood-affected areas in Sylhet, Sunamganj and Netrokona on Tuesday (June 21, 2022).

The main congregation of Eid-ul-Azha will be held at 8am on Eid day at the National Eidgah in Dhaka if the weather remains favourable.

After a landslide killed four people, Chattogram District Administration today (June 19, 2022) evicted 145 families living in the hills near Foy's Lake in the port city.

Police arrested a man as he was extorting money from vehicles, posing as a Rab personnel, in Baipail bus stand area in Ashulia this morning.

Panic gripped people in some areas of Sylhet and Sunamganj districts following rumours of robbery incidents last night.

The country's flood situation could last a little longer, Chief of Army Staff Gen SM Shafiuddin Ahmed said today.

At least 596 new Covid-19 cases were recorded in 24 hours till 8:00 am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

The decision to close shopping malls, stores and kitchen markets by 8pm every night across the country will be implemented from tomorrow.

Inflation in Bangladesh rose to 7.42 per cent in May, the highest since 2014’s May.