March 2, 2026

Body of Missing Child Recovered from Pond in Chandpur

Chandpur: The body of a six-year-old girl who went missing a day earlier was recovered from a pond in Kachua upazila of Chandpur on Monday. The deceased was identified as Nadia Akter, a nursery student of Moon International Ideal School.

According t…

‘Robber’ Lynched in Rajshahi; 7 Injured

Rajshahi: A suspected robber was killed in a lynch-mob attack at Chakpalashi village in Puthia upazila of Rajshahi district early Monday. The deceased was identified as Shaheen Ali, 35, son of Akram Ali of Durgapur upazila.

According to United News …

4 Deputy Press Secretaries to PM Appointed

Dhaka: Mostafa Julfikar Hasan, Md Sujauddoula, Md Jahidul Islam, and Shahadot Shadhin have been made deputy press secretaries to Prime Minister Tarique Rahman. The Ministry of Public Administration issued separate gazette notifications confirming thei…

JU Announces 19-Day Closure for Eid and National Observances

Dhaka: Jahangirnagar University has announced a 19-day holiday for its students in observance of the holy month of Ramadan, Shab-e-Qadr, Jumatul Bida, Eid-ul-Fitr, and the Independence and National Day. The university’s Acting Registrar, ABM Azizur Ra…

UNB Editor Mahfuzur Rahman Appointed PM’s Speechwriter

Dhaka: Mahfuzur Rahman, Editor of the United News of Bangladesh (UNB), has been appointed as the Speechwriter to Prime Minister Tarique Rahman. The Ministry of Public Administration has issued a gazette notification confirming this contractual appoint…

Alvi Claims Threat to Life if He Returns to Dhaka

Dhaka: Television actor Zaher Alvi has alleged that he will be killed if he returns to Dhaka. In a video message posted on social media on Monday night, Alvi said he had bought a ticket with Biman Bangladesh Airlines to return to the country to see hi…

Fakhrul Calls Attack on Iran ‘Horrible’

Dhaka: Local Government Minister Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has described the attack on Iran as ‘horrible.’ ‘We are living in very difficult and unstable times. There is a terrible lack of morality in world politics,’ he said. Mirza Fakhrul, also Sec…