During the concluding session of the inaugural sitting of the Thirteenth National Parliament on Thursday, 30 April 2026, Prime Minister and Leader of the House Tarek Rahman offered a rare personal reflection on his experiences within the Bangladeshi education system. Addressing the House, the Prime Minister recalled the volatile atmosphere of the 1990s and expressed […]

A senior court in Netrokona has sentenced a man to death for the premeditated killing of a local businessman. The verdict was delivered on Thursday, 30 April 2026, by the Netrokona Senior District and Sessions Judge, Ms Maryam-Mun-Manjuri. The convict, identified as Md Ratan Mia, 56, was found guilty of the homicide of Md Babul […]

A Dhaka court has handed down the death penalty to five men found guilty of the robbery and subsequent murder of an auto-rickshaw driver in Keraniganj. The victim, identified as Mukul Hossain Chocolate, was killed during the theft of his vehicle in 2020. The final verdict was delivered on Thursday, 30 April 2026, by Judge […]

The Chandpur District Fisheries Department has confirmed that 209 fishermen were sentenced to various terms of imprisonment during a two-month enforcement operation conducted in March and April. The legal actions were taken as part of a concerted effort to protect Jatka (juvenile Hilsa) within the designated sanctuary areas of the Padma and Meghna rivers, where […]

In a significant parliamentary intervention on Thursday, 30 April 2026, the Minister for Local Government and Secretary General of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, emphasised the necessity of upholding constitutional institutions. Speaking during the discussion on the vote of thanks following the President’s speech in the National Assembly, Mr Alamgir asserted […]

The Ministry of Power, Energy, and Mineral Resources has officially announced that the retail prices of petroleum products will remain unchanged for the month of May. According to a formal notification issued on Thursday, 30 April 2026, the current market rates for diesel, petrol, octane, and kerosene will be carried forward without adjustment from the […]

In a formal statement delivered under Rule 300 in the National Assembly on Thursday, 30 April 2026, the State Minister for Local Government, Mir Shah Alam, dismissed widespread reports of severe waterlogging in Chattogram as “baseless.” The Minister maintained that recent rainfall resulted in temporary “water congestion” at five specific locations rather than systemic waterlogging […]