A torch procession was taken out on the Dhaka University campus by the Democratic Student Alliance protesting the trade agreement signed with the United States by the interim government led by Dr Muhammad Yunus.
A fire has broken out at a foam factory in the Saddam Market area of Kadamtali in the capital. Five units of the fire service are working to bring the blaze under control.
Schools and colleges across the country will remain closed for 16 consecutive days for the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha and summer vacation, while madrasas will be closed for 21 days.
Fifteen distinguished individuals, including Local Government Minister Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and Bangladesh Cricket Board President Tamim Iqbal, have been awarded the newly introduced 'Aposhhin Deshnetri Begum Khaleda Zia Smriti Shornapadak 2026'.
Seven more children have died from confirmed measles and suspected measles symptoms across the country in the last 24 hours, according to a press release from the Directorate General of Health Services on Friday, May 8.
Advance ticket sales for long-distance buses ahead of Eid-ul-Azha have begun. From Friday morning, May 8, various bus companies are selling tickets directly at bus counters and online, following the previously announced decision of the Bangladesh Bus-Truck Owners' Association.