Miscellaneous

Chhatra League members staged a 30-minute blockade on the Dhaka–Khulna Highway in Gopalganj's Miyapara area to protest what they called an undemocratic national political climate.

BNP Secretary General and LGRD Minister Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has vowed to ensure equal political space for all parties, stating that power cannot be sustained through state oppression.

Four Bangladeshi nationals were injured and one person was killed in a drone attack at Kuwait International Airport. The Bangladesh Embassy urged expats to follow safety laws and donate blood.

Spain has cancelled the June 9 Congo vs. Chile friendly over Ebola fears. The setback hits Congo’s first World Cup campaign since 1974 as the US tightens border controls for Group K teams.

AKM Rahmatullah, a five-time MP, Freedom Fighter and Awami League Advisory Council member, has died in Dhaka at the age of 76.