8,535 reports translated from the Bengali original, most recent first. বাংলা সংস্করণ
Shariatpur-2 MP and district BNP president Shafiqur Rahman Kiron has begun a programme to train and send 216 educated unemployed youths abroad for jobs entirely free of cost, to curb fraud-driven migration.
After someone uprooted the flowering plants on his father's and grandmother's graves, Faridpur youth Shamim Ahmed planted 1,500 flower saplings along 2km of his village's roads as an unusual protest.
The government plans to build electric ambulances with local technology to ensure doorstep healthcare, a plan discussed at a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Tarique Rahman.
Rice and cash were distributed as the prime minister's humanitarian aid among farmers hit by waterlogging in Sunamganj's Jamalganj, with 750 farmers covered, though officials said many affected farmers were left out.
Joynal Mia (60), a van driver injured when a motorcycle hit his van in Gaibandha's Sadullapur, has died at Rangpur Medical College Hospital.
BNP secretary general and minister Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said Dhaka 'no longer feels livable,' citing polluted air, failing institutions and dying rivers, at a city event.
Border Guard Bangladesh foiled an attempt by India's BSF to push 11 people — three men, four women and four children — across the border in the Dinajpur battalion's area early Saturday.
A day-long free medical camp organised by the Jagjapida student organisation treated more than 1,000 patients in Jashore's Chougacha, with free medicines from the Jashore Medicine Bank.
Turkey has reaffirmed its commitment to deepening ties with Bangladesh across trade, defence, humanitarian work and regional diplomacy, and to backing Dhaka on the Rohingya crisis, Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said in Dhaka.
India's Border Security Force tried to push 10 people, including women and children, into Bangladesh through the Panchagarh border, but Border Guard Bangladesh blocked them, leaving the group stranded in the no-man's-land for some…
Israel secretly deployed troops and intelligence personnel in Azerbaijan during its recent war with Iran, as part of a covert military network across the Middle East, the US outlet CNN has reported.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has written an open letter urging Russian President Vladimir Putin to sit for direct, face-to-face talks to end the war, saying peace can only come through direct negotiations.
Authorities in Itanagar, capital of India's northeastern state of Arunachal Pradesh, have sealed 15 mosques over allegations they were built without proper permission, following a campaign by a local youth organisation.
Israel's image is steadily declining worldwide, a Pew Research Center survey of 36 countries including Bangladesh has found, with an average of 67 percent of adults holding a negative view of the country.
The United States could seize Iran's uranium stockpile if it wanted to, President Donald Trump said, while calling such a move 'unreasonable' and unnecessary.
Forty-nine people died of thirst after their truck broke down in Niger's Sahara desert while they were returning home from a Muslim festival, the Agadez governorate said.
Nearly 200 police were deployed to secure an NCP event in Chandpur's Matlab Uttar where chief coordinator Nasiruddin Patwari was the main speaker, after tensions on social media, police said.
Julhas Mondal (42) drowned in the Jharkata river while bathing his horse in Jamalpur's Madarganj, with his six-year-old son watching from the bank.
Abdullah Mia (4) was crushed to death by a moving auto-rickshaw on the Sadullapur-Gaibandha road, with locals blaming a leaning mahogany tree for repeated accidents at the spot.
A kadai tree that appeared to stand upright again after being uprooted in a storm drew crowds, candles and offerings in Brahmanbaria's Akhaura, until the administration cut it down to curb superstition.
Lightning killed six cows in Patuakhali's Rangabali and a farmer, Alamgir Sardar (45), in neighbouring Galachipa on Friday, police confirmed.
Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman sees no difficulty in keeping his post after being elected president of the 81st UN General Assembly, saying there is precedent for holding both roles at once — as a…
The body of Saddam Hossain, 25, was recovered from a canal in Noakhali's Begumganj upazila on Thursday afternoon, 14 hours after he went missing while returning home from a relative's house.
Real Madrid president Florentino Perez says he will appoint Jose Mourinho as the club's new head coach if he is re-elected, opening the door to the Portuguese manager's much-discussed return to the Bernabeu.
The Jamaat-e-Islami-led opposition bloc will not take part in the BNP-led ruling alliance's proposed special committee to amend the constitution, insisting instead on reform in line with the referendum result and taking its case…
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami held a protest rally and march in Dhaka on Thursday against repeated increases in fuel and electricity prices, calling the hikes anti-people and demanding their immediate withdrawal.
Dominance by intermediaries in Bangladesh's farm-produce supply chain is creating wide gaps between producer and consumer prices, a Centre for Policy Dialogue survey has found — green chilli rose 116 percent and onion 87…
Electricity prices will not rise for consumers using up to 75 units, the Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission announced Thursday, acting on a Power Division request that cited the need to protect low-income households.
Ad-din Hospital's management is responsible for the deaths of six newborns in the post-operative ward of its Moghbazar hospital in the capital, Health and Family Welfare Minister Sardar Md Sakhawat Hossain said Thursday, citing…
A possible US–Iran agreement is near final, but differences over releasing part of Iran's frozen assets remain a major obstacle, a source close to the matter told Saudi outlet Al Arabiya on Thursday.
Three people, including an easy-bike driver and two children, were killed in a head-on collision with a speeding truck in Meherpur's Gangni upazila on Thursday, with two others critically injured.
The government has appointed Md Sharifuzzaman Sharif, general secretary of Chuadanga district BNP, as administrator of the Chuadanga Zila Parishad, in recognition of his long service and organisational leadership, a Local Government Division notification…
A ballistic missile that hit a residential area of Tel Aviv on the first day of the war heavily damaged a top-secret Israeli military intelligence centre — the headquarters of the geospatial 'Unit 9900'…
About a hundred customers formed a human chain at Gangni bus stand in Meherpur on Thursday, demanding good governance at Islami Bank, a fair probe into past irregularities, and raising a seven-point set of…
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has told a congressional committee that the military operation against Iran, 'Epic Fury,' is over and that the US has won — but Democratic lawmakers disputed the claim,…
Rising fuel prices driven by the Iran war are putting growing financial pressure on the Pentagon, which could face more than a billion dollars in unexpected extra costs this year, according to US defence-department…
A case including sedition and several non-bailable charges has been filed against former West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee over remarks she made on the killing of Inquilab Mancha spokesperson Osman Hadi in Bangladesh.
Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi has claimed Prime Minister Narendra Modi cannot stay in power for more than another year, alleging the administrative structure he relied on is weakening…
The proposed budget for the coming fiscal year plans to bring almost all businesses under VAT by removing the turnover threshold, replacing the 4 percent turnover VAT with a fixed monthly VAT of 1,000…
After appointing Masud Khan as BSEC chairman, the government has appointed three commissioners to the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission — Dhaka Bank Securities MD Nafiz Al Tarik, Supreme Court lawyer Nahid Mahtab and…
A botched digital-marking rollout by India's CBSE board has triggered nationwide student anger and demands for the education minister's resignation, with the results of more than 1.7 million students thrown into uncertainty.
The Technical and Madrasa Education Division has issued a corrected transfer policy for MPO-listed teachers at private madrasas, after an earlier version published on 2 June contained language errors.
Mid-day meals will be arranged for primary-school children across the country within this year, Education and Primary and Mass Education Minister Dr A N M Ehsanul Haque Milon said Thursday at a school football…
The United States has proposed imposing additional tariffs on goods from 60 countries around the world, including Bangladesh. The U.S. administration alleges that these countries have failed to take effective steps to curb trade…
If the decision is finalized, state broadcaster BTV will air the matches live, largely clearing up uncertainty over whether the FIFA World Cup will be available to watch in Bangladesh. Two sources at the…
Import and export operations have resumed at Sonamasjid land port after an eight-day closure for Eid ul-Adha. Operations began on Wednesday morning, with India-Bangladesh commercial cargo trucks already moving and the port back to…
Prarthana Fardin Dighi began her show-business career as a child artist and worked for many years. After a break, she returned as a leading actress. At a recent event, she shared a wish of…
Trinamool Congress has announced that it is dissolving all its organizational committees in West Bengal amid a party crisis and internal discontent. At the same time, the party has launched a performance evaluation and…
Depositors held a rally and protest march in the capital demanding the removal of Islami Bank's new chairman, Khurshid Alam. The Sachetan Grahak Forum organized the event, which began in front of the bank's…
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte arrived in Kyiv on a surprise visit after recent deadly Russian strikes on Ukraine, with a meeting planned with President Volodymyr Zelensky.
US President Donald Trump has expressed interest in meeting Iran's supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei, saying in a podcast interview that he would certainly like to meet him if the chance arose.
Vaibhav Suryavanshi's performance in the just-concluded 2026 Indian Premier League set off wide debate across cricket. Playing his first full IPL season at just 15, he turned heads by setting one record after another.
Sabila Nur, one of today's most popular actresses, has had three of her films released over three consecutive Eids. In an interview, she discussed her latest film “Rockstar” and her acting career.
The National Citizen Party (NCP) has alleged that eggs were thrown at its chief coordinator, Nasiruddin Patwari, and his convoy was attacked in the Sadipur area of Benapole in Jashore. Police, however, say no…
Bangladesh has raised electricity prices at both the wholesale and retail levels, the Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission announced on Wednesday at the Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh building in Ramna, Dhaka. Wholesale power prices rose…
Forty-one districts across the country are experiencing intense heat, with no relief in sight. The Bangladesh Meteorological Department has forecast that the heatwave may continue in districts where it is currently sweeping through.
Seven more people have died of measles symptoms across the country in the past 24 hours, raising the death toll from measles and its symptoms to 601. No confirmed measles death occurred during this…
Police have arrested a teenager named Arafat Hossain, 15, over the rape of a 5-year-old child in Ulipur, Kurigram. The seriously injured child is undergoing treatment at Kurigram Sadar Hospital.
Border Guard Bangladesh has detained an alleged arms dealer, Rafiqul Islam, 32, with a foreign pistol and a magazine in the Mahespur border area of Jhenaidah.
A farmer, Anwar Hossain, 44, and two cattle were killed by lightning in Kurigram on Wednesday afternoon, in incidents in the district's Bhurungamari and Nageshwari upazilas.