Islamic scholar Shaykh Ahmadullah, chairman of the As-Sunnah Foundation, said in a Facebook post that society does not need worldly success if it makes children forget their parents' love, after an elderly woman was…
Bangladesh's Madrasa Education Board has extended the deadline for left-out Class 6 students from 2024, 2025 and 2026 to pay their online registration fees through the e-SIF system, the board said in a notice…
Forest officials in Naogaon's Mahadevpur upazila have seized two government roadside neem trees from a sawmill owned by a local BNP leader, who is accused of cutting up the storm-felled trees and hauling them…
A government notification setting out a transfer policy for madrasa teachers disappeared from the education ministry's website within hours of its release on Tuesday. The reason was not known.
Jamaat-e-Islami has named Md. Ekram Ullah, secretary-general of an international human rights journalists' body, as its candidate for mayor in the Gaffargaon municipal election in Mymensingh.
National Citizen Party chief coordinator Nasiruddin Patwari will visit the Benapole border on Wednesday to protest forced push-ins from India, the party said.
Police recovered the hanging body of assistant sub-inspector Sajedul Haque, 37, from a rented house in Rangamati town. Police initially suspect he killed himself over family discord.
Researchers report a breakthrough in cancer treatment with a smart drug that disables cancer cells’ ability to hide, making immunotherapy more effective. Early tests showed it shrank tumors by at least 30 percent.
Six more children died of suspected measles in Bangladesh over the past 24 hours, raising the total to 594, the Directorate General of Health Services said Tuesday. No deaths from confirmed measles were recorded…
Bangladesh cut the consumer price of a 12-kg LPG cylinder by 55 taka to Tk 1,885 from Tk 1,940, the Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission said Tuesday. The new rate takes effect at 6 p.m.…
A remark by Harunur Rashid, the administrator of Chapainawabganj Zila Parishad, calling the district's BNP leaders 'secret Jamaat' has triggered a sharp backlash within the party, with leaders branding his comments baseless and offensive.
Defaulted loans in Bangladesh's banking sector rose by Tk 31,488 crore (about $2.6 billion) in three months to the end of March, reaching 32.26 percent of total disbursed loans, according to Bangladesh Bank's latest…
A private car slammed into the back of a stationary truck on the Dhaka-Bhanga Expressway early Tuesday, killing four members of one family and the driver as the family drove home from the airport…
An unidentified man was beaten to death by a mob while trying to steal tyres from a shop in Bamundi, in Meherpur's Gangni upazila, early Tuesday, police said.
Fifty new members from villages across Gangni upazila in Meherpur formally joined the National Citizen Party at an induction ceremony held at the party's local office.
Nilphamari has launched its internal boro paddy procurement for the season, with the district set to buy 2,400 tonnes of paddy from local farmers through a lottery of 845 growers.
A Rangpur court has jailed Shamim Al Mamun, general secretary of the Badarganj upazila unit of the BNP-aligned Zia Parishad, in a case over a dishonoured cheque for 16 lakh taka allegedly taken on…
Expatriate Bangladeshis sent home about $3.5 billion in May 2026, Bangladesh Bank data showed, as remittance inflows for the first 11 months of the fiscal year rose 19.09 percent from a year earlier.
Bangladesh's foreign exchange reserves stood at $34.77 billion, while net reserves under the IMF's BPM6 method were $30.11 billion, Bangladesh Bank said Monday.
Islami Bank's acting managing director declined to hold a board meeting online despite central bank approval, after customers protested and law enforcers allegedly pressed him to convene the session virtually.
Carlo Ancelotti's Brazil beat Panama 6-2 in a Maracanã warm-up, with six different players on the scoresheet, as Neymar — not yet fully fit — watched from the stands.
Goalkeeper Mehedi Hasan Sraban's heroics earned Bangladesh a point as their Olympic team drew 0-0 with Pakistan at the Four Nations Diamond Jubilee Tournament in the Maldives.
Mexico have named a 26-man World Cup squad headlined by 40-year-old goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa, who joins Messi and Ronaldo in playing a sixth World Cup, with Raúl Jiménez also included.
Lionel Messi arrived in Kansas City by private jet from Miami to join reigning champions Argentina, whose chartered flight bore the number AR1978 — a nod to their first World Cup win.
GOAL.com's Ballon d'Or power ranking puts Harry Kane top, followed by Dembélé and Lamine Yamal — but says a ninth award for Lionel Messi is not impossible.
Pakistani actress Durefishan Saleem has shared an emotional message after completing the Hajj pilgrimage, saying the journey deepened her spirituality, patience and gratitude.
World champions Argentina have arrived in host nation the United States to begin their World Cup title defence, landing in Kansas City — their chosen base camp — late Sunday.
The Bangladesh Film and Television Institute and the National Institute of Mass Communication jointly held a discussion and prayer gathering marking the 45th death anniversary of late President Ziaur Rahman.
Pink balls can now be used in daytime Test cricket when light is poor — with both teams' consent — the ICC decided at its board meeting in Ahmedabad, India, among a raft of…
Indian TV and film actress Ankita Lokhande has sparked widespread discussion after sharing photos from a Dubai and Abu Dhabi holiday with husband Vicky Jain in which she is seen wearing a hijab.
Iran has flatly denied holding any talks with the United States over its nuclear programme, rejecting President Donald Trump's claim that Tehran had reached a new agreement not to build nuclear weapons.
Three people have died after drinking toxic alcohol in the Mithapukur area of Rangpur, with one more under treatment in critical condition at Rangpur Medical College Hospital.
Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Islamic Affairs has begun distributing copies of the Holy Quran and its translations to pilgrims and Hajj field staff on behalf of King Salman bin Abdulaziz.
A final US-Iran agreement could create a reconstruction fund of roughly $300 billion to rebuild Iran's war-damaged economy and infrastructure, according to reports.
A photo of Argentina goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez with a bandaged hand on the flight to Kansas has revived injury worries 11 days after he fractured a finger.
US Central Command says it has again carried out "defensive strikes" on Iranian radar and drone installations, responding to the downing of an MQ-1 drone over international waters.
India's BSF has been accused of trying to forcibly push alleged Bangladeshi nationals — born and long resident in India — across the Benapole border in Jashore, with the BGB blocking the attempt.
Jamaat MP Dr Shafiqul Islam Masud sent a gift to the wedding of Bauphal Chhatra Dal president Abdullah Al Fahad — who had earlier stirred controversy with negative comments about the lawmaker.
Malaysia has begun enforcing new rules barring children under 16 from opening social media accounts, joining a global push to strengthen online safety for young users.
Any decision on Islami Bank will be taken according to the law and the institution's interests — not in response to emotion, pressure or agitation — Bangladesh Bank spokesman Arif Hossain Khan has said.
Bangladesh Bridge Authority collected nearly 64 crore taka in tolls from vehicles crossing the Padma and Jamuna bridges over 10 days during the Eid ul-Azha rush.
Police baton-charged and used water cannon and tear gas on customers demanding the resignation of Islami Bank's newly appointed chairman in Motijheel, injuring at least 50.
A tribunal has set June 16 for the opening statement and testimony against eight accused, including a former SP, over the 2016 shooting and crippling of two Chhatra Shibir leaders in Chougacha, Jashore.
Three more children have died with measles symptoms in 24 hours, with 1,179 newly infected, taking the total deaths from measles and its symptoms since March 15 to 588.
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami has strongly condemned the police baton charge, tear gas and water cannon used on customers protesting in front of Islami Bank's head office.
Police charged a human-chain protest by Islami Bank customers in Dilkusha demanding the new chairman's resignation, using baton charge, water cannon and tear shells; more than 50 were reportedly hurt.
The government has launched a nationwide competition for secondary and higher-secondary students, with a national final at which the prime minister will award the top 10 teams.
Investigators traced a looted mobile phone through eight owners to solve the 2014 double murder of a mother and son in Baghmara, Rajshahi — a case that had baffled police for a year.
Iran's chief negotiator and parliament speaker Mohammad Baqer Ghalibaf says Tehran will not approve any agreement with the United States until the rights of the Iranian people are secured.
A 60-year-old farmer, Shahidul Islam, has died of suspected electrocution while switching on an irrigation pump in Gangni, Meherpur, though police say a stroke cannot be ruled out.
Opposition deputy leader and Jamaat nayeb-e-ameer Syed Abdullah Muhammad Taher has warned teen gangs and drug dealers in Chouddagram, giving them six months to change their ways.