8,535 reports translated from the Bengali original, most recent first. বাংলা সংস্করণ
BDDesk News: Local youth societies in Sonargaon of Narayanganj are conducting day-long awareness campaigns against drugs and crime. The initiative, organized by the Sholapara Human Welfare and Development Organization of Sonargaon Upazila, began on…
BDESK News: Police have recovered the body of an unidentified person from the Louhojang area of Munshiganj. On Monday (May 11) morning, police recovered the body, which was lying on the ground beside the…
Dex News: An alarming rate of theft incidents has occurred at the campus of Nazrul Islam University. Within just 17 days, three separate incidents involving three thieves have been apprehended, causing anxiety among students…
Business News: Turkish Investors' Interest in Bangladesh is Growing. Many Turkish investors have been visiting Bangladesh to explore investment opportunities and gain insights into the local market. This information was shared in a statement…
BDDesk News, Madaripur's Shibchar Upazila: Madaripur-1 (Shibchar) lawmaker Syed Uddin Ahmed Hanjra has announced a cash reward for anyone who can apprehend any drug dealer in the area. On Thursday night (May 10), Hanjra…
CHITTAGONG: The new cabinet of West Bengal has decided to hand over land to the Border Security Force (BSF) within 45 days for setting up border posts in the areas along the Bangladesh-India border…
Bangladesh's Finance Minister Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury has stated that the government is emphasizing the concept of "democratization of the economy" to involve communities outside the country's mainstream economy in economic activities. He made…
Attackers targeted 34 Muslim-owned properties across at least eight districts of West Bengal in the four days after assembly election results, civil rights group APCR said in a report.
Dex News: The Weather Observation Team (BWOT) has informed that a new rain system is approaching; this rain system could enter Bangladesh from the country's northern regions on May 12 or 13. BWOT shared…
BDDesk News, Narayanganj's Rupganj saw widespread clashes, cross-firing, and gunfights between two factions of volunteer groups centered around an autorickshaw side business. Sixteen leaders and activists from both sides were injured. At around noon…
Education Desk: Shohreen Amin Bhuiya (Monami) has resigned from her post as Assistant Proctor of Dhaka University (DU). In a Facebook post on Monday (May 11), she confirmed her resignation. On the Facebook post,…
Education Desk: The deadline for online registration of students exempted from the F.A. (Alim) class of the 2025-2026 academic year has been extended. Special consideration has been given for this. The online registration fee…
GANNI (Meherpur) Representative: Despite working as a driving force in the country's pharmaceutical industry and healthcare services, medical representatives are still deprived of social and institutional respect. Seeking professional respect, fixed working hours, and…
Bangladesh Bank granted 2.63 trillion taka in deferral relief to 19 banks for provisioning shortfalls last year, allowing 11 to show profits while eight still posted big losses, an analysis of 2025 financial reports…
Oil prices in the world market have risen again after U.S. President Donald Trump rejected Tehran's response to Washington's proposal for a ceasefire. On Thursday, the price of Brent crude rose by 3.17 percent…
Nearly all packaged foods sold in Bangladesh carry high health risks, with 61 percent exceeding safe salt limits and child-targeted snacks containing 50 percent more sodium than recommended, a National Heart Foundation study found.
BDDesk News, "We can't withdraw our deposited money, profits have also stopped for two years. We are being forced to borrow money to run our households." Angry customers of the unified Islami Banks expressed…
Bangladesh will excavate about 20,000 kilometers of rivers, canals and reservoirs over the next five years in a program that could transform water management, Disaster Management and Relief Minister Asadul Habib Dulu said.
International News Desk: Iran has responded to a U.S. proposal for a ceasefire through mediation by Pakistan. The country's official news agency, IRNA, has confirmed the matter. On Thursday, IRNA stated that the first…
A senior citizen was found in a state of neglect at a bazaar, as reported by BDNews Desk. The elderly man introduced himself as a son of this very bazaar, having outlived all his…
Desk News: Amir Maulana Mamunul Haque of the Bangladesh Khilafat Majlis has expressed deep concern, anger, and strong condemnation over the ongoing persecution, eviction campaigns, and communal violence against Muslims in India's West Bengal…
DESK NEWS: The National Citizen Party-NCP aims to become a representative government party by 2036, said the party's chief organizer for the northern region, Sarjis Alam. On Tuesday evening at the party's temporary office…
BDDesk News, Jessore: Truck rises and falls on the railway line. The train hits the truck, throwing the driver onto the railway line. He was cut by the train and died at the scene.…
Education Desk: Dhaka University (DU) Proctor and Associate Professor of the Department of Peace and Conflict Studies, Saifuddin Ahmed, has resigned from his post. He sent his resignation letter to the Vice-Chancellor around 2…
BDDesk News, A college student in Mirsarai, Chittagong, has been expelled for smoking in public and posting a video of it on social media. On Thursday (May 10), a notice signed by the principal…
DESK NEWS: Following the announcement of mayoral candidates in five cities as the first step toward the upcoming local government elections, the Jatiya Party-NCP has now preliminarily declared its candidates for 100 upazilas and…
News that the Chattogram-based S. Alam Group could regain ownership of Bangladeshi banks under a new resolution ordinance has alarmed depositors, many of whom are pulling out savings from affected banks burdened by record…
Education Desk: Teachers of Barishal University (BU) have announced a complete academic and administrative shutdown, declaring Vice-Chancellor Professor Dr. Mohammad Taufiq Alam persona non grata due to the complexities in the promotion process, which…
Desk News: Maulana Abdul Halem, the assistant secretary-general of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, has said that in the current context of the country, the leadership of the organization needs to work with a mindset of self-sacrifice…
BDDesk News, Police have recovered a hanging corpse of a housewife in Gangni Upazila of Meherpur. It is suspected that the suicide was due to suspicion of infidelity and family disputes. The incident occurred…
Economy Desk: The sale of TCP goods through mobile trucks will start from Monday in anticipation of Eid-ul-Azha. Minister of Commerce Khondker Abdul Muktadir will inaugurate the program in the Agargaon area on Monday.…
BDDesk News, Cumilla's Burichang Upazila: A youth named Shant Islam (21) has been killed in a motorcycle accident. The incident occurred on Thursday (May 10) around 2 p.m. in the Ishapura area of the…
Economy Desk: Ahead of the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha, the Bangladesh Bank has issued new guidelines to curb the spread of counterfeit notes in the country's livestock markets. The central bank has provided ten directives to…
Muslim students account for nearly 42% of pupils in Vienna's public schools, with the share rising to about 49% in secondary and polytechnic schools, according to Austrian daily Die Presse.
A court in Mymensingh sentenced three brothers to life imprisonment Sunday for a 2008 killing in Gaffargaon stemming from a dispute over a football match, the bench assistant said.
GANNI (Meherpur) Representative: Police have recovered the body of a homemaker from Ganni Upazila in Meherpur due to suspected poisoning and family feuds. The heart-wrenching incident occurred in Hemayetpur village of Ganni Upazila on…
International News Desk: Russian President Vladimir Putin has said Moscow is ready to ensure the safe transport and storage of Iran's enriched uranium. Putin made the statement while addressing a press conference in Moscow.…
BDDesk News, Dinajpur: Workers blocked roads at the truck terminal demanding an end to illegal toll collection. The blockade was lifted after four hours following assurances that toll collection and extortion would stop. On…
Bangladesh's Islamic Arabic University announced results of the 2024 two-year Kamil postgraduate exams on Sunday, with 89.82 percent of candidates passing. Three madrasas topped the final-year merit list.
Chuadanga has set a target of 30,842 tonnes of mango production this season and will begin collecting fruit on May 13, the district administration said after a tripartite meeting Sunday.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said the war in Ukraine is moving toward an end, hours after declaring at the Victory Day parade in Moscow that Russia would prevail in the conflict, the Kremlin said…
A 40-year-old farmer was electrocuted while connecting a paddy threshing machine to a power source in Sadullapur upazila of Gaibandha on Sunday morning, local authorities said.
Chuadanga's mangoes will reach markets starting May 13 under a calendar finalized at a Sunday meeting at the deputy commissioner's office, beginning with atti, guti and bombai varieties.
Actor-turned-politician Thalapathy Vijay vowed to build a secular Tamil Nadu and declared himself the sole center of power in his first speech after being sworn in as the state's new chief minister in Chennai…
The United Arab Emirates intercepted two Iranian drones and a bulk carrier off Qatar was hit by a projectile, putting fresh strain on the Iran-U.S.-backed coalition cease-fire.
A car bomb followed by a gun attack at a police outpost on the outskirts of Bannu killed 15 officers and wounded three. A militant alliance claimed responsibility.
About 42% of public school students in the Austrian capital are now Muslim, the city’s education authority said, with the share rising to 49% in secondary and polytechnic schools.
About 17.2 million children have received measles-rubella vaccines under Bangladesh’s emergency immunization program, hitting 96% of the target, the health ministry said.
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman will open the four-day Police Week 2026 at Rajarbagh Police Lines with the annual police parade, focused on restoring public trust and modernizing the force.
Grapes are among the fruits most likely to carry pesticide residue. Simple household ingredients such as baking soda, vinegar and salt can help remove chemical residues before eating.
DAP Fertilizer Co. restarted production at its Anwara plant in Chattogram on May 9 after an 18-day shutdown caused by an ammonia shortage, the company’s managing director said.
Faulty embankments, heavy rains and flash floods have submerged wetland paddies in Moulvibazar and Sunamganj, destroying crops worth hundreds of crore taka and leaving thousands of farmers in despair.
With domestic gas output falling by 100 mmcf a year, business leaders and economists called for greater use of LNG, solar power and energy-efficient technology to sustain industry.
Implementing the referendum result will close the path of autocracy forever, Jashore Jamaat-e-Islami leader and MP Prof. Golam Rasul said at a party meeting in Chougachha.
Bangladesh's weather office issued a thunderstorm warning Saturday for seven districts, advising residents to stay indoors during lightning.
Police in Jashore's Chougachha upazila arrested two suspected drug dealers and seized 140 yaba pills in separate raids, officials said.
Police and firefighters recovered two bodies from ponds at separate tea estates in Moulvibazar's Srimangal upazila on Saturday.
Border Guard Bangladesh recovered 14 fishermen abducted by Myanmar's Arakan Army, returning them across the Naf River, officials said.
Banshkhali MP Zahirul Islam inaugurated development work at the upazila health complex Saturday, saying the government is working to expand health services.
BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari was sworn in as chief minister of West Bengal alongside five ministers at a Kolkata ceremony, the source reported.