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India has responded to top-level Bangladeshi concerns about possible 'pushback' across the border after the BJP's West Bengal win, saying the remarks should be seen in light of returning illegal Bangladeshi migrants, and urging…
DHAKA — Shops and shopping malls in Bangladesh will stay open until 10 p.m. instead of 7 p.m. from May 12 through Eid ul-Adha, the country's shop owners' association said Thursday.
PATUAKHALI — A union council member has been missing for two days after posting "I will fly to the sky" on Facebook. His wife has filed a general diary at the local police station.
MUNSHIGANJ — Police arrested a 36-year-old man in Sreenagar upazila of Munshiganj after a drug raid that recovered six fresh cannabis plants, officers said.
Switzerland's Federal Electricity Commission warned that the ongoing U.S.-Israel war with Iran has created uncertainty over gas supplies for the coming winter and could threaten the stability of power supplies across Europe.
Israel is looking for an opportunity to launch fresh military operations against Iran and has communicated that position clearly to the United States, Israel's public broadcaster reported.
A faction of the BNP-affiliated Chhatra Dal in Dinajpur held a protest march, set tires on fire and blocked roads to demand the cancellation of the party's newly announced district convening committee.
Palestinian authorities warned of a looming health catastrophe in Gaza as infectious disease spreads rapidly through shelters housing displaced people, with the WHO calling the situation "despairing and extremely dangerous."
Iranian airstrikes have damaged or destroyed at least 228 structures at U.S. military bases in the Middle East since the start of the war, the Washington Post reported, citing satellite imagery analysis.
DHAKA — The chief engineer of the Bangladeshi cargo ship MV Bangla Joyatra, stranded near the United Arab Emirates, said the crew is receiving missile-strike alerts on their mobile phones and warnings over the…
An urgent global effort is underway to contain the spread of a rare and deadly hantavirus after passengers disembarked from the cruise ship MV Hondius and traveled on to multiple countries, the World Health…
GAZA — Azzam al-Hayya, son of Hamas’ exiled Gaza chief Khalil al-Hayya, was killed in an Israeli strike on Gaza City on Wednesday, Hamas official Bassem Naim said.
KOLKATA — Chandranath Rath, the personal assistant to West Bengal BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari, was shot dead in Madhyamgram on Wednesday night, just two days after the party’s historic state assembly election win, police…
DHAKA — Bangladesh’s gold price has risen again, with the price of a bhori of 22-carat gold raised by Tk 2,216 to Tk 244,711, the Bangladesh Jewellers Association said.
Crude oil prices climbed on global markets Thursday on reports that Iran and the United States are close to a preliminary peace agreement, with U.S. crude futures up about $1 a barrel in early…
Summer heat, sleep disruption and study pressure can leave exam-takers struggling with anxiety, frustration and restlessness, experts say, making mental health care during this period especially important.
Recent research suggests smoking is more harmful to women than to men, raising the risk of lung cancer, miscarriage, premature birth and stillbirth, even as smoking rates rise among women.
Peeling a cucumber may be common practice, but nutritionists say most of the vegetable's fiber, silica, vitamin K and antioxidants are in the peel and are lost when it is removed.
Public health experts say most e-cigarettes contain nicotine and can fuel addiction at higher levels than conventional cigarettes, with young people especially drawn to the products.
Indigestion, or dyspepsia, is a familiar daily complaint, but persistent or severe symptoms can point to ulcers, gastritis or, rarely, stomach cancer.
Hip replacement surgery, recommended when medication and physical therapy fail to control pain, can restore mobility but carries risks such as blood clots, infection and dislocation.
The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission has ordered Vanguard Asset Management to return funds to a mutual fund within 30 days for two investments made in violation of securities laws, or face fines.
The Dhaka Stock Exchange closed lower as 216 of 391 companies that traded saw share prices fall, with the benchmark DSEX index dropping 18.86 points to 5,248.37.
After weeks of uncertainty, a tanker carrying 100,000 tonnes of crude oil arrived at Chattogram port Wednesday, clearing the way for Eastern Refinery Ltd. to resume full production.
The Bangladesh Power Development Board has formally asked the regulator to raise wholesale electricity tariffs by 17% to 21% to cut the government's mounting subsidy bill.
President Donald Trump said the conflict with Iran could end if Tehran accepts the proposed terms, warning of renewed strikes if it does not.
India's BJP said the new West Bengal government will be sworn in on May 9 at Kolkata's Brigade Parade Ground, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi expected to attend.
A one-page, 14-point memorandum to end the U.S. military campaign against Iran is close to being finalized, Axios and Reuters reported, citing sources.
A mobile court in Chuadanga's Jibannagar upazila sentenced a man posing as an eye specialist to three months in jail and sealed the clinic where he had practiced without registration.
BARISHAL — Six days of heavy rain and tidal flooding have damaged crops on roughly 1.9 million hectares across Bangladesh's Barishal division and directly affected more than 100,000 farmers, the agriculture department said.
DHAKA — Bangladesh's headline inflation rose to 9.04% in April from 8.71% in March as food and non-food prices climbed, the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics said Wednesday.
BEIJING — Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told Iran's Abbas Araghchi that the US-Israeli war on Iran was illegal and called for a full ceasefire.
TANGAIL — Police recovered the bloodied body of an unidentified woman from a rice field beside the Dhaleshwari River in Tangail's Delduar upazila on Wednesday.
WASHINGTON — Thirty US Democratic lawmakers, led by Texas Rep. Joaquin Castro, urged Secretary of State Marco Rubio to disclose detailed information about Israel's nuclear weapons program.
NEW DELHI — More than a decade after Narendra Modi first campaigned on building a Congress-free India, the founding party of independent India is weakened and his Bharatiya Janata Party now controls 21 states…
KOLKATA — The BJP captured 17 West Bengal assembly seats where minority voters exceed 40 percent of the electorate, a sharp jump from just two such seats in 2021, as Hindu votes consolidated and…
ISLAMABAD — The United States and Iran are close to finalizing a historic memorandum of understanding that could end their conflict, according to a Pakistani source involved in the mediation.
WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the U.S. military operation in Iran, code-named Operation Epic Fury and launched on Feb. 28, has ended, and the administration is now focused on a follow-up…
CHOUGACHHA — A training workshop on inclusive education for teachers and school management committee members was held in Jashore's Chougachha upazila, organized by the Ashraf Foundation.
DHAKA — A 23-member pay commission led by former finance secretary Zakir Ahmed Khan has recommended that the lowest government basic salary more than double from 8,250 taka to 20,000 taka and the highest…
DHAKA — Seven more people have died of measles or measles-like symptoms in the past 24 hours, the Directorate General of Health Services said, with 1,654 new cases recorded in the same period.
DHAKA — Authorities have ordered legal action and the recovery of state funds from 487 teachers found to have used forged certificates to take government-subsidized teaching jobs, education officials said.
DHAKA — The government has issued a revised transfer policy for teachers under the monthly pay order program, the education ministry said. Details are forthcoming.
DHAKA — A fresh shipment of 10 types of vaccines, including measles-rubella and oral polio, has arrived in Bangladesh, with 1.5 million doses of measles vaccine on board, the health minister said.
A 32-year-old auto-rickshaw driver in Cumilla's Chouddagram died of electrocution while trying to repair a TV dish cable that had moments earlier injured his wife.
At least two people were killed and 22 injured when a 33-year-old German national drove into a crowd in Leipzig, eastern Germany, the BBC reported, citing local authorities.
Farmers in the haor wetlands of Moulvibazar's Rajnagar are struggling to dry the little paddy they salvaged from floodwaters, with many fearing they will lose their homes to debt.
A 20-year-old British couple has been arrested in Turkey on suspicion of trying to smuggle cannabis to the United Kingdom and could face up to 30 years in prison if convicted.
Mamata Banerjee rejected speculation that she would step down after her Trinamool Congress lost the West Bengal assembly election to the BJP, declaring, "We have not lost."
Salt is essential for preserving animal hides, so demand spikes sharply before Eid ul-Adha. Workers at salt factories along Chattogram's Anu Majhi Ghat are putting in long hours to meet the seasonal rush.
Austria has expelled three staff from Russia's embassy in Vienna on suspicion of espionage. Authorities said the move follows an investigation into suspicious surveillance equipment installed on the roof of the Russian diplomatic compound.
An explosion at a fireworks factory in China's Hunan province has killed at least 21 people and injured 61 others, state media said Tuesday. The blast struck Monday afternoon in the city of Changsha.
President Donald Trump warned that Iran would be 'wiped off the face of the earth' if it attacked US ships, pushing a fragile ceasefire to the brink amid renewed tensions around the Strait of…
A study of more than 700 Israeli university students found that 33.8% report suicidal thoughts, with researchers linking the mental-health decline to prolonged military reserve duty following the start of the war on Oct.…
DHAKA — Tensions over a BJP victory in West Bengal’s state election are stoking new security concerns along the Bangladesh border, with the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) stepping up patrols against the risk of…
CHATTOGRAM — Police arrested a constable from Khulna district with 50,000 yaba pills early Tuesday in the city’s Bakalia area, saying he was moving the methamphetamine tablets from Cox’s Bazar to Khulna.
KOLKATA — Several Muslim candidates have won assembly seats across West Bengal, with the Trinamool Congress dominating in minority-heavy constituencies in Kolkata, Murshidabad, North 24 Parganas and Malda, while a handful of opposition candidates…
DHAKA — A Dhaka court on Tuesday granted three days of remand for dismissed Lieutenant Colonel Afzal Naser in a case accusing him of trying to kill Jagannath University student Anik Kumar Das during…
RANGAMATI — Chhatra Dal activists padlocked the vice chancellor’s office at Rangamati Science and Technology University on Tuesday, giving him 48 hours to resign over allegations of irregularities and nepotism in teacher recruitment.
Six children died of measles and suspected measles symptoms across Bangladesh in the past 24 hours, with 1,445 new infections recorded, the Directorate General of Health Services said.