8,535 reports translated from the Bengali original, most recent first. বাংলা সংস্করণ
Opposition party chief whip Nahid Islam demanded the removal and arrest of President Mohammed Sahabuddin Chuppu, saying the president has no moral right to remain in Bangabhaban or address parliament.
Excessive rainfall and floodwaters from India during the summer rice harvest season have put vast areas of Bangladesh at risk of flooding, threatening the country's main crop.
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said a new chapter is being written in the Persian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz since the start of the US-Israel war with Iran in February.
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei blamed the US military presence in the region for the instability in the Middle East, against the backdrop of tit-for-tat strikes between Iran, Israel and the United States.
A reflection on the persistent wage gap between men and women and the gulf between Bangladesh's labor laws and the reality faced by workers, on the occasion of International Workers' Day.
US Central Command chief Brad Cooper will brief President Donald Trump on plans for a possible new military operation against Iran, US media outlet Axios reported, citing unnamed sources.
An explainer on the Islamic ruling that makes Qurbani during Eid ul-Adha obligatory on Muslims who own assets above the nisab threshold, set at 7.5 bhori of gold or 52.5 bhori of silver.
US President Donald Trump renamed the much-discussed Strait of Hormuz after himself, sharing a map on Truth Social labeling the waterway the "Strait of Trump."
A lifestyle reflection on why khichuri — a simple dish of rice and lentils — is so closely tied to Bengali memories of the rainy season.
The 11-party alliance announced new programs Thursday demanding implementation of the referendum verdict, easing public hardship and ending campus violence, including divisional rallies in seven cities through July.
Health Minister Sardar Md. Sakhawat Hossain said Thursday that the country's full child population would be brought under measles vaccination within a week, with 61 percent already covered.
The body of Sobahan Khan, 29, a Bangladeshi migrant worker who died after falling from a construction site in Riyadh, was buried in his village in Madaripur on Thursday, 20 days after his death.
Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon killed at least nine people and wounded 13 on Thursday, the country's media reported, in the latest violation of a ceasefire.
The government transferred 12 senior police officers, including additional DIGs and superintendents of police, in separate orders issued Thursday, effective immediately in the public interest.
Purapara Government Primary School and Ishapur Government Primary School won the girls' and boys' titles at the Chouga upazila Primary School Gold Cup football final on Thursday in Jashore.
The United Arab Emirates' decision to leave OPEC is likely to increase global oil supply and may lead to lower prices, as the UAE plans to set its own production levels from May 1.
The OPEC Fund for International Development announced a $1.5 billion aid package for developing countries to help them cope with the energy and trade crisis caused by the Iran war.
Iran's state-run Fars news agency said 52 Iranian ships, including 31 oil tankers, crossed the Strait of Hormuz over the past three days despite a U.S. naval blockade.
Customers and shareholders of Islami Bank held a human chain in Dhaka on Wednesday demanding the return of money laundered from the bank and the repeal of a new banking law.
Voter turnout in the second phase of West Bengal's assembly election reached 89.99% by 5 p.m. Wednesday across 142 seats, surpassing all previous records, election officials said.
U.S. President Donald Trump's approval rating has fallen to 34%, the lowest since he took office in January 2025, driven by an unpopular war with Iran and rising living costs, a Reuters/Ipsos poll showed.
The Bangladesh Army's Naniarchar Zone distributed cricket equipment to a local youth club Wednesday under a peace and development program in the Chittagong Hill Tracts.
Residents of Cox's Bazar and southern Chattogram on Wednesday observed the 35th anniversary of the 1991 cyclone and tidal surge that devastated the coast and killed several hundred thousand people.
Ratan Mohanta, a mechanic in Thakurgaon's Ranisankail upazila, has converted a 100cc motorcycle to battery power, allowing it to travel about 120 kilometers on just 5 taka of electricity.
Police in Thakurgaon's Haripur upazila have filed a case against the local BNP president and eight others for allegedly seizing answer sheets from a college recruitment exam.
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman told Parliament on Wednesday that the government's Family Card scheme will not put pressure on the national budget and will instead help reduce inflation.
The Department of Environment fined four illegal brick kilns 5 lakh taka each and demolished two of them during an operation in Pirganj upazila of Thakurgaon.
A two-day Charak fair and handicraft exhibition at a Shiva temple in Faraibari village of Thakurgaon drew thousands of visitors, marking the Bengali New Year with displays of bamboo and paper artistry.
Police in Nilphamari's Dimla upazila recovered what appeared to be a police uniform, a sharp knife and other items from a cornfield Wednesday, prompting an investigation.
LALMONIRHAT — A district-level boys and girls primary school Gold Cup football tournament has opened at the Lalmonirhat district stadium, with Deputy Commissioner Md. Rashedul Haque Pradhan as chief guest.
DHAKA — A total of 37,792 Bangladeshi pilgrims have arrived in Saudi Arabia on 94 flights to perform this year's Hajj, the Bangladesh Hajj Office said Tuesday.
MOULVIBAZAR — A flood protection embankment on the Gogalichhara in Kulaura has collapsed, inundating 15 villages and causing widespread damage to crops, officials said.
DHAKA — A high-level European Union Election Observation Mission delegation met opposition leader and Jamaat-e-Islami chief Dr. Shafiqur Rahman at Parliament on Tuesday.
DHAKA — Mohammad Selim Uddin, a senior Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami leader, visited journalist Imran Hossain in a Dhaka hospital on Monday and prayed for his recovery, party officials said.
DHAKA — Authorities have tightened security at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport and all other airports in Bangladesh after intelligence agencies warned of possible militant attacks on key installations.
JERUSALEM — Former Israeli prime ministers Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid have joined forces in a 'super coalition' aimed at ousting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in elections due late this year.
MOSCOW — Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi arrived in Russia on Monday to seek support from President Vladimir Putin after peace talks with the United States in Pakistan collapsed.
ISLAMABAD — Iran is standing firm against U.S. threats, refusing to negotiate while a naval blockade remains in place. A column considers why the poet Allama Iqbal still animates Iranian resolve.
TEHRAN — Iran has loaded about 4.6 million barrels of crude oil at its export terminals, the maritime analytics firm TankerTrackers reported, indicating exports are continuing despite a U.S. naval blockade.
BEIJING — China on Monday condemned new U.S. sanctions targeting Chinese firms as "illegal" and pledged firm steps to protect the interests of its companies.
DHAKA — Bangladesh will begin coordinated nationwide raids against online gambling and drugs after April 30, Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed told parliament on Monday.
JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu suffered a major political setback as former Prime Ministers Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid announced a new election alliance aimed at unseating him.
BERLIN — German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has expressed deep concern over the ongoing conflict between Iran and the United States, saying Tehran is proving far more capable than many had assumed.
LONDON — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has called an emergency meeting to address the economic fallout from the conflict in the Middle East, citing already rising fuel prices.
DHAKA — The Election Commission on Monday upheld the rejection of the nomination of Monira Sharmin, a National Citizen Party leader and Jamaat alliance candidate for a reserved women's seat in the 13th parliament.
TEHRAN — Iranian parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said Tehran still holds several unused economic "cards" against Washington while the United States has already lost much of its leverage.
BEIRUT — Israel continued strikes on Lebanon in violation of a ceasefire, killing 14 people on Sunday, while ordering residents of seven border towns to leave.
SYRACUSE, Italy — The Global Sumud Flotilla launched its spring 2026 mission from the Italian island of Sicily on Sunday, with a large humanitarian convoy again sailing toward the besieged Gaza Strip.
DHAKA — Police have arrested a housemaid in connection with a series of thefts in Uttara in which homeowners were drugged before being robbed of cash and gold, including one fatal case in February.
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman said the July charter signed by political parties will be implemented step by step and in full, warning that some individuals and parties are trying to divert the referendum result…
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party has nominated Bilkis Islam of Nilphamari for a reserved women's seat in the 13th Parliament, party leader Ruhul Kabir Rizvi announced.
Years of unpaid electricity bills at Bihari camps in Saidpur, Nilphamari, have piled up to about 66 crore taka, leaving the Northern Electricity Supply Company struggling to collect.
An abandoned mortar shell was recovered Thursday afternoon from a cropland near border pillar 837/1S in Bamandal of Burimari union in Patgram upazila, Lalmonirhat.
The Late Mahbub-ul-Alam Memorial Foundation distributed school bags and supplies to 500 meritorious and underprivileged students in Kaliganj upazila of Lalmonirhat on Monday.
A police officer was attacked while trying to arrest a robbery suspect in Tetulia upazila of Panchagarh, with the suspect splitting officer Banamali Roy's head with a sharp weapon before fleeing.
A man in Chougachha upazila of Jashore gouged out the right eye of a goat that grazed on his land, the goat's owner said in a complaint to police.
A tea seller in Saghata upazila of Gaibandha died of electric shock while trying to repair a blender at home, police said.
Eight more people died of measles or suspected measles in Bangladesh in the past 24 hours, taking the total since March 15 to 216, the Directorate General of Health Services said.
A legal notice has been sent to senior officials seeking to halt the release of primary scholarship exam results, citing a discriminatory 80:20 quota between government and private school students.
DHAKA — Shojol Kumar Roy, a Dhaka University postgraduate student from a destitute family, has appealed for help to fund overseas treatment for his mother, who is battling advanced breast cancer.