Narail's two-day Sultan Festival opens with children's art, photography exhibition
Roughly 400 children took part in a painting competition marking the 102nd birth anniversary of painter S.M. Sultan.
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Two journalists attacked, phones snatched while filming exam malpractice in Gangni
Journalists Rabbi and S.M. Tariq say a group led by a college teacher attacked them and held them in a room for nearly an hour at Kajipur Degree College.
One killed in bus-motorcycle collision in Manikganj
Md Zubair, 28, died at the scene on the Dhaka-Aricha highway in Ghior; his 17-year-old passenger was injured and taken for treatment.
Fugitive Chandpur gold trader Pintu Das arrested in Chattogram's Patiya
Police say Pintu Das, 45, had been in hiding for 10-11 days with a large amount of gold and cash after several people accused him of embezzlement.
Five children drown while bathing in Chapainawabganj river
Police say the identities of the five deceased children could not be disclosed as of this report.
Women's development will move the country forward: social welfare minister
Dr. A.Z.M. Zahid Hossain distributed roughly 15 million taka in welfare grants and bicycles for girl students in Ghoraghat, Dinajpur.
Dhaka weighing 4 conditions for India's power transmission corridor
Bangladesh wants assurances on Brahmanpur dam power, access to cheaper Nepal-Bhutan hydropower, and a cost-benefit analysis before granting the 765kV line.
Missing gold trader found hiding with family in Chattogram
Police say debt pressure drove Pintu Das into hiding with his wife and two sons after he disappeared on August 22.
Bangladesh paying more than other countries for waste-to-energy power
The Aminbazar plant's 25-taka-per-unit price dwarfs China's and India's rates, drawing environmental-group objections over tariff and emissions.
$2.455 billion in remittances in first 26 days of August
Bangladesh Bank data shows inflows up 22.3% year-on-year, with expatriates sending $115 million on August 25 and 26 alone.
'Swear you won't hurt me': terrorist Mobarak's standoff with police before arrest
A viral video captures the tense exchange as officers urged the wanted suspect to surrender from a false ceiling in Fatikchhari, Chattogram.
Bangladesh HP through to semifinal after beating Northern Territory Strike
Sabbir Rahman's 47 anchored a chase of 144 as Bangladesh HP won by 3 wickets to top the Top End T20 table with 10 points from 6 matches.
PM warns ministers, MPs on 3 issues at parliamentary party meeting
Tareque Rahman urged unity behind honest local-election candidates, active founding-anniversary programs, and a coordinated response to disinformation.
Shakira returns to Spain with 12-show run, 'Shakira Stadium' built for her
Shakira returns to Spain after eight years for a 12-night run in Madrid from 18 September to 11 October, with a Shakira Stadium built at the Iberdrola Music venue.
Kader Gani Chowdhury named BSS managing director, editor-in-chief
The BFUJ secretary general succeeds Kamal Uddin Sabuj at the national news agency under a one-year appointment.
Malaria kills 2 airport workers in Germany after mosquitoes arrive by plane
Six Frankfurt airport workers with no recent travel history were infected, delaying diagnosis until two fell critically ill, officials say.
World gold prices fall further
Spot gold slipped to $4,576.30 an ounce as investors await Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh's closely watched Jackson Hole speech.
FIFA lifts Argentina players' World Cup final suspensions
The bans followed a scuffle in which Leandro Paredes grabbed two Spanish players by the throat after Argentina's 1-0 final loss.
The dua for protection from Hellfire
A hadith narrated by Harith ibn Muslim al-Tamimi describes a short supplication to recite after Maghrib and Fajr prayers.
Analysis: Why do Nepal's roads and bridges keep losing to the river?
Experts say outdated rainfall planning, reckless sand mining and stacked hydropower dams on single rivers turn floods into cascading disasters.
Don't chase money to succeed in law: law minister tells young lawyers
Md Asaduzzaman told UAP law graduates the Bar Council enrollment exam has no room for nepotism, even for officials' own children.
World oil prices keep falling on Hormuz reopening hopes
Iran has entered talks with Qatar to reopen the strait, setting conditions including the withdrawal of the US naval blockade and lifting of sanctions.
Commercial passion fruit cultivation takes root in Kushtia
Farmer Halim Ahmed Bacchu says the climate-resilient fruit costs little to grow and could yield about 1 million taka from a single bigha this season.
Israeli military grappling with funding shortfall: chief of staff
Eyal Zamir says the roughly $12.3 billion budget dispute between the defense and finance ministries is hurting IDF readiness across every front.
288 Indians, 90 Americans among missing from over 30 countries
Nepal's tourism board and foreign ministries of affected countries have released a nationality breakdown of those unaccounted for in the flood.
Teen girl dies saving drowning child in Sherpur
The 14-year-old's twin sister also fell ill after the rescue and was sent to Sherpur Sadar Hospital for advanced treatment.
Three journalists sue Trump administration over Pentagon firings
Stars and Stripes' publisher, editor-in-chief and a Middle East reporter allege the firings, over 'insubordination,' violated their free-speech rights.
Free eye camp treats 5,000 people in Bogura
The Al-Basar International Foundation camp, backed by the Ziaur Rahman Foundation, identified 500 cataract patients for free surgery.
New Nepal-China border lake overflows again, panicked residents flee to hills
China's Xi Jinping ordered an all-out search effort as Nepal declined foreign rescue help, including offers from Bangladesh, India, the US and others.
Vegetable prices ease, but sugar, oil, flour and eggs squeeze shoppers
Dhaka vendors say sugar and bottled oil supplies have shrunk while dealers raise prices, even as a wider vegetable supply brings some relief.
RAB seizes 5 pipe guns, 4.7kg cannabis in Rupganj
Several people fled an abandoned building in Tarabo municipal area when a RAB-11 team arrived to raid it, officials say.
Analysis: Iran war dashes Washington's hopes, leaves Middle East in limbo
Six months on, analysts say neither Tehran's collapse nor a clear U.S. victory is coming, while regional powers hedge with new security arrangements.
'It felt different': Piya Jannatul on riding the Pink Bus
The model and lawyer rode BRTC's new women-only bus service like an ordinary passenger and shared her experience with fans.
Cattle-cart driver killed in Chougachha road accident
Nur Islam, 50, was crushed when his vehicle overturned on the Chougachha-Jhikargachha road; five cattle he was transporting were rescued alive.
Signboard removed from Abhishek Banerjee's office, TMC moves court
Kolkata Municipal Corporation officials say the signboard was illegal; TMC alleges police helped municipal staff force their way onto the office rooftop.
5 more die of measles symptoms in 24 hours
The health directorate recorded 1,170 new suspected or confirmed cases, bringing the total since March 15 above 154,000.
Government politicizing every sector: Jamaat secretary general
Mia Golam Parwar calls for local government elections and says the ruling party has assigned opposition MPs' constituencies to reserved women MPs for oversight.
Actress Opu Biswas safe after being stranded in Nepal floods
Opu Biswas, in Nepal for a film shoot, says she plans to travel from Pokhara to Kathmandu and fly back to Dhaka once flights allow.
Barcelona cancels World Cup winners' reception amid flag controversy
Club president Joan Laporta says the event couldn't go ahead after tension over a supporter's detention involving the Catalan pro-independence flag.
22 million Bangladeshi children at risk from extreme heat: study
A Vrije Universiteit Brussel study in Science Advances finds 79% of Bangladeshi children aged 0-9 face at least a month of dangerous heat stress yearly.
Analysis: Is Nepal's peril hidden within the Himalayas themselves?
Melting glaciers, bursting lakes and an active tectonic collision zone combine with unplanned development to make disasters like this week's inevitable.
Asian markets rise ahead of Fed chair's closely watched speech
Investors hope Kevin Warsh's Jackson Hole address, his first as Fed chairman, will offer clarity on future rate decisions amid still-elevated inflation.
Nepal flood death toll climbs to 535
More than 1,400 people remain missing, including hundreds of foreign nationals, as rescuers warn a second wave of flooding could strike.
NBR to launch automated integrated profiles to curb tax evasion
The system will cross-check declared income against credit card use, travel, property purchases and other data to flag discrepancies automatically.
How to secure your WhatsApp account
New features add stronger passwords, multiple passkeys, and more caller information, alongside the existing two-step verification PIN.
Iran using Hormuz as its 'nuclear bomb': Al Jazeera analyst
Correspondent Ali Hashem says the strait has become a global problem extending well beyond the two countries directly involved in the conflict.
No leniency for food godown corruption, syndicates: food minister
Afroza Khanam Rita says a nationwide review is under way after a stock shortfall was uncovered at the Ghior government food godown in Manikganj.
Nearly 1,000 children have died of measles in 5 months
The health directorate reported 5 more deaths and over 1,000 new cases in the past day, part of an outbreak dating to mid-March.
US cannot isolate Iran from the world: analyst Dareini
Tehran-based analyst Ali Akbar Dareini tells Al Jazeera the war taught Iran that concessions to Trump would be a mistake.
17,280 dengue cases so far this month
The Directorate General of Health Services reported 342 new hospitalizations in the past 24 hours, with no new deaths in that period.
China on high alert over glacial lake flood risk near Tibet border
State broadcaster CCTV says the landslide-formed lake had accumulated 2.5 million cubic meters of water as of Friday, with more inflow forecast.
PM Tareque Rahman to visit Turkey in November for COP31
A meeting with Turkish President Erdoğan is also being discussed, diplomatic sources say, alongside expanded economic and defense cooperation.
Five children drown in Chapainawabganj river accident
The girls, aged 7 to 12, drowned one by one while trying to help each other after one began struggling in the water, witnesses said.
Government launches entrepreneur drive to expand rooftop solar
The initiative aims to list qualified service providers by district, targeting 5,500 megawatts from rooftop solar by 2030.
Nepal hospital morgues run out of space for bodies
Authorities are designating separate buildings to store bodies as Nepal's flood death toll passes 500, officials say.
Two journalists attacked, phones snatched while filming exam malpractice in Gangni
Journalists Rabbi and S.M. Tariq say a group led by a college teacher attacked them and held them in a room for nearly an hour at Kajipur Degree College.
Farmers allege bribery, forced returns in Nikli paddy procurement
Kishoreganj farmers say officials are demanding bribes of up to 2,500 taka per ton to accept paddy into the government godown; officials deny the claims.
Satkhira newspaper editor GM Nur Islam dies
GM Nur Islam launched Dainik Dristipat in 2000 and remained its editor and publisher until his death.
Trader fined for hoarding 3.5 tonnes of fertilizer in Bakshiganj
Officials say Dulal Mia had been stockpiling fertilizer without a license and selling it at inflated prices.
BGB captures Indian smuggler with pistol, yaba after border shootout
BGB says the smugglers attacked patrol members after being challenged at the Kumarshail border in Barlekha, prompting return fire.