EC plans 2,000 UP elections before Ramadan
The EC plans to start union parishad polls in the first week of January and hold 2,000 in three slots before Ramadan, commissioner Abdur Rahmanel Masud says.
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Ten meritorious students get bicycles in Kalaroa
Satkhira Zila Parishad has given bicycles to 10 meritorious students from eight secondary schools in Kalaroa upazila at a ceremony at GKMK Pilot High School.
South Korea to invest $200 billion in the US, Trump says
Donald Trump says South Korea will invest $200 billion in the US, but Seoul says a $54 billion pipeline for the Alaska LNG project has not been finalised.
Four Jamaat MPs complain of luggage delay at Shahjalal
Four Jamaat MPs have lodged a written complaint with Biman after most passengers on flight BG338 from Madinah waited more than three hours for their luggage.
Mahathir visits wife's grave, scatters flowers and prays
Former Malaysian PM Mahathir Mohamad, 101, visited the grave of his wife of 70 years, Siti Hasmah, three days after her death, scattering flowers and praying.
Telling MP to quit without legal action is a 'safe exit': VP
DUCSU VP Sadik Kayem says ordering the accused MP to resign over the Radda clinic attack, without visible legal action, is an attempt at a safe exit.
Lapid accuses government of 'cheap politics' over flight
Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid says the government is playing cheap politics with security after the flydubai flight diverted to Saudi Arabia.
GCB Adarsha College welcomes new students in Chougachha
GCB Adarsha College in Chougachha, Jashore, held a welcome ceremony for new students, with upazila nirbahi officer Farzana Islam as chief guest.
Iran says it has seized another US underwater drone
Iran's navy says it seized a US REMUS 600 underwater drone in the Strait of Hormuz using intelligence and electronic warfare, IRGC outlet Sepah News reports.
Prayer is the source of Iran's strength, supreme leader says
Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei has called prayer a key source of the nation's strength, hope and peace in a message to a religious conference.
Israelis divided ahead of election
With less than a month to Israel's election, polls show neither Benjamin Netanyahu's bloc nor Gadi Eisenkot's opposition near the 61 seats needed to govern.
EC to weigh realities in setting January-June UP polls
EC senior secretary Akhtar Ahmed says the commission is reviewing plans for union parishad polls between January and June, weighing exams and Ramadan.
Saudi Arabia will respond firmly to any attack, says MBS
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman says Saudi Arabia will act firmly against any attack on its security while continuing efforts to ease regional tensions.
Every upazila health complex to get 150 beds, PM says
PM Tarique Rahman has announced that every upazila health complex will go from 50 to 150 beds so rural people need not travel to towns for treatment.
Shibir accuses government of politicising jobs over 49th BCS
Islami Chhatra Shibir has condemned the exclusion of qualified candidates from the 49th BCS gazette, accusing the BNP government of politicising jobs.
49th BCS: gazette for 46 left-out candidates on Monday
Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed says a gazette for 46 candidates dropped despite PSC recommendation in the 49th BCS will be issued Monday, denying any bias.
MP Ferdousi Mishti resigns over Radda health centre attack
BNP reserved-seat MP Ferdousi Ahmed Mishti has resigned, handing her letter to the Speaker after being told to quit over the Radda health centre attack.
PM orders MP Ferdousi Mishti to resign over Radda attack
PM Tarique Rahman has ordered BNP reserved-seat MP Ferdousi Ahmed Mishti to resign over alleged involvement in the attack on the Radda health centre in Mirpur.
Teacher killed by cow's kick while cleaning cowshed
Arefa Begum, 38, a kindergarten teacher in Kishoreganj, Nilphamari, died after a cow kicked her in the chest while she was cleaning the cowshed at her home.
Teesta erosion swallows 40 metres of cross-dam in Kurigram
Teesta river erosion has swept away 40 metres of the Burirhat cross-dam in Rajarhat, Kurigram, threatening about 20,000 people in six villages, locals say.
DSE turnover at Tk 699 crore as indices rise
The DSEX rose 26.19 points to 5,550.44 on Wednesday as 190 issues gained and 130 fell, with turnover on the Dhaka Stock Exchange at Tk 699.12 crore.
Remittances hit $2.64 billion in first 29 days of September
Bangladesh received $2.641 billion in remittances in the first 29 days of September, up 3.10 percent from a year earlier, Bangladesh Bank data show.
Bangladesh Bank holds policy rate at 9.5 percent
Bangladesh Bank kept its policy rate at 9.50 percent for October-December in its first quarterly monetary policy statement, citing lingering inflation risks.
Government borrows Tk 16,601 crore from commercial banks
Falling short on revenue, the government borrowed Tk 16,601 crore from commercial banks in July-August, up 410 percent from Tk 3,256 crore a year earlier.
Indian security officer kills four colleagues in Kathua
A CISF head constable shot dead four colleagues, including an assistant commandant, with his service AK-47 after a row at a power project in Kathua, India.
US forces leave Iraq after two decades, closing all bases
US forces have completed their withdrawal from Iraq, 23 years after the US-led invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein, Iraq's defence ministry told Al Jazeera.
Edible oil prices won't rise without scrutiny, minister says
Commerce minister Khandaker Abdul Muktadir says the government will not raise edible oil prices without careful review, despite traders' demands for a rise.
France hit by Gen Z school protests, more than 400 detained
More than 400 people, mostly minors, have been detained in France as Gen Z protests over overcrowded classes and teacher shortages spread, the BBC reports.
India struggles to find buyers for surplus ethanol
India's ethanol capacity has outrun demand, leaving about 7 billion litres without a market and plants running at about 60 percent, The Economic Times says.
Government had no role in Zaima Rahman's UN job: adviser
Mahdi Amin says the government had no involvement in Barrister Zaima Rahman's appointment as a legal officer in the office of the UN General Assembly president.
US more than doubles fees for EB-5 investor visas
USCIS has finalised a rule more than doubling application fees for the EB-5 immigrant investor programme, with the new fees taking effect on November 30.
PM briefs President on New York visit in first courtesy call
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman briefed President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on his UN General Assembly visit in their first meeting at Bangabhaban.
Furnace oil price raised by more than 12 percent
The Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission has raised the price of furnace oil by Tk 11.92 to Tk 108.78 a litre, a 12.31 percent rise, effective midnight.
22 teacher candidates go on hunger strike in Mymensingh
Twenty-two candidates picked as primary school teachers in Mymensingh began a hunger strike over appointment letters withheld after intelligence reports.
India seeking data to target Muslims, says Owaisi
AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi says India's demography commission is targeting Muslims by seeking religion-based data on vehicle and property purchases.
President urges China to invest more and aid Rohingya return
President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir urged China to increase investment in Bangladesh and do more to help the safe, dignified return of the Rohingya.
Two jailed for life for raping schoolgirl in Mymensingh
A Mymensingh tribunal has sentenced Md Maruf, 21, and Swadhin, 20, to life imprisonment with hard labour for raping a class six schoolgirl at her home in 2020.
Trump calls Google chief Sundar Pichai a 'monster'
Donald Trump jokingly called Google CEO Sundar Pichai a 'monster' at a White House lunch for tech leaders, where they signed an accord on superintelligence.
With crossfire gone, police propose detention under 1974 law
Senior police officers have proposed detaining criminals under the 1974 Special Powers Act, saying crime has risen and offenders no longer fear the police.
PM put Bangladesh's interests forward at the UN: Mahdi Amin
PM Tarique Rahman set out Bangladesh's positions on sovereignty, climate, health and the Rohingya at the UN General Assembly, spokesman Mahdi Amin says.
Is whom you marry predestined or shaped by your actions?
Islamic scholars say marriage, like birth and death, is written in one's destiny, but that prayer can change destiny, citing hadith on qadr and supplication.
Four sentenced to death for Nayeem murder in Moulvibazar
A Moulvibazar court has sentenced four people to death and acquitted five over the 2023 killing of Rezaul Karim Nayeem, who was attacked over a Facebook post.
Plan to move Kushtia's raw hide market stuck on paper
Stench and waste from raw hide warehouses in the heart of Kushtia town plague residents, but repeated plans to move the hide market remain on paper.
Unidentified man's body found covered in straw in Daulatpur
Police in Daulatpur, Kushtia, recovered the body of an unidentified man, about 30, covered with straw beside a field road, believed to be two or three days old.
Eight held with 94 stolen mobile phones in Sirajganj
Police held eight members of an inter-district theft ring with 94 stolen Android phones on a Shyamoli bus at the Jamuna Bridge west roundabout in Sirajganj.
Iran can keep firing missiles for years, IRGC adviser says
An adviser to the IRGC aerospace commander says Iran can sustain missile attacks at the same pace and intensity even if a conflict lasts for years.
Elderly woman killed by hit-and-run vehicle in Gazipur
Gouri Rani, 65, was killed when an unidentified vehicle hit her as she crossed the road near the Rajbari Road rail crossing in Gazipur and then sped away.
Four more die with measles symptoms in a day
Deaths from measles and its symptoms in Bangladesh since March 15 have reached 1,108, with 1,221 new suspected and 128 confirmed cases in the past 24 hours.
Farmers wait six hours for 10kg of fertiliser in Ukhiya
Farmers in Ukhiya, Cox's Bazar, queued for up to six hours at dealers' shops for just 10kg of fertiliser each in the middle of the Aman season.
Netanyahu tells UAE Iran is advancing its nuclear programme
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu told UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed in Abu Dhabi that Iran is again advancing its nuclear programme, an official said.
Could Britain return to the EU? Burnham hints at the option
British Prime Minister Andy Burnham has suggested rejoining the European Union could be an option as he seeks to rebuild Britain's ties with Europe.
Iran warns region over Netanyahu's UAE visit
Iran has strongly condemned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's visit to the UAE and warned of the dangers of an Israeli presence in the region.
Left Party to fight Israeli arms production at VW plant
Germany's Left Party says it will fight a plan to turn a Volkswagen car plant in Osnabrueck into a site for Israeli weapons production, Anadolu reports.
India's Election Commission faces a crisis of trust
India's chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar is under pressure over the voter-roll revision and reports that two fellow commissioners objected 14 times.
A more radical generation of settlers rises in the West Bank
A mass settler attack on a West Bank village has renewed focus on the Hilltop Youth, a loose movement of young radical settlers behind rising violence.
How MPO teachers' pay will rise under the new pay scale
MPO-listed teachers and staff will move to the new national pay scale without a separate notification, officials say. Here is how basic pay will be set.
Hegseth may cut Pentagon's top military posts by 20 percent
US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth may announce cuts of up to 20 percent in senior military leadership posts, doubling expected reductions, US media report.
Iran's IRGC writes open letter to US voters before midterms
Iran's Revolutionary Guards have written to American voters urging them to remove Donald Trump's supporters from Congress in November's midterm elections.
Eiffel Tower chief to step down over removal of women staff
Patrick Branco Ruivo, head of Eiffel Tower operator SETE, will step down at year's end after women staff were replaced by men during a visit by a Hindu group.
Young man found dead with stab wound in Sonargaon
Police recovered the body of Habibullah Sheikh Nasim, 23, with a chest wound beside the Asian Highway in Sonargaon. He had been missing since Tuesday.