8,535 reports translated from the Bengali original, most recent first. বাংলা সংস্করণ
Habibe Jannat Mohila Etimkhana in Sherpur's Nakla upazila is educating roughly 300 orphaned and destitute girls in Islamic studies while building their self-reliance, and is appealing for donations after storm damage to one of…
Wheelchairs were distributed to physically disabled residents of Chuadanga's Damurhuda upazila, with Chuadanga-2 MP and district Jamaat Ameer Md Ruhul Amin handing them out as chief guest.
Twenty families affected by road accidents in Chuadanga received a combined Tk 8.2 million in financial assistance from BRTA, with the district administration urging stricter enforcement of road safety rules.
The conflict between Iran and the United States is increasingly taking on a regional character, with Iran now using the same economic weapon against the world that Washington has used to blockade its economy,…
Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed says no three-wheelers of any kind will be allowed on the Dhaka-Chattogram highway or any other national highway, as the government launches an AI-powered "auto fine system" to detect traffic…
A 15-year-old boy who drowned off Chattogram's Patenga beach lay unidentified in a hospital morgue for two days while his distraught family, unable to find him, was extorted out of Tk 60,000 by a…
The Strait of Hormuz will remain closed until the United States fulfills the commitments in its interim memorandum of understanding with Iran, including lifting the naval blockade and sanctions, Iranian parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer…
Pakistan's military media wing, ISPR, has sharply criticized an Indian documentary on 'Operation Sindoor' as a 'Bollywood-style' propaganda video, saying it recasts a failed military operation as a success, Dawn newspaper reports.
A court in Pskov has sentenced Lev Shlosberg, a well-known Russian anti-war politician and deputy leader of the liberal Yabloko party, to 11 years and one month in prison over social media posts criticizing…
The Kalima Tayyibah has been installed on the wall directly behind the Speaker's seat in the National Parliament on the advice of Prime Minister Tareque Rahman, BNP said in a Facebook post.
Border Guard Bangladesh seized a large quantity of Indian UV sunglasses and saris worth roughly Tk 2.225 million in an anti-smuggling operation along the Fulgazi border in Feni.
A small boat carrying roughly 100 migrants had to be towed to safety by jet ski after its engine failed off the French coast, as it was picking up migrants waiting in the water…
Robbers broke into the home of two US-based brothers in Rangpur's Pirgachha, making off with roughly Tk 3 million in gold and other valuables, with police arresting one suspect the same night.
More than 2.15 million Palestinians have been displaced in the Gaza Strip, with over 867,000 now sheltering in makeshift tents that are no longer fit for habitation, Gaza's government media office says, according to…
A head-on collision between a bus and a truck on the Gopalganj-Tekerhat regional highway killed three people, including a woman, and injured at least 20 others.
Hundreds of seabirds from Chile and Peru have been spotted circling the skies over Panama City, a rare sight researchers say is being driven by a powerful El Nino pushing fish, and the birds…
Professor Mobasshar Monem has resigned as chairman of the Public Service Commission (PSC) citing health reasons, the commission's public relations officer confirmed.
The Mecca joint defense pact signed by Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan includes a NATO-style mutual-defense clause that has drawn comparisons to a 'Muslim NATO,' but analysts say the absence of a single shared…
An 18-year-old motorcyclist died and his 19-year-old companion was critically injured after losing control of their motorcycle and crashing into a roadside railing on the Bhanga-Mawa-Dhaka Expressway in Faridpur.
Opener Jake Weatherald has been dropped from Australia's squad for the second Test against Bangladesh in Mackay, with Matt Renshaw called up in his place, after Australia lost the first Test in Darwin by…
The United States is preparing to push a number of countries to choose sides in its artificial intelligence race with China, warning that joining Beijing-led AI initiatives could exclude them from the US-led coalition,…
Singer Sharmin Akter, champion of the 'Channel i Bangla Gaan 2016' singing competition, married fellow musician Sabbir Quraishi at Gawsul Azam Mosque in Dhaka, with both families in attendance.
West Bengal has been rocked by a string of killings, including the beating death of a CJP activist's father in Bankura and the shooting and hacking deaths of a Congress leader and his son…
Actress Shabnam Faria has called for a ban on motorized and battery-powered rickshaws on Dhaka's main roads after a university classmate, Oli Nur, was killed in a road accident, questioning why authorities can't rein…
Pakistan's Supreme Court has ordered former Prime Minister Imran Khan transferred from prison to a hospital amid concerns over his health, after former President Arif Alvi said Khan's medical reports were "worrying."
Doctors in Sri Lanka have surgically removed a 3.1-kilogram "giant" stone from a man's bladder, which they say is the largest bladder stone ever removed in surgery.
US President Donald Trump's approval rating has fallen to 33 percent, the lowest of his current term, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll that found 64 percent of Americans disapprove of his job performance, largely…
Neither of the two presidential candidates withdrew before Tuesday's deadline, setting the stage for Bangladesh's first presidential vote in roughly 35 years on August 20, Election Commission Senior Secretary Akhtar Ahmed said.
Tensions have flared anew between Japan and Russia after President Vladimir Putin's visit to the disputed Kuril Islands, with Tokyo calling the trip "completely unacceptable" and Moscow summoning Japan's ambassador in response.
Monirul Islam, former chief of the Special Branch of Police, has claimed in an interview that he warned then-Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina as early as March 2023 that a "deep state"-backed effort was under…
India's satirical 'Cockroach Janata Party' protest movement has launched a campaign to expose the poor state of government schools, but tensions have flared in West Bengal after the father of one activist died following…
President Donald Trump has threatened to bomb Oman if it "gets in the way" of a US deal with Iran over the Strait of Hormuz, and called on Tehran to surrender in a nearly…
The High Court has dismissed a writ petition that challenged the validity of the constitution's Article 70 and sought to stay the schedule for the country's presidential election, due to be held Thursday.
Ginger tea, widely used as a home remedy for stomach trouble, may also aid digestion and modestly reduce body fat, though research says it should not be treated as a weight-loss cure on its…
As the United States navigates a complicated standoff with Iran, President Donald Trump is working to revive ties with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, citing their "very good relationship" and ordering a significant…
Three people died of the mosquito-borne disease dengue and 753 more were hospitalized nationwide over the past 24 hours, the Directorate General of Health Services said.
Controversial Indian yoga guru Baba Ramdev has claimed that Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan will eventually become part of India again, and alleged that Hindus in Pakistan and Bangladesh are being persecuted, in remarks to…
Pentra Bushima Amin, a young Burundian convert to Islam, is representing his country at Mecca's 46th King Abdul Aziz International Quran Competition after memorizing the entire Quran within five months of his conversion, according…
A biographical fact sheet on Ali ibn Abi Talib (RA), the Prophet's cousin and son-in-law, fourth of the rightly-guided caliphs, and one of the companions given the glad tidings of paradise.
The government has formed a "Social Media Monitoring Committee" to oversee social media use by teachers and staff under the Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education, requiring screenshots of objectionable content to be forwarded…
Inspector General of Police Ali Hossain Fakir met with Chief Election Commissioner A M M Nasir Uddin to discuss law-and-order coordination ahead of upcoming local government elections.
Justice A K M Asaduzzaman, the new chairman of the Anti-Corruption Commission, and two new commissioners, Jahangir Alam Khan and Sajjad Hossain Bhuiyan, have joined the commission and will begin regular duties on Wednesday.
The government has extended the contracts of Cabinet Secretary Dr Md Nasimul Gani and Public Administration Senior Secretary Md Ehsanul Haque by one more year.
A job applicant in Mahespur, Jhinaidah, has submitted a memorandum to the upazila executive officer alleging nepotism and corruption in the hiring of enumerators and supervisors for the Family Card Census 2026, demanding a…
Upazila authorities in Dewanganj, Jamalpur, have excavated a drainage canal to relieve chronic waterlogging on roughly 5,000 acres of farmland that had gone uncultivated for nearly a decade.
Bayern Munich and Germany forward Jamal Musiala collapsed on the pitch during a friendly against RB Leipzig, alarming those present, though the club says the 23-year-old is now doing well.
Bangladesh Bank has added camel farming, fish-fry hatcheries and poultry-chick production to its list of activities eligible for agricultural loans, as it raised its overall farm and rural credit target to Tk 600 billion…
Hafez Muhammad Ataullah, imam of a mosque in Patuakhali, collapsed and died while prostrating during the second rakat of the Sunnah prayer at dawn on Monday.
The Dhaka University unit of Bangladesh Islami Chhatra Shibir has alleged that a hall provost assaulted and coerced a confession from a student over a Facebook post about food quality, and that Chhatra Dal…
Two young boys, ages 4 and 5, drowned in a pond beside their home in Trishal, Mymensingh, after falling in while playing, with police confirming the incident is being processed as an unnatural death…
Commerce Minister Khandaker Abdul Muktadir has called for urgent construction of temporary and permanent warehouses to resolve long-standing cargo handling problems at the country's airport, as officials review progress on capacity expansion tied to…
Indian actress Ananya Raj has died at 35, with her family announcing in an Instagram statement that she died peacefully in her sleep after more than a year of physical and mental struggles, according…
A Jhinaidah upazila executive officer freed four buffaloes that had been tied in deep mud outside their owner's home in Mahespur for three months, after a local environmental activist's Facebook post drew attention to…
An investigation alleges that Md Abdul Awal, chief engineer of the Department of Public Health Engineering and a former Chhatra League leader, used political connections and an alleged Tk 350 million payoff to leapfrog…
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei has disputed that a 60-day deadline in the Islamabad agreement with the US expired Monday, saying Iran does not change its policy under pressure, and reaffirmed Tehran's demand…
Retail egg prices in Jashore have jumped by Tk 2.50 a piece in a week, with farmers and local officials blaming price manipulation by corporate producers and middlemen, even as a government marketing official…
Police in Jhenaidah's Kotchandpur have filed a case under the Anti-Terrorism Act naming 14 suspects, with 8 to 10 more listed as unidentified, after an incident on August 16; one named suspect has been…
The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo has killed at least 2,325 people as of Sunday, surpassing the previous 2018-2020 outbreak to become the country's deadliest on record, according to Reuters.
The body of a 39-year-old college teacher, missing since Sunday morning, was recovered from a pond in Noakhali's Companiganj upazila on Monday, with police saying an autopsy will determine the cause of death.
US President Donald Trump has welcomed the Mecca joint defense pact signed by Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan, calling it a major step toward strengthening regional security and each country's own defense capabilities, according…