8,535 reports translated from the Bengali original, most recent first. বাংলা সংস্করণ
Some weddings are remembered for their floral decor, others for their music. But a wedding in Changanacherry, Kerala, India, will be remembered for a rare sight — every key role filled by a pair…
A schoolgirl and a young man were allegedly tied to a tree and subjected to physical and mental abuse in public at a school in Kashiani, Gopalganj. After a video of the incident spread…
A 30-year-old man, Abdul Aziz, was stabbed to death by a rival in Daulatpur, Kushtia. Police say the killing stemmed from a dispute over an online application for a VGF destitute-allowance card and local…
Police have recovered the body of a 25-year-old housewife found hanging at her home in Alfadanga, Faridpur. Her husband's family says she died by suicide, while her own family alleges she was killed and…
Italy has announced it is suspending the European Union's border-free Schengen agreement with Spain for a month, in response to the unprecedented migrant surge at Spain's Ceuta border.
While digging a grave for a woman's burial in Monoharganj, Cumilla, local people claimed they found the body of her husband — buried about 24 years ago — still intact, drawing crowds of curious…
Four people were killed in a head-on collision between a truck and a pickup in Kahalu upazila, Bogura, on Saturday (1 August). One of the dead has been identified as fish trader Lutfor Rahman,…
The United States has praised Bangladesh's current stability and expressed full confidence in Prime Minister Tareque Rahman's leadership, saying Washington will positively reconsider its travel advisory to encourage fresh US investment, US special representative…
Police have recovered the half-decomposed body of a 40-year-old businessman from a furniture shop in the Panti Golabari market of Kumarkhali upazila, Kushtia. Police say they initially suspect he may have died by suicide…
Much of the evidence at the "Aynaghar" secret detention site was destroyed and new structures put up, and those involved will face action subject to investigation, International Crimes Tribunal Chief Prosecutor Md Aminul Islam…
About 1,000 chickens died in a night-time wild-animal attack on a poultry farm in Damurhuda, Chuadanga, causing the owner an estimated 400,000 to 500,000 taka (about $3,300 to $4,200) in losses.
Kazi Salahuddin has again become president of the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF), elected unopposed at the federation's congress in Bhutan on Saturday (1 August) for a fifth consecutive term.
Experts say fresh thinking is needed to escape the ongoing US-Iran conflict. President Donald Trump has again threatened Iran with a "devastating strike," but has yet to show any strong sign of using force…
National Citizen Party chief coordinator Nasiruddin Patwari was attacked again in the Sylhet region amid the party's continuing programmes; his convoy was ambushed on the road between Sylhet Sadar and Jaintapur, breaking a car's…
World Breastfeeding Week began on Saturday (1 August) to highlight the importance of breast milk for children's healthy growth and immunity and for mothers' health, and is being observed with various programmes in more…
A family in India's Anand district in Gujarat faced a terrifying situation early last week when they found a live seven-foot crocodile inside their home's bathroom in the dead of night.
Everyday habits — brushing teeth, drinking bottled water, moving through street dust or eating food kept in plastic containers — are unknowingly introducing tiny plastic particles known as microplastics into the body, and concern…
A Barishal University student has alleged he was ordered to write a teacher's name 300 times and submit it after misspelling the name in an assignment, sparking wide discussion among students after he posted…
The United States could strike Iran on Saturday or Sunday, two US officials said, though they gave no clear detail on the scope or possible targets and cautioned that the plan could also be…
Khulna University students have announced they are withdrawing their protest and boycott of classes and exams, deciding to return to all academic and administrative activities from Sunday after the administration took positive steps on…
Dhaka University has begun repainting and, where needed, rewriting the July uprising graffiti on walls across its campus to preserve the memory of the historic mass movement, in a three-day programme that keeps the…
Dr Dipti Saha, a professor in Dhaka University's applied chemistry and chemical engineering department, has died at a hospital in the capital at the age of 58 after food lodged in her windpipe during…
Elizabeth Barton, an English maidservant, won a saint's standing in ordinary people's eyes for her prophecies in the 16th century — until a prophecy about King Henry VIII turned her life around and she…
Spain says the situation in its North African enclave of Ceuta is under control after an unprecedented surge of migrants; most of the more than 50,000 who crossed have begun returning voluntarily to Morocco,…
A total of 1,849 road crashes in the capital killed 1,384 people and injured 2,488 between 2020 and July 2026, according to a Road Safety Foundation report; pedestrians made up the largest share of…
A Sri Lankan court has sentenced former police chief Pujith Jayasundara to death for failing to prevent the devastating 2019 Easter Sunday bombings, convicting him of criminal negligence.
Public health experts and specialist doctors have advised curbing Aedes mosquito breeding, protecting against bites and seeing a doctor rather than staying home when fever strikes, saying there is no substitute for awareness against…
A US Marine Corps F-35B fighter jet has crashed and caught fire at a military base in California, but the pilot ejected safely with a parachute moments before the aircraft hit the ground.
Three more children have died with measles symptoms in the country in the past 24 hours, while 872 children were newly infected with measles or measles-like symptoms in the same period, according to a…
Months of continuous conflict in the Middle East have sharply depleted the US Defense Department's stockpile of missile-defense interceptors, prompting American military planners to reconsider whether the current pace of strikes and operations can…
Sergio Gor, the visiting US Special Envoy for South and Central Asian Affairs, has met Prime Minister Tareque Rahman at the Prime Minister's Office in Dhaka's Tejgaon, Deputy Press Secretary Zahidul Islam Roni confirmed.
After taking control of Venezuela's oil sector, the Trump administration has raised more than $13 billion from that country's oil sales in the first six months of this year and is now turning its…
More than 215 academics have condemned Indian opposition Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra in an open letter after she was widely seen to have indirectly called IIT Madras director Professor V Kamakoti a “cow-urine…
China has urged Washington to halt military threats and unilateral sanctions after reports that the Pentagon is reviewing options for possible military action against Cuba, saying Beijing will firmly stand with Cuba's sovereignty.
Saudi Arabia has announced a 14-nation Multinational Maritime Defense Alliance — including Bangladesh — to secure commercial and energy shipping in the Red Sea, the Bab al-Mandeb strait and the Gulf of Aden, Al…
The United States and Israel are discussing a possible land blockade on Iran to intensify economic pressure, after air strikes and prolonged military pressure failed to force Tehran to yield, according to a report…
Thousands of cancer patients in Gaza are being denied life-saving treatment because of Israeli restrictions on medical evacuations and supplies, Palestinian health officials say. Among them is university professor Khulud Abu Sahmoud, 33, who…
Four young men in Ghatail, Tangail, have voluntarily cleared dense roadside bushes along accident-prone roads to make travel safer, drawing praise from local officials.
Saudi Arabia's Jeddah Tower, set to become the world's first building over one kilometre tall, has reached 430 metres — more than 40 percent of its planned height — with construction moving fast again,…
A widely shared social-media claim that original HSC certificates are mandatory for chairman candidates and SSC certificates for member candidates in union council elections is entirely false; the Election Commission has issued no such…
India's foreign ministry told a parliamentary committee it would gradually normalize visa services for Bangladeshi citizens as the situation improves, and the panel recommended building a bilateral consular framework, according to an Indian media…
The exchange rates of major foreign currencies against the Bangladeshi taka on Friday.
The government has made GPS devices mandatory in all public transport from Saturday, August 1, to be shown for new registration and fitness-certificate renewal, though owners say full compliance will take more time.
Bangladesh Bank has handed control of Al-Arafah Islami Bank back to its old owners, the Chattogram-based KDS Group, under high-level government pressure — a move that returned people accused of past irregularities to the…
Shehzad Poonawalla, a prominent face and national spokesperson of India's ruling BJP, has abruptly resigned citing personal reasons, prompting speculation over the move.
Real Madrid has taken a hard line on Vinicius Junior's future, telling the Brazilian forward he must either renew his contract or be sold this summer, the Spanish outlet Marca reported.
India's Central Bureau of Investigation will freshly probe the rape and murder of a trainee doctor, referred to by the pseudonym Abhaya, at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College Hospital, appointing a new investigating officer…
The Saimum Shilpi Gosthi has announced a four-day cultural festival, “July Awakening (Season 2),” themed “July Through Children's Eyes,” to mark the second anniversary of the July uprising, at the Bangladesh National Museum in…
A boat carrying Rohingya capsized while entering Bangladesh off Shah Porir Dwip in Teknaf, Cox's Bazar, on Friday. Local fishermen rescued 18 people, while about 13 others, including the crew, are feared missing.
India has begun an anti-dumping investigation into PET film exported from Bangladesh, with a virtual hearing set for August 6, adding another Bangladeshi product to a growing list of trade-remedy actions.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israeli special forces would mount an operation to free him if he were arrested in a European country, in a Fox News interview, amid an ICC arrest warrant…
Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer and Leader of the Opposition Dr Shafiqur Rahman visited a teenager, Alif, who lost an eye in an attack on the NCP's “July March” in Habiganj, at the National Institute of Ophthalmology…
Cases and attacks cannot stop the NCP's movement, chief organizer Nasiruddin Patwari said, responding to a case filed over an attack on party leaders in Habiganj that named him and others.
More than a week of heavy rain has badly damaged the summer chili crop in Madhukhali, Faridpur, killing most plants through waterlogging and pushing farmers into heavy losses; they are demanding government compensation.
Ten members of an international expedition led by renowned climber Nirmal “Nims” Purja are missing after an avalanche on the 8,047-metre Broad Peak in Pakistan's Karakoram range, the Alpine Club Pakistan said.
The Trump administration is considering a $100,000 fee for foreign students who want to work in the US after graduating, a move that could hit international students, US universities and tech firms, The Wall…
Actress Sadia Jahan Prova has stirred curiosity with a cryptic, emotional Instagram post — “I'm still alive without you” — without saying who it was meant for.
The BNP government has itself admitted that corruption has increased, Leader of the Opposition and Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman said, criticizing the government over corruption and workers' welfare.
This analysis argues that Israel has drawn the United States into another Middle East war while positioning itself to gain — from missile-defense sales to shaping US diplomacy with Saudi Arabia.
The Law Reform Commission's proposals will be implemented in line with the “July Charter,” Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Md Asaduzzaman said in Jhenaidah.