BGB repels attempt to push in eight people at Kushtia border
Border Guard Bangladesh repelled an attempt by India's Border Security Force to illegally push eight people into Bangladesh across the Kushtia border on Friday.
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A secret Iran-Saudi understanding, brokered by Pakistan's army chief?
Pakistan secretly brokered a ceasefire-like understanding between Tehran and Riyadh to protect Saudi Arabia from Iranian missile attacks, in return for keeping Iranian oil flowing to Pakistan, The Times of Israel reported.
What Md Sahabuddin wrote in his resignation letter
President Md Sahabuddin has resigned, citing serious illness; in his letter he recounts convening the interim government after the August 2024 uprising and says his firm role averted a constitutional collapse.
Constable goes to recover accident victim's body, finds it is his own son
A fourth-grade schoolboy was killed in a road accident in Kishoreganj; the police constable who went to recover the body found it was his own 10-year-old son.
Jamaat is not a party of angels; we too make mistakes: Shafiqur Rahman
Opposition leader and Jamaat Amir Dr Shafiqur Rahman told a members' conference in Dhaka that Jamaat is not a party of angels and makes mistakes, while criticising the government over the referendum and law…
Italy turned to Ancelotti before Guardiola
Italy approached Carlo Ancelotti before contacting Pep Guardiola about the vacant national-team job, new technical director Paolo Maldini said, after Italy failed to reach the World Cup for a third straight time.
Practising taqwa and self-restraint
On the Ayyam al-Bidh fasts of the 13th, 14th and 15th of each Hijri month — a Sunnah the Prophet (peace be upon him) encouraged, described in the hadith as equal to fasting the…
Five children die with measles symptoms in 24 hours
Five more children have died with measles symptoms across Bangladesh in the past 24 hours, the Directorate General of Health Services said, with 1,137 people newly affected in the same period.
President Sahabuddin resigns
President Md Sahabuddin has resigned, the parliament secretariat confirmed; Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmed will speak on receiving the resignation letter at a 5 p.m. briefing at the Sangsad Bhaban.
Two reasons the new pay scale is stuck
Economic pressure, a revenue shortfall and the IMF's caution have created uncertainty over the ninth national pay scale, with a two-stage rollout under consideration and the gazette possibly out in early August.
Confidence in government primary schools is slipping
Government primary schools in Rajshahi division have lost about 1 lakh 37 thousand pupils in a dozen years while kindergartens and private primaries have grown, in a shift analysts read as a change in…
Cabinet approves draft law creating a Bogura Development Authority
The cabinet has given final approval to the draft Bogura Development Authority Act, 2026, barring construction without the authority's clearance and setting penalties for filling in water bodies and open spaces.
Speaker cuts trip short and returns home
Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmed is returning from Bangkok on Friday, cutting short a medical trip, amid speculation about President Md Sahabuddin's position; under article 54 the Speaker acts as president if the office falls…
Nationwide protests called in India, with a fresh warning for Modi
The Cockroach Janata Party has called protests across India on Friday after a month at Jantar Mantar, with founder Abhijit Deepak warning the demand could widen to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's own resignation.
Mobile internet ordered shut at Delhi protest site
India has ordered telecom operators to suspend mobile data in central Delhi, particularly around the protest site, amid the youth movement demanding the education minister's resignation, Reuters reported.
Italy's top court delivers good news for undocumented migrants
Italy's Constitutional Court ruled that a 2020 regularisation application cannot be rejected automatically merely because of an administrative alert in the Schengen Information System.
22 workers' bodies recovered from Sikkim tunnel, search goes on
The death toll from an explosion and collapse in a hydropower tunnel under construction in Sikkim's Namchi district has risen to 22, with rescuers still searching for the missing in toxic gas and unstable…
From classroom to graveyard: 120 children
Months after a missile hit the Shajare Tayyebe primary school in Minab, southern Iran, killing 156 people including 120 children, a surviving teacher and bereaved families describe what happened.
Iraqi prime minister visits Iran amid US strikes
Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi arrived in Tehran on a two-day official visit amid the continuing conflict with the United States, meeting President Masoud Pezeshkian for talks on de-escalation and gas imports.
The devil's whisper versus the ababil of truth
Columnist Minar Rashid on Khutbas remembered from childhood, the selective coverage of Balochistan in parts of the Bangladeshi media, and the citizen journalists he says are pushing back.
Leaving home in secret to join the protest
Students and young people from across India have travelled overnight to Jantar Mantar for the Cockroach Janata Party's protest over exam paper leaks — some slipping away from home without telling their families.
Growing tomatoes by the mulching method
Commercial tomato cultivation using the mulching method has begun in Kotchandpur, Jhenaidah, with 7.5 bighas under BARI Hybrid 8 this year and demonstration plots planned for seven farmers.
Which other heads of state, like Trump, were caught in sex scandals
From Bill Clinton's impeachment to a prison term for Israel's Moshe Katsav and Silvio Berlusconi's “Rubygate,” a look at leaders whose private lives brought legal and political consequences.
Six candidates in the race to be the next UN secretary-general
António Guterres steps down on December 31 after a decade, and six candidates are competing to succeed him — at a moment when the UN's effectiveness, influence and finances are all under scrutiny.
'Cockroach' party calls nationwide protests across India
The Cockroach Janata Party has called peaceful protests across India on Friday over the NEET paper leak and other issues, renewing its demand for the education minister's resignation as its Delhi sit-in grows.
IIT Madras orders students to delete protest videos
IIT Madras has told students to remove social-media posts and videos backing the Delhi student movement, a student said, after several posted Instagram videos in solidarity with the Jantar Mantar protest.
Floods wash away the crop, leaving a Lohagara farmer in despair
Floods damaged farmland across most of Lohagara upazila's nine unions in Chattogram, submerging aman seedbeds, aus paddy, vegetable fields and betel-leaf plots; agriculture officials put the loss at 5.14 crore taka.
US-Saudi nuclear deal raises fresh concern in Israel
The United States has signed a civil nuclear cooperation deal with Saudi Arabia that could open a path to uranium enrichment, drawing warnings of a Middle East arms race and concern from Israel and…
Mumbai police threaten to frame students in drug cases
A video posted by the Mumbai Congress shows a uniformed policeman telling detained students he will plant drugs on them if they return to the protests; Mumbai police have announced an inquiry.
Creating jobs must be the priority to turn the economy round
Amar Desh editor Dr. Mahmudur Rahman told a Dhaka University seminar that job creation in manufacturing and agriculture must be the top priority if Bangladesh's economy is to recover.
US preparing for military action in Mali, report says
The Trump administration is planning direct military action against the al-Qaeda-linked group JNIM in Mali, The Washington Post reported, citing current and former US officials.
Scrap merchant fees on digital payments including Bangla QR, says Ahsan H Mansur
Former Bangladesh Bank governor Ahsan H Mansur urged the removal of merchant fees on all digital transactions including Bangla QR to popularise going cashless, suggesting the cost be met from the remittance incentive budget.
Most vegetables now cost more than 100 taka a kg
Vegetable prices have jumped by 20 to 50 taka a kg in Dhaka after relentless rain disrupted supply, pushing nearly every item above 100 taka and green chilies to as much as 280 taka.
Russia warns US against arming Ukraine
Russia has warned the United States against increasing “unacceptable” arms supplies to Ukraine, its foreign ministry said, citing Sergei Lavrov's meeting with Marco Rubio in Manila — their first since September 2025.
'Probashi Card' launching in August — who gets it first?
The government will pilot the long-awaited Probashi (Expatriate) Card in August, targeting 50,000 holders by December and 200,000 by next June, with BMET-registered migrants first in line.
Cockroach party chief on a break through illness, says he will return soon
Cockroach Janata Party founder Abhijit Deepak fell ill while protesting at Jantar Mantar, saying on X he had been carrying on with painkillers despite high fever, and would return to the protest stage by…
BPGA president meets Malaysian high commissioner on developing golf
Bangladesh Professional Golfers' Association president Mohammed Younus met Malaysia's High Commissioner Mohd Suhada Othman to discuss developing professional golfers, international training and sports cooperation between the two countries.
Hundreds of Jewish visitors including Ben-Gvir at Al-Aqsa; Jordan and Hamas condemn
The Jerusalem Islamic Waqf said more than 2,300 settlers entered the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound as the Jewish observance of Tisha B'Av began, with Israeli minister Itamar Ben-Gvir among them; Jordan and Hamas strongly condemned…
Rumana Malik Munmun returns to hosting
Presenter and actor Rumana Malik Munmun, long based in Canada, has returned to hosting with “Legend and Legacy,” a 13-episode show featuring figures from acting, music, art and literature.
Modi admits paper leak but is shielding education minister, CJP says
Cockroach Janata Party chief Abhijit Deepak said it took Prime Minister Narendra Modi 34 days to admit the paper leak, calling the silence “shameful” and accusing the government of still protecting the education minister.
Bangladesh to receive €1.25 million for managing climate displacement
The government and the International Organization for Migration signed a three-year, EU-funded agreement worth €1.25 million to strengthen the management of climate-induced displacement in South Asia.
The Ballon d'Or equation has shifted — who is on top?
After the 2026 World Cup, Marca has published a list of the leading Ballon d'Or contenders based on expert opinion: Rodri, Lamine Yamal, Lionel Messi, Harry Kane and Kylian Mbappé. The winner is announced…
Balendra Shah breaks his own rule: meeting the Chinese and Indian ambassadors
Nepal's Prime Minister Balendra “Balen” Shah is changing tack to balance ties with India and China, sitting down separately with both ambassadors after avoiding one-on-one meetings with foreign envoys since taking office.
The gift Messi gave Vozinha's family
Argentine journalist Yanina Latorre says Lionel Messi quietly bought World Cup tickets for four members of Cape Verde goalkeeper Vozinha's family, who could not otherwise afford to attend.
GRI and BGMEA sign strategic partnership agreement
BGMEA and the Global Reporting Initiative have signed a strategic partnership to advance the “Improving Transparency for Sustainable Business” initiative in Bangladesh's garment sector.
Sweeping crackdown across Kashmir, 2,000 detained
Police have detained about 2,000 people across Indian-administered Kashmir after a police officer was shot dead in Anantnag, saying the operation targets networks aiding militancy.
New navy chief receives rank badge
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman and outgoing navy chief Admiral M Nazmul Hasan put the rank badge on the new navy chief, Vice Admiral Khondkar Misbah-ul-Azim, at the Prime Minister's Office in Dhaka Cantonment.
Government moving on a plan to build a $1 trillion economy by 2034
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman said the government is working to make Bangladesh a one-trillion-dollar economy by 2034, prioritising renewable energy, pharmaceuticals, electronics, digital services, agro-processing, textiles, healthcare and logistics.
Commerce minister invites more Thai investment in Bangladesh
Commerce Minister Khandaker Abdul Muktadir called on Thai investors to invest more in Bangladesh's promising sectors, opening the three-day “Top Thai Brands 2026” trade exhibition in Dhaka.
Death sentence for accused in Cumilla schoolgirl rape and murder case
A Cumilla tribunal sentenced Mofizul Islam Mofu to death for the rape and murder of a third-grade schoolgirl in 2024, concluding the trial in 19 working days, the prosecutor said.
Make the 11-party alliance's Sylhet divisional rally a success: Golam Parwar
Jamaat secretary general Mia Golam Parwar called on party units and people of all walks of life to make Saturday's 11-party alliance rally in Sylhet a success, demanding implementation of the referendum verdict and…
Mozaffar, accused in Zia killing, arrested in crimes-against-humanity case
The International Crimes Tribunal-2 ordered Mozaffar Hossain, accused in the killing of former president Ziaur Rahman, shown arrested in a crimes-against-humanity case and allowed investigators two days to question him.
Accused in Sylhet child murder case attacked again at court premises
The main accused in the widely followed case over the attempted rape and killing of a four-year-old girl was beaten by an angry crowd while being produced at a Sylhet tribunal; police baton-charged to…
Reckless syndicate looting sand from hill streams
Silica sand is being extracted illegally from more than a hundred hill streams in Moulvibazar in defiance of a High Court injunction, damaging embankments, hills, roads and farmland and costing the government revenue.
Jamaat-led 11 parties press tribunal for speedy July genocide trials
An 11-party alliance led by Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami submitted a seven-point memorandum to the International Crimes Tribunal's chief prosecutor, urging faster investigation and trial of crimes against humanity during the July-August 2024 uprising.
Modi invites Tarique Rahman to visit India
New Delhi has formally invited Prime Minister Tarique Rahman to attend the BRICS summit in New Delhi in September; the invitation from Narendra Modi has reached Dhaka, the foreign ministry said.
Canteen worker detained over phone left in women's hall washroom at Khulna University
Khulna University students detained a canteen worker over allegations that a mobile phone was secretly placed in the women's washroom at Bijoy '24 Hall, causing alarm across the hall; the provost says an inquiry…
BNP standing committee member Barrister Rafiqul Islam Mia on life support
BNP standing committee member and former minister Barrister Rafiqul Islam Mia has been put on life support at Evercare Hospital in Dhaka after his condition deteriorated, his personal secretary said.
The president can resign if he wishes: home minister
Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed said President Md Shahabuddin has the constitutional option to resign if he wishes, on health or any other grounds, but that the government has taken no step in the matter.
Government working to turn country into a trillion-dollar economy: PM
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman told an FICCI FDI conference the BNP government is working to make Bangladesh a one-trillion-dollar economy by 2034, urging domestic and foreign investors to expand here.