8,535 reports translated from the Bengali original, most recent first. বাংলা সংস্করণ
There is no scope for the ousted former prime minister Sheikh Hasina to surrender, Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed says, adding that a formal letter has been sent under the extradition treaty to bring her…
Spain outclassed France 2-0 in the World Cup semifinal in Dallas, with Lamine Yamal winning the penalty that broke French hearts — a defeat one French daily called 'entirely logical.'
In line with the BNP government's election manifesto, the Rajshahi Krishi Unnayan Bank has waived the principal and interest on loans owed by 2,29,933 small and marginal farmers in northern Bangladesh, worth about Tk…
Film actress Yamin Haque Bobby has been granted bail after surrendering in a cheating case in Dhaka, appearing before the court in a burqa and sunglasses.
After a 23-year presence, the US military will leave Iraq by the end of September, US and Iraqi officials announced jointly — closing a chapter that began with the 2003 invasion of Saddam Hussein's…
An attempt to smuggle yaba in a luxury car bearing 'Home Ministry' and 'Mirpur DOHS' stickers has been foiled in Ramu, Cox's Bazar, with the Department of Narcotics Control seizing 6,000 pills and detaining…
Two people died of dengue and 391 more were admitted to hospital across Bangladesh in the past 24 hours, taking this month's dengue deaths to 12 and this year's cases to 9,370, the Directorate…
Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed says the Awami League will be put on trial as an organisation over allegations of genocide and crimes against humanity — through the courts rather than an administrative ban —…
The body of a farmer, Masuk Miya, 45, has been recovered from the Dhalai River in Kamalganj, Moulvibazar, four days after he was swept away by the current while crossing the river.
In northern Uganda, climate activist Lucy Everlyn Atim is turning the discarded husks of shea fruit into fuel briquettes — a clean alternative to charcoal that also helps local women earn a living, Al…
The government has taken up preparing an accurate, complete list of the martyrs of the Liberation War, Prime Minister Tarique Rahman told parliament, saying earlier governments had dragged politics into the task and pledging…
Border Guard Bangladesh detained a man with eight gold bars worth about Tk 1.76 crore in a raid in the border area of Damurhuda in Chuadanga.
France's National Assembly is set to give final approval to an assisted-dying bill, granting terminally ill adults the legal right, under strict conditions, to take lethal medication to end their lives.
Bollywood actor Aamir Khan has pushed back at a renewed "love jihad" controversy over his third marriage, saying none of his wives or partners ever changed religion and that his marriages were civil ceremonies…
The British government has announced new overnight limits on social media use for 16- and 17-year-olds, restricting apps such as Instagram, TikTok and YouTube from midnight to 6 a.m. — though child-safety campaigners say…
Police foiled an attempt by HSC examinees to enter the Secretariat as they pressed their demand for the education minister's resignation, keeping water cannon on standby amid protests across the capital.
Higher secondary examinees marched toward the Secretariat with a six-point demand, including the resignation of Education Minister ANM Ehsanul Haque Milon, in protest at HSC exams being held amid floods and waterlogging.
FIFA has approved Argentina's request to wear their dark blue away kit, rather than light blue, in their World Cup semifinal against England — a shirt they wore in famous wins over England in…
The United States has reimposed a naval blockade on Iran's ports and coast, with US Central Command saying more than 20 warships and over 100 military aircraft are now operating across the Middle East.
Police have filed a charge sheet against three people in the murder of Jagannath University student and Chhatra Dal leader Jobayed Hossain, who was killed in Puran Dhaka last October.
A father and son were killed by a lightning strike while cutting jute in a field in Thakurgaon Sadar upazila, police said.
Legendary singer Runa Laila's first-ever solo concert and tribute at the Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy, set for 18 July, has been postponed because of the country's ongoing flood situation.
Five more children have died of measles in the past 24 hours, taking the toll since 15 March to 771, the Directorate General of Health Services says.
Allah may forgive even mountains of sin for a sincere penitent, but Islam holds that one class of wrong — the violation of the rights of other people (Haqqul Ibad) — He will not…
Actor Fazlur Rahman Babu, who has no dialogue in the film 'Mastul,' says he lets a character's psychological journey — not its lines — guide his acting. The film releases in cinemas on 17…
Students who missed exams because of bad weather may sit the papers on the same date set by the ministry, and full marks will be awarded for two flawed questions in the Physics first…
US Senate Democrats blocked a motion to open debate on the annual defense-policy bill (NDAA) 50-46, opposing President Trump's Iran war and a push to deepen US-Israel military coordination.
Ahead of Argentina's World Cup semifinal against England, Diego Maradona Jr told Marca the match was no ordinary fixture, evoking memories of the Falklands War and his father's 1986 quarter-final.
The Companions of the Prophet are the best generation — chosen by Allah and the means through which Islam reached us — and to criticise or abuse them, the Quran and the classical scholars…
Iran's former president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has rejected as "completely false" a New York Times report that Israel's Mossad sought to install him as the country's leader and that he is now under house arrest,…
The government is working tirelessly to advance women's education, Meherpur District Commissioner Shilpi Rani Ray told an awareness rally in Gangni on drugs, child marriage, violence against women and suicide prevention.
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami posted four verses of Surah Al-Mu'minun (verses 2-5) on its Facebook page on Thursday — passages that, exegetes say, sketch a balanced framework of worship, social conduct, economic duty and moral character.
President Donald Trump says the United States will levy a 20 percent toll on cargo ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz — a charge his own administration, including Secretary of State Marco Rubio,…
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has threatened to shut every other energy-export corridor that benefits the United States and its allies, after Tehran again closed the Strait of Hormuz and Washington blockaded Iranian ports,…
US Senator Lindsey Graham, a staunch Trump ally and longtime backer of American military operations abroad, died suddenly late Saturday — hours after telling the president in a phone call that he could not…
Editorial: Crores of taka worth of imported medical equipment ending up sold for scrap is a living document of mismanagement, corruption and waste in the health sector — and it must stop.
Argentina coach Lionel Scaloni thanked Bangladesh's supporters ahead of the England semifinal, saying it was unbelievable to have fans so far away and that the team would be happy to give them one more…
The Met Office has asked the Chattogram, Cox's Bazar, Mongla and Payra seaports to hoist local cautionary signal No. 3 as a low pressure formed over the Bay of Bengal, with squally weather possible…
Spain outclassed France 2-0 at the AT&T Stadium in Dallas, with a Mikel Oyarzabal penalty and a Pedro Porro strike carrying them into the World Cup final, where Argentina or England await.
France captain Kylian Mbappe blamed his own side after their 2-0 semifinal loss to Spain, saying they had failed both technically and tactically and lacked what it takes to reach a World Cup final.
The Bangladesh Jewellers' Association (BAJUS) has again cut the price of gold, reducing 22-carat gold by Tk 2,158 a bhori to Tk 2,19,808.
The exchange rates of the Bangladeshi taka against various foreign currencies on Tuesday, July 14, 2026, with the US dollar at Tk 122.94 and the pound sterling at Tk 165.40.
Ticket prices for the World Cup semifinals have soared, with the France-Spain match at $1,325, the Argentina-England match rising 34 percent to about $2,537, and the final currently at $6,760, according to TicketData.com.
The release of 'Sigma,' the directorial debut of Jason Sanjay, son of Tamil superstar Thalapathy Vijay, has been pushed back to avoid a box-office clash with Vijay's final film 'Jana Nayagan.'
Revenue at Satkhira's Bhomra land port fell more than Tk 950 crore short of its target in 2025-26, collecting Tk 1,114 crore against a Tk 2,064 crore goal, though that was Tk 134 crore…
Myanmar's detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi has not been seen in public since 2022, and her family, diplomats and regional leaders are now demanding proof that she is alive.
Education Minister Dr ANM Ehsanul Haque Milon told parliament that non-MPO degree colleges would be brought under the MPO scheme in phases, subject to policy decisions and eligibility conditions.
Actor Zahid Hasan is working again under director Muhammad Mostofa Kamal Raj in a new love-story drama, 'Pothhara Mon,' after years apart.
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva sharply criticised the US plan to charge a 20 percent fee on ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz, saying it would turn the United States into…
Ticket prices for the Argentina-England World Cup semifinal in Atlanta have soared, with the priciest hospitality package resold for about Tk 13.21 lakh, as authorities tighten security around the politically charged tie.
Analysts say Iran is outmanoeuvring the United States over the Strait of Hormuz, exploiting the loose language of a ceasefire memorandum, as President Trump gives contradictory accounts of a deal he himself broke.
The government has begun preparing administrative action, including compulsory retirement, against more than 100 officers-in-charge who served during the 2018 general election's disputed 'night vote,' police and Home Ministry sources say.
After nearly three decades in Dhallywood, actress Dilara Hanif Purnima says she wants to break from her 'sweet girl' roles and play a villain for the first time.
Spain's Lamine Yamal, who turned 19 on Monday, brushed off suggestions of pressure before the France semifinal, declaring that as European champions Spain fear no one.
As France meet Spain in the World Cup semifinal, the personal duel between Kylian Mbappe and Lamine Yamal takes centre stage — Yamal leads their head-to-head record, but Mbappe has scored more.
Reducing dependence on China in key industries and supply chains could require the US, eurozone and UK to invest an extra $23.6 trillion by 2050, an EY-Parthenon analysis says.
Bangladeshi citizen Saifullah Al-Mamun, 39, has appeared in a US court after being extradited from Brazil on charges of conspiring to smuggle people illegally from Bangladesh to the United States, the US Justice Department…
At least five explosions were heard in the Iranian port city of Bandar Abbas, Al Jazeera reported, citing Iranian state media, amid the continuing US-Iran conflict centred on the Strait of Hormuz.
Argentina have won all five of their previous World Cup semifinals, and history is on their side as they prepare to face England in the last four.
Indian border guards detained a US citizen who identified himself as a former US Navy sailor near the India-Nepal border in Uttar Pradesh, after he was found without a passport or visa, NDTV reported.