8,535 reports translated from the Bengali original, most recent first. বাংলা সংস্করণ
The Directorate General of Health Services has issued a seven-point directive to ensure emergency healthcare in flood-hit areas, including forming medical teams, stocking medicines and anti-snake venom, and canceling staff leave if needed.
Cuba suffered its second nationwide blackout in under a week, plunging the island into darkness, as an energy crisis deepened by US sanctions and an aging grid grips the country, Al Jazeera reported.
At least 15 Indian tourists were killed when a speedboat capsized in rough seas near Vietnam's Phu Quoc island, Vietnamese state media and the Indian embassy said; 21 of the 36 aboard were rescued.
The Chattogram Education Board has postponed its HSC and equivalent examinations until July 16 because of floods and bad weather, while exams under other boards continue as scheduled.
Jamaat-e-Islami Amir Dr. Shafiqur Rahman vowed to force the government to implement the referendum's verdict, in a speech at a Rangpur rally pressing four demands including the Teesta master plan.
The Bangladesh Labor Welfare Federation held a representative conference for Chuadanga and Meherpur, where its central president demanded a minimum monthly wage of 30,000 taka for workers.
Mosquitoes pick their targets using signals like carbon dioxide, body heat and skin odor, scientists say - and some people are far more attractive to them than others, largely because of their skin chemistry.
A nine-year-old girl drowned in a pond in Natore's Naldanga while playing near her home, police said.
Former International Crimes Tribunal chief prosecutor Mohammad Tajul Islam urged filmmakers to make a movie about the July uprising, pledging to sell his car or even his blood to help fund it.
Jamaat-e-Islami Amir Dr. Shafiqur Rahman told the government to resign if it could not bring the killers of Hadi to justice, in a speech at a Rangpur rally where he also pressed for the…
LDP chairman Col. (retd.) Oli Ahmed said Bangladesh would 'capture Kolkata' if India spoke of capturing Rangpur, in a fiery speech at a Rangpur rally demanding an end to border push-ins and a fair…
At an 8th-century Buddhist temple in South Korea, a 30-hour dating retreat is trying to help young people find partners - part of a national push against one of the world's lowest birth rates,…
Pakistan will present evidence of India's alleged involvement in Balochistan at international forums, a top adviser to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said, as the military reported dozens killed in an ongoing operation it blames…
The body of a 20-year-old man was recovered from a pond in Pabna Sadar after he visited his in-laws' home, police said. Police believe it was a suicide, but the death is being investigated…
A group of Chinese geologists has warned that an active fault line runs directly beneath China's under-construction mega-dam on the Brahmaputra in Tibet, posing a major risk to the world's largest hydropower project and…
Citing a lack of research funding and shrinking opportunities to lead major projects in the West, about a dozen scientists have left the United States and Britain for China this year. Here are 10…
The Bangladesh Coast Guard has seized banned current nets worth about 50.3 million taka in Lalmohan, Bhola, though those involved fled and no one was detained.
Pakistan's fast-growing population has become a serious threat to public health, the environment and the economy, experts warn, saying that without urgent action future generations could be deprived of clean air and safe water.
A pickup driver was killed when his vehicle hit a broken-down bus parked on the Dhaka-Dinajpur regional highway in Gaibandha's Gobindaganj early Saturday, police said.
President Donald Trump said he had agreed to continue talks with Iran even as he again declared the ceasefire over, as a Qatari mediation delegation arrived in Tehran after fresh attacks, Iranian media reported.
India has for the first time placed 12 nuclear weapons on immediate-use standby in submarines and underground silos, according to a SIPRI report cited by a retired Indian air marshal, amid threats from China…
India's Border Security Force tried to push three people, including two women, into Bangladesh at the Joypurhat border early Saturday, but the attempt was foiled by local villagers and the Border Guard Bangladesh, officials…
The government has ordered stricter scrutiny of spending and procurement to curb irregularities and waste, with Prime Minister Tarique Rahman directing swift action on any corruption complaints, the Finance Division said.
More than 600,000 people have been moved to safety in eastern China as Typhoon Bavi bears down on the coast, with authorities issuing an orange alert and canceling hundreds of flights.
Ireland's parliament has approved a bill banning imports of goods produced in Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem, the Times of Israel reported, in a largely symbolic but pointed trade…
New satellite imagery suggests Iran is rebuilding suspected nuclear facilities damaged in US-Israeli strikes, a step analysts say would breach last month's 14-point memorandum with Washington, CNN reported.
Exchange rates of major foreign currencies against the Bangladeshi taka on July 11, 2026, according to Bangladesh Bank and commercial banks.
Icelandic Prime Minister Kristrun Frostadottir praised the tolerance and hospitality of Turkey's Muslims during a visit, saying on X that she was moved by the sound of the azaan.
The Airports Authority of India has moved to relocate the 136-year-old Gouripur Mosque, which sits just 165 meters from a runway at Kolkata's airport, citing aviation-safety norms; prayers there were halted from Saturday.
Police in Cumilla's Chauddagram have arrested a man and seized 230 yaba pills and 23 bottles of foreign liquor, and a case has been filed against him under the narcotics law, police said.
The government has raised the cash assistance for export-oriented garment makers using domestic yarn and fabric from 1.5 percent to 5 percent, a move the textile sector had long demanded.
The US Justice Department has unsealed an indictment charging jailed Indian gangster Lawrence Bishnoi and six associates with murder, extortion and drug and human trafficking, describing a global network directed from an Indian prison.
A woman being held at Madaripur Sadar Model Police Station broke the grille of her room and escaped, and was re-arrested in Dhaka's Keraniganj within 24 hours, police said, as two officers were withdrawn…
A Dhaka court has sent Mehedi Hasan to jail in a case over the alleged burning of copies of the Quran commentary 'Tafhimul Quran' near Dhaka University, with the investigation report due by August…
Turkey will not be drawn into any direct military conflict with Israel, Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said, accusing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of stoking tensions for electoral gain.
Poultry farmers are losing 4 taka on every egg, with production costing 10 taka against a farm-gate price of 6, the Bangladesh Poultry Industries Association said, demanding a fair-price system and support for marginal…
A court in Chuadanga has sentenced a husband and wife to a year in prison each after police seized yaba and cannabis from them in Jibannagar, police said.
President Donald Trump's two approaches to Iran - airstrikes and a June deal - have both collapsed amid renewed attacks near the Strait of Hormuz, and analysts say Washington is left with no clear…
Former interim-government law adviser Asif Nazrul has called on ousted ex-prime minister Sheikh Hasina to return home now and face the courts rather than waiting until December, in a Facebook post.
A district model mosque has been inaugurated in Moulvibazar's Sadar upazila, with Moulvibazar-3 lawmaker M Nasser Rahman formally opening it at Jagannathpur.
Bangladesh will have the highest average inflation in South Asia this fiscal year, at a projected 8.8 percent, the Asian Development Bank forecasts, citing energy-price adjustments and persistent food and service inflation.
The United States wants a public pledge from Iran to keep the Strait of Hormuz open and stop attacks on commercial shipping, and intends to raise it at talks due to begin Saturday in…
A month-long dengue-prevention drive has begun in the capital, with State Minister for Road Transport and Railways Habibur Rashid Habib calling for a social movement - not just government action - to control the…
Speaker Major (retd.) Hafiz Uddin Ahmed said Sheikh Mujibur Rahman had no wish to break up Pakistan and, despite a request from Tajuddin Ahmad, did not declare independence before the March 25, 1971 crackdown…
Donation boxes at the shrine of Hazrat Shah Jalal in Sylhet were opened for a public count on Saturday - only the second such count in the shrine's 700-year history - yielding four sacks…
At least 360 students were killed and 109 injured in 320 road crashes across Bangladesh in the first six months of the year, the Bangladesh Passenger Welfare Association said, marking 15 years since the…
At least 24 people have died in landslides, wall collapses and drowning during five days of heavy rain and hill runoff in Cox's Bazar, where more than 500,000 remain marooned, officials said.
The Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education has issued an urgent directive for all government and private schools and colleges to install IP-based CCTV cameras and join a central online monitoring system, with information…
The government has designated five newly built children's hospitals - in Rangpur, Khulna, Kushtia, Rajshahi and Barishal - as 'specialized hospitals,' a step expected to strengthen their staffing and pediatric care.
The number of deaths from measles and measles-like symptoms has reached 750 over about four months, the Directorate General of Health Services said, as public-health experts urged urgent steps including more ICU and high-flow…
Three more children have died with suspected measles in the past 24 hours and 786 new measles or measles-symptom cases were recorded, the Directorate General of Health Services said Saturday.
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has urged doctors to work with sincerity and responsibility to strengthen public trust in them, calling healthcare a basic right the government aims to deliver to every citizen's doorstep.
The primary scholarship exam results will be published officially on Sunday. A total of 82,500 students will receive scholarships - 80 percent from government primary schools and 20 percent from private schools and kindergartens.
Belgium goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois says the World Cup semifinal between Spain and France is 'the real final,' and he makes Spain favorites to lift the trophy.
Spain go into the World Cup semifinal against France buoyed by recent history: La Roja have won the last two meetings, including a 5-4 UEFA Nations League thriller in 2025.
Named player of the match in Spain's 2-1 win over Belgium, Lamine Yamal says he is eager to score against France again in the World Cup semifinal, as he did at Euro 2024.
Four England players - Jude Bellingham, Nico O'Reilly, Declan Rice and Marc Guehi - are one booking away from missing a possible semifinal, adding to Thomas Tuchel's concerns before the World Cup quarterfinal against…
Spain edged Belgium 2-1 to reach the World Cup semifinals, where they meet France on Tuesday. Substitute Mikel Merino struck two minutes from time to settle a tense quarterfinal.
The Prime Minister has taken 10 steps to tackle heavy rain, flooding and landslides in the Chittagong region, according to the PM’s adviser and PMO spokesperson, Mahdi Amin. He said 1,057 shelters had been…
Turkey’s role in European security is rising fast, driven by NATO’s second-largest army, a defence industry that now meets about 80% of its own needs, and arms exports that topped US$10 billion last year.…