Woman found bound and strangled in Tangail home
The body of a 51-year-old woman, Nazma Alam, has been recovered, bound hand and foot with a rope around her neck, from a house in the Shibnathpara area of Tangail town. Her body was…
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PM urges students to prepare to build a prosperous Bangladesh
The present generation is the country's future, and students must prepare themselves to build a developed and prosperous Bangladesh, Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has said. He made the remarks to students at a lunch…
Stocks surge as turnover hits Tk 1,371 crore
Both the index and turnover rose on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) on the first trading day of the week. On Sunday, shares and mutual fund units of 394 companies changed hands, with total…
Australia to double fines on platforms over under-16 social media ban
Australia will double fines on platforms that break its rules to curb widespread evasion of one of the world's strictest bans on social media use by under-16s, the government said on Saturday. The new…
12 Chinese firms propose $9.21 billion investment in Bangladesh
Twelve Chinese companies have proposed investments worth $9.21 billion in Bangladesh in the energy, infrastructure, logistics, manufacturing and education sectors, following meetings with Prime Minister Tarique Rahman during his recent visit to China. The…
Pakistan plans to buy cheap oil and gas from Iran
Pakistan is considering buying cheap oil and gas from Iran. Energy Minister Ali Pervaiz Malik said on Sunday that Pakistan was planning to buy oil and gas from Tehran following the end of the…
Google curbs AI capacity for Meta amid data-centre crunch
As competition in artificial intelligence intensifies, so does demand for the computing capacity and data centres it requires. Citing limits in meeting that demand, Google has restricted the social media giant Meta's use of…
Farmland shrinking at an alarming rate in Bhola's Charfasson
Agricultural land is shrinking at an alarming rate in Charfasson, Bhola, due to unplanned house-building, with cropland being filled in for homes and commercial premises and crop output falling as a result. Continued erosion…
Bangladesh Bank scraps CAMELS rating for forward-looking risk system
Bangladesh Bank is discontinuing the CAMELS rating system used to assess the financial health and capacity of the country's banks, a decision that took effect formally from January this year. It has introduced a…
Trump again threatens to wipe out Iran as tit-for-tat strikes escalate
Military tensions between Iran and the United States in the Middle East have taken a new turn. Iran claimed on Sunday that its naval and aerospace forces had jointly launched missile and drone strikes…
PM orders nationalisation of remote Bandarban school after headteacher's boat-rowing story
Education Minister Dr ANM Ehsanul Haque Milon has announced the nationalisation of Tindu Lower Secondary School in a remote part of Thanchi upazila, Bandarban, on the instruction of Prime Minister Tarique Rahman. The school's…
Denmark considers banning the call to prayer
Denmark is considering banning the azaan, the Islamic call to prayer, with the government concerned about the growing number of Muslims, immigration minister Morten Bodskov said in an interview. English versions of the interview,…
Teesta is an important bilateral project, not aimed at any third party: China
Cooperation between Bangladesh and China is not aimed at any 'third party' and the relationship should remain free of third-party influence, Beijing has said. The remarks came at the Chinese foreign ministry's regular briefing…
Measles outbreak: four more die of symptoms, toll reaches 712
Four more people have died of measles symptoms in the country in the past 24 hours, though no confirmed measles death was recorded over the period, the Directorate General of Health Services said on…
ADP implementation falls to 16-year low
Implementation of the Annual Development Programme (ADP) in the first 11 months (July-May) of the current 2025-26 fiscal year has fallen to its lowest level in 16 years, with just 48.23 percent of the…
Deadly heatwave grips Europe
Roads, shopping malls and city centres lay deserted under the searing heat. Europe has endured its highest heatwave in memory over the past week, with Germany recording a new high of 41.5C. More than…
Ex-DMP commissioner Habib among three sentenced to death over July uprising killings
The International Crimes Tribunal has sentenced former Dhaka Metropolitan Police commissioner Habibur Rahman and two others to death over the shooting of a young man hanging from a building cornice and the killing of…
BNP MP proposes temporarily scrapping Tk 500 and Tk 1,000 notes
BNP member of parliament AM Mahbub Uddin Khokon has proposed temporarily scrapping Tk 500 and Tk 1,000 notes to bring cash held in homes into the banks. He made the proposal during the general…
Two earthquakes in a day jolt Afghanistan and Pakistan
A powerful earthquake struck Afghanistan's Hindu Kush region. The magnitude-6 quake was felt from the capital Kabul across the border into some areas of neighbouring Pakistan. A few hours earlier, a magnitude-5.4 quake had…
Eight third-placed teams grab knockout tickets
The football World Cup is being held with 48 teams for the first time, expanding the knockout stage to 32 teams. Under the new format, not only the top two from each group but…
Venezuela earthquake: 'every person rescued is a miracle'
Rubble is being cleared by bare hands and shovels, with drones searching from above for signs of life, as the race to rescue survivors continues in Venezuela. The coastal state of La Guaira, next…
Messi tops the Golden Boot race
Lionel Messi has again shown that, however much his age rises, his hunger for goals has not dimmed at all. Coming on as a substitute against Jordan on Monday, the in-form Argentina captain scored…
A deal on paper, chaos in Hormuz
Fresh tensions have arisen over commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. For the first time since the ceasefire took effect, an Iranian drone struck a commercial ship, after which the United States struck…
Iran return from the United States with heads held high
Iran were eliminated from the World Cup group stage despite finishing third and going unbeaten, after a stoppage-time goal against Egypt was ruled out by VAR for an unusual offside. Playing all three matches…
Mango festival in full swing in Sapahar, but growers despair
At Sapahar, one of the country's largest mango markets, mango collection, sorting and wholesale trading run from morning to evening. But behind the bustle, growers' frustration is rising as production costs have multiplied while…
New Dhaka commissioner; new DCs for Cumilla and Sylhet
The government has transferred Cumilla deputy commissioner (DC) Mu Reza Hasan to the post of Sylhet DC. It has also appointed Rozy Akter, a deputy secretary at the Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism,…
Why Kim Jong Un never speaks of his mother
Countless mysteries surround North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, but the secrecy around his mother is among the most striking. In 15 years in power, he has not once publicly uttered her name. The…
47th BCS final results published; 1,521 recommended for appointment
The Public Service Commission (PSC) has published the final results of the 47th BCS, recommending a total of 1,521 people for appointment -- 1,320 to cadre posts and 201 to non-cadre posts.
Miscreants cut down crops on 4 bigha in Mahespur, farmer devastated
Miscreants cut down the crops on 4 bigha of land in Boalia village of Mahespur upazila at some point on Saturday night, in what is estimated to be a Tk 5-6 lakh loss for…
Those who came to power in Ram's name, Ram will remove them: Kejriwal
Aam Aadmi Party national convener and former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal has directly accused the BJP and RSS over the theft of donations and jewellery given by devotees at the Ram temple. He…
July uprising's mastermind is not one person but 18 crore people: opposition leader
The mastermind of the July movement is not any single person but the 18 crore people of Bangladesh, opposition leader Dr Shafiqur Rahman has told the National Parliament. "We do not accept any single…
More than 15,000 illegal migrants arrested in Saudi Arabia
Saudi security forces arrested 15,231 illegal migrants in joint operations over one week, the kingdom's interior ministry said in a statement on Saturday. The operations, run from 18 to 24 June, were carried out…
Iran captain Taremi rages at FIFA: no one is helping us
Iran captain Mehdi Taremi has sharply criticised FIFA and its president Gianni Infantino over the management of his country's World Cup campaign. Calling the World Cup travel and logistics a disaster, he said his…
Hormuz to remain under Iran's control for the next month: FM Araghchi
Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has said that for the next 30 days, full control and oversight of the Strait of Hormuz will remain in Iran's hands, with no role for any other party…
Child drowns in pond in Narail
A three-and-a-half-year-old child drowned in a pond in Halda village of Naldi union in Lohagara upazila, Narail. The accident happened at around 9am on Sunday.
Eleven killed in plane crash in France
At least 11 people were killed when a small civilian aircraft crashed in the eastern French town of Tomblaine. The accident happened near Nancy-Essey airport in the Tomblaine municipal area on Sunday morning, local…
Vitamin A Plus campaign launched in Chuadanga
The national Vitamin A Plus campaign has been launched in Chuadanga. Health department assistant director Abu Hena Mohammad Jamal inaugurated the campaign as chief guest at the civil surgeon's office conference room on Sunday…
Schoolboy dies while retrieving kite in Narail
A seventh-grade schoolboy died while looking for a kite whose string had snapped in a marsh in Noagram Dakshinpara of Kalia upazila, Narail. His father rushed home from abroad on hearing of the death,…
Family of four dies by suicide in Kerala over unpaid rent
A family of four died by suicide in Kerala, India, after being unable to pay their house rent, police said. The body of a seven-year-old child was recovered from a river near Piravom on…
Interest-based economy must be ended and a zakat-based economy launched: Jamaat MP
Unless the country wants to wage war with Allah, it must end the interest-based economy and launch a zakat-based one, Jamaat-e-Islami MP for Rajshahi-1 Professor Mujibur Rahman has said. He called for forming a…
Nephew killed by uncle's stick in Hatibandha land dispute
A 30-year-old man, Abdul Jalil, was killed when his uncle allegedly struck him with a stick during a land dispute in Hatibandha upazila, Lalmonirhat. The incident happened at midday on Saturday in the Dhowlai…
Teenager tortured and blinded in both eyes in Savar; Chhatra Dal leader expelled
A 15-year-old boy was allegedly abducted and tortured over a trivial matter in Savar, with his family alleging he lost sight in both eyes, in a case in which Savar Chhatra Dal general secretary…
Tree-planting programme launched in Chuadanga's Almdanga
A tree-planting programme has been launched by the upazila administration in Almdanga, Chuadanga, to protect environmental balance, tackle the adverse effects of climate change and increase greenery. Chuadanga-1 MP advocate Masud Parvez Rasel inaugurated…
Two killed in pickup-CNG collision in Feni
Two people were killed and six others injured in a head-on collision between a CNG-run auto-rickshaw and a chicken-laden pickup on the Feni-Parshuram road near the Fulgazi upazila council in Feni. The accident happened…
Report of 7 Chhatra League bodies floating in Turag is baseless: police
An attempt is being made to spread public confusion by circulating baseless information on social media under the headline 'bodies of seven Awami League-Chhatra League leaders and activists floating in the Turag river,' Police…
Stolen car recovered in Narayanganj, three arrested
Police in Fatullah, Narayanganj, have recovered a private car stolen from a parking area and arrested three members of an inter-district car-theft gang. Two private cars, including the stolen one, and a microbus were…
Najmul elected Cumilla city Chhatra Shibir president; Akib secretary
Bangladesh Islami Chhatra Shibir's Cumilla city unit has elected a president and nominated a secretary for the remaining period of the 2026 session. Najmul Hasan Panchayet was elected president by the members' direct vote,…
Expatriate's wife killed after intruders cut tin roof in Fulgazi
Intruders cut through the corrugated-iron roof of a house and killed a housewife in Fulgazi, Feni. The victim, Kajol Akter, 26, was the wife of Kuwait-based expatriate Nurul Amin. The incident happened on Friday…
Islam in building a society of equality and harmony
Human welfare cannot be fully ensured by any law made by humans; for it, one must submit to the law of the Creator, to the Quran and to the Prophet. Islam is a way…
World Bank gives Bangladesh $1.1 billion
The World Bank is giving Bangladesh about $1.1 billion (about Tk 13,200 crore) in emergency support to ensure food security, protect livelihoods and tackle the impact of volatility in global fertiliser and energy markets.…
The benefits of peanuts
Many people enjoy sitting and eating peanuts in a park or open space, though not everyone eats them at home. Yet many may not know that peanuts have greater nutritional value and benefits than…
Six more children die of measles symptoms
Six more children died of measles symptoms in the country in the past 24 hours, with 789 children infected with measles or its symptoms over the period and measles confirmed in 45 children, the…
Who is the best, Messi or Ronaldo?
Who is the best, Messi or Ronaldo? It is an endless debate in the football world. Lionel Messi is the king on the pitch, while Cristiano Ronaldo is often called the emperor of drama.…
Education minister orders CCTV in every HSC exam room
Education Minister ANM Ehsanul Haque Milon has ordered the installation of CCTV cameras in every examination room to ensure the upcoming Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) examinations are held in a fair, orderly and copying-free…
Verdict on Habibur and five police on Sunday, to be aired live on BTV
The verdict in a crimes-against-humanity case against former DMP commissioner Habibur Rahman and five police members -- over the shooting of a young man hanging from a cornice and the killing of two people…
More than 100 guests at a wedding or birthday? It's Tk 25 a head
The country has many laws and orders that go unenforced in practice. The 'Guest Control Order' issued in 1984 is one such. The order, meant to curb excess waste and control guest numbers at…
Will phone prices rise again from July?
Anyone planning to buy a new smartphone must decide within the next few days, because from 1 July the same phone could cost several thousand taka more. The interim government's temporary 15 percent duty…
'Nothing is impossible,' says Cape Verde on facing Argentina
Cape Verde made history on their World Cup debut, drawing 0-0 with Saudi Arabia in Houston to finish second in Group H and reach the round of 32. They became the smallest country by…
These two teams could be in trouble if they win their last match
Austria and Algeria meet in their final Group J match on Saturday. Both are on three points, in second and third place. Even a draw would all but ensure both reach the knockouts, yet…
No need to go to a madrasa for a fatwa; it's now given in parliament: Shahjahan Chowdhury
Government and opposition MPs clashed in the National Parliament during the general discussion on the proposed 2026-27 budget. Jamaat-e-Islami MP Shahjahan Chowdhury sharply criticised a remark by Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed, mocking him as…