Iran's president holds bilateral meeting with Modi
The Bishkek meeting was the first direct contact between the two leaders since the US-Israel war against Iran began last February.
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Finland grows closer to Israel with new 10-year defense pact
YLE reports the extension, approved despite criticism over Gaza, was kept out of public view until now; annual Finnish purchases from Israeli defense firms now run into the hundreds of millions of dollars.
Mecca defense alliance holds first meeting today
Turkey, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia's foreign, defense and military chiefs are gathering in Istanbul as Bangladesh signals interest in joining the pact.
HSC exam after Ramadan: education minister
Ehsanul Haque Milon says moving the exam earlier would have left students without enough time to review before sitting it.
Gold price falls Tk 4,474 per bhori
BAJUS cut prices again Monday after falling international rates, marking a second straight reduction following three earlier price hikes in August.
What to practice in the month of the Prophet's birth and passing
Scholar Sheikh Ahmadullah says Rabiul Awwal carries no specific prescribed rituals in the Quran and hadith, but Monday fasting and devotion to obligatory worship remain fitting.
Flash flood at US Grand Canyon, at least 15 missing
More than 60 people were airlifted from the canyon's depths after a burst of rain destroyed nearly every footbridge over Bright Angel Creek.
Iran strikes back in Jordan, new dimension to US conflict
The US says it struck Larak Island preemptively over fears Iran was preparing to mine the Strait of Hormuz; Iran's IRGC hit US-used air bases in response.
Worst Pakistan cricket board in 70 years
Former captain Rashid Latif said after back-to-back England Test defeats that the selection panel and coaches, not just the players, deserve the blame.
Protests in New York over RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat's event
USCIRF had recommended revoking Bhagwat's visa and sanctioning the RSS over alleged violence against Muslims, Christians, Dalits and Sikhs.
Bounced check for Ram Temple: donor's account held just 3 rupees
A Chennai woman's 40-million-rupee check for staff welfare bounced after the trust declined her written assurance on how the money would be spent.
Israel also withholding bodies of children and women
A Palestinian rights group says roughly 1,700 bodies, including 81 children, are being held for use in future prisoner or hostage exchange talks.
Gaza deaths under rubble climb to 73,449
A rights group estimates 2,500 to 3,000 people may have been forcibly disappeared during the war, while thousands more bodies remain buried in debris.
Top US commanders warn defense secretary
The Washington Post reports that service chiefs and regional commanders formally objected to prolonging strikes on Iran, citing depleted capacity elsewhere.
Netanyahu is the snake who lured the US into war: Araghchi
Iran's foreign minister said Netanyahu boasts in Hebrew about influencing Washington while praising Trump's leadership in English.
Analysis: Could Pakistan strike before Durga Puja? India on alert
Weapons-factory visits and new defense pacts with China, Turkey and Kuwait have Delhi watching closely, though analysts say there's no confirmed evidence of an imminent attack.
UK wants to work closely with government: Sarah Cook
The British high commissioner said discussions with State Minister Humayun Kabir covered trade, migration, the Rohingya crisis and regional priorities.
Cabinet forms special committee to ease student visa process
Education Minister A N M Ehsanul Haque Milon says a teacher-exchange program with China will also launch within one to one and a half months.
Chilling account of home minister's whereabouts before his disappearance surfaces
Syed Habib Hasnat, who sheltered Salahuddin Ahmed at his Uttara flat in 2015, describes the night he found the door broken and the guest gone, and his own flight into exile.
Sagar-Runi murder: one person's involvement found, chief prosecutor says
Md Aminul Islam says a CDR review from an unrelated crimes-against-humanity probe turned up a link to a cultural figure, though he declined to name the person.
Chhatra Shibir favors reforming, not banning, student politics
President Nurul Islam Saddam told Chittagong University students the group wants a campus code of conduct, not an end to political organizing.
Government has not disappeared anyone, will not allow it in future: home minister
Salahuddin Ahmed, himself a past disappearance victim, said Sheikh Hasina shows no remorse and that walkouts are not the answer to parliamentary disputes.
Chhatra Shibir protests 14-year disappearance of two IU students
Marking International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances, marchers demanded the whereabouts of Waliullah and Al Muqaddas and accountability from the university.
US carrier Abraham Lincoln heads home
The USS Abraham Lincoln spent more than 200 days at sea without a port call, a modern-era record, after joining the US operation against Iran.
US deal won't stop attacks on Iran: Israel
Minister Eli Cohen told Israeli outlet Ynet that strikes will continue if Tehran tries to restart its nuclear or ballistic missile programs.
US could carry out nuclear strike on Iran
Former Trump counterterrorism adviser Joe Kent told Tucker Carlson a ground invasion isn't realistic, leaving a limited nuclear strike as one option Washington could consider.
Nepal-Tibet death toll rises to 750, more than 3,000 missing
Rescue efforts have been repeatedly suspended over fears a debris-blocked lake on the border could trigger a fresh flash flood.
Gilani calls for equal application of international law
Pakistan's Senate chairman told the Inter-Parliamentary Speakers' Conference in Phnom Penh that peace cannot be established selectively.
President vows no more 'Aynaghar' in this Bangladesh, pledges support for victims' families
Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir named disappeared dissidents including Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed and recalled Khaleda Zia's long fight against enforced disappearances.
Call for UN restructuring, neutrality
PML-N leader Abdul Qayyum told a UPF UK event that Security Council veto power and limited representation for the Muslim world are hampering the UN's impartiality.
Jamaat announces candidate for Mirza Fakhrul's vacated seat
Delawar Hossain, who also contested the seat in February, will run in the Thakurgaon-1 by-election as the 11-party alliance's nominee.
China's envoy meets president, extends invitation to visit
Ambassador Yao Wen briefed Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on progress from the PM's China trip, including a planned economic zone expected to create 100,000 jobs.
Foreign tourism rises in Pakistan despite Middle East tensions
More than 2,200 foreign mountaineers and trekkers visited Gilgit-Baltistan between April and August, officials say, a rebound from last year's war-driven slump.
India, Uzbekistan sign long-term uranium agreement
Modi and Mirziyoyev also announced visa-free travel for Indians and discussed expanding trade, investment and urban development cooperation.
Iran urges Japanese public to hold government accountable over US 'crimes'
Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi questioned Tokyo's role after reports that US F-16s bound for Iran were sent from Japan's Misawa Air Base.
Uncertain days for families of US troops as Iran war drags on
Six months into the conflict, deployments and financial strain are wearing on military families, even as the Pentagon disputes reports of falling morale.
No more 'Aynaghar' in independent Bangladesh: president
Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir marked International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances by vowing that every route back to fascism will be permanently closed.
March to parliament held on Enforced Disappearance Day, 11-party alliance leaders join
Retired Brig. Gen. Hasinur Rahman Bir Protik led the march, joined by Jamaat Secretary General Mia Golam Parwar, demanding trials for those behind enforced disappearances.
What the law minister said on the Mecca agreement and India
Md Asaduzzaman said the government will weigh all factors before deciding on the Mecca agreement, and that India and Bangladesh will each follow their own foreign policy.
Miandad breaks down calling for Imran Khan's release
The Pakistan cricket legend told the journalists' platform Narratives that despite past disagreements, Imran remains a national hero whose ordeal should end.
World Bank: Mideast crisis to cost 600,000 jobs, limit poverty relief to 500,000 this year
A World Bank assessment tied to Bangladesh's budget-support request says 1.2 million fewer people than forecast will escape poverty in 2026 because of the Iran war and its fallout.
Jamaat holds Seerat conference in Kishoreganj
Speakers said following the Prophet's teachings in personal, family and social life can help build a just and welfare-oriented society.
Analysis: Nepal's tourism sector reels again, this time from nature itself
Just as the industry recovered from protests, plane crashes and COVID, a glacial flood has raised a harder question: are the mountains themselves becoming too dangerous to visit?
Nepal to allow foreign search and rescue teams
Under diplomatic pressure from countries with missing citizens, Kathmandu reversed course and has begun admitting expert teams from India, China, Australia and South Korea.
US tightens rules on international student internships
The Trump administration warns universities they could lose authorization to enroll foreign students over expanded curricular-training approvals; UCLA and UC Berkeley have paused some applications.
The flower whose fragrance intoxicated the world
A reflection on the birth of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him), the light his mother saw, and the guidance that spread from a small house in Mecca to the far corners of…
What's in Sonia's memoir that BJP wants blocked?
Penguin Random House India has pulled out of publishing Sonia Gandhi's memoir, fueling accusations that the ruling party pressured the publisher over its chapters on Modi and the RSS.
Analysis: US influence wanes in Middle East as allies grow wary
Former US diplomat Alan Eyre says Washington's war against Iran has cost it soft power in the Gulf and reduced its leverage to bring Tehran back to the table.
No one else can sell oil if Iran can't: Ghalibaf
Iran's parliament speaker warns that any region where Tehran cannot sell oil will be closed to other sellers too, after a US Centcom commander claimed full control of the Strait of Hormuz.
Woman found dead at rented Chuadanga home, family questions circumstances
Relatives of Jahanara, 50, say they suspect foul play, even as her husband says she may have taken her own life amid prolonged illness.
Banned Awami League regrouping with December in focus, intelligence report finds
Sources say leaders and workers are staying in contact with fugitive top figures and staging flash processions as Sheikh Hasina signals a planned return.
Power shortage to ease next summer: state minister
Anindya Islam Amit says solar incentives should push output to at least 3,000 megawatts before summer, and warned his own party against interfering in schools.
BGB seizes Tk 3.9 million in illegal goods at Chuadanga border
Patrol teams from four border posts recovered Indian cannabis, liquor and medicine in coordinated operations.
Iran hits oil revenue, budget targets despite war
The Petroleum Ministry has transferred $7.5 billion in oil earnings to the central bank, enough to cover expenses through January, Fars reports.
Restraint in speech in Islam
A reflection on hadith and Quranic teachings urging believers to speak only what is good, or otherwise remain silent.
France bans student mobile phone use in high schools
The nationwide rule takes effect September 1, though enforcement details will vary by school under France's new law.
Nepal issues new registration rules for foreign journalists covering flood
Officials say the requirements, including passport and visa copies, are a routine process rather than a new policy, aimed at bringing order to disaster coverage.
Enemy failed, Iran victorious: army chief Hatami
Amir Hatami says Iran's stockpiled missiles were used against the enemy 'at maximum intensity' until the war's final moment.
At a glance: Uthman (RA), the third caliph of Islam
A brief profile of the companion known for his modesty, generosity and role in compiling the Quran into a single standardized text.
Banned Awami League regrouping with December in focus, intelligence report finds
Sources say leaders and workers are staying in contact with fugitive top figures and staging flash processions as Sheikh Hasina signals a planned return.