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War-crimes complaint filed in Vietnam against Israeli reserve soldier

A rights group has filed a criminal complaint in Vietnam against an Israeli reserve soldier over alleged war crimes, genocide and incitement in Gaza and south Lebanon, Anadolu reports.

Iran holds the advantage in the war, ex-US defence chief Esper says

Iran is now in an advantageous position in the war, confident in its negotiating hand and its control of the Strait of Hormuz, former US defence secretary Mark Esper has told ABC News.

Bangladesh Bank allows cards to pay foreign study costs

Bangladesh Bank has allowed the use of international debit, prepaid and credit cards to pay tuition and other approved education costs for higher studies abroad, easing payments to foreign universities.

India's RAW chief Parag Jain arrives in Dhaka on official visit

The head of India's external intelligence agency RAW, Parag Jain, has arrived in Dhaka on an official visit as Delhi and Dhaka work to normalise ties, a diplomatic source says.

Bangladeshi killed at Kulaura border; BSF withholds body after 36 hours

More than 36 hours after Tara Miah (20) was shot dead by India's BSF at the Alinagar border in Kulaura, the BSF has still not returned his body. As of Monday afternoon, no information…

Mecca defence pact 'just ink on paper' for now, analyst says

Security and defence analyst Wolfgang Pusztai has called the defence pact signed between Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan "just ink on paper" for now, saying that without troops on the ground or a real…

Broiler farmer mysteriously missing from his farm in Chuadanga

A broiler poultry farmer, Rajabul Islam (39), has gone mysteriously missing from Osmanpur village in Alamdanga upazila, Chuadanga, while staying overnight at his own farm. He had messaged his wife that he was frightened…

42 more loan-defaulter groups tied to money laundering

The Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) has identified 42 loan-defaulter groups that laundered money abroad after taking bank loans. Some $221.9 million of laundering by four of them has been traced, and banks have…

Concern over depleting US weapons stockpiles

The Pentagon has urged US arms makers to ramp up production fast, as the ongoing war with Iran and other factors have run down weapons stockpiles. A deputy defence secretary gave manufacturers up to…

Internationally renowned painter SM Sultan's birthday today

Today marks the 103rd birthday of the internationally renowned painter SM Sultan, born on 10 August 1924 in Machimdia, Narail. Known as the "painter of soil and people", Sultan won the Ekushey Padak and…

The Iran war through the BBC's eyes

Five months after a missile struck a primary school in Minab, southern Iran — killing 156, of them 120 children — workers are still clearing the rubble. A BBC journey across a country transformed…

Islami Bank files 500-crore-taka embezzlement complaint against Chuppu

Islami Bank Bangladesh PLC has filed a formal complaint with the Anti-Corruption Commission against former president Md Sahabuddin Chuppu, S Alam and 38 others over the alleged embezzlement of 500 crore taka in the…

Ukraine sets out to destroy Russia's business empire

Tatiana Kim built Wildberries, Russia's answer to Amazon, into the country's biggest online retailer. Now Ukraine is systematically striking its warehouses — at least 23 hit since mid-July, billions of dollars of goods burned…

Election-irregularity allegations in Satkhira-1; Jamaat hits back

BNP's defeated candidate in Satkhira-1, Habibul Islam Habib, has alleged vote-rigging in the last national election and branded a local Jamaat leader a "Rajshahi University terrorist". Kolaroa Jamaat has rejected the claims as "entirely…

16 Bangladeshis killed in Riyadh sofa-factory fire, embassy says

Sixteen people, all Bangladeshis, were killed in a fire at a sofa factory in an industrial area of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, the Bangladesh embassy in Riyadh says.

Chinese man travels to Jashore village over an online friendship

A 42-year-old Chinese man, Yu Liangliang, travelled from China to a remote village in Jashore's Manirampur to meet a young woman he had befriended online three months earlier, drawing crowds of curious onlookers.

Green chilli price halves in Benapole markets after India imports resume

Green chilli prices have fallen by half in markets in Jashore's Sharsha, including Benapole, from 300 taka a kg five days ago to 150-180 taka now, after 80 tonnes were imported from India through…

Analysis: Israel has military dominance but no regional hegemony

Israel's military dominance is clear, but analysts argue it has failed to turn that power into regional leadership, weighed down by prolonged war, international criticism and deep dependence on the United States.

Rights groups say hundreds detained in Bengaluru in 'Bangladeshi' drive

Four civil-rights, lawyers' and workers' groups allege that hundreds of migrant workers, including women and children, were detained across Bengaluru in a drive to identify 'Bangladeshis,' with claims of illegal detention and beatings.

US weapons stockpiles strained by the Iran war, New York Times reports

Months of war with Iran have sharply drawn down US stocks of key missiles and air-defence systems, with more than 1,500 Patriot interceptors used, according to The New York Times.

Now is the time to end the 'neither war nor peace' with US, Iran's Pezeshkian says

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian says now is the right time to end the deadlock with the United States and reach a lasting deal, calling the current situation 'neither war nor peace,' as mediation continues.

Netanyahu rejects Trump's 15-point Gaza peace plan, Israeli media say

Israel has rejected the 15-point peace plan proposed by US President Donald Trump's 'Board of Peace' to end the Gaza war, with PM Benjamin Netanyahu saying troops will not withdraw until Hamas is fully…

Man held in India's Maharashtra with about 600 child-abuse videos

Police in Maharashtra's Nandurbar district have arrested a 22-year-old man accused of sexually abusing minors and young people, recovering about 600 explicit videos from his phone; the allegations are untested.

Houthis claim drone attack that set fire to Saudi Aramco facility in Jizan

Yemen's Houthis have claimed a drone attack on a Saudi Aramco facility in the Red Sea port of Jizan that started a fire, which Saudi Arabia says was put out with no casualties, according…

Mecca defence pact does not target Iran and could grow, Turkey says

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan says the recent trilateral defence pact with Saudi Arabia and Pakistan is not aimed at Iran or any other country and that the alliance may expand, in an interview…

Biden's cancer has spread to the bone and beyond, son Hunter says

Former US president Joe Biden is going through agonising days as his cancer spreads to his bones and other parts of his body, his son Hunter Biden has said in a BBC interview, according…

Shoes and mud thrown at Mamata Banerjee's convoy in Halishahar

Former West Bengal chief minister and Trinamool chief Mamata Banerjee's convoy was attacked in Halishahar amid unrest over a TMC worker's death in police custody.

'I will never betray the nation,' presidential candidate Oli Ahmad says

Colonel (retd) Oli Ahmad, nominated for president by the Jamaat-led 11-party alliance, pledged never to betray the nation, as NCP convener Nahid Islam criticised the BNP government's handling of reforms.

19 bodies pulled from Gaza building rubble, most women and children, Civil Defence says

Nineteen bodies, most of them women and children, have been recovered from the rubble of a collapsed residential building in Gaza City, Gaza's Civil Defence says, in a slow search hampered by a lack…

US weighs leadership change in Cuba, current and former officials say

The Trump administration is searching for a current or former Cuban official who could be persuaded to lead Havana's government, several current and former US officials say; Daily BD Times could not independently verify…

In-laws are third-class relatives, Islamic scholar Ahmadullah explains

Islamic scholar Shaykh Ahmadullah, chairman of the As-Sunnah Foundation, explains three classes of relatives in Islam and where in-laws, formed through marriage, fit among them.

Analysis: Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan sign NATO-style defence pact, CNN says

As the war with Iran raises tensions near Saudi Arabia, Riyadh has pulled two powerful Muslim militaries to its side, signing a NATO-style mutual-defence pact with Turkey and Pakistan, according to CNN.

Five habits make a complete believer, Allama Nomani tells Baitul Mukarram

Darul Uloom Deoband's Allama Mufti Abul Qasem Nomani told worshippers at Baitul Mukarram that avoiding the forbidden, contentment, honouring neighbours and good character are essential to being a complete believer.

Shamim Osman resurfaces after two years at New York Awami League meeting

Former Narayanganj MP Shamim Osman has been seen in public for the first time in about two years, addressing an Awami League workers' meeting in New York and calling himself a failure.

No talks until US pays compensation, Iran's Araghchi says

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says there are no talks with the United States at present, only messages exchanged through mediators, and no direct talks until Washington compensates for a breach.

Eight international law firms hunt overseas assets of 42 loan-default firms

After Sheikh Hasina's family and 10 industrial groups, eight international law firms are now tracing the overseas assets of 42 firms with more than 200 crore taka in defaulted loans.

Jamaat-led 11-party alliance picks Colonel Oli Ahmad for president

The Jamaat-e-Islami-led 11-party alliance has nominated LDP chairman Colonel (retd) Oli Ahmad for the coming presidential election, announced after a meeting at the opposition leader's home.

Poultry meat in Bangladesh, India and Vietnam shows excess antimicrobials, study finds

A Royal Veterinary College study found antimicrobial residues above international limits in some poultry samples from Bangladesh, India and Vietnam, raising food-safety and resistance concerns.

Special Branch chief inspects Benapole immigration checkpost

Special Branch chief and Additional IGP Nurul Amin inspected the Benapole international checkpost immigration, stressing harassment-free, secure passenger service and the use of modern technology.

Panchagarh residents detain an Indian man after BSF takes an elderly Bangladeshi

Residents on the Panchagarh border detained an Indian citizen after India’s BSF allegedly took away a 78-year-old Bangladeshi man; a BGB-BSF flag meeting did not resolve the matter.

Ninth pay scale nears cabinet as government weighs the cost

The long-awaited ninth national pay scale is in final review and could go to cabinet within weeks, though its effective date is undecided; the pay commission proposed raising basic pay by 100-140%.

At least 10 hurt in Salta clash over a bamboo jute-drying frame

A clash between two groups over a bamboo frame set up to dry jute near a mosque in Salta, Faridpur, left at least 10 people injured and several homes and a shop vandalised, locals…

US to release 600,000 male mosquitoes to curb disease-carrying females

A programme in Washington plans to release about 600,000 male Asian tiger mosquitoes carrying Wolbachia bacteria so that females’ eggs fail to hatch, cutting the mosquito population, AFP reports.

Jharkhand student protesters clash with police over exam irregularities; several detained

ABVP members clashed with police while marching toward the Jharkhand chief minister’s residence over alleged recruitment-exam irregularities, and 8-10 protesters were detained, an official said.

Everest’s ‘Green Boots’ may come home after 30 years, believed to be climber Morup

A climber’s body frozen near Everest’s summit for 30 years — long known as ‘Green Boots’ — may finally be brought home, with India’s ITBP now believing it to be climber Dorje Morup.

Canada deports record number of Indians in 2026’s first half, official data show

Canada deported 3,323 Indian nationals in the first half of 2026 — the largest national group removed — putting the year on course for a six-year high, official CBSA data show.

Playing the ‘Hasina card’ and seeking friendship are contradictory, home minister tells India

Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed says India cannot both let ousted, convicted former PM Sheikh Hasina hold news conferences and seek friendship with Bangladesh, calling the two contradictory.

‘July Charter is the people’s charter of liberation’, MP Mosleh Uddin Farid says

At a reception in Chougachha, Jashore, local MP Dr Mosleh Uddin Farid said the country won its freedom from autocracy through the blood of hundreds of students and citizens after a 15-year struggle.

Top U.S. general advises Trump to find an off-ramp from the Iran war, CNN says

Joint Chiefs chairman Gen Dan Caine has urged the Trump administration to de-escalate the Iran war, warning that further escalation may not deliver results, CNN reports. The account could not be independently verified.

Indian Air Force officer arrested over alleged Pakistani ‘honeytrap’ leak

Delhi police have arrested an Indian Air Force wing commander under the Official Secrets Act over an alleged leak of sensitive defence information to a woman suspected of working for Pakistani intelligence; the allegations…

Israel revokes entry permits of pro-Palestinian American Jewish activists

Israel has cancelled the entry permits of several American Jewish rights activists who protested settler attacks in the occupied West Bank, the U.S. Jewish outlet The Forward reports.

OIC welcomes historic Mecca joint-defence pact of Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan

The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation has welcomed the “Mecca Joint Defence Pact” signed by Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan, under which an attack on one signatory is treated as an attack on all.

Stolen cattle found in house basement in Pabna; Jubo Dal activist detained

Police in Pabna Sadar recovered two cattle from the basement of a Jubo Dal activist’s home and detained him over an allegation of storing stolen cattle. The allegations are untested and the party has…

Putin may test NATO with a limited attack within years, U.S. assessment says

Russia could stage a limited attack on a NATO country within the next few years to test the alliance’s resolve, according to a recent U.S. intelligence assessment reported by CNN. The claims could not…

ICE detains record 51,000 migrants in a month amid Trump crackdown

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detained about 51,000 people last month — its highest monthly total on record — as the Trump administration intensifies its nationwide immigration crackdown.

Analysis: Trump caught in a bind as Iran war enters sixth month

As the war with Iran enters its sixth month, analysts say President Trump faces a narrowing set of bad options — chief among them accepting a new Iranian role over the Strait of Hormuz,…

Will India’s Gen Z stop buying homes? Economists say the panic is overblown

Analysts argue India’s young generation is resequencing when it buys property, not abandoning it — a shift that reroutes money through renting and markets rather than collapsing housing demand.

Assad’s feared spy chief Hisham Louka tracked to Moscow, BBC finds

A BBC News investigation traces the former head of Syria’s General Security Directorate — wanted over torture and a 2015 Homs attack that killed children — to the outskirts of Moscow.

Iran ready for dialogue but won’t accept demands that weaken it, Pezeshkian says

President Masoud Pezeshkian stresses better ties with neighbours and warns against regional division, saying Iran will not accept any demand that undermines its sovereignty or defence, state media report.

‘Is India really free?’ Congress attacks Modi government over U.S. Russia-oil sanctions

Congress MP Pawan Khera accuses foreign powers of ‘blackmailing’ India over which country it may buy oil from, after the U.S. Senate passed a bill allowing 100% tariffs on top buyers of Russian oil.