3,095 reports translated from the Bengali original, most recent first. বাংলা সংস্করণ
Oil minister Basem Mohammed Khudair says the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz has cut Iraq’s exports by three-quarters since the U.S.-Israel-Iran war began, with Baghdad now seeking alternative routes.
IRGC spokesman Sardar Mohebi says reopening the Strait of Hormuz is not linked to Iran’s ongoing talks with Oman, according to Iranian state media. The claims could not be independently verified.
A new joint defence pact among Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan, signed in Mecca, signals growing doubts over US security guarantees after the war on Iran, analysts tell Al Jazeera.
Bangladesh's shrimp exports have fallen about 62% in 14 years, to 19,000 tons worth $285.61 million in FY2025-26, as exporters stay tied to bagda while global demand shifts to vannamei.
Green chilli prices have begun falling in Dinajpur's Hili markets as imports from India resume, with local chillies down to Tk 130 a kg from Tk 250 last week, traders say.
The US Senate has passed, 86-11, a bill giving President Trump power to impose up to 100% tariffs on the top five buyers of Russian oil and gas, including India and China.
US employment fell by 23,000 in July against a forecast of 95,000 new jobs, giving a mixed labour-market picture that analysts say could ripple through the global economy, including Bangladesh's garment exports.
Jamaat-e-Islami Amir Dr Shafiqur Rahman has urged party leaders and workers not to sow disorder through provocative speech, and accused the BNP of forgetting its reform pledges in power.
The United States has completely failed to achieve its goals in the war with Iran, Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps has claimed, saying President Trump is caught in “a trap of his own making”.
US drugmaker Moderna's mRNA flu vaccine — the world's first made with the technology — has won initial approval for people aged 50 to 64, the company says.
Pakistan has allowed the import of fresh Bangladeshi pineapples, the Bangladesh High Commission in Islamabad says, opening the way for wider agricultural trade between the two countries.
Sitting idle and turning away from earning a livelihood is not permitted for a Muslim — not in the name of worship, nor in the name of trust in God, scholars note.
Sufi saints are deeply woven into the arrival and spread of Islam in the subcontinent. Here are brief profiles of ten of the most influential.
How can a believer guard the heart against fitna? Vigilance, self-criticism and the remembrance of Allah are the safeguards, this reflection notes, as trials creep in gradually.
Sheikh Hasina’s announced December return, made from New Delhi, has reopened strain in Bangladesh-India relations even as the two sides work to rebuild ties, The Diplomat notes.
In Islam a child is a sacred trust, and raising one calls for affection and wisdom first — with discipline permitted only as measured, corrective and never vengeful, scholars note.
Foreign correspondents in Pakistan will need prior permission to report outside Islamabad, Lahore and Karachi and must register with the government, under new guidelines rights groups say curb press freedom.
The Indian government had no role in Sheikh Hasina’s New Delhi press conference and does not endorse her remarks about Bangladesh’s government, foreign ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said.
US President Donald Trump has signed two executive orders to curb birthright citizenship and end ‘birth tourism,’ defying a Supreme Court ruling that struck down an earlier attempt.
The government has snatched from the people their right to a referendum on state reform, NCP convener Nahid Islam alleged at a Jamaat-organised exhibition marking the July uprising’s second anniversary.
Analysts tell Nikkei Asia and AFP that ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s virtual press conference from New Delhi is a bid to stay politically relevant — and a fresh strain on Bangladesh-India ties.
Bangladesh Bank will withdraw its appointed administrators from the remaining four of five merged banks under United Islami Bank by 15 August, handing full control to the new management.
The four-storey upazila model mosque and Islamic cultural centre in Ranishankail, Thakurgaon was formally inaugurated with its first Friday prayers, drawing thousands of worshippers.
MIT researchers have built a $300, 250-gram wing-flapping robot that can both fly through the air and swim underwater, inspired by the wings of diving birds.
Iran’s parliament speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf has accused US President Donald Trump of repeatedly staging drama in the name of diplomacy, dismissing his claims of a near deal.
Border Guard Bangladesh foiled an attempt by India's BSF to push five people — four men and a woman — into Bangladesh through the Dhala border in Meherpur's Gangni early on Friday, BGB said.
Three Muslim MLAs met India's home minister Amit Shah to protest at loudspeakers being removed from mosques in West Bengal in the name of noise-pollution control, demanding that Supreme Court noise rules apply equally…
A 25-year-old muezzin, Md Ibrahim, died of an electric shock in Magura town's Stadium Para after touching an overhead power line on a mosque roof, where he had gone for relief from the heat…
Saudi Arabia has appointed Rear Admiral Abdullah bin Salem Al-Shehri as commander of a 14-nation multinational maritime defence alliance, including Bangladesh, to protect navigation in the Bab al-Mandeb strait, Red Sea and Gulf of…
Tyranny can never last long; Allah gives the oppressor respite but does not let him go, the Quran teaches. The events of 36 July — 5 August 2024 — brought that reality before us,…
Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan have signed a joint defence agreement aimed at promoting peace, security and stability in the region and beyond, according to Pakistan's foreign ministry.
Inspired by a trip to China, Sreepur entrepreneur Abdus Sattar has begun making biscuits from jackfruit — the fruit often left to rot each year — and the trial production has drawn a strong…
A total of 349 MPs will vote in the 23rd presidential election on 20 August, according to the Election Commission's voter list. They include Satkhira-4 MP Gazi Nazrul Islam, who was expelled by Jamaat…
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami will not field a candidate in the presidential election, its leaders said, as it has no realistic chance of victory without a parliamentary majority. Secretary general Mia Golam Parwar said BNP's nominee…
BNP secretary general and Local Government Minister Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir's name is under top-level discussion as the party's possible presidential candidate, BBC Bangla reported, citing party sources, though no formal announcement has been…
A New Mexico court has fined the social-media giant Meta $567 million over failures to protect children, its largest such penalty to date, taking the total in the case to $942 million. The judge…
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami has strongly condemned the Indian government for allowing ousted former prime minister Sheikh Hasina to hold a news conference from India, calling it a grave breach of diplomatic norms and demanding she…
Islam is a complete way of life, and building an ideal nation requires sound education combining Islamic values and ethics with modern learning. At the recent inauguration of the Army International Islamic Institute, the…
A Facebook status by Jhalokathi-1 MP Rafiqul Islam Jamal, sharply criticising BNP and its wing leaders and activists for 'grabbing' benefits and helping Awami League figures over the past six months, has stirred widespread…
In Islam a child is regarded not merely as a family member but as a sacred trust from Allah, and their upbringing is a religious duty requiring affection, wisdom and, when needed, limited and…
A 25-year-old muezzin, Md Ibrahim, died of an electric shock in Magura town's Stadium Para after touching an overhead power line on a mosque roof, where he had gone for relief from the heat…
State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed Islam said India must decide whether it will support fascism, warning that if a convicted autocrat and Awami League leaders continue 'conspiratorial' activity from Indian soil and…
Aviation security rules must apply equally to everyone, including VIPs and CIPs, and no one can be exempted from airport security screening, Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister Afroza Khanam said, ahead of an upcoming…
After a recent protest at Delhi's Jantar Mantar, India's Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) has announced a nationwide public-outreach programme, 'Kya Bolti Public', which its founder Abhijit Deepke says is aimed at understanding people's problems.
Many senior BNP leaders have questioned India's role in allowing ousted former prime minister Sheikh Hasina to speak at a news conference in New Delhi. Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed asked why India had given…
A tribunal in Meherpur has jailed two teenagers for 10 and seven years over the 2021 murder of a friend following a dispute over the online games PUBG and Free Fire. The victim's mother…
A severe gas crisis has cut output at many garment factories by 30 to 40 percent, and industry leaders warn that if Bangladesh fails to ship on time, global buyers could shift to rivals…
Russia claimed it had intercepted and destroyed 605 Ukrainian drones overnight across Moscow, the Black Sea and other regions, its defence ministry said. In Ukraine, Russian attacks killed three in Balakliya and injured 12…
After an auto-rickshaw driver, Vijay Holkar, was trampled to death by an elephant in Indore, India, the animal was granted conditional 'bail' by a court and confined in the city, while its mahout and…
The Israeli air strike that killed Lebanese journalist Amal Khalil and wounded her camera operator Zeinab Faraj earlier this year was 'deliberate' and therefore a war crime, Human Rights Watch said, according to Al…
Iran's intelligence ministry said it had arrested 21 people accused of links to the Israeli spy agency Mossad in a series of operations in the south-eastern province of Kerman. Four armed suspects were also…
Nathan Thomas, an 18-year-old from Florida, has been named the world's youngest college professor by Guinness World Records, breaking a men's record held for 306 years by Scottish mathematician Colin Maclaurin.
US Vice-President JD Vance said negotiations with Iran keep stumbling for two reasons — Iranians are an extremely stubborn people, and their system of government is deeply divided. He warned the US would use…
Trump's frustration with Iran is the latest chapter in a decades-long US struggle to grasp Tehran's opaque power structure — a struggle that has defeated almost every president since 1979, with only Obama's 2015…
Israeli forces arrested 60 Palestinians — including women and children — on the second day of a raid on the Qalandia refugee camp in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian Prisoners' Society said. At…
Under a proposed deal between Iran and Oman, Tehran could gain final control over ships entering the Gulf through the Strait of Hormuz, a senior Iranian official and two regional officials told Reuters. Washington…
The pro-Israel lobby group AIPAC suffered a big setback in Michigan's Democratic Senate primary, where its heavily funded candidate Haley Stevens lost to Israel critic Abdul El-Sayed. AIPAC is now planning to spend millions…
Six people died with suspected measles across Bangladesh in the past 24 hours, the health directorate said. Since 15 March, 764 children have died with suspected measles and another 96 from confirmed measles.
Bangladesh received $602 million in remittances in the first five days of August, 83.7 percent more than the same period a year earlier, Bangladesh Bank data show. From 1 July to 5 August, total…
Rukhsar Ahmed, a former Azad Kashmir state minister who is on UK police bail in an ongoing investigation into child rape and trafficking, has been elected to the Azad Jammu and Kashmir assembly, The…