3,095 reports translated from the Bengali original, most recent first. বাংলা সংস্করণ
Army chief General Waker-uz-Zaman inaugurated the Army International Islamic Institute (AIIR) at the Jolshiri housing project in Dhaka on Monday, and laid the foundation stones by video conference for branches to be set up…
Cape Verde's veteran goalkeeper Vozinha, 40, who drew global attention with his performances at the 2026 World Cup, has arrived in Chile to join storied club Colo-Colo, greeted by thousands of fans at Santiago's…
Oil prices fell and gold rose after US President Donald Trump held off on new strikes on Iran, saying he hoped for a quick settlement. Brent crude dropped more than 5 percent to $83.33…
Japan and the United States jointly intervened in currency markets to buy yen after it slid to a 40-year low against the dollar, Japan's finance ministry said, adding they would not hesitate to act…
National Citizen Party (NCP) convener and opposition chief whip Nahid Islam said the 1972 constitution has kept Bangladesh divided from the outset, and criticised the government for leaving the Chittagong Hill Tracts without representation…
Bangladesh received $2.86 billion in remittances in July, the first month of the 2026-27 fiscal year — higher than the previous month and a year earlier. But rising energy and fertiliser import costs have…
Amid the ongoing Iran-US war, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has urged US President Donald Trump to refrain from a major strike on Iran, in a phone call on Saturday, the Al Mayadeen…
Iran is to launch its first specialised university dedicated to computer games, in a bid to lift its game industry to new heights, the Iranian news agency Mehr News has reported. The plan was…
Authorities forced thousands to evacuate on Saturday as a wildfire spread rapidly near Spokane in the US state of Washington, with a state of emergency declared amid one of the worst wildfire seasons on…
Nepal's government has backed away from removing the 'Greater Nepal' map — at the heart of a long-running border dispute with India — from a new one-rupee coin, and will keep it after all,…
ExxonMobil and Chevron made a combined $26.5 billion in second-quarter profit as the Iran war lifted global oil prices, the Washington Post reported. The record earnings have intensified political debate in the United States,…
A 'violence-as-a-service' network has spread across Europe, with organised crime rings luring minors and teenagers with large sums to use them as contract killers, the BBC has reported. At the top is the Sweden-run…
Iran has warned the United States against any 'reckless move', saying that if US forces again strike Iranian targets as President Donald Trump has threatened, it will respond forcefully, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told…
More than 4,000 children have been killed or injured in Iran and neighbouring US-allied countries amid the ongoing Middle East war, the acting regional director for the Middle East and North Africa at UNICEF,…
There is virtually no prospect of Bangladesh joining ASEAN, the Southeast Asian regional bloc, its secretary general, Kao Kim Hourn, has said, because Bangladesh lies outside the recognised geographical region of Southeast Asia. Admitting…
After US forces seized control of Venezuela's oil sector, the Trump administration is now turning its attention to Libya's oil, working through envoy Massad Boulos — the father-in-law of Trump's daughter Tiffany — to…
Around 60,000 migrants recently entered Spain's North African enclave of Ceuta from Morocco. A Spanish minister has suggested Israel may be behind it, echoing claims by other Spanish politicians and analysts. The allegations could…
Islamic scholar and Jamaat-e-Islami member Mufti Ali Hasan Usama has rejected the claim that Jamaat's creed is flawed, arguing that if joining a secular party does not cost someone their 'Qawmi' identity, joining Jamaat…
Nineteen Afghan migrants have died from severe desert heat and thirst while trying to enter Iran, Gulf News reported. Local authorities in Nimroz province said the 19 men, from Badghis province, became stranded in…
Six Bangladeshi nationals have been detained in Delhi under India's “Operation Vista 1.0” visa-verification drive for staying beyond the 15 days per visit permitted under their double-entry visas, Indian officials say. After checks by…
A special race has been organised in the besieged Gaza Strip to turn the world's attention to the grim reality of children who have lost their parents amid the ongoing war. Hundreds of Palestinian…
Thousands of children have been killed in the Israeli offensive in Gaza since October 2023. In their memory, thousands of pairs of children's shoes were laid out on Scheveningen beach in The Hague on…
Although US President Donald Trump announced the suspension of a planned attack on Iran, it is not yet timely to expect a quick end to the conflict between the United States and Israel and…
The family of Ismail Haniyeh, the former political chief of Hamas, has lost more than 75 very close members in the ongoing Gaza war with Israel, his son Abdul Salam Haniyeh has told the…
Ahmet Davutoglu, once one of Turkey's most influential figures and a former foreign minister and prime minister, has announced his withdrawal from politics, saying his opposition Future Party is shutting down its activities. He…
The term “TACO” — “Trump Always Chickens Out” — has become popular in international diplomacy, with political analysts using it as US President Donald Trump repeatedly issues major threats against Iran and then backs…
South Korea has recorded its highest temperature in more than a century. The government weather agency said the temperature in the south-eastern city of Yangsan reached 42.5 degrees Celsius at 1:26pm local time on…
About 45 top executives and business leaders from 25 leading US industrial and business firms will visit Bangladesh by the end of next week, as part of efforts to boost US investment and deepen…
A student who could not get admission to the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IIT-Kanpur) hacked the websites of two IITs out of frustration. Rather than take legal action, IIT-Kanpur is considering testing his…
The Palestinian armed group Hamas and its allied resistance groups have agreed in principle to a disarmament roadmap, but say a full Israeli troop withdrawal from Gaza, the start of reconstruction and effective progress…
Citing India's controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA), West Bengal's Suvendu Adhikari has said people of the Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain, Parsi and Christian communities who enter India from neighbouring countries are not infiltrators but…
Benjamin Mendy, a member of France's 2018 Russia World Cup-winning squad, has sparked fresh controversy by selling the official replica of the FIFA World Cup trophy in his possession, prompting wide debate in football…
Ahead of the new season, the Saudi Pro League of Cristiano Ronaldo and João Félix has slipped outside the top 30 of the Global Football Ranking's list of the world's best leagues, while Lionel…
US President Donald Trump joked on Friday (31 July) that he is not yet a target of the International Criminal Court (ICC), even as his administration keeps up a campaign against the court and…
Amid the Middle East conflict, all of the world's major energy hubs have now become targets of Iranian missiles, Iran's WANA news agency reported, saying strategic oil and gas infrastructure in Washington's Arab allies…
Some weddings are remembered for their floral decor, others for their music. But a wedding in Changanacherry, Kerala, India, will be remembered for a rare sight — every key role filled by a pair…
A 30-year-old man, Abdul Aziz, was stabbed to death by a rival in Daulatpur, Kushtia. Police say the killing stemmed from a dispute over an online application for a VGF destitute-allowance card and local…
While digging a grave for a woman's burial in Monoharganj, Cumilla, local people claimed they found the body of her husband — buried about 24 years ago — still intact, drawing crowds of curious…
The United States has praised Bangladesh's current stability and expressed full confidence in Prime Minister Tareque Rahman's leadership, saying Washington will positively reconsider its travel advisory to encourage fresh US investment, US special representative…
Much of the evidence at the "Aynaghar" secret detention site was destroyed and new structures put up, and those involved will face action subject to investigation, International Crimes Tribunal Chief Prosecutor Md Aminul Islam…
Experts say fresh thinking is needed to escape the ongoing US-Iran conflict. President Donald Trump has again threatened Iran with a "devastating strike," but has yet to show any strong sign of using force…
A family in India's Anand district in Gujarat faced a terrifying situation early last week when they found a live seven-foot crocodile inside their home's bathroom in the dead of night.
A Barishal University student has alleged he was ordered to write a teacher's name 300 times and submit it after misspelling the name in an assignment, sparking wide discussion among students after he posted…
The United States could strike Iran on Saturday or Sunday, two US officials said, though they gave no clear detail on the scope or possible targets and cautioned that the plan could also be…
A US Marine Corps F-35B fighter jet has crashed and caught fire at a military base in California, but the pilot ejected safely with a parachute moments before the aircraft hit the ground.
Months of continuous conflict in the Middle East have sharply depleted the US Defense Department's stockpile of missile-defense interceptors, prompting American military planners to reconsider whether the current pace of strikes and operations can…
Sergio Gor, the visiting US Special Envoy for South and Central Asian Affairs, has met Prime Minister Tareque Rahman at the Prime Minister's Office in Dhaka's Tejgaon, Deputy Press Secretary Zahidul Islam Roni confirmed.
After taking control of Venezuela's oil sector, the Trump administration has raised more than $13 billion from that country's oil sales in the first six months of this year and is now turning its…
More than 215 academics have condemned Indian opposition Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra in an open letter after she was widely seen to have indirectly called IIT Madras director Professor V Kamakoti a “cow-urine…
China has urged Washington to halt military threats and unilateral sanctions after reports that the Pentagon is reviewing options for possible military action against Cuba, saying Beijing will firmly stand with Cuba's sovereignty.
Saudi Arabia has announced a 14-nation Multinational Maritime Defense Alliance — including Bangladesh — to secure commercial and energy shipping in the Red Sea, the Bab al-Mandeb strait and the Gulf of Aden, Al…
The United States and Israel are discussing a possible land blockade on Iran to intensify economic pressure, after air strikes and prolonged military pressure failed to force Tehran to yield, according to a report…
Thousands of cancer patients in Gaza are being denied life-saving treatment because of Israeli restrictions on medical evacuations and supplies, Palestinian health officials say. Among them is university professor Khulud Abu Sahmoud, 33, who…
Saudi Arabia's Jeddah Tower, set to become the world's first building over one kilometre tall, has reached 430 metres — more than 40 percent of its planned height — with construction moving fast again,…
India's foreign ministry told a parliamentary committee it would gradually normalize visa services for Bangladeshi citizens as the situation improves, and the panel recommended building a bilateral consular framework, according to an Indian media…
The exchange rates of major foreign currencies against the Bangladeshi taka on Friday.
Bangladesh Bank has handed control of Al-Arafah Islami Bank back to its old owners, the Chattogram-based KDS Group, under high-level government pressure — a move that returned people accused of past irregularities to the…
Shehzad Poonawalla, a prominent face and national spokesperson of India's ruling BJP, has abruptly resigned citing personal reasons, prompting speculation over the move.
A boat carrying Rohingya capsized while entering Bangladesh off Shah Porir Dwip in Teknaf, Cox's Bazar, on Friday. Local fishermen rescued 18 people, while about 13 others, including the crew, are feared missing.
India has begun an anti-dumping investigation into PET film exported from Bangladesh, with a virtual hearing set for August 6, adding another Bangladeshi product to a growing list of trade-remedy actions.