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Israeli special forces would free me if I'm arrested abroad, Netanyahu says

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israeli special forces would mount an operation to free him if he were arrested in a European country, in a Fox News interview, amid an ICC arrest warrant…

10 international climbers missing in Karakoram avalanche on Broad Peak

Ten members of an international expedition led by renowned climber Nirmal “Nims” Purja are missing after an avalanche on the 8,047-metre Broad Peak in Pakistan's Karakoram range, the Alpine Club Pakistan said.

Trump administration weighs $100,000 fee for foreign graduates to work in US

The Trump administration is considering a $100,000 fee for foreign students who want to work in the US after graduating, a move that could hit international students, US universities and tech firms, The Wall…

Analysis: How Israel shapes US policy from Tehran to Riyadh

This analysis argues that Israel has drawn the United States into another Middle East war while positioning itself to gain — from missile-defense sales to shaping US diplomacy with Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Arabia readies major operation against Houthis over Red Sea blockade

Saudi Arabia is preparing a major military operation to break a Houthi blockade on its oil exports in the southern Red Sea and is pushing to form a multinational naval coalition, Yemeni sources said.

Trump reviews plan for up to 14 days of air strikes on Iran, WSJ reports

US President Donald Trump is reviewing a military proposal for 10 to 14 days of intense air strikes against Iran after four US soldiers were killed in an attack, The Wall Street Journal reported,…

Those who want to forget 1971 do not trust Bangladesh, minister says

People of all communities — Hindu, Muslim, Buddhist and Christian — have lived together in Bangladesh for a thousand years, so there is no room for division, Local Government Minister Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir…

Rohingya urge visiting US envoy to help them return home to Myanmar

Rohingya refugees held up placards reading “You have your home! We miss our home!” as US special envoy Sergio Gor visited camps in Ukhiya, Cox's Bazar, on Friday, demanding a safe, voluntary and dignified…

Over 130 Jordanian figures demand withdrawal of US troops

More than 130 prominent Jordanians have called on their government to withdraw US troops and cancel or restrict the country's military cooperation agreement with the United States, warning that a foreign military presence could…

Bangladesh could capture 12% of global man-made fibre apparel market by 2030, study says

Bangladesh could capture 12 percent of the US$375 billion global man-made fibre apparel market by 2030 with policy reform, more investment and stronger industrial capacity, a Bangladesh Foreign Trade Institute study said.

32 workers killed in Balochistan coal mine explosion

At least 32 miners were killed and about 10 more trapped in a coal mine explosion on the outskirts of Quetta in Pakistan's Balochistan province, which officials said was likely caused by a buildup…

Saudi Arabia launches digital card for new Muslims

Saudi Arabia has launched a digital “New Muslim” card service for people who want to embrace Islam, allowing the entire process of declaring conversion to be completed automatically, the Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Dawah…

Hasina cannot do politics from Indian soil, India tells parliamentary panel

Bangladesh's fugitive former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, who is in India, cannot carry out political activity from Indian soil, India's foreign ministry has said, after she spoke of returning home by the end of…

Teenage cricketer dies in India's Nagpur, police suspect suicide

A 17-year-old female cricketer has died in Nagpur, India, in what police initially believe was a suicide, several Indian media outlets reported. Police said they recovered a note at the scene and that the…

Virat Kohli, Anushka Sharma buy luxury Mumbai flat for 18.29 crore rupees

Indian celebrity couple Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma have again made a big real estate investment, buying a new flat worth about 18.29 crore rupees (around US$2.2 million) in Mumbai's Versova area, according to…

55 European nations vote to boycott World Cup over FIFA investment plan

Europe's 55 football federations have decided to boycott the World Cup in protest at FIFA's plan to bring private investment into its commercial structure, a decision taken at a virtual UEFA meeting on Thursday,…

How an extortion racket funneled cash to Chattogram gang leader David Emon

Businesspeople and expatriates were threatened by phone and told to pay extortion of anywhere from a few lakh to a few crore taka, then made to hand the cash to couriers, according to police…

India gives Hasina no space for political activity from its soil, government tells panel

The government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi has told a parliamentary committee that former Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina, who is living in India, is not being given any platform or space to carry…

About half of Americans want Netanyahu arrested, poll finds

An Economist/YouGov survey found 49 percent back arresting the Israeli prime minister on the ICC warrant if he enters the United States.

One LNG cargo to be imported from Singapore for Tk 950 crore

The cabinet committee on government purchases approved buying the 42nd LNG cargo from Vitol Asia at 22.35 dollars per MMBtu for delivery on 15-16 August.

Iranian oil sales continue in defiance of sanctions

A tanker switched off its tracking signal off the Malaysian coast, in what maritime security experts say is preparation for a ship-to-ship transfer bound for China.

Nahid Islam likens attacks on NCP to assaults on Khaleda Zia's convoy

The NCP convener and opposition chief whip accused BNP leaders and workers of attacking his party, and said the government does not want reform.

Losing fat can raise diabetes risk too, study finds

University of Michigan researchers say that when the body's “beneficial” fat tissue is damaged or lost, the risk of diabetes can rise even without obesity.

Warplanes and repeated explosions over southern Iran

Iran International reported powerful explosions and the sound of many warplanes over Ahvaz as strikes resumed between Iran and the United States.

India supplying arms to Israel for Gaza killings, Amnesty says

Amnesty International says it analysed 2,596 shipments of arms, ammunition and military equipment sent from India to Israel between October 2023 and mid-2026.

Trump seeks to overturn defamation verdict

The US president has challenged the jury's $83.3m defamation award to the writer E Jean Carroll at the Supreme Court, arguing presidential immunity.

France and Germany helped repel attack on US base, Iran says

Citing flight navigation data, Iran's Fars News Agency said German and French military aircraft helped the US intercept missiles fired at its base in Jordan.

Iran claims destroying three F-35s at US base in Jordan

The Revolutionary Guard says it hit US F-35 jets at Jordan's Al-Azraq airbase with ballistic missiles, in a claim not independently verified.

Israeli soldiers rebel against their commanders

About 100 soldiers of the Givati Brigade's Tzabar battalion left the Sde Teiman base after a dispute over the removal of unit symbols, Israeli media reported.

Arab states seek to stay out of direct conflict with Iran

Analyst Zaidoun Alkinani says the Arab countries closest to the Iran-Israel conflict are determined not to be drawn into the dangerous cycle of attack and counter-attack.

Three IRGC members killed in US strike

Fars News reported that three members of Iran's Revolutionary Guard were killed in a US strike in Zanjan province at dawn on Thursday.

Trump's special envoy Sergio Gor arrives in Dhaka

The US special envoy for South and Central Asia is on a three-day visit and is due to see the Rohingya situation in Cox's Bazar.

Ten obstacles on the believer's path to success

Islam calls for the believer to be strong not only in body but in faith, character, perseverance and deed. A reflection on ten barriers that stand in the way.

Chhatra Shibir condemns attack on NCP march in Habiganj

In a joint statement, the Islami Chhatra Shibir leadership blamed BNP and Chhatra Dal activists and called on both parties to take organisational action.

Dr Muhammad Shahidullah, the polyglot scholar

Born in 1885, the linguist and researcher spoke eight languages fluently and shaped the study of the Bengali language across half a century.

Houthis plan to charge shipping fees in the Red Sea, Yemeni minister says

Information minister Moammar al-Eryani says the group is acting on Iranian advice, and warns the plan would turn a strategic waterway into a funding source.

India orders audit of books in Kashmir schools and libraries

The administration says it is removing material that promotes separatism. Academics say the sweep risks narrowing Kashmir's political history to one official account.

Russia accuses Telegram founder of aiding terrorism

The FSB says it has issued an international arrest warrant for Pavel Durov, alleging the platform failed to remove material used to prepare attacks.

Former minister Latif Siddiqui arrested

Detectives held the former textiles and jute minister at his Gulshan home in a crimes-against-humanity case over the Shapla Chattar killings.

Government acting to clear civil case backlog, law minister says

Md Asaduzzaman told a seminar held with Japan's justice ministry and JICA that reforms include wider alternative dispute resolution and technology-based court services.

Human footprints 1.4 million years old found in Kenya

Analysis of fossilised prints near Lake Turkana suggests an extinct human relative was far taller than thought — and that its males moved in groups.

Modi must answer for use of weapons on students, says Priyanka Gandhi

The Congress leader told the Lok Sabha that the prime minister and home minister must account for police action against students protesting over the NEET paper leak.

India arrests last surviving Maoist politburo member

Misir Besra, who carried a bounty of 1 crore rupees and had evaded capture for nearly two decades, was arrested in Jharkhand along with two other commanders.

Netanyahu's Trump card may no longer work

With the war on Iran stalled, Washington open to a deal without Israel's input and criticism rising in Congress, the Israeli prime minister's American connection is being questioned at home.

Today is National Lipstick Day

Marked on 29 July, the day is an occasion for the cosmetics industry — and a reminder of a habit that goes back some 5,000 years.

US bans imports of Chinese humanoid robots

The Trump administration says advanced foreign-made robots and power inverters pose an unacceptable risk to national security. Beijing calls it politicising trade.

Indian student party threatens to return to the streets

Leaders of the Cockroach Janata Party say they will resume protests unless everyone arrested after the movement was suspended is released immediately.

Protest demands arrest of former president over Islami Bank allegations

A customers' forum rallied outside Islami Bank's head office in Motijheel, alleging that the resigned president Md Sahabuddin aided share manipulation at the bank.

US to end drug subsidy for older Medicare enrollees

The Trump administration is ending a $3.6bn federal subsidy for prescription drug plans, a move that could sharply raise costs for about 25 million people aged 65 and over.

The things that will not exist in Paradise

The Quran and the sound hadith describe Paradise as a dwelling without sorrow, sickness, ageing, envy or death — a picture meant to move the believer towards good deeds.

China leads a 29-country AI bloc with Russia and Pakistan

The World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organization, announced by Xi Jinping in Shanghai, is being read as a bid to keep AI rule-making out of Washington's hands.

PMF says 20 killed in joint US-Saudi strikes in Iraq

Iraq's Popular Mobilization Forces say at least 20 of their fighters were killed and 32 injured in strikes across seven provinces.

Iran in no hurry for talks with the United States

Iranian officials say there has been no formal ceasefire and no rush to return to direct negotiations, arguing their position is strategically strong.

Israel and UAE hold secret meetings on Iran, Channel 12 reports

Officials from the two countries met in an undisclosed third country to discuss their positions on Iran and joint moves in international forums, an Israeli broadcaster reported.

US Muslim group buys Texas church for mosque and school

The Salahuddin Future Academy has bought a Baptist church in Richardson, Texas, and plans to turn it into an Islamic school, seminary and mosque after settling a legal dispute.

Satellite images show damage to Saudi oil sites after Yemeni attack

Burn marks around a storage tank at Saudi Aramco's Yanbu bulk plant and fire damage at a nearby blending plant are visible in images taken on Monday.

Iran buying Chinese shoulder-fired missiles, Reuters reports

Tehran is purchasing 300 to 400 Chinese MANPADS in a deal worth $60m to $70m to rebuild its air defences, three sources told Reuters. Beijing calls the report baseless.

Neymar retires from international football

Brazil's all-time leading scorer confirmed the end of a 16-year international career after Santos beat Universidad Central in the Copa Sudamericana.

Warning signal 3 raised at four sea ports

Chattogram, Cox's Bazar, Mongla and Payra have been asked to hoist local warning signal number three as a weakening depression stirs squally weather over the north Bay.

Brigadier general in army custody over councillor's killing, ISPR says

Miftah Uddin Ahmed, who commanded RAB-7 at the time, was taken into army custody after being named in the International Crimes Tribunal case over the 2018 killing of the Teknaf councillor Ekramul Haque.