3,095 reports translated from the Bengali original, most recent first. বাংলা সংস্করণ
A US delegation led by Ambassador Brent Christensen met National Citizen Party leaders, including convener and opposition Chief Whip Nahid Islam, for talks on Bangladesh's democratic transition, reforms and the recent trade deal.
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami has expelled Satkhira-4 MP Gazi Nazrul Islam after an internal inquiry found allegations of moral lapse proven, and will notify the Election Commission immediately.
Back pain, painful urination, blood in the urine, nausea and vomiting, and fever with chills can be early signs of kidney stones — spotting them early allows treatment before the problem turns serious, a…
Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis declared a naval blockade on Saudi Arabia, opening a new front in the Iran-US conflict and raising risks to energy and trade routes through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.
As US strikes on Iran intensify, Tehran is hitting military and civilian sites in Gulf states and Jordan while avoiding the US carriers near its coast and Israel — a strategy analysts say is…
Amid student protests over a medical-exam paper leak, Aam Aadmi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal sharply attacked PM Narendra Modi, warning against threats, as Delhi Police filed five FIRs over Monday's clashes.
US forces struck a facility in the mountains around Khorramabad in Iran's western Lorestan province, Iranian state TV IRIB confirmed, with no casualties reported so far, as US-Iran military tensions escalate again.
In the small town of Windsor, Illinois, a 31-foot brick “Tower of Ba-Goat” with 276 spiral steps houses a herd of Saanen goats — an accidental world's-tallest goat tower that has become a global…
Indian PM Narendra Modi called for building a foolproof public-examination system amid protests over a medical-entrance paper leak, after a youth-led “Cockroach” movement's march on Parliament ended in clashes that left about 180 injured.
Iranian forces struck multiple power stations and desalination plants in Kuwait for a fourth straight day, setting fire to several facilities, Kuwait's electricity and water ministry confirmed, as Iran-US strikes continued for a 10th…
President Trump said Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu will not be arrested if he visits the US, after New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani said the city was weighing legal steps over the ICC warrant against…
Commerce Minister Khandaker Abdul Muktadir said the Bangladesh Foreign Trade Institute will be built into a strong national think tank, conducting regular research on major economies to guide government policy and private-sector decisions.
Nepal's Prime Minister Balendra Shah is set to hold separate meetings with the Indian and Chinese ambassadors this week, breaking the rule he had followed of not meeting foreign envoys individually, aides and diplomatic…
The International Crimes Tribunal-2 has ordered that retired Major Mozaffar Hossain, an accused in the murder case of slain President Ziaur Rahman, be produced on July 23, after the chief prosecutor's application.
India's drug regulator has granted marketing approval for QDenga, made by Takeda, its first dengue vaccine — a two-dose shot for people aged 4 to 60 that protects against all four dengue serotypes.
Three International Crimes Tribunal judges will inspect the 'Aynaghar' secret detention centers run by DGFI, RAB and the DB during the ousted Awami League government, after the prosecution sought the on-site visit.
Five countries — Saudi Arabia, the UK, the UAE, Malaysia and the US — accounted for about 62 percent of Bangladesh's remittances in the first 11 months of 2025-26, with Saudi Arabia the single…
The Pentagon says nearly 100 US troops were injured over two weeks amid the conflict with Iran, most with mild concussions, as Iran's Revolutionary Guard claimed strikes on US installations in Bahrain and Kuwait…
The Trump administration is pressing Britain's new government for access to UK strategic military bases in the ongoing war against Iran, The Telegraph reported, with Trump raising RAF Fairford and Diego Garcia in a…
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami said it is monitoring reports circulating in the media and on social media involving Satkhira-4 MP Gazi Nazrul Islam, and will take necessary steps in line with organizational rules after gathering the…
US President Donald Trump imposed a 50 percent tariff on Canadian goods over alleged discrimination on cars, dairy and alcohol; Canada's PM Mark Carney called it a direct USMCA violation as North American trade…
The funeral of Parichhan Nesa, 91, mother of Rajshahi University student Ayub Ali — whom Islami Chhatra Shibir describes as its third martyr — was held Tuesday in Alamdanga, with Jamaat and Shibir leaders…
Bangladesh won a bronze medal, a global championship and special international recognition at the 9th International Economics Olympiad 2026 in Shenzhen, China, where students from 57 countries competed.
Actress Hina Khan is rumored to appear as a special guest on 'Lock Upp' season 2, reviving her old feud with contestant Shilpa Shinde — recently reignited by Shinde's podcast admission of a false…
Three children — a nine-year-old boy and two siblings aged eight and five — drowned in a pond in Kahalu, Bogura, on Tuesday after leaving home in the morning, police said.
A video of Argentina defender Cristian Romero bypassing US President Donald Trump without a handshake at the World Cup awards ceremony has gone viral, drawing praise and criticism. Romero has offered no explanation.
The government has set two state-managed Hajj packages for 2027 — Package-1 at 615,263 taka and an economy Package-2 at 505,648 taka — Religious Affairs Minister Kazi Shah Mofazzal Hossain announced on Tuesday.
Argentina returned home as World Cup runners-up to a red-carpet welcome and thousands of chanting fans — but captain Lionel Messi stayed on in the United States for personal reasons, the Argentine Football Association…
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has described the dangers his negotiating team faced during peace talks with the United States, telling US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff that threats from Washington and Israel created…
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani says he is reviewing the legal options for arresting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu when he visits New York for the UN General Assembly in September, telling a…
South Korea has urged its citizens in the Middle East to leave the region quickly as tensions rise between the United States and Iran, issuing the warning after a meeting with officials from 17…
Iran's leadership is prepared to confront any possible US ground operation, foreign ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei says, warning Washington of severe consequences for any attempt to seize the strategic Kharg Island in southern Iran.
US Vice President JD Vance and his wife, Usha Vance, have announced the birth of their fourth child, a son named Alec Neil Vance, at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland…
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has warned that the Strait of Hormuz will not be safe as long as what it calls US 'aggression' continues, saying not a drop of oil or gas can…
Iran will never fear US threats, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said in an interview with a Turkish outlet, arguing that Israel wrongly believed a short campaign could weaken Iran and alleging that leaked intelligence…
Saudi Arabia has extended the validity of the Umrah visa to one year (365 days), allowing holders multiple entries with stays of up to 90 days each, the Saudi Press Agency reported, as part…
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says the door to diplomacy with Iran remains open even as military operations intensify, while accusing Tehran of using the Strait of Hormuz as a bargaining chip.
Andy Burnham formally takes office as Britain's prime minister on Monday, the sixth since 2016, succeeding the unpopular Keir Starmer and inheriting a weak economy, a cost-of-living squeeze, migration pressures and international turmoil.
Spain forward Ferran Torres, whose extra-time goal beat Argentina 1-0 in the World Cup final, said destiny had been on Spain's side and dedicated the title to the country's 47 million people.
New Delhi saw tension on the first day of parliament's monsoon session as a group known as CJP marched on Parliament in its 'Chalo Sansad' programme; protesters alleged police used a lathi charge, water…
Evince Group's Evitex Dress Shirt Limited has won 'Most Sustainable Ready-Made Garment Factory of the Year' at the SDG Brand Champion Awards 2026, organised by the Bangladesh Brand Forum.
Some foods should not be cooked in an iron pan, as the metal can react with them, spoiling the taste and even affecting the body, according to a report by the Indian outlet News18.…
Hamas has named Khalil al-Hayya as the new head of its political bureau, succeeding Yahya Sinwar, who was killed in an Israeli operation in Gaza in October 2024.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian says his country is engaged in a full-scale war with the United States and must accept the consequences, as a ceasefire signed last month frays amid tit-for-tat strikes; Bahrain and…
FIFA is set to announce record revenue of $15 billion from the World Cup, far exceeding its $11 billion target, driven by hospitality packages and huge ticket demand, The Guardian reports.
The Asian Development Bank has warned the public against a fraud ring using its name, logo and forged officials' identities to lure people with loan offers and extract money, stressing that it does not…
Peterborough City Council in the UK has sold a plot to the United Kingdom Islamic Mission, which plans to build a mosque and Islamic centre there, angering the Hindu community, which says a temple…
Five months after forming the government, Prime Minister and BNP chairperson Tarique Rahman has hosted a dinner for allied leaders, but the BNP's long-time ally Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Bangladesh is staying away, citing neglect since…
At 39, Lionel Messi stood in a World Cup final at MetLife Stadium — perhaps for the last time — the central figure of a career that has already reshaped football, whatever the result…
Anica Jamal Iqbal, this year's Miss World Pakistan, will represent Pakistan at Miss World — the first time in nearly 74 years the country has taken part in the pageant.
Police in Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, have arrested a woman and a man over the killing of her husband with a snakebite, alleging they drugged him and released a venomous snake in his bed to…
Supplies of Palestinian olive oil have fallen sharply in supermarkets worldwide amid drought, Israeli occupation policy, settler violence and unrest in the West Bank, with last year's output at just 33 percent of the…
Frenzy around the World Cup final sent resale ticket prices soaring past $10,000 — about 12.5 lakh taka — with VIP hospitality packages reaching roughly $60,000, as fans thronged New York's Times Square.
Actress Sai Pallavi says she turned to meditation and prayer to prepare for the role of Sita in the mythological film 'Ramayana,' calling it not an achievement but a blessing; the two-part film releases…
Argentina captain Lionel Messi has reignited talk of his future before the World Cup final, with a social-media message many read as a hint at retirement from international football.
Labour and Employment Minister Ariful Haque Chowdhury held bilateral talks with ILO Director-General Gilbert Houngbo at the Secretariat, discussing labour-law reform, new jobs and international labour standards; Bangladesh has ratified all 10 of the…
India's Supreme Court has ruled that mere abuse, rude behaviour or offensive language, however objectionable, does not amount to 'obscenity' under Section 294 of the penal code unless it is lascivious and tends to…
Expatriates sent about $1.8 billion in remittances in the first 18 days of the 2026-27 financial year, up 20.2 percent — $302 million more than the same period last year, Bangladesh Bank data show.
The reach of Bangladeshi food products in the European market is set to widen if quality, long-term ties and regular market links are ensured, says Forkan Haider Chowdhury, ambassador and adviser to the Netherlands-based…
Russia launched its heaviest ballistic-missile barrage in a single night since the war began in 2022, hitting Kyiv, Ukraine's foreign minister said; at least one person was killed and 15 injured, with fires across…