3,095 reports translated from the Bengali original, most recent first. বাংলা সংস্করণ
India will resume tourist visa applications for Bangladeshis from 28 June, the country's new High Commissioner Dinesh Trivedi announced at a press conference at the Indian Visa Centre in Jamuna Future Park, Dhaka, on…
Authorities in Sambhal district, Uttar Pradesh, demolished the Mustafa Qadri Mosque in Kaserwa village overnight without prior notice, using two bulldozers, local sources said. The district administration claimed the mosque was built illegally on…
Iran has formally invited Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the state funeral of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in a joint US-Israeli airstrike on 28 February. The multi-city funeral programme…
Residents of Venezuelan cities are spending nights in the street, in gardens and on footpaths rather than returning to their homes after twin earthquakes of magnitude 7.5 and 7.2 struck the country, killing 164.…
Mukhtar Alam Shikdar, born in Lohagara, Chittagong, in 1962, is the chief calligrapher responsible for the Quranic inscriptions on the Kiswah — the black cloth covering the Holy Ka'ba in Mecca. He grew up…
The French Ambassador to Bangladesh, Jean-Marc Sere-Charle, met with opposition leader and Jamaat-e-Islami chief Dr. Shafiqur Rahman MP for courtesy talks on Thursday morning at the opposition leader's office in the National Parliament building.…
China has been using the incremental tactic known as "salami slicing" to extend its influence across the Pacific, advancing through small, deniable steps rather than direct confrontation, analysts say. Within weeks, Chinese vessels have…
Officials in Malaysia's Sarawak state have deposited 1,802 kilograms of ash from worn Qurans into a designated area of the South China Sea near Kuching, using 212 biodegradable AQ-01 paper bags. Each bag dissolves…
Bangladesh and China have signed 13 memoranda of understanding. The agreements were concluded at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Thursday afternoon, where Prime Minister Tarique Rahman and Chinese Premier Li…
US President Donald Trump claimed he personally persuaded Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin not to enter the war on Iran's side. Trump made the claim…
Ten people have been confirmed dead after a warehouse collapsed in the Taratala area of Kolkata, rescue workers said on Thursday morning as the operation entered its 21st hour. Thirty people have been pulled…
International oil prices have fallen back to roughly where they stood before the Iran war, as shipping through the Strait of Hormuz returns to normal and Middle East supply is expected to increase. Brent…
Venezuela's Acting President Delcy Rodríguez said saving lives was the government's paramount concern after Wednesday's twin earthquakes left at least 32 people dead and more than 700 injured. She announced that rescue teams from…
Brazilian journalist Pepe Escobar claimed on social media that Pakistan's military intelligence foiled a Mossad-backed assassination plot targeting army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir during a peace conference in Switzerland. Escobar said Pakistan sent…
Pakistan warned Israel it would be erased from the map after Pakistani military intelligence allegedly uncovered a Mossad plot to assassinate army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir during a peace conference in Switzerland, the…
The Indian government has granted Dinesh Trivedi, India's High Commissioner to Bangladesh, the personal rank of a Cabinet Minister, an official memorandum issued on Wednesday stated. The elevation entitles him to higher protocol privileges…
Venezuela's twin earthquakes — magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 on Wednesday — are among the strongest in that country's history, but do not rank among the ten most powerful earthquakes ever recorded globally. According to…
The death toll from Venezuela's twin earthquakes has risen to 164, with at least 971 people injured, Acting President Delcy Rodríguez announced on state television on Thursday. The two powerful quakes — magnitude 7.2…
As US Vice-President JD Vance worked toward a lasting ceasefire with Tehran, President Donald Trump again threatened to bomb Iran, the latest in a series of obstacles complicating Vance's role in the US-Iran talks.…
Kunal Shah, who began life as a delivery boy and data-entry operator and became one of India's most successful startup entrepreneurs, has been appointed CEO of WhatsApp, parent company Meta announced. Meta also said…
A rare manuscript of the Holy Quran, more than 400 years old, has been put on display at the Holy Quran Museum in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, drawing visitors as a unique example of the…
A 35-year-old settlement was broken in a single day as 19 families were ordered by the administration to leave their homes in the Raninagar border area of Murshidabad district in India's West Bengal. The…
Pakistan has come into fresh focus in international diplomacy after Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said it had mediated the 'Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding' between Iran and the United States. Analysts say the mediation could…
US Senator Bernie Sanders has sharply criticised a comment by Israel's far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir on Lebanon, calling him a 'war criminal' and saying the United States should give no military…
Sri Lanka has decided to deploy the army to stop the rapid spread of the mosquito-borne disease dengue, with a special unit of army, navy and air force members to be formed to identify…
Iran's delegation walked out of high-level bilateral peace talks with the United States in Switzerland, boycotting them after fresh threats from US President Donald Trump, Iran's chief negotiator and parliament speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf…
The president and CEO of the World Economic Forum (WEF), Alois Zwinggi, met Bangladesh's Prime Minister Tarique Rahman in a courtesy call in Dalian, China, on Tuesday, with fruitful discussions on tackling climate change,…
India has offered its explanation after a row over the alleged harassment of the prime minister's information adviser, Zahed Ur Rahman, at Delhi airport. The Indian foreign ministry spokesperson, Randhir Jaiswal, said Zahed Ur…
The US technology firm Oracle laid off about 21,000 employees over the past year as part of restructuring its business around artificial intelligence, according to its latest annual report. Oracle's full-time workforce fell from…
Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian arrived in Pakistan on Tuesday for a one-day state visit, with the agenda including the implementation of the recent Iran-US understanding and regional and international issues of mutual interest. He…
British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer's resignation makes him the sixth UK prime minister to leave office in a decade, the highest rate of leadership change in nearly two centuries. Analysts trace the turmoil…
Former US intelligence chief Tulsi Gabbard may have received political guidance from people linked to a Hindu religious organisation she has been associated with since childhood, the Washington Post has reported, citing more than…
Under a much-discussed understanding between the United States and Iran, Iran could receive sanctions relief of up to $50 billion, allowing large amounts of previously frozen Iranian assets to be released in phases, sources…
The United Arab Emirates is set to launch its first passenger train service this month, the state news agency WAM said, after Crown Prince Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed inaugurated a new rail…
A severe heatwave is gripping Europe, with scientists warning that such recurring heatwaves are a clear sign of global warming and will grow more frequent and intense. France has closed more than 1,350 schools…
SpaceX shares have fallen for three straight days after a strong market debut, wiping out more than $600 billion in market value, after the Elon Musk-led company announced it would sell investment-grade bonds for…
Israel must stop relying on US military aid and build its own weapons system, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said. In a speech to soldiers last week, shared in a video by his…
The number of people killed in Israeli attacks in the besieged Palestinian territory of Gaza has risen to 73,039, the Gaza health ministry has said. In the latest 24-hour period, two people were killed…
A debate has erupted over the renaming of a well-known Kolkata road, 'Suhrawardy Avenue,' as 'Gopal Mukherjee Road,' a decision of the Kolkata Municipal Corporation that West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari welcomed on…
The All India Muslim Personal Law Board has decided to launch a nationwide movement over what it described as rising incidents of mob lynchings, mosque and madrasa demolitions and bulldozer drives targeting Muslims in…
Mamata Banerjee has been removed from the top post of the All India Trinamool Congress, the party she built nearly three decades ago, with the Howrah MLA Arup Roy elected as its new chairman…
At least 14 people were killed in a devastating fire at a coaching centre in a multi-storey building in the Aliganj area of Lucknow, in India's Uttar Pradesh, on Monday afternoon, with witnesses describing…
The disappearance of Shahriar Ahmed Imon, a 22-year-old Bangladeshi student, in Larnaca, Cyprus, has turned into a murder investigation after nine days, with police recovering his body and arresting a 22-year-old foreign national who,…
India's former star cricketer and Trinamool Congress MP Yusuf Pathan has landed in a major legal and political crisis over a government plot in Vadodara, Gujarat, which the BJP-controlled municipality is moving to auction…
A BNP member of parliament, Golam Mohammad (GM) Siraj, has urged the Indian government to rein in the West Bengal BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari, saying his anti-Bangladesh statements have become an obstacle to India-Bangladesh…
Portugal's security forces have launched a nationwide crackdown to curb irregular migration, creating anxiety and uncertainty among many migrant workers. The National Republican Guard says more than 300 irregular migrants have been identified since…
After long speculation, intense internal party pressure and falling popularity, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer has formally resigned, opening a leadership contest in which Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham is the clear frontrunner. According…
Japan has increased visa fees for foreign nationals fivefold in one go, its first such increase in about 50 years, with the new rates taking effect on July 1. According to the foreign ministry,…
Five young men targeted in an attempted 'push-in' by India's Border Security Force (BSF) have been stranded for nine days at two points on the border zero-line in Roumari upazila of Kurigram, living under…
China hopes to strengthen strategic communication with Bangladesh's new BNP-led government, advance traditional friendship, expand high-quality Belt and Road cooperation and take the comprehensive strategic partnership to a new height, its foreign ministry has…
Bangladesh and Malaysia have agreed to take their longstanding bilateral relationship to new heights by strengthening cooperation in trade, investment, the labour market, defence, energy, the digital economy and regional affairs, according to a…
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has called on Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim to quickly open Malaysia's labour market for Bangladeshis. Speaking at a joint press conference in Putrajaya on Monday, he said he had…
India-Pakistan tensions over Indus river water-sharing have taken on a new dimension, with Pakistan's Defence Minister Khawaja Asif warning that Islamabad will not hesitate to take military steps if the country's water security is…
At least 54 people have been injured and 18 are missing after a massive explosion at a factory in the Ras Laffan Industrial City in Qatar, the country's interior ministry said on Monday, according…
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is expected to announce his exit timetable on Monday, paving the way for an orderly handover to his rival, Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham, and putting the UK on…
Talks between Iran and the United States in Switzerland have been successfully completed, Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said in a social-media post. He said the two sides agreed to a roadmap toward…
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced his resignation on Monday after less than two years in power, following repeated policy reversals and a sharp fall in public support. Starmer said he would step down…
More than 23 mosques, madrasas, Eidgahs and dargahs have been demolished or partly removed across Indian states in the past 45 days, most in BJP-ruled states, according to an investigative report by the outlet…
Sudden thunder, lightning and storms are seen in Islam not just as something to fear but as signs of Allah's power, reminding believers to turn back to Him. The Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon…
High-level US-Iran peace talks have begun at Lake Lucerne in Switzerland, mediated by Qatar and Pakistan, to firm up an interim deal signed last week by Presidents Trump and Pezeshkian, Qatar's foreign ministry and…