Former DB chief Harun dismissed from police service
The government has dismissed former DMP Detective Branch chief Mohammad Harun-or-Rashid for desertion, backdated to August 6, 2024, when he left his post.
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Charghat farmers turn to malta, grapes and pomegranates
About 250 hectares in Rajshahi's Charghat now grow malta, strawberries, grapes, cotton and other high-value crops, the upazila agriculture office says.
Nahid Islam: we ousted one autocrat, now see a new one rise
NCP convener Nahid Islam told a Shahbag rally the BNP government is breaking its promises and demanded the home and energy ministers resign.
Tahsif death: Deep tells PBI they were chased to the river
Questioned by the PBI, Ahmed Shahriar Reza Deep said men chased him and former air force officer Tahsif, who jumped into the Turag while he fled.
Coloured cabbage and cauliflower pay off for Dumuria farmers
Yellow, pink and purple cauliflower and cabbage grown with pheromone traps sell for Tk 30 to 40 a head in Dumuria, against Tk 10 to 15 for white.
Drumstick trees laden out of season in Dumuria, Khulna
Moringa trees across Dumuria's 14 unions are heavy with drumsticks; officials expect at least 200 tonnes worth Tk 1 crore if the weather holds.
Cumilla police detain 351 in drive against teen gangs
Police in Cumilla detained 351 people in an overnight drive against drug dealing, teenage gangs and mugging across all 18 police stations in the district.
Jamaat rallies in Chaugachha ahead of Jashore long march
Jamaat-e-Islami's Chaugachha upazila unit held a procession and street rally on Friday in support of the party's long march to Jashore on 31 October.
A third US strike could push Iran toward the bomb
An analysis argues a third major US attack on Iran, meant to restore American credibility, could instead strengthen those in Tehran who want nuclear weapons.
Rooppur nuclear plant begins trial power generation
Unit 1 of the Rooppur nuclear plant in Ishwardi, Pabna, began trial power generation on Friday, a day after the regulator approved the power start-up stage.
Lightning kills six fishing in a Pabna beel
Six teenagers and young men were killed when lightning struck a plastic shelter at Sonapati beel in Malanchi, Pabna Sadar, on Friday afternoon. Three were hurt.
Yemen casualties top 9,000 as 276,000 are displaced: WHO
WHO says 1,677 people have been killed and 7,395 hurt in Yemen's latest fighting, with 276,301 displaced and Taiz short of medicine, fuel and water.
Ghalibaf: no progress in US talks without Iran's seven terms
Iran's parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf says talks with the US to end the war cannot advance unless Washington accepts Iran's seven conditions.
Fertiliser hoarding in Chatmohar leaves farmers stranded
Dealers in Chatmohar, Pabna, are accused of hoarding fertiliser and charging Tk 300 to 500 over the official price a sack, as the rabi season nears.
40 sacks of adulterated fertiliser seized in Kaliganj
Police in Kaliganj, Jhenaidah, seized 40 sacks of TSP fertiliser taken out of the upazila to sell; a mobile court fined two men Tk 25,000 and destroyed it.
Hormuz mines set four oil tankers ablaze, Iran says
Iran says four oil tankers caught fire after hitting sea mines in the Strait of Hormuz, a day after the US military said it had cleared the main shipping lanes.
Maheshpur BNP factions clash over fertiliser cards, 12 hurt
At least 12 people were hurt when two BNP groups clashed with local weapons over sharing out farmers' fertiliser cards in Maheshpur, Jhenaidah, on Thursday.
Snakebite kills 16-year-old madrasa student in Kulaura
Suniya Akter, 16, a tenth-grade madrasa student in Kulaura, Moulvibazar, died in hospital on Friday after a venomous snake bit her as she slept at home.
Car hits auto-rickshaw in Tangail’s Ghatail, one killed
One person was killed and at least three injured when a private car and a battery-run auto-rickshaw collided on the Tangail-Mymensingh highway in Ghatail.
Two jailed in Pabna for making fake milk with jelly and soy
A mobile court in Bhangura, Pabna, jailed and fined two men for making and selling adulterated milk, and seized 320 litres of it along with the materials used.
Israel election results: who can form the next government?
Israel's official election results leave no party with the 61 seats needed to govern. Here are the coalitions Netanyahu and Eisenkot could try, and the risks.
Cyclone Arnab rain worries paddy farmers in India's Hooghly
Farmers in Hooghly, West Bengal, fear rain from Cyclone Arnab will flatten paddy in their fields and delay potato planting, after floods earlier this season.
Russell's viper caught near border in Chuadanga's Damurhuda
A farmer caught a large Russell’s viper in a border field in Damurhuda, Chuadanga. A Khulna forest team is to take it and free it in the Sundarbans.
DV lottery stays shut as US appeals court blocks order
A US appeals court has temporarily blocked a lower court order to open applications for the FY2027 Diversity Visa lottery by 1 November, keeping it on hold.
TCB to sell turmeric, chilli powder and tea from November
The Trading Corporation of Bangladesh plans to sell packaged turmeric, chilli powder and tea from November to earn more and lean less on government subsidy.
Woman strangled in Bogura's Dhunat, husband detained
A man strangled his wife with her scarf after a family quarrel in Dhunat, Bogura, police said. The husband, Nurul Islam, 38, has been detained.
Dockworkers call strike at 113 ports over arms shipments
Dockworkers in 22 countries have called a strike against arms shipments through their ports, which could disrupt 40 percent of Mediterranean cargo traffic.
Netanyahu rules out a government with Arab-led parties
Israel's prime minister says governing with Arab-led parties is forbidden, while his Likud party accuses them of stealing the election, without offering proof.
Indonesia wildfire smoke linked to 3,560 deaths in September
Air pollution from Indonesia's wildfires caused an estimated 3,560 deaths in September, double August's toll, a study by the Helsinki-based CREA finds.
Helicopter with six aboard crashes in India's Uttarakhand
A helicopter carrying six people, including the pilot, crashed near Joshimath in Uttarakhand's Chamoli district while flying from Badrinath to Dehradun.
Ethiopia drone strikes on displaced camp kill 14
Drone strikes on a camp for displaced people in Ethiopia's Amhara region killed at least 14, including children, witnesses told AFP. Several more were wounded.
Muslim buffalo traders beaten in India, then charged
A mob beat two Muslim buffalo traders and a driver in Madhya Pradesh's Damoh district. Police arrested two attackers but also filed a case against the victims.
Iran's IRGC says it seized two oil tankers near Hormuz
Iran's Revolutionary Guards say their navy seized two oil tankers in the southern Strait of Hormuz for switching off tracking and using an unauthorised route.
US midterms: Trump faces political collapse, polls suggest
With approval near 37% and fuel prices up over the Iran war, polls point to Democratic gains on 3 November, a test for Trump-style populism worldwide.
Awami League leader and UP member detained in Chaugachha
Police detained Abdul Mannan, a union parishad member and ward Awami League president in Jashore's Chaugachha, in a raid at Kharincha Bazar on Thursday night.
Bangladesh has adopted only 1 of 51 local government reform proposals, says commission member
The government has so far adopted only one of the Local Government Reform Commission's 51 key recommendations, says commission member Ferdous Arfina Osman, professor of public administration at the University of Dhaka.
Chuadanga girls' school exam leak: office assistant jailed
An office assistant held over the SSC test paper leak at Chuadanga Government Girls' High School is in jail; probers found forged signatures on his PC.
Chaugachha's new OC Kazi Babul meets press club leaders
Chaugachha police station's new officer-in-charge Kazi Babul told Jessore journalists his first task in the border upazila is to stop drugs and smuggling.
PM Tarique Rahman visits Toyota plant, sits in its first car
PM Tarique Rahman toured Toyota's Motomachi plant in Japan on Thursday and got into the carmaker's first passenger car with his wife, Dr Zubaida Rahman.
Native fish output must rise, says fisheries minister
Fisheries Minister Mohammad Aminur Rashid says the government is creating fish sanctuaries in haors, baors, rivers and the sea to protect native fish breeding.
Could Netanyahu be arrested if he loses power?
Losing office would not cancel the ICC warrant or end the ICJ case, and Netanyahu would lose the personal immunity some states cited to avoid arresting him.
Imran Khan's son says Pakistan is trying to kill his father
Sulaiman Khan says no one has seen or heard from jailed former Pakistan PM Imran Khan since August and blames army chief Asim Munir; the government denies it.
Chhatra Dal demands MP's son be hanged for Shakil killing
Chhatra Dal at Mir Ismail Hossain College in Natore's Gurudaspur held a sit-in demanding justice for Shakil's killing and MP Abdul Aziz's resignation.
Vance writes to Iran as Trump warns Gulf of post-poll strike
US Vice President JD Vance has written to Iran's security chief to revive talks, while Trump has told Gulf allies to prepare for a short, intense campaign.
Autopsy done on former air force officer Tahsif Sauri
Doctors at Suhrawardy hospital have completed the autopsy of former Flight Lieutenant Tahsif Sauri, whose body was pulled from the Turag river on Wednesday.
Hanif sentenced to death over six Kushtia killings
Bangladesh's war crimes tribunal sentenced Awami League leader Mahbub-ul-Alam Hanif to death for six killings in Kushtia during the July uprising.
Israeli strikes kill six in Gaza in 24 hours
Israeli attacks across Gaza killed six people and injured 38 in 24 hours, the health ministry said, as deaths since last October's ceasefire reach 1,574.
DV lottery 2027: Bangladesh eligibility to be known today
The US is restarting the diversity visa lottery after a court order. A State Department notice on October 29 will show whether Bangladeshis can apply.
Jamaat blames law enforcement failure for Tahsif Sauri death
Jamaat-e-Islami says law enforcement and intelligence agencies failed former flight lieutenant Tahsif Sauri, whose body was found in the Turag river.
Ben-Gvir demands arrest of Israel's Arab party leaders
Israeli minister Itamar Ben-Gvir wants Arab party leaders arrested over alleged Qatari funding, with no evidence offered, after an election with no majority.
Manik Pashari: high-level probe into burial and certificate
The Liberation War Affairs ministry has formed a high-level committee to look into Manik Pashari's death, burial and freedom fighter certificate.
BJP reportedly loses Varanasi; Congress takes Nagpur seat
India's council polls in four states: BJP reportedly lost both seats in Modi's Varanasi, Congress won in Nagpur but lost all four in Karnataka.
World Bank warns of rising food insecurity worldwide
The World Bank says rising energy and food prices, driven by the Iran war, other conflicts and El Nino, could push commodity prices up 23% by the end of 2026.
Rahul Gandhi urges students to join rally against India CEC
Rahul Gandhi urged student groups to join the INDIA bloc's rally in Delhi on Sunday demanding Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar's resignation.
Tarique Rahman's flight home from Japan delayed by a fault
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman's Biman flight from Tokyo to Dhaka was taken back to the tarmac after a mechanical fault, delaying his return from Japan.
Thakurgaon-1 by-election: BNP's Mirza Faisal sure of victory
BNP candidate Mirza Faisal Amin voted in Thakurgaon on Thursday, said he was fully confident of winning and that the people's verdict would be final.
Thakurgaon-1 by-poll: Jamaat candidate expects a big win
Jamaat candidate Delawar Hossain said he expects a big win in Thakurgaon-1 if the vote is fair, raised concern over polling officials' ID cards and accused BNP.
Manik Pashari burial row in Pirojpur: what happened
Why was a disputed freedom fighter's body taken to the UNO's office and police lines? Amar Desh reported on the Pirojpur burial row and Jamaat's denial.
Thakurgaon-1 by-election: BNP and Jamaat candidates vote
BNP's Mirza Faisal Amin and Jamaat's Delawar Hossain voted in Thakurgaon town on Thursday, each saying he was fully confident of winning the by-election.
Voting begins in Thakurgaon-1 by-election at 185 centres
Polling in the Thakurgaon-1 by-election began at 8am on Thursday at 185 centres and runs until 4pm, with CCTV cameras and security forces at every centre.