Baruhas mosque and Imambari in Chalan Beel face ruin
A 150-year-old three-domed mosque and the centuries-old Baruhas Imambari in Tarash, Sirajganj, decay for want of care; the UNO says conservation has begun.
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Cancer researcher Rachna Shroff dies of cancer at 47
Dr Rachna Shroff, a leading US oncologist who specialised in pancreatic and bile duct cancers at the University of Arizona, has died of terminal adenocarcinoma.
Briton accused of holding five government jobs at once
Kasim Chowdhury, 55, of east London is on trial accused of working five UK government jobs at once and earning about £350,000 a year from 2020 to 2023.
30,000 metres of current net seized on Barishal's Arial Khan
A mobile court on the Arial Khan river in Barishal Sadar destroyed about 30,000 metres of banned current net on Wednesday and fined one person Tk 15,000.
Thailand plans to hire workers from Bangladesh
Thailand plans to recruit farm and construction workers from Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka to ease shortages; quotas, pay and visa rules are not yet set
Chuadanga farmers get air-flow machines to store onions
Twenty onion farmers in Chuadanga were handed air-flow machines on Monday; each machine costs Tk 21,000 and can keep 20 to 25 tonnes of onions in storage.
Russia takes control of assets of firms from 4 EU countries
A decree by Vladimir Putin puts Russian assets of French, German, Swedish and Belgian firms under temporary management as ties with the EU sink, Reuters said.
Maduro denies new torture conspiracy charges in New York
Former Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores pleaded not guilty in a New York court on Thursday to new charges of conspiracy to torture.
Early Aman rice harvest begins in Ghoraghat, costs up
Farmers in Ghoraghat, Dinajpur, have begun cutting early Aman rice with good yields, but say dearer fertiliser, diesel and labour have cut their profit.
Bangladesh plans to raise cotton output to 19 lakh bales
The Cotton Development Board aims to lift output to 19 lakh bales by 2050 to feed the textile industry; local cotton now meets only 18 to 20 percent of demand.
Obama says Israel has lost its moral standing over Gaza
Former US president Barack Obama said in Belfast that Israel's excessive force and seizure of Palestinian land have cost it its moral standing.
BNP leader hacked to death in Muladi, Barisal
Shukkur Ali Bepari, a union BNP leader, died on the way to hospital after an attack his family links to his stand against drugs, gambling and sand lifting.
Two arrested in Narail over fake Facebook advertisements
Police in Narail have arrested two young men accused of cheating buyers for two years with cheap-goods offers on Facebook pages and seized Tk 82,810.
Toddler drowns in Louhajang river in Mirzapur
A two-and-a-half-year-old boy slipped away from home unnoticed and drowned in the Louhajang river in Mirzapur; divers recovered his body in the afternoon.
Indian national held with liquor in Hakimpur
Police in Hakimpur, Dinajpur, have detained an Indian man with four bottles of Indian liquor near the Hili border and sent him to a court in Dinajpur.
Three die of burns after gas compressor blast in Kanchpur
A husband, his wife and her brother have died at the burn institute in Dhaka, four days after a gas line compressor exploded in a flat in Sonargaon.
Rajshahi cricketers' stolen luggage recovered, four arrested
Police have recovered eight bags stolen from a BCB covered van carrying the Rajshahi team's luggage home from a National Cricket League match in Dhaka.
Three-year-old drowns in pond in Boalmari
A three-year-old boy in Boalmari, Faridpur, went back alone to the pond where he had bathed with his grandfather, looking for him, and fell into the water.
Soldier among four jailed over land dispute in Patharghata
A Patharghata court has sent four people, an army member and his brother among them, to jail in a case over land a college lecturer says they seized.
Two young people killed in Chaugachha road crash
A man of 20 and a woman of 18 died after their motorcycle collided head-on with a pickup van on the Chaugachha-Jashore road on Thursday afternoon.
A shopkeeper turns fallow land into a vegetable farm in Juri
Abdul Matin, 35, a shopkeeper in Juri, Moulvibazar, has turned 80 decimals of land overgrown with weeds into a farm that brings in lakhs of taka a season.
Engine leaves carriages behind, blocking highway for an hour
A local train's carriages came uncoupled and stopped on a level crossing in Kaliganj, Lalmonirhat, while the driver went on with the engine for a kilometre.
Baby born on a moving bus wins free travel for life
A garment worker on her way home to Lalmonirhat gave birth on a bus in Mithapukur, Rangpur; the bus company has given mother and son free travel for life.
Jamaat will stand by Hindu community, says Golam Parwar
Opposition leader Shafiqur Rahman assured Hindu community leaders at a meeting in Dhaka that he would stand by them, Jamaat's secretary general said.
CUET students keep watch to bar new VC through the holiday
CUET students say they will stay in the halls through the Durga Puja break to stop the new vice-chancellor entering; staff have begun a full work stoppage.
Chaugachha BNP leaders deny Tk 20 lakh dealership claim
Chaugachha upazila BNP president MA Salam and a puja front leader say allegations that they took Tk 20 lakh to get a man a fertiliser dealership are false.
Major fire at drug factory in Tongi, 20 fire units at work
A fire broke out on the fourth floor of Drug International's Unit 2 factory in Tongi on Wednesday morning; two workers were hurt as staff rushed to get out.
Drive against bird hunting in Sherpur; five herons freed
Wildlife officials and volunteers ran a four-hour drive against bird hunting in Sherpur on Tuesday, seizing six traps and freeing five decoy herons.
Two brothers succeed with summer cabbage in Kushtia
Brothers Sentu and Tuhin Guard of Mirpur, Kushtia, have grown the winter vegetable cabbage in summer heat on five bighas and expect sales of about Tk 5 lakh.
Three held with yaba, pipe gun and cartridge in Noakhali
A joint team arrested three men at an autorickshaw garage in Noakhali on Tuesday and seized 44 yaba pills, a pipe gun, a cartridge and three cameras.
Trump's energy diplomacy falters weeks before US elections
Weeks before US congressional elections, Donald Trump's diesel deal with Russia and his talk of an energy truce in Ukraine have brought dispute, not relief.
Rahul Gandhi invites opposition leaders to tea
Rahul Gandhi has invited INDIA alliance leaders, opposition MPs, student groups and civil society members to tea at his home as protests go on.
Why the Houthis are attacking airports in Saudi Arabia
Yemen's Houthis claim new missile and drone attacks on Riyadh's airport and a Saudi air base. Who they are, why they fight Riyadh, and their ties to Iran.
Federal agents search Ilhan Omar's home in Washington
Federal agents searched US congresswoman Ilhan Omar's Washington home on Monday as part of a criminal investigation, the Justice Department says.
Eleven sailors missing after drone attack off Bulgaria
Eleven sailors are missing after a cargo ship sank in a drone attack off Bulgaria's Black Sea coast, the second deadly sinking there in a week.
Cracks show in Modi's long-standing political strategy
Narendra Modi's strategy of weakening opponents and using state power against dissent faces a major test as youth-led protests over voter rolls grow.
Dainik Runner's 46th anniversary marked in Chaugachha
The 46th founding anniversary of the newspaper Dainik Runner was marked in Chaugachha, Jashore, with a discussion and cake-cutting at the press club.
Young people lead protests putting pressure on Modi
Political pressure on Narendra Modi's government is growing as a youth-led movement over unemployment, exam failures and alleged poll irregularities widens.
Delhi police drop Jantar Mantar as a protest site
Delhi police have removed Jantar Mantar, a main protest venue for three and a half decades, from the list of designated sites and named three alternatives.
Twelve get life terms for 2013 killing in Kushtia
A Kushtia court has sentenced 12 people to life imprisonment for hacking Saheb Ali to death in Kumarkhali in 2013; 10 others were acquitted.
Pabna man turns duck farm loss into insect farming success
Shimul Hossain of Atgharia, Pabna, lost several lakh taka on a duck farm, then built five black soldier fly farms that now earn about Tk 2 lakh a month.
US may have gone too far killing Iran's leaders: Trump
Donald Trump has said the US and Israel may have gone too far in killing Iran's leaders, because Washington no longer knows whom it is negotiating with.
Disaster risk reduction day marked in Chaugachha
International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction was marked in Chaugachha, Jashore, on Tuesday with a rally, a drill and a discussion at the upazila parishad.
Kim Jong Un tours museum showing missile that can reach US
North Korea's Kim Jong Un has visited a new military museum displaying the Hwasong-20 intercontinental missile, state media say, amid talk of meeting Trump.
Electronics firm MEP holds dealers' conference in Maheshpur
The electronics company MEP held a conference for dealers and traders at the high school auditorium in Maheshpur, Jhenaidah, on Tuesday morning.
Retired teacher, 65, killed by truck in Chaugachha
Nurul Alam, 65, a retired primary school teacher, died on Tuesday after a truck hit the van he was travelling in at Chaugachha, Jashore, police confirm.
HSC results likely between 25 and 29 October, board says
The HSC and equivalent exam results may be published on a day between 25 and 29 October, the head of the education boards' coordination committee says.
Village policeman agrees to keep mother after court steps in
A village policeman in Santhia, Pabna, has agreed to support his elderly mother and apologised after a court intervened over a video that went viral.
Daughter holds up father's funeral over land in Gaibandha
A farmer's funeral in Sadullapur, Gaibandha, was held up for five hours on Monday after his daughter objected, saying she was denied her share of his land.
Pagla Mosque's gold and silver counted after six years
Weighing and counting of the gold, silver and foreign currency given to Kishoreganj's Pagla Mosque began on Monday, the first such count since March 2020.
Voting BNP was no mistake, Hindu leaders tell PM
Hindu community leaders told Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Monday that voting for the BNP was no mistake, his press wing says after a meeting in Dhaka.
From Korea to Iran, has the US won any of its wars?
From Korea and Vietnam to Afghanistan and Iraq, US military success has often failed to deliver its political aims; the Iran war raises the question again.
Eight opposition leaders sue India's Election Commission
Rahul Gandhi and seven other leaders of the INDIA bloc filed a Supreme Court petition on Monday against the Election Commission over the voter roll revision.
BNP to field a single candidate in local elections
Tarique Rahman has told BNP lawmakers to choose the right candidates for local elections; the party will field one candidate, the chief whip says.
Whole of India will be a protest site, party leader says
Delhi police have dropped Jantar Mantar as a designated protest site; Abhijeet Dipke of the Cockroach Janta Party says the whole country will be one.
Has Sohail Afridi really been detained?
Imran Khan's party says police have detained Sohail Afridi after Pakistan dissolved the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government; the interior minister will not confirm.
Modi has turned Delhi into a prison, Rahul Gandhi says
Rahul Gandhi says Delhi has in effect been turned into a prison, with trains and buses stopped, and vows to press on until the election chief resigns.
China sanctions ministers of Paraguay and Belize over Taiwan
China has imposed sanctions on a Paraguayan minister and Belize's foreign minister over their countries' ties with Taiwan, Al Jazeera reports.
Karachi bans gatherings of more than five until 20 October
The Karachi administration has imposed section 144 from 11 to 20 October, banning protests, rallies and sit-ins of more than five people, Dawn reports.
Tight security planned for Durga Puja at 51 Chaugachha sites
Law enforcers will be on duty at each of Chaugachha's 51 puja mandaps for Durga Puja, the upazila's monthly law and order meeting in Jashore was told.