Trump declines to endorse Netanyahu before Israeli election
Donald Trump has declined to endorse Benjamin Netanyahu for another term before Israel's October 27 election, telling Time he is not involved in politics.
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Nine held over attack on police in Darshana
Chuadanga police have arrested nine people, including the main suspect, over an attack on police and the snatching of a detainee from custody in Darshana.
Two jailed and fined for trapping egrets in Pirganj
A mobile court in Pirganj, Thakurgaon, jailed two young men for a year and fined them Tk 500 each for illegally trapping 15 egrets; the birds were freed.
Jute farmers in Ghoraghat happy with bumper crop and prices
Jute farmers in Ghoraghat, Dinajpur, have had a bumper crop after good weather and are selling at Tk 3,500-4,000 a maund, against Tk 1,500-2,000 last year.
Put your own house in order first, PM says in dig at Jamaat
In a veiled attack on Jamaat, PM Tarique Rahman told a Feni rally that a 'secret political party' should deal with abuse of women in its own ranks first.
Son jailed for life for killing father, 16 years on
A Barishal court has sentenced Palash Howlader to life in prison for killing his father, Ali Akbar Howlader, in 2010, and acquitted others. He is on the run.
Retired teacher found dead, hands and feet tied, in Barishal
Police found retired teacher Amena Khanam, 65, dead with her hands and feet tied in her locked flat in Barishal. They believe she died two days earlier.
12 police injured in shootout with gang in Raozan
Twelve police officers were injured in a gunfight with an extortion gang in Raozan, Chattogram. One suspect was arrested with a gunshot wound and two firearms.
No evil force can cause unrest in December: home minister
Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed says no evil force will be able to create unrest in December, the month of victory, and that negligent officers face action.
Bus hits broken-down van in Kushtia, killing two
A van driver and a woman passenger were killed when a Shyamoli bus rammed their van after its axle broke on the Kushtia-Meherpur road in Mirpur, Kushtia.
Wife detained for attacking sleeping husband in Shailkupa
Police in Shailkupa, Jhenaidah, detained Sumaiya Khatun, 25, accused of attacking her husband Miraj Biswas, 40, with a sharp weapon while he slept.
Toddler drowns in pond in Baraigram
Saeed Hossain, a year and a half old, drowned in a pond beside his home in Kushmail village of Joanail union, Baraigram, Natore, on Thursday afternoon.
Woman accuses man of rape and death threats in Mohanganj
A young woman in Mohanganj, Netrokona, has filed a complaint accusing a 24-year-old man of raping her on a promise of marriage and threatening to kill her.
Elderly woman's body found beside rail line in Sirajdikhan
Fire service personnel recovered the body of an unidentified woman, about 75, beside the railway line in Nimtala, Sirajdikhan, Munshiganj, on Thursday morning.
Cows given free to poor families in Maheshpur
Rights group RDC has given cows free of charge, with training, to six poor families in Fatepur and Natima unions of Maheshpur, with NGO Foundation funding.
No one fears the police any more, analysts say
Analysts say a 'don't care' culture has replaced the old fear of police, as attacks on police and mob violence persist in Bangladesh despite mass arrests.
Nobel judges wary after Trump furore: who is in contention
After Donald Trump's loud campaign for last year's peace prize, the Nobel committee is expected to tread carefully. Here are the names in contention this year.
BGB seizes Indian shotgun and contraband on Sylhet border
BGB's Sylhet 48 Battalion seized an Indian shotgun, eight bullets, 300 bottles of liquor and other contraband in a special drive on the Pratappur border.
Jamaat to run dengue awareness drive from October 4 to 10
Jamaat-e-Islami will run a nationwide dengue awareness programme from October 4 to 10, secretary general Mia Golam Parwar says, calling for public cooperation.
NATO chief has no idea about Iran's nuclear work: Russia
Russia's envoy in Vienna, Mikhail Ulyanov, says NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has no understanding of Iran's nuclear programme, after his war remarks.
US-led coalition ends its mission in Iraq
The US-led coalition ended its Iraq mission on Wednesday, welcomed by Iraqi leaders and Donald Trump, amid fears Iran-backed armed groups will grow stronger.
Two toddlers drown in pond in Dinajpur
Two girls aged two and three drowned after falling into a pond beside their home while playing in the Katla area of Birampur upazila, Dinajpur, on Thursday.
Tennessee death row inmate survives two lethal injections
Christa Gail Pike, 50, survived two doses of lethal injection in Tennessee and was taken unconscious to hospital, her lawyers say, in a rare failed execution.
Europe faces water crisis as Swiss glaciers melt fast
Swiss glaciers lost more than 5.5 percent of their ice in the past 12 months, the second-fastest melt on record, raising fears of water shortages in Europe.
4,341 Indian saris found in sand-laden truck in Sylhet
Police in Jaintiapur, Sylhet, seized 4,341 Indian saris worth about Tk 1.3 crore hidden in a truck loaded with sand, and arrested the driver, Md Alal.
We need no one's charity, Putin tells new Duma
In his first address to Russia's newly elected Duma, Vladimir Putin said Russia has the resources to meet its goals and will not beg the world for handouts.
Three missing Bakerganj schoolgirls found in Dhaka
Police have found three class 10 students from Bakerganj, Barishal, in Shyampur, Dhaka, two days after they left home saying they were going to school.
Graves vandalised at Islamic cemetery in Sydney
Headstones and memorials have been vandalised at the Al Noor Islamic cemetery in Narellan, south-west Sydney, alarming Muslims. Police are investigating.
EC plans 2,000 UP elections before Ramadan
The EC plans to start union parishad polls in the first week of January and hold 2,000 in three slots before Ramadan, commissioner Abdur Rahmanel Masud says.
Ten meritorious students get bicycles in Kalaroa
Satkhira Zila Parishad has given bicycles to 10 meritorious students from eight secondary schools in Kalaroa upazila at a ceremony at GKMK Pilot High School.
South Korea to invest $200 billion in the US, Trump says
Donald Trump says South Korea will invest $200 billion in the US, but Seoul says a $54 billion pipeline for the Alaska LNG project has not been finalised.
Four Jamaat MPs complain of luggage delay at Shahjalal
Four Jamaat MPs have lodged a written complaint with Biman after most passengers on flight BG338 from Madinah waited more than three hours for their luggage.
Mahathir visits wife's grave, scatters flowers and prays
Former Malaysian PM Mahathir Mohamad, 101, visited the grave of his wife of 70 years, Siti Hasmah, three days after her death, scattering flowers and praying.
Telling MP to quit without legal action is a 'safe exit': VP
DUCSU VP Sadik Kayem says ordering the accused MP to resign over the Radda clinic attack, without visible legal action, is an attempt at a safe exit.
Lapid accuses government of 'cheap politics' over flight
Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid says the government is playing cheap politics with security after the flydubai flight diverted to Saudi Arabia.
GCB Adarsha College welcomes new students in Chougachha
GCB Adarsha College in Chougachha, Jashore, held a welcome ceremony for new students, with upazila nirbahi officer Farzana Islam as chief guest.
Iran says it has seized another US underwater drone
Iran's navy says it seized a US REMUS 600 underwater drone in the Strait of Hormuz using intelligence and electronic warfare, IRGC outlet Sepah News reports.
Prayer is the source of Iran's strength, supreme leader says
Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei has called prayer a key source of the nation's strength, hope and peace in a message to a religious conference.
Israelis divided ahead of election
With less than a month to Israel's election, polls show neither Benjamin Netanyahu's bloc nor Gadi Eisenkot's opposition near the 61 seats needed to govern.
EC to weigh realities in setting January-June UP polls
EC senior secretary Akhtar Ahmed says the commission is reviewing plans for union parishad polls between January and June, weighing exams and Ramadan.
Saudi Arabia will respond firmly to any attack, says MBS
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman says Saudi Arabia will act firmly against any attack on its security while continuing efforts to ease regional tensions.
Every upazila health complex to get 150 beds, PM says
PM Tarique Rahman has announced that every upazila health complex will go from 50 to 150 beds so rural people need not travel to towns for treatment.
Shibir accuses government of politicising jobs over 49th BCS
Islami Chhatra Shibir has condemned the exclusion of qualified candidates from the 49th BCS gazette, accusing the BNP government of politicising jobs.
49th BCS: gazette for 46 left-out candidates on Monday
Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed says a gazette for 46 candidates dropped despite PSC recommendation in the 49th BCS will be issued Monday, denying any bias.
MP Ferdousi Mishti resigns over Radda health centre attack
BNP reserved-seat MP Ferdousi Ahmed Mishti has resigned, handing her letter to the Speaker after being told to quit over the Radda health centre attack.
PM orders MP Ferdousi Mishti to resign over Radda attack
PM Tarique Rahman has ordered BNP reserved-seat MP Ferdousi Ahmed Mishti to resign over alleged involvement in the attack on the Radda health centre in Mirpur.
Teacher killed by cow's kick while cleaning cowshed
Arefa Begum, 38, a kindergarten teacher in Kishoreganj, Nilphamari, died after a cow kicked her in the chest while she was cleaning the cowshed at her home.
Teesta erosion swallows 40 metres of cross-dam in Kurigram
Teesta river erosion has swept away 40 metres of the Burirhat cross-dam in Rajarhat, Kurigram, threatening about 20,000 people in six villages, locals say.
Indian security officer kills four colleagues in Kathua
A CISF head constable shot dead four colleagues, including an assistant commandant, with his service AK-47 after a row at a power project in Kathua, India.
US forces leave Iraq after two decades, closing all bases
US forces have completed their withdrawal from Iraq, 23 years after the US-led invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein, Iraq's defence ministry told Al Jazeera.
France hit by Gen Z school protests, more than 400 detained
More than 400 people, mostly minors, have been detained in France as Gen Z protests over overcrowded classes and teacher shortages spread, the BBC reports.
Government had no role in Zaima Rahman's UN job: adviser
Mahdi Amin says the government had no involvement in Barrister Zaima Rahman's appointment as a legal officer in the office of the UN General Assembly president.
US more than doubles fees for EB-5 investor visas
USCIS has finalised a rule more than doubling application fees for the EB-5 immigrant investor programme, with the new fees taking effect on November 30.
PM briefs President on New York visit in first courtesy call
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman briefed President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on his UN General Assembly visit in their first meeting at Bangabhaban.
22 teacher candidates go on hunger strike in Mymensingh
Twenty-two candidates picked as primary school teachers in Mymensingh began a hunger strike over appointment letters withheld after intelligence reports.
India seeking data to target Muslims, says Owaisi
AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi says India's demography commission is targeting Muslims by seeking religion-based data on vehicle and property purchases.
President urges China to invest more and aid Rohingya return
President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir urged China to increase investment in Bangladesh and do more to help the safe, dignified return of the Rohingya.
Two jailed for life for raping schoolgirl in Mymensingh
A Mymensingh tribunal has sentenced Md Maruf, 21, and Swadhin, 20, to life imprisonment with hard labour for raping a class six schoolgirl at her home in 2020.
Trump calls Google chief Sundar Pichai a 'monster'
Donald Trump jokingly called Google CEO Sundar Pichai a 'monster' at a White House lunch for tech leaders, where they signed an accord on superintelligence.
With crossfire gone, police propose detention under 1974 law
Senior police officers have proposed detaining criminals under the 1974 Special Powers Act, saying crime has risen and offenders no longer fear the police.