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.
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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.
Malaysia jobs: workers told to pay up to Tk 7 lakh
Recruiters are collecting passports and telling workers bound for Malaysia to ready Tk 7-7.5 lakh, as the government has yet to set a new migration cost.
Bangladesh economy still at risk, finance division says
Inflation above 8%, slow growth, record fuel imports and weak private credit keep Bangladesh's economy at risk; a working group meets on 1 November.
Sadiq Kayem demands trial over 28 October 2006, AL ban
DUCSU VP Sadiq Kayem called for a trial over the 28 October 2006 Paltan violence and said the allegations alone justify banning the Awami League from politics.
Storm warning for 11 regions as Cyclone Arnab brings rain
The Met office forecasts five days of rain and thunderstorms under Cyclone Arnab, with gusts of 45-60 km/h over 11 regions overnight.
Japan pledges $295.5m in loans for two Bangladesh projects
Bangladesh and Japan signed six cooperation documents during PM Tareque Rahman's visit, and Japan pledged about $295.5 million in loans for two projects.
PM's Japan visit: patrol ship grant and two loans agreed
Japan will fund a patrol vessel and has pledged loans of 46.56 billion yen for two Bangladesh projects, State Minister Humayun Kabir told a Tokyo briefing.
Work begins on new gate for Singhajhuli Alim Madrasa
Construction of the main gate of Singhajhuli Alim Madrasa in Chaugachha, Jashore, was inaugurated on Wednesday; two local men are paying the Tk 3 lakh cost.
11-party alliance wants army for Thakurgaon-1 by-election
The Jamaat-led 11-party alliance asked the CEC to deploy the army in the Thakurgaon-1 by-election and withdraw Sadar UNO Khairul Islam before the vote.
School and madrasa board exams to share questions: minister
Education Minister ANM Ehsanul Hoque Milon says school and madrasa board exams will use the same question papers, to find out why madrasas get more GPA-5s.
Mirpur Test: Shadman stranded on 99 as bad light stops play
Bad light stopped play early on day one of the Mirpur Test against West Indies with Shadman Islam unbeaten on 99 and Bangladesh on 213 for three.
IEDCR director beaten in his office; DAB accused
IEDCR director Professor Kazi Ahmed Zaki was beaten in his office on Wednesday; he says activists of the pro-BNP doctors body DAB formed a mob and attacked.
Sheikh Hasina asks UN experts to help lift Awami League ban
Former PM Sheikh Hasina has asked UN special rapporteurs to act urgently over the ban on the Awami League's activities, through lawyer Steven Powles KC.
Work begins on new gate for Singhajhuli Alim Madrasa
Construction of the main gate of Singhajhuli Alim Madrasa in Chaugachha, Jashore, was inaugurated on Wednesday; two local men are paying the Tk 3 lakh cost.
Khalilur Rahman halts UN session as US and Cuba clash
General Assembly president Khalilur Rahman briefly suspended a UN session after a heated exchange between US envoy Mike Waltz and Cuba's foreign minister.
Arab parties win record 19 seats in Israel's election
Arab and Muslim-majority parties are set to win a record 19 seats in Israel's Knesset election, nearly double their 2022 tally, making them possible kingmakers.
Betel leaf selling at a third of last year's price in Raipur
Betel leaf farmers in Raipur, Lakshmipur, face losses as a bundle that sold for Tk 120 last year now fetches only Tk 40 despite a bigger harvest.
Putin and Zelensky to meet very soon, says Trump
US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that a meeting between Russia's Vladimir Putin and Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky will be arranged very soon.
Qatar sends Iran a peace proposal; Trump keeps strikes open
Qatar has delivered a peace proposal to Tehran to avert a new war, while Trump would not rule out strikes on Iran and Netanyahu spoke of a historic chance.
Spain high-speed train collision: death toll rises to 30
The death toll from the collision of two high-speed trains in Spain has risen to 30, the Castilla-La Mancha regional government said, and may rise.
Gen Z protests spread across Europe: 'If we burn, you burn'
From Paris suburbs to Belgrade, young Europeans are protesting over crumbling schools, living costs and corruption; in Serbia they toppled a leader.
Bangladesh exports: Tarique Rahman seeks Japan's help
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman met JETRO President Kataoka Susumu in Japan and sought cooperation on export diversification, Japanese investment and skills.
Two Pirojpur freedom fighters call Manik Poshari a fake
Two Pirojpur freedom fighters say Manik Poshari, plaintiff in the Sayedee war crimes case, was given freedom fighter status as a reward for testifying.
Manik Poshari's younger brother makes claims against him
Chan Mia Poshari says his brother Manik, plaintiff in the Sayedee war crimes case, kept him off the freedom fighters' list because he spoke well of Sayedee.
Masud Sayedee calls Manik Poshari a 'fake freedom fighter'
Pirojpur-1 MP Masud Sayedee says the objection was to a guard of honour for Manik Poshari, plaintiff in his father's war crimes case, not to his burial.
28 October killings: families, Jamaat want Hasina hanged
Twenty years after six Jamaat and Shibir activists were beaten and shot dead at Paltan on 28 October 2006, their families and Jamaat want the case revived.
Cyclone Arnab makes landfall on India's eastern coast
Severe cyclonic storm Arnab is crossing the Andhra Pradesh coast near Yanam with winds of up to 135 km/h; at least 89,000 people have been moved to safety.
Brick kilns in Lohagara warned not to use farmland topsoil
The Department of Environment handed out leaflets at brick kilns in Lohagara, Chattogram, warning illegal kilns not to fire up or burn wood and farm topsoil.
Water chestnut pays on Satkhira's waterlogged fallow land
Water chestnut farming in Satkhira has grown from 164 to 250 hectares on waterlogged land where aman rice fails, with sales of about Tk 100 crore expected.
Sylhet grows its first commercial cotton crop in Sreemangal
A Sreemangal farmer expects about 60 maunds of hybrid cotton from four and a half kiyar, a first commercial success in Sylhet as the board eyes 500,000 bales.
Bangladesh grid failure cuts generation by more than a third
A failure in the eastern grid at about 12:43 p.m.
Japan and Bangladesh project private investment, with loan talks still open
Bangladesh and Japan have outlined a projection of up to one trillion yen in Japanese private investment over five years after their October 27 summit.
Cyclone Arnab's landfall forecast moves earlier near India's Yanam coast
India's weather office has brought forward Cyclone Arnab's expected landfall near Yanam to the early hours of October 28, with stronger winds than in its earlier forecast.
Saudia Riyadh-Dhaka flights may resume on Wednesday
Saudia's flights from Riyadh to Dhaka may restart on Wednesday if conditions stay normal, CAAB says. Biman's Riyadh and Dammam flights stay suspended.
ATM Azhar says Sheikh Mujib began crossfire killings
Jamaat's ATM Azharul Islam says extrajudicial killing in Bangladesh began under Sheikh Mujib with Siraj Sikder's death, at a Paltan tragedy memorial in Dhaka.
EU ambassador meets Rizvi, discusses Rohingya, local polls
EU Ambassador Michael Miller called on BNP acting secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Tuesday, discussing Rohingya, local polls and LDC graduation.
11-party alliance rallies support for 31 October long march
Mamunul Haque says the 11-party alliance will march from Dhaka to Kushtia via Khulna on 31 October and warns it will resist any attempt to obstruct the march.
Jashore residents want a morning express train to Dhaka
A Jashore rail committee wants a morning Prabhati Express to Dhaka on the Padma Bridge line, so people can finish work in the capital and return the same day.
BGB finds foreign pistol, two magazines in sack in Cumilla
Border Guard Bangladesh recovered a foreign-made pistol and two magazines left in an old sack at Katak Bazar in Cumilla's Adarsha Sadar upazila on Tuesday.
Rizvi: IGP's remarks will hurt country, embarrass government
BNP acting secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi says remarks made from a responsible post for cheap applause will harm the country and embarrass the government.
Gazipur man gets life term for abducting and raping girl, 13
A Gazipur tribunal sentenced Faruk Mia in absentia to life in prison for the 2015 abduction and rape of a 13-year-old madrasa student; a co-accused walked free.
BGB gives tin, cash and school aid to Ramgarh poor
BGB's 43 Battalion in Ramgarh, Khagrachhari, handed corrugated tin, cash, education materials and medical support to poor and vulnerable families on Tuesday.
Child killed as bus hits auto-rickshaw in Kurigram
A seven-year-old girl was killed and three people, including the driver, were injured when a Dhaka-bound night coach hit an auto-rickshaw in Kurigram on Monday.
Five jailed for drug use in Bheramara mobile court drive
A mobile court in Bheramara, Kushtia, jailed five men for drug use in a drive on Monday night: one for a year and four for three months, without hard labour.
Ill, childless couple in Saghata struggle to eat each day
Nurjahan Begum, 49, and Habizar Rahman, 53, a childless couple in Gachhabari, Saghata, cook once a day and sometimes go hungry, unable to pay for treatment.
Textile engineer builds 150-cow dairy farm in Kuliarchar
Textile engineer Md Yasin Arafat started a dairy farm with four cows in 2018 in Kuliarchar, Kishoreganj; it now has over 150 cattle and its own yoghurt brand.
Pro-Palestinian rally at Downing Street before Israel vote
Hundreds of supporters of Palestine rallied outside the British prime minister's office in London on Monday, on the eve of Israel's parliamentary election.
India's L&T wins Dhaka metro Line-1 systems contracts
Larsen & Toubro, with Japan's Sumitomo, won two systems packages for Dhaka Metro Rail Line-1, valued at over 50 billion rupees, or more than Tk 65 billion.
Chinese restaurant owner gives staff new BMW cars
Ma Yanli, who runs a beef hotpot restaurant chain in Jiaozuo, China, gave several employees new BMW cars after seeing them ride e-scooters to work in the cold.
Six shot dead at hotel in Guwahati, Assam
Gunmen killed at least six people, including the hotel's owner and her son, at Hotel Bilas Inn in Guwahati on Monday evening; police have arrested two suspects.
Nawabganj farmer grows early Kerala beans on a trellis
Farmer Raju Ahmed, 40, of Nawabganj, Dinajpur, is already harvesting early Kerala beans from 133 plants on 20 decimals and selling them at Tk 60 a kg.
Ex-Miss Switzerland alleges Trump raped her in 1993
Former Miss Switzerland Beatrice Keul alleges Donald Trump raped her in 1993, in a House Democrats' report on Epstein; the White House denies the claims.
Abhishek Sharma's 38-ball 113 seals India series win
Abhishek Sharma hit 113 off 38 balls as India beat New Zealand by eight wickets with 40 balls to spare, taking an unbeatable 3-0 lead in the T20 series.
Sales rep shot, laptop snatched in Khulna city
Robbers on two motorcycles shot a 23-year-old tobacco company sales representative in the stomach in Khulna's Nirala residential area and took his laptop bag.
Uganda arrests man accused of killing and eating 38 people
Uganda's army chief says forces have arrested Muzurizi Moses, accused of killing and eating 38 people in Masaka, Ibanda and Kazo between 2010 and 2025.