UN adopts declaration on tackling sea-level rise
The UN adopted by consensus a declaration calling for stronger action on sea-level rise, which threatens the existence of low-lying island nations.
English edition
National Desk, page 20
6,887 reports translated from the Bengali original, most recent first. বাংলা সংস্করণ
EC in two minds over union parishad election timing
Election commissioner Anwarul Islam Sarker says union parishad polls cannot be held in November-December due to exams and voting may begin in January.
Jamaat marches in Feni over prices and law and order
Jamaat-e-Islami held a protest march in Feni over the fuel price rise, soaring prices of essentials and the law and order situation, demanding action.
Unidentified man's body recovered from canal in Patiya
Police recovered the body of an unidentified man, thought to be about 40, from the Shrimai canal in North Chhanhara union of Chattogram's Patiya.
Narail union parishad member arrested in sabotage case
Police have arrested Ibrahim Hossain Litu, 45, member for ward 9 of Habakhali union parishad in Narail Sadar, in a sabotage case, the local OC says.
Shibir honours 300 top-grade students in Satkhira
Islami Chhatra Shibir's Satkhira town unit honoured 300 students who secured GPA-5 in the SSC, dakhil and equivalent exams, with MP Izzat Ullah as chief guest.
Woman's body found in paddy field in Debiganj
Police recovered the body of Hasina Begum, 45, a shopkeeper, from farmland in Balapara of Panchagarh's Debiganj, hours after she left home at night.
Shibir honours 404 students with top grades in Narail
Islami Chhatra Shibir's Narail district unit honoured 404 students who secured GPA-5 in the SSC, dakhil and equivalent exams at Victoria College.
Two killed as auto-rickshaw hits covered van in Madhabdi
Two passengers were killed when a CNG auto-rickshaw collided with a covered van while overtaking at Panchdona in Narsingdi's Madhabdi, police say.
Boy, 10, electrocuted by live pole in Keshabpur
A 10-year-old schoolboy, Sabbir Hossain, was electrocuted when he touched a live electricity pole in Harighop village of Jashore's Keshabpur.
Raipur honours high-achieving students
Students who passed the SSC, dakhil and equivalent exams were honoured in Lakshmipur's Raipur, with Jamaat leader Dr Rezaul Karim as chief guest.
Parwar: Jamaat swallowed a manipulated election result
Jamaat's Mia Golam Parwar says the party accepted the election result 'with a stone on its chest' for the country's sake, but claims it was manipulated.
Free treatment for 500 patients at Anwara health camp
Five hundred poor patients in Anwara, Chattogram, got free treatment, medicines and glasses at a health camp run by Needy Foundation and Islami Bank Hospital.
Sitakunda becomes a dengue hotspot, five dead in 16 days
Dengue has killed five people, two of them children, in Chattogram's Sitakunda in 16 days, and the upazila has been declared a dengue hotspot with 508 cases.
Looted autorickshaw batteries recovered in Louhajang
Police have recovered 95 batteries looted from an autorickshaw garage in Munshiganj's Louhajang and arrested three people in connection with the robbery.
Opposition is tarnishing the August 5 victory, says Rizvi
BNP acting secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi accused the opposition of tarnishing the August 5 victory and emboldening the defeated forces with its rhetoric.
Farmer swept away in the Padma in Bheramara
A farmer, Ujir Mondol, is missing after falling from a boat into the rough Padma in Kushtia's Bheramara as his brother tried to catch hold of him.
18 hurt as Singra villages clash over Eidgah land
At least 18 people were injured when villagers of Pachlaruya and Natunbasti clashed over the land of an Eidgah ground in Natore's Singra, police say.
Bus rams parked bus on Dhaka-Bhanga Expressway, 3 dead
Three people were killed and at least 15 injured when a speeding bus rammed a broken-down bus parked on the Dhaka-Bhanga Expressway at Shibchar, Madaripur.
Susan Sarandon among 100 held at anti-Netanyahu protest
About 100 people, including Oscar-winning actor Susan Sarandon, were arrested at a protest in New York against Netanyahu's visit and UN speech, police said.
Trump shows off his friendship with Xi. Does Xi feel it too?
Donald Trump went to great lengths to show off his friendship with Xi Jinping during the state visit. The question is whether China's president feels the same.
Nepal's floods are a warning to the world, PM tells UN
Nepal's prime minister Balendra Shah told the UN that last month's deadly glacial flood was a warning of rising climate risk, and asked for help to adapt.
Disciplining children by hitting them: what Islam says
Islam's core teaching on raising children is gentleness; a hadith on prayer at age 10 is no licence to beat a child, still less to strike the face.
Bangladesh among 77 countries shunning Netanyahu at the UN
Seventy-seven countries, including Bangladesh, were absent or walked out as Netanyahu addressed the UN General Assembly, according to Israel's own count.
Two Israeli soldiers killed by their own drone in Gaza
Two Israeli reserve soldiers were killed when an explosive-laden drone crashed at a base in northern Gaza and blew up as they picked it up, the army says.
Cockroach Janata Party vows protests from October 2
India's Cockroach Janata Party says it will launch protests from Mumbai on October 2 unless chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar resigns by Saturday.
Colombia cuts diplomatic ties with Iran
Colombia has cut ties with Iran, accusing it of links to narco-terrorist groups, as new right-wing president Abelardo de la Espriella moves closer to the US.
India using anti-terror law against minorities, says USCIRF
A US religious freedom panel says India misuses its anti-terror law to jail religious minorities, and urges the release of Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam.
Woman alleges rape in front of her children in Sreepur
A woman in Gazipur's Sreepur has filed a rape case against a paan shop owner, saying he assaulted her in front of her two small children after offering shelter.
Mamdani says Netanyahu is hiding genocide of Palestinians
New York mayor Zohran Mamdani says Netanyahu repeated baseless lies at the UN to hide Israel's genocide of Palestinians, after being called antisemitic.
CUET's new VC joins online, unable to enter campus
CUET's new vice-chancellor Sheikh Shariful Alam joined online after a three-day shutdown kept him off campus, as protesters demand his predecessor's return.
Thai separatist group vows to fight on for an Islamic state
Thailand's main Malay-Muslim separatist group, the BRN, says it will keep fighting until it wins an independent Islamic state in the country's deep south.
Jamaat to field women candidates directly: Mardia Momtaz
Jamaat-e-Islami will field women candidates directly in the next parliamentary election, says the party's reserved-seat member of parliament Mardia Momtaz.
White shells carpet Kuakata beach
White shells are carpeting stretches of Kuakata beach at low tide, and locals and environmentalists are urging visitors to enjoy them without taking them away.
Chougachha women's college welcomes new students
Chougachha Mridhapara Women's College in Jashore held an orientation and welcome for its 2026-27 students, with UNO Farzana Islam as chief guest.
DB says Dhaka bombers are paid per video of each blast
Dhaka detectives say cocktail bombers are paid 5,000 to 10,000 taka per video, with orders sent from WhatsApp accounts registered to Indian numbers.
Bitter school-feeding eggs halted in Charbhadrasan
Distribution of school feeding eggs was halted at five primary schools in Faridpur's Charbhadrasan after pupils found them bitter and two children vomited.
Indian saris worth Tk 7 crore seized from trawler, five held
The Coast Guard seized 13,507 Indian saris and 1,466 panjabis worth about 7 crore taka from a trawler and a van in Barguna's Patharghata, detaining five.
British High Commission team meets home minister
A joint British High Commission and Democracy International delegation met home minister Salahuddin Ahmed to discuss parliament and the cyber security law.
Grafted seedlings build a crore-taka trade in Kamalganj
Grafting tomato stems onto wild brinjal roots has built a trade worth 5 to 6 crore taka a season in Kamalganj, Moulvibazar, with seedlings sold in 10 districts.
Damurhuda honours high-achieving students
The Damurhuda upazila administration in Chuadanga honoured students who earned GPA-5 or scholarships and met the heads of local educational institutions.
Basail engineer moved after bamboo found in bridge slab
The Basail upazila engineer has been transferred to Bandarban after bamboo was used instead of steel rods in a footpath slab on a Tk 11 crore bridge in Tangail.
Van driver shot in Narail group clash dies
A van driver shot during a clash between two rival groups in Kalia, Narail, has died in hospital. At least eight people were hurt, five with gunshot wounds.
Saudi Arabia issues, then lifts, warnings for Mecca region
Saudi Arabia's civil defence issued warnings for Mecca, Jeddah, Tabuk, Yanbu and Taif, then lifted them shortly after, amid fighting with Yemen's Houthis.
Locals hand over youth with yaba to police in Raipur
Locals in Lakshmipur's Raipur chased down and handed over to police a young man they say was caught selling yaba, with 50 tablets found on him.
US troops clean red carpet for Xi, video sparks criticism
A 12-second video of US service members smoothing a red carpet on their knees for Chinese president Xi Jinping's arrival has drawn wide criticism online.
BGB seizes Indian goods worth 6.87 million taka in Sylhet
BGB has seized Indian cattle, phone displays, clothing, cosmetics, food and other goods worth about 6.87 million taka along the Sylhet border.
Pakistan strikes 10 sites in Afghanistan over drone attacks
Pakistan says it carried out air and drone strikes on 10 sites in Afghanistan used to launch drones, a day after it shot down drones over its territory.
Nagarpur man accused of killing wife after divorce notice
A man in Tangail's Nagarpur allegedly stabbed his wife to death a week after she divorced him, injured her mother and then tried to take his own life.
Four crore families to get family cards, says state minister
State minister Mir Shahe Alam says four crore families will get family cards in phases under the BNP government, and no one will have to pay a bribe.
Ullapara ex-chairman arrested in explosives case
Police have arrested Akmal Hossain, a former union parishad chairman and Awami League leader, in an explosives case in Sirajganj's Ullapara.
Eight US sailors in Lincoln strike group attempted suicide
Eight members of the USS Abraham Lincoln strike group attempted suicide during the war on Iran, the acting US navy secretary says in a letter to a senator.
BGB seizes Indian drugs worth 1.87 million taka in Kushtia
BGB has seized Indian liquor, syrup and dexamethasone and cyproheptadine tablets worth about 1.87 million taka in three drives on the Kushtia border.
Pakistan-administered Kashmir votes for a new president
Lawmakers in Pakistan-administered Kashmir are voting for a new president to fill a post vacant for about eight months, with the PML-N's candidate favoured.
Madan butcher fined for trying to sell sick cow's meat
A mobile court in Netrokona's Madan fined butcher Parvez Mia 10,000 taka for trying to slaughter a sick cow and selling uninspected beef at Dewan Bazar.
Norway to give Palestinians another $13 million
Norway has announced an extra $13 million for Palestinians, through the UN and World Bank, including budget support for the Palestinian government.
Health minister: 1971's defeated forces have joined India
Health minister Sardar Md Sakhawat Hossain says the forces defeated in 1971 have joined hands with India, speaking at a power office opening in Narsingdi.
Man held over mother's killing in Rajshahi's Mohanpur
A man has been detained on suspicion of hacking his mother to death with a sickle and badly injuring his father in Rajshahi's Mohanpur, police say.
People of every faith flock to Guthia's Baitul Aman mosque
Guthia's Baitul Aman mosque in Barishal draws visitors of every faith, some to pray and others to admire its 20 domes, calligraphy and gardens.
Islamabad locked down, main roads closed before PTI march
Islamabad has closed its main roads, stacked about 2,000 containers and deployed thousands of police ahead of the PTI's planned September 27 march.