Ireland to boycott 2027 Eurovision over Gaza deaths
Ireland will not take part in the 2027 Eurovision Song Contest in protest at the continued loss of life in Gaza, its state broadcaster RTE says.
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Saudi Arabia seeks allies' help against Houthi attacks
Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen have fired a growing barrage of missiles and drones at Saudi Arabia, leaving Riyadh short of interceptor missiles.
Van driver killed in Phulbari pickup collision
A van driver, Abdul Mojid, 58, was killed when a pickup truck hit his vehicle in Dinajpur's Phulbari, injuring a passenger and easy-bike riders too.
Mohammadpur businessman slashed, robbed of motorcycle
A grocery shop owner, Hridoy Mia, 25, was seriously wounded when muggers hacked him with a machete and stole his motorcycle in Dhaka's Mohammadpur.
100% tariff on India looms if Trump signs bill
The US House of Representatives has passed a major bill imposing sanctions on Russia and Iran, sending it to President Donald Trump for his signature.
Climate crisis blamed for deadly Nepal-Tibet floods
A glacier weakened by the climate crisis likely collapsed last month, triggering catastrophic floods in Nepal and Tibet that killed hundreds of people.
Police SI demands bribe, shares Bikash number
A police sub-inspector in Shariatpur's Zazira has been accused of demanding a 10,000-taka bribe while investigating a dowry-torture complaint.
BNP is a people-friendly government: minister
Social welfare minister A Z M Zahid Hossain says Begum Khaleda Zia's government had introduced a retirement allowance later halted by prior governments.
Jinnah's tomb bears Bengali birth, death dates
The mausoleum of Pakistan's founder, Muhammad Ali Jinnah, who pushed for Urdu as the state language, has his birth and death dates carved in Bengali.
UN finds evidence of US war crimes in Iran
A UN fact-finding mission says it has found reasonable grounds for strong evidence of US involvement in two military strikes in Iran last February.
Trump threatens to halt trade with EU
US President Donald Trump has threatened to halt trade with the European Union over its proposal to make Canada the bloc's first associate member.
Kuakata embankment slope illegally occupied again
More than 200 structures have gone up unchecked on the embankment slope in Patuakhali's Kuakata-Gangamati area, raising fresh encroachment concerns.
Fiji declares national HIV emergency
Fiji's government has declared a national HIV emergency as infections surge, with new cases in 2025 running 16 times higher than in 2019, officials say.
Bus leaves foreign returnee's bags, passports behind
A Hanif Paribahan bus in Dinajpur's Birganj drove off without a passenger who had just returned from abroad while he stepped away to a washroom.
Protesters release stray dogs on official's desk
Shiv Sena (UBT) Yuva Sena activists staged an unusual protest over a stray dog problem in India's Nashik district, Maharashtra, this past week.
Every union to get a permanent playground: minister
A permanent playground will be built in every union to spread sports nationwide, youth and sports junior minister Md Aminul Haque has announced.
Chattogram crowd hands suspected child-snatchers to police
Locals in Chattogram's Patiya detained two people accused of trying to abduct a nine-year-old girl and handed them over to police on Thursday.
Solar panels going up at PM's residence
The government has placed special emphasis on solar power to tackle the country's energy crisis, and PM Tarique Rahman is installing panels at home.
Rajbari protest over harassment of woman entrepreneur
A protest and human chain were held in Rajbari on Tuesday against the public verbal abuse and physical assault of a woman in a local market.
Jessore school gives 38 students their first Quran lesson
Jessore's International Peace School and College held a Quran-lesson ceremony for 38 students, aiming to pair modern education with Quran-Sunnah teaching.
17 years of mismanagement can't be fixed in months
Health minister Sardar Md Sakhawat Hossain says the mismanagement built up in healthcare over 17 years cannot be undone within a month or two.
AL did mega corruption via mega projects: Shibir chief
Bangladesh Islami Chhatra Shibir president Nurul Islam Saddam says Sheikh Hasina's government committed mega corruption through mega projects.
Headmaster caught with ayah, handed to police
Locals in Manikganj's Doulatpur caught a headmaster and a school ayah together inside the building and handed the pair over to police on Friday.
Mother hacks toddler son to death in Tangail
A woman, Aklima Begum, 35, has been accused of hacking her three-and-a-half-year-old son to death in Tangail's Sakhipur, critically wounding another child.
50 students fall ill at Noakhali school, probe launched
Fifty students at a high school in Noakhali's Hatiya have fallen ill and needed hospital treatment in three separate episodes over the past week.
Efforts under way to strip expats' voting rights: Jamaat
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami ameer and opposition leader Dr Shafiqur Rahman alleges attempts are under way to strip expatriates of voting rights.
Meherpur AL leader arrested trying to cross into India
Police have arrested M A Khalek, general secretary of Meherpur district Awami League, over an attempt to travel to India despite a travel ban.
Expelled ward Chhatra Dal leader held in extortion case
Police in Tongi arrested Ratul Sikder Omi, 22, the recently expelled president of a Chhatra Dal ward unit, along with an associate, in an extortion case.
Woman held with 630 yaba pills in Sunamganj
Police in Sunamganj's Dowarabazar have arrested a woman, Hosna Ara, 26, during a raid that recovered 630 pieces of the drug yaba, officers said.
Chandpur school's mid-day meal bread dumped in pond
A school ayah in Chandpur's Matlab was seen throwing government-allocated mid-day meal bread meant for students into a pond, angering local parents.
Motorcycle rider killed in Lalpur easy-bike crash
A motorcycle rider, Abdullah, 20, was killed and two others critically injured in a head-on collision with a battery-powered easy-bike in Natore's Lalpur.
Raipur honours GPA-5 and scholarship achievers
Students who achieved GPA-5 in this year's SSC exams and won primary-scholarship talent-pool awards were honoured at a ceremony in Laxmipur's Raipur.
Saiful Islam Joy named PM's principal secretary's PS
Md Saiful Islam Joy, a senior assistant secretary and former Rupganj UNO, has been appointed private secretary to the Prime Minister's principal secretary.
OC withdrawn after viral audio on police weakness
A Dhaka police officer has been withdrawn after audio of him criticising the government, army and police force went viral on social media this week.
Lightning strike kills fisherman in Gazipur
A 40-year-old man died when lightning struck as he was fishing in a wetland in Gazipur's Kaliakair upazila on Wednesday; another man was injured.
3 tonnes of fertiliser seized in Muktagachha
Upazila administration in Mymensingh's Muktagachha has seized three tonnes of expired and illegally stocked fertiliser from a Sramik League leader's shop.
Boat race held on Nabuabganj's Ichamati river
Having lost the river's navigability, this region's thousand-year-old tradition of boat racing across rural Bangladesh is now heading toward extinction.
Teen's mysterious death investigated in Bakshiganj
A 17-year-old boy known as Sabuj has died under mysterious circumstances in Jamalpur's Bakshiganj, with police awaiting the post-mortem report.
11-party alliance urges government to heed public will
An 11-party alliance has urged the government not to go against the public's will simply because it holds a parliamentary majority, its leaders say.
Triple collision kills 1, injures 2 in Bheramara
A passenger named Rashidul Islam, 50, was killed after a truck, a CNG-run auto-rickshaw and a motorcycle collided in Kushtia's Bheramara upazila.
Study hard to become the nation's asset: Dhaka DC
My father wanted to marry me off after I passed intermediate, but I did not accept it, Dhaka deputy commissioner Farida Khanom told students in Dohar.
Teacher retires after 31 years with emotional farewell
Senior assistant teacher Tozammel Hoque was given an emotional send-off after 31 years of teaching at Bandiara High School in Thakurgaon's Pirganj.
Army to guard by-election, EC eyes UP polls by June
The army will be deployed for the upcoming by-election just as it was for the national parliamentary election, Election Commissioner Sanaullah says.
Lightning kills young man in Kushtia's Doulatpur
A young man named Araj Ali, 30, was killed by lightning while sitting beside a beel near his home in Kushtia's Doulatpur, local sources said.
Decomposed body found by rail tracks in Gaibandha
Railway police recovered the body of a young man, identified as Abdul Samad Mia, 35, beside the railway line in Gaibandha Sadar upazila on Thursday.
Pedestrian killed, 3 hurt in Khulna motorcycle crash
A pedestrian named Rafiqul Islam, 45, was killed after being struck by a motorcycle in Khulna's Koyra, with the rider and two others also injured.
Local elections must end before June 6: EC Sanaullah
Local government elections must be completed before June 6 next year, Election Commissioner Abul Fazal Md Sanaullah has said, with UP polls dates coming soon.
Prison deaths rise amid Bangladesh's healthcare crisis
Deaths of prisoners in Bangladesh's jails have been rising, with more than 1,433 inmates dying between 2021 and this August, officials confirm.
Major testifies on killing of BDR witness, 3 others
A witness to the BDR massacre, Nazrul Islam, and three others were blindfolded, shot, disembowelled and dumped in a river, a tribunal has heard.
Best shots up for Wildlife Photographer award
Norwegian photographer Audun Rikardsen's shot of a polar bear peering into a seal's breathing hole has been named Highly Commended at this year's contest.
Husband beats wife to death over drug-use dispute
A college student in Gaibandha's Palashbari was beaten to death by her husband after she objected to him using drugs with another woman at home.
1,384 Gaibandha students denied stipend money
At least 1,384 primary school students across six upazilas in Gaibandha missed out on their government stipend payments in the first half of 2026.
Why are giant pandas found only in China?
Giant pandas live in the wild only in China's mountain bamboo forests and depend almost entirely on bamboo, eating 12 to 38 kg a day. The last survey, in 2014, found 1,864 in the…
School classes disrupted by fair noise in Chougachha
Organisers of Jashore Chougachha's traditional Baluh fair are accused of breaching administration conditions from its very first day, disrupting classes.
3 held, including mastermind, in Comilla double murder
Detective police have arrested three people, including the main accused, over a property-dispute double murder in Comilla's Muradnagar upazila.
Jamaat leader: Quran, Sunnah can build ideal society
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami leader Engineer Md Sayed Ali says organising life by the Quran and Sunnah can meet today's challenges and build a fair society.
Two Jubo Dal leaders held with yaba in Tangail
Detective police in Tangail's Kalihati upazila have arrested two Bhuapur Jubo Dal leaders after recovering 300 pieces of yaba tablets from them.
US seeks talks with Beijing over Iran sanctions
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent will meet China's Vice Premier He Lifeng this week to discuss US sanctions on Iran and other key issues.
Teen killed in bus collision in Habiganj
A teenager named Shrabon Sarkar, 15, was killed in a tragic bus collision on the Ajmiriganj-Baniyachong road in Habiganj on Wednesday morning.
Malaysia stands firmly with Saudi Arabia on Mecca security
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim says he is closely following reports of a Houthi drone being intercepted near Mecca and stands with Riyadh.