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.
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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.
Pentagon plans to keep US bases running 90 days if cut off
Under Hegseth's FORTRESS plan, most US military bases would be able to run for at least 90 days cut off from outside supplies of power, fuel and communications.
Fire guts seven rooms in Siddhirganj, one burned
A fire before dawn on Tuesday burned seven rooms of a tin-shed house in Siddhirganj, Narayanganj; the owner was burned trying to save a calf and two cows died.
17 inmates escape Tamil Nadu sub-jail after faking illness
Seventeen inmates escaped a sub-jail in Theni, Tamil Nadu, after luring guards to their cell with a report of illness and attacking them; four are caught.
India's Siang dam plan in Arunachal stirs local anger
India plans an 11,200 MW dam on the Siang, a Brahmaputra tributary, to counter China's giant Medog project, but Adi villagers in Arunachal Pradesh oppose it.
Drone strike on Nyala market in Sudan's Darfur kills 21
A drone strike on a market in northern Nyala, in Sudan's Darfur, killed at least 21 people and injured more than 40 on Monday evening, a doctor told AFP.
No fuel, no oxygen: Taiz hospitals in Yemen near collapse
Fuel shortages in besieged Taiz, Yemen, have cut one hospital's working incubators from 40 to 10 and left 42 health centres short of oxygen and medicine.
Coupling breaks on Tista Express, halting trains for an hour
Two coaches of the Tista Express came loose when a coupling hook broke near Gafargaon, Mymensingh, on Tuesday, halting trains on the Dhaka-Mymensingh line.
Congress leader says Chinese troops 50 km inside Arunachal
Arunachal Congress chief Bosiram Siram says Chinese troops have advanced 40 to 50 km into Upper Subansiri; Chief Minister Pema Khandu rejects the claim.
Missing man found dead in Bijoynagar pond, cousin held
Police found the body of Azim, 30, in bushes by a pond in Bijoynagar, Brahmanbaria, two days after he went missing; his cousin has been detained.
Israel votes: when will the election results be known?
Israelis vote on Tuesday in the first general election since the Gaza war began; exit polls come tonight, but official results may not be out until November 4.
New US rule on visa and green card filing deadlines
Since October 23, USCIS no longer automatically extends visa and green card filing deadlines that fall on a weekend or holiday to the next working day.
One body recovered after two go missing in Padma at Mawa
Divers recovered the body of Md Maruf Hossain, 40, from the Padma at Mawa a day after he and another man went missing while bathing; the search goes on.
At least 60 killed in two attacks on Christians in Ethiopia
Two attacks on October 20 and 24 in Oromia's Arsi zone killed at least 60 Orthodox Christians and burned 20 homes, Ethiopian church officials said.
Schoolboy seriously hurt as motorbike hits pole in Kawkhali
A 16-year-old tenth-grade student was seriously injured when he lost control of a speeding motorcycle and hit an electric pole in Kawkhali, Pirojpur.
UN inquiry: Israel kept up genocide in Gaza after ceasefire
A UN commission of inquiry says Israel has continued genocidal acts in Gaza despite the ceasefire, killing 1,431 Palestinians by September; Israel rejects it.
Trump takes aim at Abdul El-Sayed, a Muslim Senate hopeful
Abdul El-Sayed, Michigan's Democratic Senate candidate, would be the first Muslim US senator if elected; Trump has called him a jihadi and he hits back.
US orders non-emergency staff to leave Saudi Arabia
The US State Department has ordered non-emergency government staff and their families to leave Saudi Arabia, citing security risks, from October 23.
Shishir Monir: IGP made police controversial over crossfire
Supreme Court lawyer Shishir Monir says the IGP's crossfire remarks made him and the police controversial and embarrassed the government and the public.
2,957 killed in 'crossfire' in 22 years, says ASK
Ain o Salish Kendra says 2,957 people died in crossfire or alleged gunfights with law enforcers from 2004 to September 2026; police account for about 46%.
Bangladesh and Japan raise ties to strategic partnership
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman and Japan's Sanae Takaichi pledged closer ties in trade, infrastructure, deep-sea ports and investment after talks in Tokyo.
Mirza Galib says IGP's crossfire remark revealed his mindset
Academic Mirza Galib says the IGP's crossfire remark shows police are ready to resume such killings if the government allows, and he should not keep his job.
Foreign languages that can give your career an edge
Mandarin, Arabic, Japanese, German, Turkish, Spanish and Russian can open international careers; here is why each matters and where to learn it in Bangladesh.
Bangladeshi student wins a rare fully funded Oxford place
Nazifa Binte Harun, studying for an MPhil in development studies at Oxford on the fully funded ODID DAC scholarship, explains how she built her application.
Sadik Kayem says muggings and robberies are up across Dhaka
DUCSU vice-president Sadik Kayem says muggings, robberies and lawlessness have risen sharply across Dhaka and that residents are now afraid to go out at night.
Decision on IGP's crossfire remark after PM returns
A decision on IGP Md Ali Hossain Fakir's crossfire remarks will be taken after the prime minister returns from Japan, information adviser Zahed Ur Rahman said.
Bangladesh seeks Japanese help to set up a vaccine factory
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman's delegation discussed building a vaccine plant in Bangladesh at a dinner with senior officials of Japan's Nippon Foundation.
Awami League danced on corpses on 28 Oct 2006, MP says
Dhaka-5 MP Mohammad Kamal Hossain told a seminar the Paltan killings of 28 October 2006 must be tried, and warned the government not to shelter the killers.
Suvendu Adhikari warns against saying 'pani' and 'amma'
West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari told a Kakdwip rally that 'jal' must never become 'pani', drawing anger from language lovers in both Bengals.
Hadith on Yemen and Najd draws focus amid Saudi-Houthi war
The Prophet's prayer for blessings on Yemen and Sham, and his warning about Najd, is being discussed anew as the Saudi-Yemen conflict unsettles the Middle East.
Patnitala village housing scheme wins award in Bangkok
A housing initiative led by the people of Jamalpur village in Patnitala, Naogaon, won a Collective Housing Award at an international forum in Bangkok.
Ahsan Habib promoted to secretary, made NBR chairman
The government promoted acting NBR chairman Ahsan Habib to secretary on Monday and appointed him secretary of the Internal Resources Division and NBR chairman.
Two children drown in pond in Magura town
Two boys aged nine and 10 drowned in a pond in ward 4 of Magura municipality on Monday after going to play in a field nearby, relatives said.
Can you pass on a torn banknote? What Islamic scholars say
Islamic scholars say slipping a torn note to someone without telling them is deception and forbidden; the flaw must be disclosed before it is handed over.
Bhuapur fake dentist among four businesses fined Tk 40,000
Consumer rights officials fined four businesses in Bhuapur, Tangail, Tk 40,000 on Monday, including a dental clinic run by a man with no training.
Those who scorn madrasas will be dishonoured: Jamaat chief
Jamaat-e-Islami chief Shafiqur Rahman said on Monday that government Alia madrasas have become deserts and that madrasas are being turned into schools.
Chuadanga biryani house fined Tk 20,000 for stale food
Consumer rights officials fined Dhaka Biryani House in Chuadanga Tk 20,000 on Monday for keeping stale food to serve and storing meat in an open fridge.
MPO teachers to stage sit-in from Nov 4 over pay scale
Teachers and staff at MPO-listed private schools will begin a sit-in in Dhaka on 4 November over the new pay scale, transfer results and festival allowance.
Law ministry transfers 85 sub-registrars at once
The Law and Justice Division transferred 85 sub-registrars on Monday and told them to hand over charge by 29 October and join their new posts at once.
Laksam journalist files GD over death threats
Laksam journalist Golam Mahbub Sobhani filed a general diary with police on Monday, saying a man threatened to kill him over a Facebook post about a student.
Houthi attacks ground 4,071 Riyadh flights in 18 days
Riyadh's King Khalid airport cancelled 4,071 of its 4,736 scheduled flights from 8 to 25 October amid Houthi missile and drone attacks, Cirium data show.
Sreepur man killed in stick attack, son accused
Abdus Samad, 62, died after his son Anowar, 34, beat him with a stick in a family dispute in Sreepur, Gazipur, police said. The son is on the run.
Yasuo Fukuda, former prime minister of Japan, dies at 90
Yasuo Fukuda, the former Japanese prime minister known for his efforts to build stable ties with China, has died at 90, a ruling LDP official said on Monday.
AB Party condemns IGP's remark on bringing back crossfire
AB Party leaders Mojibur Rahman Manju and Asaduzzaman Fuad condemned IGP Ali Hossain Fakir's remark that police would use crossfire if the government let them.
Keraniganj plastic factory fire kills one, injures two
A fire at Aman Plastic, a toy factory in Atashur, Keraniganj, killed 18-year-old Sakib Hasan on Monday; one of the two injured has burns over his whole body.
Rangpur early Aman rice harvest brings good yields
Farmers in Rangpur's eight upazilas are cutting early Aman rice at 3.15 tonnes a hectare; 435 hectares had been cut so far, officials said.
Modi talks to hologram of Swami Chinmayananda, 33 years on
At a Chinmaya Mission summit in New Delhi, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke with a hologram of the late Swami Chinmayananda and asked for his blessing.
Gaza war orphans: 71,000 children, 64,000 widows
At least 71,000 children in Gaza have been orphaned and 64,000 women widowed by Israel's attacks; about 3,000 of the children have no one to care for them.
Bhola hilsa ban: coast guard detains 18 fishermen
The coast guard detained 18 fishermen on the Meghna and Tentulia rivers in Bhola for breaking the mother hilsa fishing ban, and seized 300,000 metres of net.
Munshiganj auto-rickshaw driver returns lost bag of cash
Auto-rickshaw driver Md Sharif Islam handed a bag of money left in his vehicle to Munshiganj traffic police, who traced the owner, Milon Bala, and returned it.
Durgapur: 20 sacks of fertiliser seized, van driver fined
The upazila administration in Durgapur, Rajshahi, seized 20 sacks of DAP and MOP fertiliser being moved out of the area and fined the van driver Tk 1,000.
Gopalganj attack on police: 18 more held, 25 in all
Police in Gopalganj have arrested 18 more people over Saturday's attack on officers and a police pickup by a Jubo League and banned Chhatra League procession.
Noakhali man killed in road accident in South Africa
Md Rubel, 39, from Noakhali, was killed in a road accident in South Africa on Saturday while returning from buying goods for the shop where he worked.
BGB seizes large haul of Indian goods in Cumilla, B'baria
BGB's 60 Sultanpur Battalion seized a large quantity of smuggled Indian goods in separate drives on the Cumilla and Brahmanbaria borders on Sunday.
Lalon shrine donation boxes yield Tk 8.27 lakh in 15 days
Two donation boxes at Fakir Lalon Shah's shrine in Chheuria, Kushtia, held Tk 827,450 when opened on Monday, 15 days after the last count, done in public.
Kharge's 'even Modi's father will go' jibe angers BJP
Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge lost his temper at a Patna rally and said "even Modi's father will go"; the BJP is holding protests across India today.
Two die after drinking suspected toxic alcohol in Kotalipara
Two men in their thirties died and a third is critical in Dhaka after drinking what locals say was toxic alcohol in Kotalipara, Gopalganj, after a puja.
Man, 70, stabbed to death by younger brother in Nilphamari
Ketab Uddin, 70, died after his younger brother Abul Hossain stabbed him in the neck during a quarrel over family land in Sadar upazila of Nilphamari on Monday.
Tk 1,204cr project for safe water and sanitation in Barind
The government plans a Tk 1,203.73 crore project to expand safe water and sanitation in 123 upazilas of 16 Barind districts; it goes to Ecnec's next meeting.