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NSI chief's sudden Delhi visit raises questions
Bangladesh's NSI chief, Maj Gen Abu Mohammad Sarwar Farid, flew to Delhi on Sunday with no official word on why, setting off talk of security ties and Hasina.
Two toddler cousins drown in pond in Gaibandha's Gobindaganj
Two-year-old cousins drowned in a pond beside their home in Gobindaganj, Gaibandha, on Monday while playing in the yard with other children.
Sadik Kayem: fascism and BNP have become one
DUCSU VP Sadik Kayem says the BNP government speaks and governs like the Awami League and accuses it of pushing the police back towards crossfire killings.
Rahul Gandhi's convoy in five-car pile-up, he is unhurt
Five cars in Rahul Gandhi's convoy collided on the Purvanchal Expressway on his way to a Sultanpur court, which then acquitted him in a defamation case.
BNP picks Eliza Zaman for Mishti's vacated women's seat
BNP has named Eliza Zaman, a central executive committee member from Pirojpur, as its alliance candidate in the by-election for a vacated reserved women's seat.
European gas prices hit highest level since 2022
The EU gas benchmark rose 3.3% on Monday to above 97 euros per megawatt-hour, a level not seen since December 2022, as Gulf LNG supplies fall.
Storm Boyle kills two in UK, 90,000 homes without power
Storm Boyle brought winds of up to 135 km/h, heavy rain and flash floods to the UK, killing two people as falling trees struck a man and a car.
Nahid Islam: The driver has changed, not the machine
NCP convener Nahid Islam says BNP has turned parliament into a party house and that without constitutional change any new leader will become another Hasina.
Mecca pact officials to hold emergency talks in Tehran
Saudi Arabia's defence minister, Pakistan's army chief and Turkey's intelligence chief will meet Iranian officials in Tehran on Monday, Reuters reports.
Iranian jet fuel reaches Myanmar despite US sanctions
A Reuters investigation found Iranian jet fuel shipped to Myanmar's junta was disguised on paper as South African diesel to get around US sanctions.
BNP announces November 7 rallies across Bangladesh
BNP will hold rallies in Dhaka and across the country on November 7, National Revolution and Solidarity Day, with flag-hoisting and tributes at Zia's grave.
Ghoraghat farmers busy with early winter vegetables
Farmers in Ghoraghat, Dinajpur, are planting and already selling early winter vegetables, with about 2,000 of a targeted 4,000 hectares planted so far.
Bangladesh transfers 85 sub-registrars in one order
The Law and Justice Division has transferred 85 sub-registrars across Bangladesh at once and told them to hand over their current posts by October 29.
Fire breaks out at Delhi's North Block near parliament
A fire broke out at North Block, the British-era building near India's parliament that houses the home and finance ministries, and was brought under control.
Salinity is changing the Sundarbans as sundari trees retreat
Rising salinity and falling freshwater flow are shrinking the Sundarbans' sundari trees while salt-tolerant gewa, goran and kankra spread, studies show.
Israel has no plan to strike Iran before election, Katz says
Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said Israel has no plan to attack Iran before the election and denied a rift between Netanyahu and army chief Eyal Zamir.
Crossfire will disgrace the police, says Hasnat Abdullah
Hasnat Abdullah condemned the IGP's 'crossfire if permitted' remark, warning it would push police back to extrajudicial killings, and demanded accountability.
Netanyahu and army chief Zamir at odds over Iran operation
Israel's army chief Eyal Zamir has asked for written legal approval before a possible operation that could risk conflict with Iran ahead of the election.
Freedom fighters rally for release of Major Akhtaruzzaman
The Jatiya Muktijoddha Parishad formed a human chain at the National Press Club demanding the unconditional release of jailed ex-MP Major (retd) Akhtaruzzaman.
Israel frees Mazen al-Rantisi, the 'poor man's doctor'
Palestinian doctor Mazen al-Rantisi, 72, was freed from Israel's Ofer prison after nearly four months, looking gaunt and with a red wound on his forehead.
Israel sets fire to Gaza displacement camp in Shujaiya
Israeli forces set fire to a shelter for displaced people in Shujaiya, Gaza City, using quadcopter drones, leaving 800 Palestinians homeless again.
Salvation lies in following the Sunnah, says Saifullah
Islamic scholar Abdul Hai Muhammad Saifullah wrote on Facebook that salvation lies in the Sunnah and called for a fair inquiry into abuse by religious teachers.
World Bank-funded B-STRONG project reshapes eastern farming
A World Bank-funded project is training 65,000 farmers in five flood-hit eastern districts in mulching, zero-tillage mustard and water-saving irrigation.
Tarique Rahman meets JICA chief in Japan, seeks soft loans
JICA President Akihiko Tanaka met Prime Minister Tarique Rahman in Japan on Monday. Bangladesh sought soft loans, faster approvals and energy budget support.
Khamenei portrait hangs by menorah in Tehran Jewish school
A CNN video report from Tehran shows a Jewish boys' school where Ali Khamenei's portrait hangs beside a menorah, and pupils who say they live at peace.
Jamaat condemns cocktail attack outside Amar Desh press
Jamaat-e-Islami has condemned the crude bomb attack outside daily Amar Desh's printing press in Tejgaon that injured two people, and demanded a probe.
No hawkers on Dhaka roads, says DSCC administrator
Dhaka South City Corporation administrator Abdus Salam says hawkers will not be allowed on roads, but may trade at set spots if they keep the footpaths clean.
Jamaat leader Akhtaruzzaman denied bail in airport case
A Dhaka court has again refused bail to Jamaat leader and former MP Major (retd) Akhtaruzzaman, held over a scuffle with security staff at Dhaka airport.
Thakurgaon-1 by-election: 21 BGB platoons deployed
Security is tightened for the Thakurgaon-1 by-election on 29 October, with 21 BGB platoons, checkpoints, drones, body-worn cameras and a dog squad deployed.
Japanese firms keen to invest in Bangladesh, Aso tells PM
Former Japanese prime minister Taro Aso tells PM Tarique Rahman in Tokyo that Japanese firms are keen to invest in Bangladesh; the PM presses for an early EPA.
LPG syndicate: Jamaat's Hamidur Rahman Azad seeks a probe
Jamaat leader Hamidur Rahman Azad asks why people cannot buy the subsidised 12 kg LPG cylinder at Tk 777 and calls for an impartial probe into a syndicate.
JU professor who removed Hasina's photo named to PSC
Jahangirnagar University professor Shamima Sultana, who took Sheikh Hasina's portrait off her office wall in August 2024, is appointed a member of the PSC.
Police ready for 'crossfire' if government approves: IGP
IGP Md Ali Hossain Fakir says police will not hold back from 'crossfire' if the government approves, and that 27 police members were dismissed in two months.
Cyclone Arnab forms in the bay, may hit India on Wednesday
The deep depression in the Bay of Bengal has become Cyclone Arnab. Chattogram, Cox's Bazar, Mongla and Payra ports are told to hoist distant signal No. 2.
PM Tarique Rahman arrives in Japan on four-day state visit
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman landed at Narita airport on Monday morning at the start of a four-day state visit to Japan, met by Japan's state minister.
CUET students to return to classes, warn new VC off campus
After a 34-day shutdown, CUET students, teachers and staff decided on Sunday to return to class, but say protests resume if the new vice-chancellor enters.
Farmer drowns in Punarbhaba river after falling from boat
A 55-year-old farmer fell from a boat while crossing the Punarbhaba river in Biral, Dinajpur, and drowned; fire service divers recovered his body at noon.
Sylhet: SRB finds foreign gun, explosives and police grenade
SRB members found a US-made pipe gun, explosives, cartridges and a sound grenade looted from police in a patch of jungle in Khadimnagar, Sylhet.
Bakshiganj: Chhatra Dal leader among five held with liquor
Jamalpur detectives seized 217 bottles of Indian liquor and a motorcycle in Bakshiganj and arrested five people, including a local Chhatra Dal leader.
Father, daughter killed as pickup hits auto-van in Muksudpur
A speeding fish pickup hit a battery-run auto-van on the Dhaka-Khulna highway in Muksudpur, Gopalganj, killing a passenger and his six-year-old daughter.
Bogura man on the run 20 years after drug sentence arrested
Police arrested Masud Mia, 55, in Kaliakair, Gazipur, 20 years after he was jailed for four years in a Bogura drug case and went into hiding while out on bail.
Woman held with 1,620 yaba pills in Munshiganj's Louhajang
Special Response Battalion SRB-10 detained Dipali Begum, 35, with 1,620 yaba pills in Kanaksar, Louhajang, Munshiganj, in a raid on a tip-off on Saturday night.
Tangail court jails bus driver, 2 aides for life over rape
A Tangail tribunal jailed a bus driver, his helper and a supervisor for life for raping a woman passenger on a moving bus on the Dhaka-Tangail highway.
Stolen motorcycle recovered in Naogaon's Raninagar, 3 held
Police in Raninagar, Naogaon, arrested three men and recovered a motorcycle stolen from a house in Kashimpur village, and say more arrests are being sought.
Iran plots against Americans at 'final stage', US memo warns
A senior Trump administration intelligence official warned in a memo seen by Reuters that Iran has stepped up efforts to target US officials and citizens.
Coast guard seizes 9,500 litres of smuggled palm oil, Hatiya
The Bangladesh Coast Guard seized 9,500 litres of crude palm oil brought in without paying duty, and a wooden boat near Nalchira Ghat in Hatiya, Noakhali.
Jamalpur youth dies 5 days after electrocution in Madarganj
Tawhid, 18, died in a Dhaka hospital five days after a live wire burned 70% of his body as he picked chalta fruit from a tree in Madarganj, Jamalpur.
Obama attacks Trump's 'unnecessary war' with Iran
At a Cleveland rally before the 3 November midterms, Barack Obama called the Iran war Trump's biggest mistake. Trump hit back on Truth Social.
Mahalchhari wife found hanged; family alleges murder
Police recovered the body of Mahfuza Akter Moni, 18, at her husband's home in Mahalchhari, Khagrachhari. Her in-laws say suicide; her family says murder.
Bank of Israel rejects Netanyahu's crypto sanctions plan
Israel's central bank has rejected Netanyahu's idea of using cryptocurrency if sanctions hit, saying crypto cannot get around economic sanctions in any way.
Brahmanbaria rice and chicken prices rise as vegetables fall
Early winter vegetables have cut prices in Brahmanbaria's markets, and fish is cheaper too, but rice and chicken have risen, squeezing middle-class households.
Ghalibaf says US is at the edge of a cliff over Iran
Iran's parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf says media pressure and military threats will never bring Iran to its knees, and the US misjudged it.
No US troops left in Iraq, Prime Minister al-Zaidi says
Iraq's prime minister says no US troops, not even advisers, remain in the country, and all weapons outside state control will be brought in by June 30, 2027.
India's most wanted gangster Himanshu Bhau arrested in US
The FBI arrested Himanshu Bhau, India's most wanted gangster, and his associate Neeraj Faridpuria in Las Vegas. He faces at least 18 cases back home in India.
Trump says US could strike Iran as soon as Sunday
Asked in Florida whether the US would strike Iran again, Trump said an attack could come as soon as Sunday, though a deal to end the war is also possible.
Bangladesh asks Saudi Arabia to explain Makkah executions
Dhaka has asked Riyadh for the charges, court rulings, legal representation and the whereabouts of the bodies of two Bangladeshis executed in Makkah on October 14.
Arunachal bans rallies after violent Siang dam protests
Protesters torched six police vehicles in Arunachal Pradesh over the Siang Upper dam project, and gatherings of more than five are now banned in three towns.
Trump says he must stop killing Iranian leaders to negotiate
Trump told a Georgia rally he has to stop killing Iran's leaders so the US knows who it is negotiating with, and said Iran's military has been crippled.
India becomes third-largest arms exporter to Europe
India is now the third-largest arms exporter to Europe, its defence secretary says, as the EU's ReArm Europe drive lifts demand for its shells and ammunition.