6,888 reports translated from the Bengali original, most recent first. বাংলা সংস্করণ
Bangladesh will bear the cost of repatriating the bodies of five Bangladeshi nationals killed in Tuesday's Kolkata hotel fire if their families wish, State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaid Islam has said, as…
Actress Apu Biswas says Bangladeshi cinema is entering a positive new phase driven by new technology, greater professionalism and modern perspectives among today's filmmaking teams.
Former Chief Justice A B M Khairul Hoque has been released on bail after more than a year in custody, following rulings across nine separate cases filed against him after the July mass uprising.
A court in West Bengal's Nadia district issued an arrest warrant for Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra after she failed to appear despite repeated summonses in a case alleging she hurt religious sentiments in…
Actress Sabrina Saka Mim, who entered showbiz as a child artist in the 1990s, has spoken for the first time about her divorce from Dr. Shahriar Ahmed Sajib, nearly eight years after their marriage…
Police in Habiganj's Chunarughat recovered the bloodied body of a 35-year-old man from a paddy field, with initial findings pointing to murder and one person detained for questioning.
Bangladesh's telecom regulator received more than 66,000 customer complaints against the country's four mobile operators over five and a half years, with Robi topping the list and service quality the most common grievance, BTRC…
Small-screen actress Samira Khan Mahi has become a director and shareholder of car dealership SpeedTouch Autos, her first venture outside acting, with plans for a second business to follow.
Kushtia journalist Debashish Dutta, his wife, his 2-year-old son and his father-in-law were among the nine people killed in Tuesday night's hotel fire in Kolkata's New Market area, while traveling home after his wife's…
Bangladesh's ECNEC approved 10 development projects worth Tk 93.33 billion, but sent back a project to purchase two oil tankers for Bangladesh Shipping Corporation and a Turag river protection project for further review.
Local residents and police detained seven people, including an Indian national and two local facilitators, after they crossed illegally into Chuadanga's Jibannagar from India, with the Bangladeshi returnees saying Indian border guards had forced…
A joint study by Bangladesh Shishu Hospital and icddr,b found that 82 percent of measles patients who died at the hospital had not received adequate breastfeeding, with 65 percent of infected children found to…
Jamuna Bank PLC has joined Bangladesh Bank's Tk 100 billion refinancing scheme to boost food security, agricultural production and the rural economy, offering farmers loans at a maximum 8 percent simple interest.
A 71-year-old man in Narail's Lohagara has accused three named men and several unidentified others of abducting him and demanding ransom over a money dispute, though police say they found no evidence he had…
BNP's parliamentary party met under Prime Minister Tareque Rahman ahead of Thursday's presidential election vote, the country's first contested presidential vote in 35 years.
State Minister for Planning Zonayed Saki says gas and electricity supply currently falls short of demand, as the government works to raise the country's oil reserves from 1.5 to 6 months to strengthen energy…
Bangladesh's cricketers climbed the ICC Test rankings after their historic nine-wicket win over Australia in Darwin, with Hasan Mahmud, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Tanzid Hasan Tamim and captain Najmul Hossain Shanto all posting gains.
A court in Narail has sentenced a 37-year-old man to death for the rape and murder of his 5-year-old relative, with the verdict delivered in just nine working days from the start of the…
Bangladesh Bank has permitted the release of the remaining $3.2 million tranche of a syndicated foreign-currency loan for power producer SS Power-1 Ltd, waiving a provision of the Bank Company Act to allow Rupali…
Bangladesh's garment industry is under severe strain from an energy crisis, high interest rates and frequent policy shifts, with gas and power shortages cutting factory production by 30 to 35 percent, BGMEA President Mahmud…
Snakebite is a major public health problem in Bangladesh, and folk remedies like cutting the wound, sucking out venom, or tying a tight cord can make things worse — doctors say the only safe…
National Film Award-winning actress Toma Mirza has joined a private bank as assistant vice president for brand and communications, while continuing to selectively take on acting roles.
The government will soon deploy 60 modern basic life support ambulances on the country's highways to speed up the transport of accident victims during the critical 'golden hour,' says Roads and Highways Department Chief…
Bangladesh's newly elected president will be sworn in at 7:00 p.m. Friday, August 21, at Bangabhaban's Darbar Hall, National Parliament Chief Whip Nurul Islam Moni said.
The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission has forced 17 officials into retirement and demoted five others in salary, following a show-cause process launched in July.
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami has expressed deep grief over the deaths of 10 Bangladeshi nationals in separate incidents in Kolkata and East London, calling for the swift, dignified repatriation of the dead and proper treatment for…
A woman in Netrokona has filed a fraud case alleging her husband converted to Islam to marry her, lived with her for eight years and had two children, then reverted to Hinduism and secretly…
State Minister for Health M A Muhit says measles should be largely under control within two to three months if ongoing vaccination efforts continue as planned, as Bangladesh's outbreak death toll reaches 918.
A tense standoff has gripped Noakhali Science and Technology University after two factions of Chhatra Dal, involving outsiders, clashed repeatedly, injuring at least nine people including a journalist, prompting a heavy police deployment on…
Bangladesh's elderly could face extreme health risk for three months a year as global temperatures rise, a Stanford University study published in The Lancet Planetary Health finds, naming Bangladesh alongside India, Pakistan, Myanmar and…
A fire at a hotel on Mirza Ghalib Street in Kolkata's New Market area killed nine Bangladeshis, including six men, two women and a child, with survivors alleging the building lacked an emergency exit,…
Vandals cut down more than 100 banana trees belonging to farmer Noyon Pramanik in Shibganj, Bogura, under cover of darkness, prompting a complaint to police.
Bangladesh Khelafat Majlish Ameer Maulana Mamunul Haque has called for widespread participation by Islamist candidates in local government elections, warning that dishonest, commission-seeking figures will fill public office if honest people stay out of…
Bangladesh received $1.887 billion in remittances during the first 17 days of August, a 32.6 percent jump from the same period last year, Bangladesh Bank spokesperson Arif Hossain Khan said.
Bangladesh Bank has directed banks to open accounts for foreign nationals working in Bangladesh, including A-3 visa holders and other employment-visa categories, provided they hold a valid, up-to-date work permit and complete standard KYC…
Jamaat-e-Islami says the BNP-led government has failed across eight key areas, including law and order, energy security, inflation and the banking sector, in a formal assessment of its first six months delivered by Secretary…
Police in Sreepur, Gazipur, arrested a 50-year-old man with roughly 8,000 yaba tablets in a special operation, with a court ordering him held in custody.
Citizens Bank PLC has signed a participation agreement with Bangladesh Bank's Agricultural Credit Department-2 under the refinancing scheme for the agriculture and rural sector, allowing its agricultural clients to access low-interest loans.
Former upazila chairman and Jamaat central shura member Maulana Abdul Hai has provided financial assistance to Sohag, a young man from Mahespur whose kidneys have both failed, as he continues his post-retirement humanitarian work.
Five brothers in Narail's Kaliya upazila held a press conference alleging that a fellow villager has been spreading defamatory propaganda against them over a land dispute, including false claims that they misused an MP's…
Police in Kotchandpur, Jhenaidah, have arrested one of 15 named suspects in a case filed under the Anti-Terrorism Act after banners bearing images of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and fugitive former prime minister Sheikh Hasina…
Two powerful irrigation pumps installed by the Bangladesh Water Development Board in Narail have sat broken for eight years, leaving more than 1,000 hectares of farmland without irrigation and forcing farmers to pay steep…
Prime Minister Tareque Rahman said removing public confusion over revenue is the government's main challenge, in remarks at the opening of Revenue Conference 2026 in Dhaka.
Prime Minister Tareque Rahman said big problems can be solved if everyone in society steps forward a little, as the government launched a private-sector-funded distribution of 20,000 raincoats to tea garden workers in Sylhet…
Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation has launched a special women's bus service across 13 routes in Dhaka, Bogura and Chattogram, deploying a total of 14 buses to ensure safer, more comfortable travel for women.
A BNP municipal leader in Chandpur's Shahrasti has deposited Tk 8,300 into the municipality's fund after an investigation confirmed he cut down government-owned roadside trees without permission.
Film actress Puja Cherry has denied longstanding rumors that she has married a Bangladeshi businessman, saying in a Facebook post that she remains engaged but not yet married, and warning she will pursue legal…
Three children died with measles-like symptoms nationwide over the past 24 hours, though none from confirmed measles, bringing this year's combined death toll to 918, the Directorate General of Health Services said.
The government is procuring 200 electric buses for Dhaka's public transport system, with 100 earmarked for women-only routes, Road Transport and Bridges Minister Sheikh Rabiul Alam said at the launch of BRTC's new women's…
Habibe Jannat Mohila Etimkhana in Sherpur's Nakla upazila is educating roughly 300 orphaned and destitute girls in Islamic studies while building their self-reliance, and is appealing for donations after storm damage to one of…
Wheelchairs were distributed to physically disabled residents of Chuadanga's Damurhuda upazila, with Chuadanga-2 MP and district Jamaat Ameer Md Ruhul Amin handing them out as chief guest.
Twenty families affected by road accidents in Chuadanga received a combined Tk 8.2 million in financial assistance from BRTA, with the district administration urging stricter enforcement of road safety rules.
Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed says no three-wheelers of any kind will be allowed on the Dhaka-Chattogram highway or any other national highway, as the government launches an AI-powered "auto fine system" to detect traffic…
A 15-year-old boy who drowned off Chattogram's Patenga beach lay unidentified in a hospital morgue for two days while his distraught family, unable to find him, was extorted out of Tk 60,000 by a…
The Kalima Tayyibah has been installed on the wall directly behind the Speaker's seat in the National Parliament on the advice of Prime Minister Tareque Rahman, BNP said in a Facebook post.
Border Guard Bangladesh seized a large quantity of Indian UV sunglasses and saris worth roughly Tk 2.225 million in an anti-smuggling operation along the Fulgazi border in Feni.
Robbers broke into the home of two US-based brothers in Rangpur's Pirgachha, making off with roughly Tk 3 million in gold and other valuables, with police arresting one suspect the same night.
A head-on collision between a bus and a truck on the Gopalganj-Tekerhat regional highway killed three people, including a woman, and injured at least 20 others.
Professor Mobasshar Monem has resigned as chairman of the Public Service Commission (PSC) citing health reasons, the commission's public relations officer confirmed.
An 18-year-old motorcyclist died and his 19-year-old companion was critically injured after losing control of their motorcycle and crashing into a roadside railing on the Bhanga-Mawa-Dhaka Expressway in Faridpur.