Saudi Arabia arrests nearly 14,000 migrants in one week
Saudi security forces arrested 13,905 people from 15 to 21 October for breaking residency, labour and border security laws, the interior ministry said.
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Nilphamari youth meeting on gender equality, digital safety
Thirty young people met local government officials in Nilphamari on Sunday to discuss child marriage, gender equality, digital safety and media awareness.
Chattogram mayor Shahadat Hossain made city administrator
The local government ministry has named Chattogram City Corporation mayor Dr Shahadat Hossain full-time administrator under the amended city corporation law.
Century-old Delhi mosque near Modi's home faces demolition
Water and power to Delhi's Race Course mosque have been cut and its imam says he was told to leave, raising fears among Indian Muslims it will be torn down.
Red tamarind changes a Jibannagar farmer's fortunes
In Chuadanga's Jibannagar, farmer Sajal grows Thai red tamarind commercially, a sweet, year-round fruit he brought back as a sapling from Maharashtra.
548 schoolgirls get bicycles to mark Zaima Rahman's birthday
State Minister Mir Shahe Alam gave bicycles to 548 schoolgirls in Bogura's Shibganj and Mokamtala to mark Barrister Zaima Rahman's birthday on Sunday.
Probe report on Rupa, Babu and Shyamal Dutta deferred again
International Crimes Tribunal-2 set January 5, 2027 for the probe report in the July uprising incitement case against journalists Shyamal Dutta, Babu and Rupa.
Previous government set up drug dens in neighbourhoods: IGP
IGP Md Ali Hossain Fakir told a community policing rally in Bagerhat that the previous government set up drug dens through dealers in every neighbourhood.
Madrasa education faces crisis without reform, says Azhari
Islamic speaker Mizanur Rahman Azhari calls for child-protection rules, CCTV, trained teachers and accountability in madrasas to keep public trust.
BNP has deceived the nation: Shafiqur Rahman
Opposition leader and Jamaat-e-Islami ameer Shafiqur Rahman says the BNP put notes of dissent on every needed reform and broke its word to the nation.
BNP using the uprising to keep its throne: Fuad
AB Party general secretary Asaduzzaman Fuad says the 2024 uprising broke the constitution and the BNP accepts only as much of it as keeps it in power.
Thakurgaon-1 by-election: EC orders outsiders to leave
The Election Commission has ordered outsiders out of Thakurgaon-1 from 8am on October 27 to 4pm on October 30, around the by-election on October 29.
80,000 people lost jobs under this government: Oli Ahmed
LDP chairman Oli Ahmed says about 80,000 people have lost their jobs since the BNP government took office, as investment stalls and factories close.
Next election under caretaker government: home minister
Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed says the caretaker system will be restored by a constitutional amendment and the next general election held under it.
Highway maintenance policy 2026 to track repairs by software
A draft highway maintenance policy would put repair plans, budgets, tenders and spending on software tracking, with geo-tagged photos before and after each job.
Boat pictures in primary Bangla textbooks spark debate
Activists count 54 boat pictures in the 2027 Class One and Three Bangla textbooks and ask whether the Awami League's election symbol was pushed on children.
Caretaker government: idea to form it from an upper house
The special committee on amending the constitution heard a new idea on Saturday: forming the election-time caretaker government from an upper house.
Jamalganj land officer in hospital after post blaming UNO
Sunamganj official Arifur Rahman posted that the Jamalganj UNO would be responsible for his death, then that he was resigning. He was taken to hospital.
Jamaat trains UP chairman candidates in Chandpur
Chandpur district Jamaat-e-Islami held a day-long workshop on Saturday for its union parishad chairman candidates and election officials ahead of local polls.
Ex-Jubo Dal leader hacked to death in Wazirpur, Barishal
Kawsar Hawlader, 32, a former Jubo Dal leader, was hacked to death in Wazirpur, Barishal, over an earlier feud; police hold nine people from a microbus.
11-year-old girl drowns in the Brahmaputra in Bakshiganj
An 11-year-old girl drowned in the Brahmaputra in Bakshiganj, Jamalpur, on Saturday morning after going to the river with her aunt to wash clothes.
Elderly man found with throat slit in Comilla's Barura
Police in Comilla's Barura recovered the body of Mobarak Hossain, 80, with his throat slit, from a grove in Shakpur union on Saturday morning.
Brahmanbaria bus-truck crash kills two, injures 15
A Rangpur-to-Sylhet bus hit a sand-laden truck head-on on the Dhaka-Sylhet highway at Sarail, Brahmanbaria, on Saturday, killing two and injuring 15.
Four pilots killed as Philippine military planes collide
Two SF-260 training aircraft collided in mid-air over Fernando Air Base south of Manila, killing four pilots; the air force has grounded its other SF-260s.
Three young men killed in Jashore motorcycle crash
Two motorcycles collided head-on on the Jashore-Benapole highway at Notunhat Bazar after midnight, killing three young men aged 17 and 18 and injuring two.
Arunachal Pradesh protests against Siang dam turn violent
Police fired tear gas at protesters opposing the Upper Siang dam project in India's Arunachal Pradesh; protesters say at least six women were badly hurt.
Trump claims right to run for a third term
Trump told an Iowa rally he has the right to seek a third term because the 2020 election was stolen, though the 22nd Amendment bars it and no fraud was proven.
Can Starlink keep the world online if undersea cables are cut?
About 99% of international data runs through undersea cables. Satellites like Starlink can keep emergency links going if cables are cut, but cannot replace them.
Cattle thieves stab man, take two cows in Dinajpur's Nawabganj
Thieves stabbed Sabuj Mia, 40, in Nawabganj, Dinajpur, early on Saturday when he tried to stop them, then drove off with two cows worth about Tk 1 lakh 60 thousand.
Saad followers can never use Ijtema ground again: Babunagari
Hefazat-e-Islam chief Shah Muhibbullah Babunagari says followers of Maulana Saad will never again be allowed to use the Bishwa Ijtema ground in Tongi.
Italy and France move to make parents pay for riot damage
As cost-of-living protests turn violent, Italy has approved tougher rules on parents' liability for damage by their children, and France will discuss a bill on Oct. 27.
Man beaten to death in Lakshmipur over nephew's Facebook post
Fazle Ali Hazari, 60, was beaten to death at Battali Bazar in Kamalnagar, Lakshmipur, allegedly by relatives of his nephew's ex-wife over a Facebook post.
Pentagon names Confucius Institutes a security threat
US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth says China-funded Confucius Institutes at US universities have been added to a list of national security threats.
Father and son killed by unidentified vehicle in Tongi
Tapan Chandra Das, 50, and his son Likhon Chandra Das, 20, were killed when an unidentified vehicle hit them on the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway in Tongi on Saturday.
US cuts embassy staff in four Middle East countries
The US is reducing staff at its embassies in Jordan, Lebanon, Qatar and the UAE over fears that Iran could attack American citizens and officials.
Israeli forces detain Al-Aqsa imam after Friday prayers
Israeli forces took Al-Aqsa imam Sheikh Khaled Abu Juma for questioning after he led Friday prayers. He was later released but may be barred from the mosque.
Gopalganj attack on police: banned BCL, Jubo League blamed
Two policemen, including a sub-inspector, were injured and a police pickup was smashed in an attack blamed on banned Chhatra League and Jubo League activists in Gopalganj.
Hurtful words: what Islam teaches about wounding others
Islam warns believers against insulting, mocking or wounding others with words. The Prophet's sayings call for good speech or silence, and control of anger.
Girl, 4, found dead in a pond in Natore's Baraigram
Police recovered the body of a four-year-old girl from a pond in Baraigram, Natore, on Saturday morning. She was buried without a post-mortem.
Ukrainian soldier cut off his own leg, then waited 491 days
Ukrainian soldier Kostiantyn Vlasenko cut off his own leg with a knife after a Russian drone strike and was lifted out by a heavy drone after about 491 days.
Netanyahu says end of US military aid is 'a matter of time'
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says US military aid will end sooner or later and has ordered plans for other financial systems, blockchain included.
Iran plots against US officials in final stage, Axios says
A US intelligence memo says Iranian plots to kill Americans in the Middle East and elsewhere are in their final stage; US embassies are cutting staff.
Thakurgaon-1 by-poll: Jamaat won't let anyone rig votes
Jamaat secretary general Mia Golam Parwar told a Thakurgaon rally his party would neither rig the Thakurgaon-1 by-election nor let anyone else do it.
Indonesia haze: students protest over wildfire smoke
Hundreds of students in Palangkaraya, Indonesia, protested on Friday over months of toxic wildfire smoke, demanding a national emergency be declared.
New anti-extortion law coming soon, IGP says in Khulna
IGP Md Ali Hossain Fakir says a new law will let police file extortion cases on their own, as victims often fear to complain or testify against the powerful.
Muslims in Spain find identity in Andalusia's hills
In southern Spain's Andalusia, once under Muslim rule, Muslims from across Europe are settling, farming and reconnecting with the history of al-Andalus.
Mushroom farming: Sreemangal youths learn it from ChatGPT
Three young men in Sreemangal, Moulvibazar, started an oyster mushroom farm with Tk 50,000, learning the method from YouTube, ChatGPT and Google.
AP: Indian police maimed hundreds of Muslims with leg shots
An AP investigation finds Uttar Pradesh police have shot hundreds of Muslims accused of cattle smuggling in the leg since 2020, in Operation Langda.
Bill Clinton quotes the Quran, condemns anti-Muslim bigotry
Former US president Bill Clinton says he is sick of people being belittled for being Muslim, and quotes a Quran verse on knowing one another at a Florida event.
Unknown disease kills chilli plants in Jamalpur's Madarganj
Farmers in Madarganj, Jamalpur, say an unknown disease is killing chilli plants on about five acres, and no agriculture officer has come to see the fields.
Police may file extortion cases without a complaint: IGP
IGP Md Ali Hossain Fakir says new and amended laws will let police file extortion cases on their own when victims are too afraid to complain.
Jamaat chief challenges claim of 'deal' with Awami League
Jamaat ameer Shafiqur Rahman calls talk of a deal with the Awami League and of forgiving it false, and says he will apologise if anyone can prove it.
Religious affairs minister vows tough stand on madrasa rape
Religious Affairs Minister Kazi Shah Mofazzal Hossain Kaikobad calls rape and indecent conduct in madrasas shameful and says no offender will be spared.
Rizvi accuses Jamaat of damaging the government's image
BNP acting secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi says Jamaat's secretary general is spreading lies to tarnish the government and must prove any deal claims.
Rumeen Farhana: police file general diary against the MP
Sarail police have filed a general diary against independent MP Rumeen Farhana after a heated row with the station chief, and are listing those who joined her.
Two die after heavy drinking in Magura's Sreepur, police say
Two men from Sreepur in Magura died in hospital on Friday after drinking on the night of Bijoya Dashami. Police suspect alcohol; a post-mortem will decide.
Jashore General Hospital gets Tk 40 lakh in medical supplies
State Minister Anindya Islam Amit handed Tk 40 lakh of medical supplies from Human Appeal USA to Jashore's 250-bed General Hospital, which treats 500 patients.
Abu Sayeed's open-arms stand seen at French protests
Videos from protests in France show demonstrators facing riot police with arms spread wide, the pose Abu Sayeed struck before he was shot in Rangpur in 2024.
Christian families in Bengal accuse Bajrang Dal of assault
Three Christian families in West Bengal's Paschim Medinipur say a Bajrang Dal-linked mob beat them, tore a woman's clothes and forced Hindu rites on them.
Godse portrait at West Bengal puja pandal sparks outcry
A Durga Puja pandal in Mahishadal, West Bengal, hung a picture of Gandhi's assassin Nathuram Godse beside Gandhi, Netaji and Tagore, drawing wide criticism.