6,888 reports translated from the Bengali original, most recent first. বাংলা সংস্করণ
Gazi Maulana Ataur Rahman has become the new secretary general of Islami Andolan Bangladesh (IAB), with outgoing secretary general Principal Yunus Ahmad made a presidium member. He was given the post at a special…
Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmed has directed MPs to finish their speeches within the allotted time before the start of the general discussion on the proposed 2026-27 budget in the National Parliament. Urging them not…
A teacher workshop organised by the Bangladesh Adarsha Shikkhok Federation was held in Gangni, Meherpur. The workshop took place at the Chougacha Darul Yatim auditorium in Gangni upazila on Saturday.
An anti-drug rally and human chain were held on the grounds of Uttar Shuktgram Government Primary School in Kalia upazila, Narail. Speakers said the grip of drugs had taken a dire form in the…
A human chain was held in Chuadanga to mark the International Day Against Drug Abuse. Prothom Alo Trust, with the support of Bondhushava, organised the human chain in front of the Chuadanga Press Club…
India's Border Security Force (BSF) has continued its attempts to push people into Bangladesh at the Gangni border in Meherpur, trying for a second straight day to force five more people across at the…
Junayed Islam Sifat, the sole surviving son of a Lakshipur family, came home from work on Thursday to find the bloodied bodies of his mother and three sisters in their rented home in Raipur.…
A human chain and solidarity march were held in Magura on Friday on the occasion of the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, organised by the human rights group Odhikar. Speakers demanded…
A gang allegedly led by a former local councillor attacked, vandalised and looted the offices of an online business called 'Mango Lover' in Nawpara municipality, Poba upazila, Rajshahi, late on Thursday night. Two employees…
A 12-year-old school student was seriously wounded when an armed drug-dealing faction opened fire on an anti-drug human chain gathering in Comilla city's Katabil neighbourhood on Thursday afternoon, leaving at least five people injured.…
A BNP party worker was shot and killed on Friday afternoon when two armed factions clashed over illegal sand extraction from the Padma river in Sujangor upazila, Pabna, according to police. The victim, Manju…
A parent and her relatives are accused of attacking and injuring three teachers at a private school in Ishwardi upazila, Pabna, after a fifth-grade student was disciplined for failing to recite a lesson. One…
Three men have been living in the open air in no-man's-land along the Bangladesh-India border in Kurigram's Rowmari upazila for 13 consecutive days, after BSF personnel allegedly brought them to the border on 14…
A rally marking the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking was held in Mirsarai upazila, Chattogram, organised by the local Jamaat-e-Islami youth and sports division. The rally marched along the Dhaka-Chittagong highway…
Security forces arrested a wounded member of the United Peoples Democratic Front (UPDF) Prasit Group after an exchange of gunfire between the group and a rival armed faction in a remote area of Khagrachari's…
A rice trader died on Friday after falling from his motorcycle while riding through Sundarganj upazila in Gaibandha. The man, identified as Kafil Uddin, 55, from Bamdanga Union, fell near Noldanga and was taken…
Turkey's Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) has announced it will send two A-400M military transport aircraft to Venezuela carrying search and rescue teams and humanitarian supplies. Both aircraft were due to depart Istanbul…
Turkish police raided a house in Istanbul and recovered more than 10,000 historical artefacts, arresting two people on suspicion of antiquities smuggling. The haul included 3,366 ancient coins along with inscriptions and objects spanning…
Ali Akbar Velayati, a senior foreign policy adviser to Iran's Supreme Leader, said on Friday that Gulf Arab states owe their stability to Iran's management of the Strait of Hormuz over centuries, and accused…
Amparo del Giudice has been pulling away concrete with her bare hands from the ruins of a collapsed building in La Guaira, Venezuela, hoping to reach her son trapped beneath the wreckage of the…
Looting has been reported in La Guaira, the Venezuelan coastal city hardest hit by Wednesday’s twin earthquakes, even as rescue teams worked through the rubble. AFP journalists on the ground witnessed the incidents. At…
India’s government has for the first time publicly released the names of six military personnel killed during Operation Sindoor, the cross-border military campaign launched in May 2025 against militant bases in Pakistan and Pakistan-administered…
IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi said Friday that the interim agreement between the United States and Iran includes provisions for international inspectors to access Iran’s nuclear sites. But Iran’s deputy foreign minister said no…
Ukraine launched 660 drones against Russian territory in a single night, according to Russia’s defence ministry, in what the Kremlin described as the largest single-night drone attack since the war began in 2022. Russia’s…
Hezbollah Secretary-General Naim Qassem said on Friday that Israel must leave Lebanon without conditions, insisting that any discussion of the group's disarmament would only take place domestically after a full Israeli withdrawal. Speaking in…
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has offered humanitarian and medical assistance to Venezuela following the devastating earthquakes that struck the country on Wednesday, according to Iranian state media. In a message to Venezuelan acting President…
Japan has announced $15 million in emergency grants to address the humanitarian crisis affecting people in Iran, Lebanon, and the occupied West Bank, Japan's Foreign Ministry said. The funds will be channelled through international…
Pro-Palestine candidates swept all five New York City boroughs in this week's elections, defeating two incumbents who had received major backing from the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC). Outgoing Representative Dan Goldman lost…
Four memoranda of understanding covering bilateral media and information cooperation were signed between Bangladesh and China in the presence of Prime Minister Tarique Rahman and Chinese Premier Li Qiang. Bangladesh's Information Minister Zahir Uddin…
Deutsche Welle Director-General Barbara Masig told the 19th Global Media Forum in Bonn that despite the rise of social media and artificial intelligence, established news organisations remain the primary sources of information for most…
Iran's ambassador to the United Nations has condemned what he described as the "horrific crime" at a primary school in Minab, southern Iran, and demanded full accountability for all those responsible. Ambassador Amir Saeed…
Armed clashes between two rival groups competing for control of the drug trade in the Katabill area of Cumilla city erupted on Wednesday night and continued into Thursday, leaving at least five people injured,…
France, Spain, the Netherlands and Switzerland have announced they are deploying rescue teams, search dogs and specialist equipment to Venezuela following the devastating earthquake, Al Jazeera reported. French President Emmanuel Macron announced an 85-person…
A 16-year-old student died after an electrical fault caused the metal grill of a house to become live in Alamdanga upazila, Chuadanga, on Thursday afternoon. Separately, farmer Nazmul Hossain, 25, was killed by lightning…
US President Donald Trump engaged in a heated argument with Republican Senator Bill Cassidy in a closed-door meeting with Republican lawmakers in Washington on Wednesday, Reuters reported. Cassidy challenged the administration to explain the…
Security forces seized three members of the United People's Democratic Front (UPDF Prasit faction) in a dawn raid in Rekhung Para village, Sadar Union, Matiranga upazila, Khagrachhari on Thursday, acting on intelligence. A single-barrel…
A brick-loaded motor trolley driver was killed and his helper injured when their vehicle was struck by a train at an unguarded level crossing in Saidpur upazila, Nilphamari, on Thursday afternoon. The driver, Aminul…
Armed assailants opened fire on people returning home from an anti-drug and anti-crime human chain rally in Katabill, Cumilla city, on Thursday afternoon, injuring seven people. A 12-year-old class-six student was critically wounded and…
India will resume tourist visa applications for Bangladeshis from 28 June, the country's new High Commissioner Dinesh Trivedi announced at a press conference at the Indian Visa Centre in Jamuna Future Park, Dhaka, on…
All four members of the family attacked in a rented house in Raipur municipality, Lakshmipur, on Thursday morning have been confirmed dead. The victims include a mother, 38, her eldest daughter, 21, and two…
Iran has formally invited Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the state funeral of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in a joint US-Israeli airstrike on 28 February. The multi-city funeral programme…
Residents of Venezuelan cities are spending nights in the street, in gardens and on footpaths rather than returning to their homes after twin earthquakes of magnitude 7.5 and 7.2 struck the country, killing 164.…
A farmer, Nazmul Hossain, 25, was killed by a lightning strike while plowing a field with a power tiller in Rudranagar, Damurhuda upazila, Chuadanga, on Thursday afternoon. He was the son of Jasim Uddin…
One student has been temporarily expelled from Jahangir Nagar University and another banned from his residential hall and campus activities after an assault during a World Cup match screening at the campus open-air stage…
The French Ambassador to Bangladesh, Jean-Marc Sere-Charle, met with opposition leader and Jamaat-e-Islami chief Dr. Shafiqur Rahman MP for courtesy talks on Thursday morning at the opposition leader's office in the National Parliament building.…
Three women from the same family drowned while bathing in the Mora Kal River near Boubazar in Parbatipur upazila, Dinajpur, on Thursday. The victims were aged 22, 19 and 14. Locals said the riverbed…
A pre-campaign orientation meeting and press conference for the National Vitamin A Plus Campaign was held at the Chuadanga Civil Surgeon's office on Thursday. The campaign will be conducted across the district on 28…
China has been using the incremental tactic known as "salami slicing" to extend its influence across the Pacific, advancing through small, deniable steps rather than direct confrontation, analysts say. Within weeks, Chinese vessels have…
Farmers and traders in Rajbari have dumped onions into a river after markets across the area failed to return a fair price, leaving many growers facing financial losses.
Unknown assailants poisoned a fish pond overnight in Juginda village, Gangnee upazila, Meherpur, killing large quantities of fish worth an estimated Tk 30 lakh, the pond owner said on Thursday. He said he had…
Bangladesh and China have signed 13 memoranda of understanding. The agreements were concluded at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Thursday afternoon, where Prime Minister Tarique Rahman and Chinese Premier Li…
A Partner Field School Congress was held in Gangnee upazila, Meherpur, on Thursday to connect local farmers with modern agricultural technology and promote sustainable farming. Organised by the Department of Agricultural Extension, the event…
US President Donald Trump claimed he personally persuaded Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin not to enter the war on Iran's side. Trump made the claim…
India's Border Security Force attempted to push seven people from West Bengal's Nadia district across the border into Bangladesh at Shewaratala in Gangnee upazila, Meherpur, on Thursday morning. Border Guard Bangladesh personnel and local…
The dismembered body of a man was found near a river in Saltha upazila, Faridpur, on Thursday, police said. The victim, Pannu Fakir (also known as Jamu Fakir), aged 42, was last seen attending…
An investigation has found that nearly 34 million cubic metres of sand removed from the Gorai river in Kushtia under a government dredging project has gone missing — government-valued at approximately Tk 3.5 billion.…
Ten people have been confirmed dead after a warehouse collapsed in the Taratala area of Kolkata, rescue workers said on Thursday morning as the operation entered its 21st hour. Thirty people have been pulled…
International oil prices have fallen back to roughly where they stood before the Iran war, as shipping through the Strait of Hormuz returns to normal and Middle East supply is expected to increase. Brent…
A two-year-old girl died after receiving an electric shock while playing in Gangnee upazila, Chuadanga, on Wednesday morning. The officer-in-charge of Gangnee police station confirmed the child came into contact with a live wire…
A factional clash set off more than 100 improvised explosive devices in Bahirandi village, Madaripur Sadar, on Thursday morning, sending panic through the area. Four homes were ransacked and five people were injured. Police…