Islami Andolan Bangladesh secretary general Younus Ahmad said the country recorded 854 murders in the past three months, with the law-and-order situation worsening under the elected government.
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said it seized two ships in the Strait of Hormuz and escorted them to the Iranian coast, calling any disruption of order and security in the strait a red…
U.S. President Donald Trump said Washington will extend its ceasefire with Iran until talks conclude, at Pakistan's request, while sanctions on Iranian ports will remain in place.
A mobile court fined a 39-year-old sand trader 50,000 taka (about $410) for illegally extracting sand from a canal bank in Niamatpur village, Jashore district.
Millions of West Bengal voters have been struck from the rolls after a contested electoral revision, with critics calling it a 'bloodless political genocide' that disproportionately targets Muslims.
Campaigning for the first phase of the West Bengal assembly election ended Tuesday evening, with voting set for Thursday across 152 seats in 16 districts.
About 1,300 Iranian schools were damaged in the recent war with the United States, and more than half have already been repaired, the Iranian education minister said.
Iran has displayed several ballistic missiles in cities including Tehran, Shiraz, Tabriz and Zanjan amid continuing tensions with the United States and Israel.
After days of theatrics and threats, U.S. President Donald Trump extended the ceasefire with Iran indefinitely, but Iranian officials say Washington is using the extension as cover to prepare new attacks.
Rising upstream water and sudden rain have submerged thousands of bighas of boro paddy in Rangpur's Pirganj upazila, prompting farmers to demand the sluice gates be opened.
Two people were killed and nine others injured when lightning struck a group of villagers gathered near a fishing pond in Rangpur district, police and hospital officials said.
Students at Begum Rokeya University in Rangpur said the campus ambulance had been out of service for three days because of a fuel shortage, leaving sick students without emergency transport.
Special inspection rooms with modern amenities will be set up in every upazila parishad for sitting members of parliament, junior local government minister Mir Shahe Alam said Tuesday.
A government order has been issued directing upazila administrations to prepare dedicated inspection rooms with modern amenities for sitting members of parliament, junior local government minister Mir Shahe Alam said Tuesday.
The Bangladesh Workers Welfare Federation on Tuesday announced its program of rallies, meetings and outreach activities to mark International Workers’ Day on May 1.
Police in Naogaon’s Niamatpur have detained four people, including the father and two sisters of the head of the household, for questioning in connection with the killing of four family members.
Farmers in Pirojpur’s Nesarabad upazila say a severe diesel shortage has halted irrigation across about 3,000 hectares of paddy fields, putting the boro harvest at serious risk.
Pakistan has converted economic fragility, security dependence and geography into strategic assets, positioning itself as indispensable in regional diplomacy while India struggles to translate its size into security weight, analysts say.
Land office work in Jashore’s Chougachha upazila has been at a standstill for nearly two months because the assistant commissioner for land has been on leave with no replacement, residents and officials said.
A mobile court in Jashore’s Chougachha upazila seized 200 liters of diesel being smuggled illegally and fined the owner of Bishwas Filling Station 10,000 taka.
International crude oil prices fell Tuesday on the prospect that peace talks between Iran and the United States could resume, raising hopes for greater supply from the Middle East.
Pakistan has extended its closure of airspace to Indian aircraft for another month through a new Notice to Airmen, marking nearly a year since the ban was imposed.
Bangladesh leveled the one-day series at 1-1 with a six-wicket win over New Zealand in Mirpur on Monday, with pacer Nahid Rana taking five wickets to set up the victory.
The International Crimes Tribunal-1 has framed charges and ordered the trial of former Jashore Superintendent of Police Anisur Rahman and seven others over the 2016 shooting of two Islami Chhatra Shibir leaders in a…
Foreign airlines are gradually resuming flight operations at Hamad International Airport in Qatar, the Qatar Civil Aviation Authority said Monday, ending a near two-month closure due to regional tensions.
Tehran is using a Chinese-built high-resolution spy satellite to sharpen the accuracy of its missile and drone strikes on U.S. military bases in the Middle East, according to leaked intelligence reports.
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party announced its 35-candidate slate for the parliament's reserved women's seats, the party's senior joint secretary general said Monday.
Daily power cuts lasting 10 to 12 hours are devastating students preparing for the SSC examinations, Jamaat-e-Islami lawmaker Salahuddin Ayubi told parliament Sunday.
Outstanding bills owed to public and private power plants in Bangladesh have reached 52,300 crore taka, Energy Minister Iqbal Hasan Mahmud told parliament Sunday.
Bangladesh received about $1.97 billion in remittances during the first 18 days of April, with daily inflows averaging $109 million, the central bank said Sunday.
A U.S. delegation will arrive in Islamabad on Monday evening for talks, President Donald Trump said in a social media post, warning of tough action if negotiations fail.
Construction of a model mosque in Chougacha upazila of Jashore has yet to begin eight months after the foundation stone was laid, with locals blaming a political dispute over shop evictions.
As the Strait of Hormuz dominates global attention, another vital sea lane — the Malacca Strait in Southeast Asia — has resurfaced as a flashpoint in world trade, particularly after a U.S. proposal to…
A sudden Kalbaishakhi storm tore through villages in Jashore on Thursday, killing one farmer, injuring at least 20 people and causing widespread damage across the district after weeks of extreme heat.
A 35-year-old homemaker, Rozina Khatun, was killed by lightning while working behind her house in Bathangachhi village of Maheshpur in Jhenaidah district on Thursday, police said.
Hearings have concluded on framing charges in a crimes-against-humanity case over the shooting of two Islami Chhatra Shibir leaders in Jashore's Chougachha, and the International Crimes Tribunal has set April 20 for its order.
A 42-year-old farmer, Abu Taher, was killed by lightning in Chougachha of Jashore on Thursday evening, his charred body recovered from a paddy field in Andulia village.
The Bangladesh Bar Council has temporarily suspended the legal practice license of former district judge and Supreme Court lawyer Masdar Hossain over a 12.5 million-taka embezzlement allegation, giving him 15 days to show cause…
Residents across Indian-administered Kashmir are pooling cash, jewelry and household items for war-stricken Iranian civilians, with collections estimated to top $64 million.
Three years of conflict under Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have left Israel facing a debt burden that could reach 72% of GDP, with the central bank warning of sharp tax hikes.
Iran has written to the U.N. demanding reparations from Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain, Qatar and Jordan, accusing them of allowing their territory to be used in attacks.
Negotiators from Washington and Tehran have agreed in principle to restart talks, with Geneva and Islamabad under consideration as possible venues, officials said.
Traders in Jashore's Chougachha upazila are selling 12-kg LPG cylinders at up to 2,200 taka, well above the government-set rate, prompting consumer complaints.
The Trump administration sought a 20-year suspension of Iran's uranium enrichment, but Tehran offered only five years, leaving a major gap, The New York Times reported.
Britain, Germany, Spain, Italy, Poland and Greece have rejected a U.S. push for military action in the Strait of Hormuz, in a setback for President Donald Trump.
CUMILLA — A truck overturned and fell into a roadside ditch in Daudkandi upazila, killing seven people and injuring at least six on the Dhaka-Chattogram highway early Monday.
The economic fallout from the Iran war could push more than 32 million people worldwide into extreme poverty, with developing countries at greatest risk, the UN Development Programme said.
A phone call from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu derailed peace talks between Iran and the United States in Pakistan, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said.
Iran's oil exports have climbed sharply despite a U.S. naval blockade, with Tehran using a vast 'ghost fleet' of tankers to ship crude to China and other markets, maritime trackers say.
DHAKA — Pohela Boishakh is a unique symbol of Bangladesh's history, culture and identity, Prime Minister Tarique Rahman said in a message marking the Bengali New Year.
CHOUGACHHA, Jashore — World Health Day was observed in Chougachha upazila of Jashore on Tuesday with a rally and discussion organized by the local Upazila Health Complex.