1,228 reports translated from the Bengali original, most recent first. বাংলা সংস্করণ
Former Israeli prime minister Ehud Barak has called for a mass civil disobedience movement against Benjamin Netanyahu's cabinet, saying its refusal to accept a Supreme Court ruling amounts to a declaration of war on…
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman made a surprise visit to inspect the army's summer training exercise in Manikganj, marking the first time in the country's history a prime minister has visited a summer training area…
Information Adviser Dr. Zahedur Rahman said Awami League's activities remain banned by executive order, and the party will be tried at the tribunal for genocide and crimes against humanity, with the court to decide…
Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen paid a courtesy call on opposition leader and Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr. Shafiqur Rahman, discussing bilateral ties, the Teesta Barrage master plan, and the Rohingya repatriation issue.
A case has been filed after a cocktail (crude bomb) explosion injured six people at a National Citizen Party rally following its "July March" in Savar. A three-member committee has been formed to investigate.
A local BNP leader was shot in the back and slashed on the leg by attackers in a dispute over a sand quarry near the Hardinge Bridge area in Bheramara upazila, Kushtia, on Sunday…
Bangladesh's Election Commission is preparing to hold phased local government elections starting October, with union parishad and municipality polls likely first. Commissioner Abdur Rahmaanel Maasud said all local body elections could take approximately one…
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman is donating 10% of his monthly salary to the government treasury for the welfare of the poor, following the tradition set by his father and BNP founder, former president Ziaur…
Bangladesh's new government is seeking major Chinese investment and partnership to revive the economy while balancing relations with India. Prime Minister Tarique Rahman chose Malaysia and China for his first overseas trip, signaling a…
Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has invited Prime Minister Tarique Rahman to visit the kingdom. The Saudi ambassador delivered the formal invitation letter during a courtesy call at the Cabinet Division on…
Spain's ambassador to Bangladesh Gabriel Sistiaga Ochoa de Chinchutru met opposition leader and Jamaat-e-Islami amir Dr. Shafiqur Rahman at the National Parliament on Sunday, in the envoy's first visit since Rahman assumed the role.
The Cabinet Division has issued a circular prohibiting the use of the prime minister's photograph in any form, including 3D renderings, on banners, festoons, and billboards prepared for government events, effective immediately.
Selected smallholder and marginal farmers in Jagannathpur upazila, Sunamganj, received free improved aman rice seeds and fertilizer under a government incentive program aimed at boosting production and reducing costs.
The International Crimes Tribunal's chief prosecutor said an investigation is underway against the Awami League as an organization for crimes against humanity, adding that the party could be banned and its assets seized if…
A Jamaat-e-Islami youth leader died in Dhaka Medical College Hospital from injuries sustained in a June 25 attack over a land dispute between two brothers in Dupchanchia upazila, Bogra.
Nepal's 36-year-old Prime Minister Balendra Shah has completed 100 days in office, marked by rapid reform initiatives, the arrest of his predecessor, and a conspicuous absence from public and diplomatic engagements, AFP reported.
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman urged the Presidential Guard Regiment to ensure security measures do not create distance between the head of government and the public, speaking at the unit's 51st anniversary at Dhaka Cantonment.
Pakistan and Turkey pledged to raise bilateral trade to $5 billion and signed five defense-related agreements during a meeting between PM Shahbaz Sharif and President Erdogan in Istanbul on Saturday.
As funeral arrangements continue for Iran's longest-serving supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, his tenure is being assessed as the end of a defining era in the country's political history.
A former state minister of home affairs under Sheikh Hasina has sharply criticized the ousted prime minister's declaration that she would return to Bangladesh this year.
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman congratulated President Donald Trump and the American people on the 250th anniversary of US independence, highlighting strengthening bilateral ties.
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman told a national conference of July uprising veterans that the gains of August 5 were a collective achievement of all democracy-loving Bangladeshis.
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami's Bhanga municipal chief visited the family of Suman Molla, 25, who was killed in a shooting during a territorial clash in Faridpur's Bhanga on June 30.
A pre-2024 clip from a Channel i talk show in which presenter Soma Islam questioned whether then-exiled BNP leader Tarique Rahman truly loved Bangladesh has resurfaced on social media, drawing millions of views.
Jamaat-e-Islami's assistant secretary general told a workers' welfare workshop that labor leadership is an integral part of the broader Islamic movement.
BNP's senior joint secretary general said Prime Minister Tarique Rahman is personally monitoring the implementation of campaign pledges on agriculture, health, and tax relief.
A six-member delegation led by Jamaat-e-Islami's naib-e-amir Professor Mujibur Rahman left for Tehran on Thursday to attend the state funeral of Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
BNP Secretary General and Local Government Minister Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said identifying politicians' mistakes and ensuring accountability is one of the key responsibilities of the press.
Jamaat-e-Islami Amir and opposition leader Dr. Shafiqur Rahman said the country's borders and sovereignty would be protected without compromise and called for parliamentary unity on the issue.
Dhaka-12 MP Saiful Alam Khan Milon distributed government welfare checks to poor and vulnerable residents and called on all parties to unite in the politics of change.
At least 59 political activists were killed across Bangladesh in the first five and a half months of this year, with BNP members accounting for 45 of the deaths, according to a rights group…
A Dhaka court ordered former Nilphamari-3 MP Ashika Sultana jailed after the completion of her remand in a case filed under the Anti-Terrorism Act over an alleged march by members of the banned Awami…
Jamaat-e-Islami Amir Dr. Shafiqur Rahman said the political crisis in Bangladesh arose from the failure to respect the referendum result, speaking at a citizens’ assembly for the Dhaka-15 constituency.
Opposition leader and Jamaat-e-Islami Amir Dr. Shafiqur Rahman said migration syndicates are threatening him for demanding in parliament that the cost of sending workers to Malaysia be reduced to 85,000 taka.
Opposition chief whip and NCP convener Nahid Islam said the government must open the July Museum by August 5 or the public will open it themselves, as he announced a 36-day program to mark…
BNP Standing Committee member and Prime Minister's adviser Nazrul Islam Khan has been admitted to Evercare Hospital in Dhaka, with doctors requesting no visitors for the time being.
A high-level parliamentary delegation of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami is travelling to Iran to attend the funeral and state ceremonies for the late supreme leader, Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Husseini Khamenei, at the Iranian government’s invitation.
Sylhet district and city Jamaat leaders received the bodies of six expatriates from Qatar at Sylhet’s Osmani International Airport and offered condolences to the bereaved families.
Jatiya Sangsad Speaker Major (retd) Hafiz Uddin Ahmad will travel to Iran on 2 July to attend the funeral of the country’s late supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on behalf of the Bangladesh government…
The International Crimes Tribunal-2 sentenced former information minister and Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal president Hasanul Haq Inu to 10 years’ rigorous imprisonment over crimes against humanity, including the killing of six people in Kushtia during…
Jamaat-e-Islami will hold a mass rally in the capital on 5 August to demand implementation of the July Charter, said Mohammad Selim Uddin, a member of the party's central executive council and Ameer of…
The health of Mirza Abbas -- BNP standing committee member, political adviser to the prime minister and MP for Dhaka-8 -- has improved, and he will return home soon after a full recovery, BNP…
Speaker of the National Parliament Hafiz Uddin Ahmed Bir Bikram has said he received no government benefits during his time as an opposition member over a 40-year parliamentary career. He made the remarks on…
Ataur Rahman Bachchu -- MP for Narail-2 and district Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer -- has dismissed his personal assistant, Abu Saleh Mohammad Gofran. The MP posted the dismissal letter on his verified Facebook account on Sunday,…
BNP member of parliament AM Mahbub Uddin Khokon has proposed temporarily scrapping Tk 500 and Tk 1,000 notes to bring cash held in homes into the banks. He made the proposal during the general…
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…
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 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…
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman sat down with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Friday morning (local time), the centrepiece of a four-day official visit to China.…
A secretary committee meeting chaired by Cabinet Secretary Nasimul Gani has taken five key policy decisions to advance Bangladesh's ninth pay scale, which the government aims to make effective from 1 July. The committee…
The 11-party alliance led by Jamaat-e-Islami has announced a continuous 36-day programme from 1 July to 5 August to mark the anniversary of the July mass uprising and press for implementation of the July…
Leaders and activists of Juba Dal and other BNP affiliated and associate organisations held a protest march in Jhalakathi on Tuesday to prevent any anarchy by the banned Awami League. District Juba Dal convener…
The president and CEO of the World Economic Forum (WEF), Alois Zwinggi, met Bangladesh's Prime Minister Tarique Rahman in a courtesy call in Dalian, China, on Tuesday, with fruitful discussions on tackling climate change,…
Police have arrested 10 leaders and activists of the banned Awami League and its affiliated organisations early on Monday from Satmasjid Road in the capital's Dhanmondi, while they were preparing for a flash march,…
The municipal unit of the BNP has held a protest march and rally in Jhalakathi against what it called the terror and anarchy of the banned Awami League. Led by municipal BNP general secretary…
Police have detained 10 leaders and activists of the banned Awami League and its affiliated organisations from Satmasjid Road in the capital's Dhanmondi at around 6 a.m. on Monday, while they were preparing for…
Swedish Ambassador Nicolas Weeks met the Leader of the Opposition and Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman, MP, at the National Parliament on Sunday. They discussed the post-election situation, Bangladesh-Sweden bilateral ties and investment, the…
The Dhaka Metropolitan Detective Branch (DB) police have taken Khairul Islam Sajib, son of Narayanganj-3 MP Azharul Islam Mannan, into custody for questioning, the Dhaka Metropolitan Police confirmed in a text message on Sunday…
Six of the National Citizen Party's (NCP) members of parliament had at some point been connected to Chhatra Shibir — organisationally or as coaching teachers — Abdullah Hil Baki said in a verified Facebook…
Saidul Islam, president of the Gopinathpur union BNP in Akkelpur, Joypurhat, has been temporarily relieved of his post after a video purportedly showing him using drugs went viral on Facebook, the upazila BNP said.…