- Bangladesh Bank set to unveil business-friendly monetary policy this month
- Hidden crime and criminals in Biman Bangladesh Airlines exposed
- Dollar steady, Asian stocks mixed amid tariff uncertainty
- NBR chief stresses stronger revenue collection, faster automation
- In my heart, I'm already married to her: Aamir Khan
- BNP leaders decry suppression of dissent, call for democratic reform
- Landslides in Ctg hills, heavy rainfall and waterlogging in several divisions
- Over 30 Feni villages flooded as dams collapse at 15 points
- Trump says pharmaceutical tariffs could reach 200%
- LGED and WASA: Tazul’s personal goldmines
- Iran nuclear programme 'very delayed' by strikes: French intel chief
- Sheikh Hasina authorised deadly crackdown, leaked audio suggests
- Dhaka persists with outdated vector control methods despite dengue surge
- Monsoon keeps Dhaka’s air quality at ‘moderate’ level
- Youth Festival to continue till Dec 31: Asif Mahmud
- Bangladesh-US second round tariff talks to start today
- USA on high alert after Hoaxer uses AI to impersonate Marco Rubio
- Bangladesh Bank to launch Tk25cr fund for families of July Martyrs, injured
- Germany backs Turkiye’s terror-free initiative
- Swift negotiations urged as US tariff hike threatens export edge

Woman gangraped in train coach in India; Thrown on track, loses leg
A 35-year-old woman was allegedly gang-raped in an empty train compartment at a railway station in Panipat, in the northern Indian state of Haryana, local police said on Monday, according to a report by the Hindustan Times. Authorities received a missing persons report on June 26. The womans...

Demand for obesity drugs shoots up in India
Demand for weight-loss drugs is rising at a fast clip in India, where rivals Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk are competing for market share, data from research firm Pharmarack showed on Monday. Lillys Mounjaro, launched in late March, doubled its sales in June to 87,986 units or 260 million rupees...

UK experts inspect fighter jet stuck in India for three weeks
A 14-member team of engineers from the UK has begun assessing a state-of-the-art British fighter jet stuck at an airport in India for more than three weeks now, BBC reports. The F-35B landed on 14 June at Thiruvananthapuram airport in the southern state of Kerala where it was diverted after it...

Trump’s steel, aluminum tariffs bleed Indian foundries
The United States has been a major market for Aditya Garodia to export more than 100 items of steel derivatives like fasteners from his factory in West Bengal state in India. But ever since US President Donald Trump took office and unleashed a range of tariffs 25 percent on steel and aluminium...

21 arrested in dating app scam targeting men in India
A gang of 21 people 15 men and six women have been arrested over the past five days for allegedly defrauding men after taking them on dates. The accused, with the help of hotel staff, produced fake bills and duped men, said a police officer. The 26-year-old complainant, who works in a loan...

Indian scam call centers targeting UAE residents go silent after KT exposé
Call centers in Noida and Jaipur that were orchestrating elaborate forex scams targeting UAE residents have abruptly gone silent following a Khaleej Times investigation that exposed their operations. The investigative report revealed that agents at three call centres two in Noida and one in...

Air India denies coercing crash victims' families over compensation forms
The controversy emerged following a report in which an aviation lawyer accused the airline of ethically outrageous behaviour towards bereaved relatives. Air India on Friday denied allegations that it coerced families of victims from the AI-171 crash into signing documents about their financial...

‘I will come again’: Chilling details emerge in Pune rape case as accused takes selfies, leaves threat note
Shocking details have emerged in the case of a 22-year-old woman raped in her Pune apartment, with the accused still at large nearly 24 hours after the attack. The man, who posed as a courier delivery agent to gain entry, allegedly took a selfie using the victims phone and left a chilling note...

Export sector grappling with multifaceted crisis
Bangladeshs export sector is grappling with a multifaceted crisis driven by both external pressures and internal disruptions, threatening the countrys economic stability and future trade prospects. On the external front, neighboring India has tightened restrictions on Bangladeshi exports via...

India's massive firecracker factory blast: 4 dead, 5 injured
At least four people died and five others were injured after an explosion at a firecracker factory in Chinnakamanpatti near Tamil Nadus Sivakasi, renowned as Indias fireworks hub, on Monday. The injured were rushed to the Virudhunagar Government Hospital for treatment, where they are currently...

India chemical factory blast kills 12
A powerful explosion at an Indian chemical factory killed at least 12 people and injured several others on Monday, turning chunks of the building into rubble, a fire officer said, AFP reports. We have recovered 12 bodies so far, said B Nagehswara Rao, district fire official at the site of the...

Snakes found on India-bound flight again
Indian customs officers in Mumbai said they have stopped a plane passenger arriving from Thailand with a wriggling cargo of live snakes, the third such seizure this month. Customs officers... foiled yet another wildlife smuggling attempt, 16 live snakes... seized from passenger returning from...

India's Adani Enterprises plans public bond sale
Indian billionaire Gautam Adanis flagship company aims to raise 10 billion rupees ($117 million) through the sale of retail bonds, and has filed a draft prospectus for the issue, according to statements on stock exchanges. This will be the second time within a year that Adani Enterprises will...

Erdogan pledges full support to Pakistan after deadly suicide bombing
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday condemned the deadly terror attack in northwestern Pakistan that killed 13 soldiers, reaffirming Turkiyes unwavering support for its close ally in combating terrorism. In a statement shared on social media, Erdoğan extended his condolences to the people...

BSF pushes 31 people, including 14 Rohingyas into Sylhet
Indias Border Security Force (BSF) pushed 31 people, including 14 Rohingyas, into Bangladesh through two border points in Sylhets Jaintapur upazila, according to Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB). BGB sources said 14 Rohingya nationals were pushed in through the Lalakhal Bagchhara area of Jaintapur...

Astronauts from India, Poland, Hungary launched on first space station mission
NASA retiree and private astronaut Peggy Whitson embarked on the fifth spaceflight of her career early on Wednesday, accompanied by crew members from India, Poland, and Hungary, who are making their countries inaugural trip to the International Space Station. The astronaut team lifted off from...

110 Indians, 64 Rohingyas among 1,638 pushed in by India in 49 days
There are 110 Indian nationals and 64 Rohingyas among 1,638 individuals, who were illegally pushed into Bangladesh by the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) since 7 May. The push-ins come despite repeated requests from the Bangladesh government for India to cease the illegal action. If you...

Police arrest a member of Indian visa fraud gang
Police on Saturday claimed to have arrested an active member of an Indian visa fraud gang from the Bhatara area of Dhaka. The arrestee is identified as Badrul Alam and a case has been lodged with Bhatara Police Station, said Jannatul Naim Tapos, security in-charge of the Indian Visa Centre in...

'Keep my bag or I'll crash the plane': doctor threatens crew; deboarded
A 36-year-old doctor was arrested on Tuesday after she created ruckus aboard an Air India Express flight from Bengaluru to Surat and allegedly threatened to crash the aircraft when cabin crew objected to her placing baggage in a restricted area near the crew cabin. The incident delayed the...

Gill, Jaiswal centuries power India to 359-3 against England in test opener
India made a dominant start to their five-Test series against England with a commanding 359 for 3 on the opening day at Headingley, led by standout centuries from new captain Shubman Gill and opener Yashasvi Jaiswal. Despite wanting to bowl first, India was put in to bat and made the most of...

India start new era without Kohli and Rohit against England
Shubman Gill will be in the spotlight as a new-look India, without star batsmen Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, bid to end their 18-year wait for a Test series win in England. Gill succeeded Rohit as captain after the latter announced his retirement from Test cricket last month, reports AFP....

Air India Dreamliner returns to Hong Kong after suspected mid-air technical glitch
Just days after a fatal Dreamliner crash in Ahmedabad, another Air India Boeing 787-8 flight was forced to turn back to Hong Kong mid-air due to a suspected technical glitch. An Air India flight bound for Delhi from Hong Kong was forced to turn back mid-air after the pilot reported a suspected...

Relatives wait for remains after Air India crash
Indian health officials have begun handing relatives the bodies of their loved ones after one of the worlds worst plane crashes in decades, but most families were still waiting Monday for results of DNA testing. While mourners have held funerals for some of the 279 people killed when the Air...

Aamir Khan denies “love jihad” allegations, highlights family’s interfaith marriages
Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan has firmly denied allegations that his 2014 film PK promoted love jihad or was anti-religious. Speaking in an interview with India TV, Khan emphasized that such claims are baseless and misinterpret the films message. These accusations are completely unfounded, he...

Bomb threat forces India-bound Lufthansa flight back to Germany
Indias Hyderabad-bound Lufthansa aircraft which made a mid-air U-turn for Germanys Frankfurt was forced to return due to a bomb threat to the flight, a Hyderabad airport official said on Monday. The flight returned to its origin because of a bomb threat which was received while the aircraft was...

Nepal resumes 40MW electricity export to Bangladesh after LC delay
Nepal has resumed the export of 40 megawatts (MW) of electricity to Bangladesh through Indias transmission network, following a brief delay caused by Bangladeshs late issuance of a letter of credit (LC), officials confirmed on Sunday. The export restarted at midnight on Saturday under a...

7 killed in helicopter crash in India, 5th such incident in 6 weeks
Seven people were killed as the chopper flying them from the Indias Kedarnath temple to Guptkashi in Uttarakhand crashed in a forest.The seven victims in theAryan Aviation Helicopter crash included the pilot. During its 10-minute ride, the chopper crashed between Gaurikund and Sonprayag. The...

Boeing lowers 20-year forecast for global jet demand
The global commercial aviation fleet will stand just under 50,000 planes in 2044, with most built over the next 20 years, according to a Boeing forecast released Saturday. The global fleet will nearly double to 49,600, a bit below Boeings prior annual outlook, the company said ahead of the giant...