A Portuguese housing activist uses a megaphone during a protest in Lisbon, Portugal, on 31 October 2026. Photo: Reuters
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A Portuguese housing activist uses a megaphone during a protest in Lisbon, Portugal, on 31 October 2026. Photo: Reuters

Organisers said several thousand people packed Rossio Square in central Lisbon. Police gave no crowd estimate.

The Business Standard • 2 Days, Nov 1, 2026 9:05 AM
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This satellite image taken over Naval Support Activity Bahrain on July 23, 2026, displaying extensive damage to the satellite communications system and warehouses. Photo: Collected

The attacks targeted facilities in Kuwait, Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Oman, Qatar and Saudi Arabia, according to the information provided. Hundreds of facilities at military bases were damaged or destroyed between April and June alone

The Business Standard • 2 Days, Nov 1, 2026 9:00 AM
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Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed speaks at a seminar on constitutional crisis and BAKSAL organised by the July Memorial Museum in Dhaka on Saturday, (31 October 2026). Photo: Facebook/July Mass Uprising Memorial Museum

On judicial reforms, he said independence of the judiciary alone was not enough; accountability was also necessary to ensure that no institution of the state could exercise unchecked power.

The Business Standard • 2 Days, Nov 1, 2026 9:00 AM
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Franchise-based bus services launched on seven routes in Dhaka

Bus services have begun operating under a franchise system on seven routes in Dhaka, comprising six regular routes and one circular route,

The Asian Age • 2 Days, Nov 1, 2026 8:58 AM
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If water does not flow to Bangladesh, Indian products won't enter: Nahid

New Age, a Dhaka-based leading English language daily newspaper, is a major source of news of Bangladesh and international affairs

New Age • 2 Days, Nov 1, 2026 8:58 AM
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UAE says military action cannot quickly resolve tensions with Iran

The United Arab Emirates hopes diplomatic efforts led by Qatar can help prevent another confrontation between the United States and Iran, a senior adviser to the UAE president said Sunday, warning that military action would only deepen the crisis.

UNB • 2 Days, Nov 1, 2026 8:56 AM
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Company-run bus services to begin on six Dhaka routes

Company-operated bus services are set to begin on six routes in Dhaka on Sunday, November 1, under the government’s bus route rationalisation initiative aimed at bringing discipline to the capital’s public transport system and easing traffic congestion.Under the “One Company, One R

Bangladesh Post • 2 Days, Nov 1, 2026 8:56 AM
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Sufi traditions influenced Bengal's performing arts, from medieval court performances of Yousuf-Zolekha to folk traditions celebrating pirs.

The Daily Star • 2 Days, Nov 1, 2026 8:47 AM
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Nearly half of the region’s people living on under $3 a day are in Pakistan

Pakistan is driving the rise in extreme poverty across West Asia, North Africa, Afghanistan and Pakistan (MENAAP), with nearly half of the region’s poorest people now living there, World Bank says.

The Financial Express • 2 Days, Nov 1, 2026 8:46 AM
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Andrea Kimi Antonelli makes F1 history as youngest-ever world champion at 20

Formula 1 has a new youngest-ever world champion! Mercedes driver Andrea Kimi Antonelli has made history by securing his first F1 Drivers' World Championship at just 20 years and 68 days old, breaking Sebastian Vettel's long-standing record. Antonelli clinched the historic title at the Mexico City Grand Prix, becoming the first Italian driver to win the championship since

The Business Standard • 2 Days, Nov 1, 2026 8:43 AM
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Amateur historian links Jones Beach namesake to notorious 17th-century pirate

An amateur historian has uncovered new evidence that a prominent historical figure associated with one of New York

UNB • 2 Days, Nov 1, 2026 8:43 AM
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FBI links North Korean hackers to $6.3bn binance heist

The FBI on Saturday blamed North Korean hacking group TraderTraitor for stealing $6.3 billion from Binance on Thursday in what it described as the largest cryptocurrency heist in history.The bureau linked the group to last year’s $1.5 billion hack of Bybit and urged cryptocurrency exchanges an

Bangladesh Post • 2 Days, Nov 1, 2026 8:42 AM
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British-Bangladeshi doctors team up with Startup Bangladesh on health tech

A network of British-Bangladeshi doctors plans to send its first health-tech projects to Startup Bangladesh in December, under a new collaboration to turn doctors' ideas into working products with help from Bangladesh's technology sector.

The Financial Express • 2 Days, Nov 1, 2026 8:41 AM
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DMP news website displays political messages, violent images

Offensive political messages and images depicting violence appeared on the website of DMP News, the online news portal of Dhaka

Daily Observer • 2 Days, Nov 1, 2026 8:40 AM
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Beyond the bargaining over water shares are people whose livelihoods depend on the flow. Photo: Syed Zakir Hossain

With the 1996 treaty expiring in December, Bangladesh needs a new agreement guaranteeing fair dry-season flows and addressing upstream withdrawals and river management round the year

The Business Standard • 2 Days, Nov 1, 2026 8:40 AM
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High duties curb fruit imports, squeeze consumers

Imported apples, oranges, grapes, pomegranates, mandarins and pears are becoming increasingly unaffordable for ordinary Bangladeshis as import duties on the six fruits have risen to 121.78 per cent in FY2026-27, despite the absence of significant domestic commercial production.

The Financial Express • 2 Days, Nov 1, 2026 8:38 AM
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Dhaka ranks 4th among world's most polluted cities this morning

Dhaka ranked as the world's fourth most polluted city on Sunday morning, recording an Air Quality Index (AQI) score of 166 at 8:42am.The air quality was classified as 'unhealthy', indicating that the concentration of airborne pollutants had reached a level that could pose health risks to

Bangladesh Post • 2 Days, Nov 1, 2026 8:35 AM
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After illness forced him home from Saudi Arabia, Mohammad Asaduzzaman opened a shop in Kishoreganj with support from the RAISE project. Photo: TBS

The RAISE project supports Bangladeshi returnee migrants with financial assistance, skills training, counselling and follow-up services to help them rebuild their livelihoods through employment or income-generating activities

The Business Standard • 2 Days, Nov 1, 2026 8:35 AM
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Iran ready to retaliate if attacked again: Araghchi

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has not ruled out the possibility of a renewed war against Iran, but said Tehran

Daily Observer • 2 Days, Nov 1, 2026 8:31 AM
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Always cheerful, smiling, and full of jokes, Antonelli has become the life and soul of the paddock. Every press conference is laced with humour with other drivers joining in the fun.

The Daily Star • 2 Days, Nov 1, 2026 8:31 AM
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