Members of the search and rescue operations carry a relative of the victim of a collapsed building, after a hall collapsed while students were praying at the Al-Khoziny Islamic boarding school on Monday, in Sidoarjo, East Java province, Indonesia, Oct 1, 2025. REUTERS/Dipta Wahyu TPX IMAGES OF THE DAYMembers of the search and rescue operations carry a relative of the victim of a collapsed building, after a hall collapsed while students were praying at the Al-Khoziny Islamic boarding school on Monday, in Sidoarjo, East Java province, Indonesia, Oct 1, 2025. The magnitude 6.5 quake complicated the rescue work by narrowing the room for manoeuvre, said Emi Frizer, an official of Indonesia's search and rescue agency. The earthquake struck the region of Sumenep, about 200 km (124 miles) from the school, injuring three people and damaging dozens of homes, authorities said. The agency declined to say how many people were still missing after the search operation.

City dwellers began leaving Dhaka on Tuesday afternoon after the government declared a four-day holiday for Durga Puja, the largest annual festival for Bengali Hindus. By Wednesday, streams of passengers continued to pour out of the capital through various terminals, though many faced long delays as heavy traffic clogged highways. Mahmudul Hasan, manager of Ujanbhati Paribahan on the Kishoreganj route, noted that while the puja holiday rush was noticeable, it was still less intense than during Eid. TRAFFIC JAMS SLOW HOLIDAY TRAVELOn the highways, however, the pressure of outbound traffic was evident. “Due to the puja holidays, there is a lot of traffic on the road,” he said Wednesday afternoon.

Religious Affairs Advisor AFM Khalid Hossain has condemned the depiction of Muhammad Yunus with the face of a demon at a Durga Puja pavilion in India’s West Bengal. Speaking after a seminar in Brahmanbaria on Wednesday afternoon, he said such a portrayal of a government leader in another country is “indecent and disrespectful”. On whether action would be taken, he added: “Our chief advisor and foreign advisor are presently abroad. They will decide on this matter once they return.”

They compared that to data on previously studied samples of rock that crystallised in the nearside mantle. It appears that this side was less volcanic in the past than the nearside, so it has fewer dark patches of basalt, a type of rock formed from lava long ago. The moon, like Earth, formed about 4.5 billion years ago. The researchers hypothesise that the interior of the moon's farside may be cooler than the nearside as a result of having a smaller amount of elements such as uranium, thorium and potassium that release heat due to radioactive decay. This could have disturbed the moon's interior and shifted denser material containing more heat-producing elements to the lunar nearside.

Malaysia is looking to attract more than 300,000 Bangladeshi tourists in 2026 after recording 185,000 visitors in the first eight months of 2025. As part of its revival strategy, Malaysia has declared 2026 the “year of tourism”, with the goal of attracting 47 million visitors under its “Visit Malaysia” campaign. “Malaysia wants to bring more tourists from Bangladesh,” he said, noting that Tourism Malaysia operates an overseas office in Dhaka. Mohammad Shoeb, Tourism Malaysia’s Bangladesh marketing manager, said roughly 140,000 Bangladeshis travelled to Malaysia in 2024. “We expect more than 300,000 tourists from Bangladesh to visit Malaysia next year,” he told bdnews24.com.

India’s Border Security Force has detained a Bangladeshi man from the Jibannagar border in Chuadanga. The incident occurred around 10am on Wednesday near Benipur village along the frontier, according to Lt Col Md Rafiqul Alam, commander of Maheshpur-58 Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) Battalion. The victim, Badar Uddin, 26, is the son of Abdul Karim from the village. Karim said: “In the morning, villagers told me that my son had been taken by the BSF. “We have appealed to the BGB so that my son, who is a cattle trader, can be brought back quickly.”BGB officer Rafiqul said, “We have confirmed the matter.

Six directors have already been elected unopposed from the divisional and district sports organisations category, also known as Category-1. Ahsan Iqbal Chowdhury from Chattogram association and popular singer Asif Akbar of the Comilla association also secured directorial positions unopposed. Similarly, Rahat Shams was elected unopposed from the Sylhet Division, and Shakhawat Hossain from the Barishal Division. They are being challenged by former BCB director Abdullah Al Fuad Redwan, the councillor of Jamalpur District Sports Association. Voting for the director positions will take place throughout the day, with the president’s election scheduled for the evening.

The Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre (FFWC) has warned of flooding in the low-lying areas of the Chattogram, Feni, Lalmonirhat, Nilphamari, Sherpur, Mymensingh, and Netrokona districts. The water levels of these rivers may increase over the next three days. Meanwhile, the Feni River may flow at the warning level in the Chattogram district, temporarily inundating low-lying areas. During this time, the Teesta may flow at the warning level and the low-lying areas of the Lalmonirhat and Nilphamari districts may be temporarily flooded. The water levels of these rivers may also increase in the next three days.

Villagers in Narayanganj’s Araihazar Upazila have “beaten another man to death”, after previously killing a suspect in eight cases and a Union Council member. The man was lynched after being accused of taking part in a robbery attempt, police said. The deceased, identified as 32-year-old Nabi Hossain, was the son of Laikka Hossain from Uchitpura Union. The killing is the third such incident in Araihazar Upazila in the past month. Earlier, on Sept 8, Md Aynal Hossain, 42, was beaten to death near his home in Brahmandi Union.

Later, after the matter was raised with border authorities, troops from both sides held a flag meeting to allow her a final glimpse of her father. Jabbar’s daughter Mitu Mondal, 38, who lives in Bangladesh following her marriage, and other relatives bid him a final farewell there. According to the BGB officer, Jabbar, a resident of Bansghata village in Bagdah Police Station of India, died on Tuesday of old age complications. On receiving the news, his daughter and other family members in Bangladesh applied to the BGB to see the body. Afterwards, a flag meeting at company commander level between the BGB and BSF made arrangements for the relatives to see the body.

Rescue personnel stand in front of a damaged structure following a 6.9-magnitude earthquake, in Daanbantayan, Cebu Province, Philippines, Oct 1, 2025. Municipality of Daanbantayan/Handout via REUTERSRescue personnel stand in front of a damaged structure following a 6.9-magnitude earthquake, in Daanbantayan, Cebu Province, Philippines, Oct 1, 2025. The shallow quake struck late on Tuesday off the coast of the island of Cebu, cutting power and damaging buildings. The death toll was 69 as of Wednesday late morning, said Jane Abapo of the regional Civil Defense office, citing data from the provincial disaster agency that was subject to validation. The hospital in Bogo City near the epicentre of the quake was "overwhelmed", Civil Defence official Raffy Alejandro told reporters.

RAB's chief says 19 arrested over attempts to ‘disrupt’ Puja festivities at 49 pandalsAt least 49 out of 35,000 Puja pavilions across the country were targeted for sabotage, but these attempts were successfully thwarted, Rapid Action Battalion Director-General AKM Shahidur Rahman has said. After inspecting the Ramakrishna Mission Ashrama in Narayanganj on Wednesday, Shahidur said, apart from a few isolated incidents, Durga Puja celebrations are “proceeding smoothly”. “Of the 35,000 mandaps, 49 faced attempts by saboteurs, cowards, and individuals with malicious intent to disrupt the events,” said Shahidur, an additional inspector general of police. He added, "We have taken strict legal action in every case and have successfully arrested over 19 saboteurs so far." Shahidur expressed hopes for future festivals to be celebrated freely, without security concerns, calling it the “true joy of the nation”.

Water from melting ice runs down the side of the Turtmann glacier on a warm summer day, amid climate change, in Turtmann, Switzerland, Sept 3, 2025. REUTERSWater from melting ice runs down the side of the Turtmann glacier on a warm summer day, amid climate change, in Turtmann, Switzerland, Sept 3, 2025. Although the ice melt was not as extreme as in 2022 and 2023, when the glaciers lost 5.9 percent and 4.4 percent respectively, the trend is clear. But if carbon dioxide emissions were to fall to zero globally over the next 30 years, then up to 200 Swiss glaciers at high elevation could be saved, he added. Swiss glaciers below 3,000 metres above sea level suffered in particular this year.

Two suspects arrested in Mymensingh over alleged rape of Garo teenagerPolice have arrested two individuals, including a battery-powered rickshaw driver, for the alleged rape of a Garo teenager in Mymensingh’s Haluaghat. The arrestees are Abul Bashar, 22, and his accomplice Md Milon Mia, 21, Haluaghat Police chief Md Hafizul Islam Harun said on Wednesday, adding that Abul was detained earlier in the day and Milon on Tuesday night. “On the way home, the rickshaw driver Abul took the girl to a secluded place and raped her,” it said. The mother emphasised the assault was forced, saying: “Milon already knew my daughter... We demand justice.”Officer Harun said the key suspect and his accomplice were apprehended and will be sent to court on Thursday.

Tens of thousands in urgent need of shelter after Afghan quake, aid group saysAn Afghan family sits inside a makeshift shelter following a deadly magnitude-6 earthquake that struck Afghanistan on Sunday, at Lulam village, in Nurgal district, Kunar province, Afghanistan, Sept 3, 2025. REUTERS/Sayed HassibAn Afghan family sits inside a makeshift shelter following a deadly magnitude-6 earthquake that struck Afghanistan on Sunday, at Lulam village, in Nurgal district, Kunar province, Afghanistan, Sept 3, 2025. Families need safe, warm, and dignified shelter to survive the freezing months ahead," said Joy Singhal, Interim Head of Delegation, IFRC Afghanistan. The IFRC said its Emergency Appeal of CHF 25 million ($31.37 million) has only received one-third of the funding needed. Without more money it will not be able to scale up much-needed shelter, food and protection for families and women, it said.