Myanmar president arrives in India to strengthen ties
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Rescuers free one of seven men trapped in Laos cave
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30 May 2026, 00:09 AM Southeast Asia
Gunshots at Philippine Senate as lawmaker wanted by ICC holds out
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Thailand's ex-PM Thaksin released from prison
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Two Singaporeans confirmed dead in Indonesia volcano eruption
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Voting underway in India's West Bengal and Tamil Nadu
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Fire in Malaysia's Sabah destroys 1,000 homes, thousands displaced
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Pakistan announces power cuts in bid to control energy prices
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Myanmar junta chief elected president by pro-military MPs
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Errant clinic, blood bank fined, sealed off in capital

A mobile court of Rapid Action Battalion yesterday fined Tk 2 lakh and sealed off Modern Health Care at the capital's Bakshibazar for
2 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Minorities helpless in country

The state, administration, political parties and civil society do not stand for protecting the rights of minorities, Bangladesh Hindu-Buddhist-Christian Unity Council claimed yesterday.
2 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Journos again demand 9th wage board

Journalist leaders yesterday demanded that the government immediately announce the ninth wage board for journalists and press
2 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Respect for media freedom declining

World Press Freedom Day will be observed in Bangladesh and elsewhere today, at a time when the climate of fear results in a growing aversion to debate and pluralism around the world, according to a 2016 World Press Freedom Index published on April 20.
2 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Hundreds protest over sacking of HK editor

Hundreds of protesters gathered yesterday outside the headquarters of a Hong Kong newspaper where a respected editor was
2 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Mujibur Rahman Fakir passes away

Capt (retd) Mujibur Rahman Fakir, ruling Awami League (AL) MP from Mymensingh-3 (Gouripur) and a freedom fighter, died of cardiac
2 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Two of Shariatpur war crime suspects indicted

The International Crimes Tribunal-1 yesterday framed four charges against two Shariatpur men, who allegedly committed crimes against humanity and genocide during the Liberation War in 1971.
2 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Unemployed nurses call off demos

Unemployed nurses on Sunday withdrew their month-long demonstration following the government's assurance on “humanitarian grounds” that recruitment would follow the traditional seniority and merit basis and not be through tests.
2 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Condemned war criminal Nizami's review plea hearing today

The Supreme Court is set to hold hearing today on a petition filed by condemned war criminal Motiur Rahman Nizami seeking review of its
2 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Hasina calls for good relations between workers, employers

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday put emphasis on maintaining good relations between the employers and workers to boost
2 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Khandker Mahbub urges rehearing

Prominent lawyer and BNP leader Khandker Mahbub Hossain yesterday urged Chief Justice (CJ) Surendra Kumar Sinha to arrange a rehearing
2 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Home boss seeks early US intel

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan yesterday urged the US to share advance intelligence about activities of militant outfits, if there were
2 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Verdict on 5 Kishoreganj suspects today

The International Crimes Tribunal-1 is set to deliver the verdict today in a case filed against five Kishoreganj men for allegedly committing crimes against humanity during the Liberation War in 1971.
2 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Refund deposit with interest to workers not going to Libya

The Supreme Court yesterday directed the recruitment agencies concerned to refund the money with 10 percent interest deposited by 74
2 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Saudi Arabia donates dates for underprivileged students

The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief) of Saudi Arabia donated 792 tonnes of dates for poor students of some disaster-prone districts in Bangladesh.
2 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Public university teachers strike in protest

Public university teachers yesterday wore black ribbons while observing a countrywide three-hour work abstention from 10:00am and a
2 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Nizami’s review plea hearing likely tomorrow

The Supreme Court is scheduled to hold the hearing tomorrow on the review petition filed by condemned war criminal Motiur Rahman Nizami.
2 May 2016, 13:37 PM

Probe body formed over Karwan Bazar fire

Fire service has launched a four-member investigation panel into last night's blaze at Karwan Bazar that gutted over 180 shops in capital Dhaka’s largest retail kitchen market.
2 May 2016, 04:52 AM

Truck runs over traffic cop in Jatrabari

A traffic policeman has died after being run over by a truck in Dhaka's Jatrabari area while he was crossing a road.
2 May 2016, 04:34 AM

‎Amid May Day festivity, 2 workers die in Motijheel

A construction worker and a van driver die in Dhaka's Motijheel area amidst countrywide celebration of the international May Day.
1 May 2016, 12:28 PM