Myanmar president arrives in India to strengthen ties
30 May 2026, 15:39 PM
Southeast Asia
Rescuers free one of seven men trapped in Laos cave
30 May 2026, 00:09 AM
Southeast Asia
Dozens killed in blast targeting train in Pakistan: official
24 May 2026, 12:51 PM
Southeast Asia
Gunshots at Philippine Senate as lawmaker wanted by ICC holds out
13 May 2026, 22:31 PM
Southeast Asia
Thailand's ex-PM Thaksin released from prison
11 May 2026, 08:35 AM
Southeast Asia
Two Singaporeans confirmed dead in Indonesia volcano eruption
10 May 2026, 11:45 AM
Southeast Asia
Voting underway in India's West Bengal and Tamil Nadu
23 April 2026, 08:54 AM
Southeast Asia
Fire in Malaysia's Sabah destroys 1,000 homes, thousands displaced
20 April 2026, 09:37 AM
Southeast Asia
Pakistan announces power cuts in bid to control energy prices
15 April 2026, 15:17 PM
US-Israel war on Iran
Myanmar junta chief elected president by pro-military MPs
3 April 2026, 20:42 PM
World
Mokhlesur Rahaman
Mokhlesur Rahaman, a freedom fighter and Barisal Zila Parishad administrator, died due to old-age complications at
4 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Vietnam seizes Chinese oil tanker: state media
Vietnam's coast guard has seized a Chinese oil tanker which it claims intruded into Vietnamese waters, state media said yesterday, the
4 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Section of journos seek CJ's help for freeing Shawkat, Mahmudur
A section of journalists yesterday submitted a memorandum to the office of Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha,
4 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Philippines launches dengue vaccination
The world's first public dengue vaccination programme was launched in the Philippines yesterday as nurses began injecting the first
4 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Two killed in road crashes, boy hurt
A schoolboy was seriously injured as a bus hit him in front of his school on the Dinajpur-Bogra highway in Phulbari upazila of Dinajpur
4 April 2016, 18:00 PM
US, Philippines begin military exercises
About 8,000 US and Filipino troops began annual military exercises yesterday against a backdrop of tension over China's greater
4 April 2016, 18:00 PM
BCL men foil exam at CU
A 2nd year finals exam of Chittagong University's fine arts institute was postponed yesterday after two exam rooms were locked allegedly
4 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Suu Kyi scales back Myanmar cabinet roles
Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi has dropped plans to run two major ministries but will act as spokeswoman for the country's new president,
4 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Hindus, Muslims to converge at Pana Teertha today
Two events of the two biggest religious communities of the country, Muslims and Hindus, will be held at the same
4 April 2016, 18:00 PM
EC to meet JSD factions
The Election Commission will discuss with both factions of the newly split Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal to choose an authorised person who
4 April 2016, 18:00 PM
JP terms it farcical
The main opposition Jatiya Party yesterday termed the Union Parishad election farcical, while the Election
4 April 2016, 18:00 PM
His two organisations want re-investigation
Again rejecting the charge-sheet pressed by the criminal investigation department, two garment workers' organisations yesterday
4 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Polls violence: DU students protest fellow’s murder
Students of Dhaka University (DU) block the Shahbagh intersection in Dhaka demanding justice for killing of their fellow Sujan Mridha, who was shot in violence during Union Parishad polls in Madaripur.
4 April 2016, 11:38 AM
Man held with 25 gold bars at Kamalapur station
Police arrest a man along with three kilogrammes of gold at Kamalapur Railway Station in Dhaka.
4 April 2016, 07:28 AM
4 Nigerians among 5 held under ICT act
Four Nigerians among five people are arrested in Dhaka in a case filed under the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Act.
4 April 2016, 05:49 AM
Freedom fighter killed by ‘robbers’ in Gazipur
Armed robbers have allegedly broken into the house of a freedom fighter and shot him dead in Gazipur city.
4 April 2016, 05:15 AM
Muezzin killed inside Old Dhaka mosque
Unknown assailants have stabbed dead a muezzin inside a mosque in Old Dhaka’s Islampur area. Police recovered the body from the stairs of the mosque. However, any motive behind the murder is yet to be ascertained.
4 April 2016, 04:42 AM
BNP's Mirza Abbas freed on bail
BNP leader Mirza Abbas was released on bail from jail yesterday. He was freed from the prison cell of Birdem hospital around 7:00pm,
3 April 2016, 20:01 PM
Online media registration deadline extended to Apr 17
The government has extended the deadline for online news publication registration and submission of certifications till
3 April 2016, 18:00 PM
FHF launches eye care services in Barisal
Aiming to deliver quality eye care services and build capacity of the eye units of government district hospitals, the Fred Hollows
3 April 2016, 18:00 PM