Tigers’ highest ODI chase at Nelson

Bangladesh achieved their highest successful chase in ODI history when they overtook Scotland’s total of 318 in the 27th match of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 at Nelson.
5 March 2015, 06:13 AM

Global flood toll to triple by 2030

The number of people affected by river flooding worldwide could nearly triple in the next 15 years
5 March 2015, 05:37 AM

Life inside Islamic State for young female recruits

Melanie Smith monitors around 90 women daily who are believed to be living with Islamic State militants in Syria and Iraq and depicts an idea into what life really is like inside IS
5 March 2015, 05:33 AM

‘First human’ found in Ethiopia

Scientists unearth the jawbone of what they claim is one of the very first humans.
5 March 2015, 05:07 AM

Australia offers prisoner swap for Bali Nine convicts

Australia's foreign minister offers a prisoner swap in a last-ditch attempt to save two Australian men on death row in Indonesia
5 March 2015, 05:06 AM

Driver burnt as truck set afire in Lalmonirhat

A truck driver suffers burn injuries as miscreants set fire to his vehicle by hurling a petrol bomb in Lalmonirhat
5 March 2015, 05:05 AM

Anamul out of play

Bangladesh opener Anamul Haque suffered a dislocated shoulder when he fell down while fielding during the match against Scotland today and will be unable to bat, reports our correspondent from Nelson.
5 March 2015, 01:51 AM

40 trucks adulterated cosmetics seized in Dhaka

Customs Intelligence unearthed a factory of fake cosmetics at Demra in Dhaka and seized a total of 40 adulterated cosmetics-laden trucks.
4 March 2015, 16:13 PM

8 named for Independence Award

The government today announced the names of eight eminent personalities for Independence Award-2015 in recognition of their glorious and outstanding contributions at the national level.
4 March 2015, 14:26 PM

Pakistan vs United Arab Emirates, Australia vs Afghanistan

See the exciting highlights of today's matches at ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 where Pakistan faced United Arab Emirates and Australia clashed with Afghanistan
4 March 2015, 10:55 AM

Illegal medicine worth Tk 1cr seized at Dhaka airport

Customs intelligence seize illegal medicines worth Tk 1 crore from the freight unit of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka
4 March 2015, 08:22 AM

Jubo League leader shot dead in Laxmipur

A union-level leader of Jubo League is shot dead by unidentified miscreants in Laxmipur Sadar upazila
4 March 2015, 08:09 AM

Former UK marine 'killed in Syria'

A former Royal Marine became the first Briton to be killed while fighting alongside Kurdish forces against Islamic State in Syria, the Kurdish militia
4 March 2015, 08:00 AM

Court upholds Khaleda’s arrest warrant

A Dhaka court upholds the arrest warrants issued against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in Zia Orphanage Trust and Zia Charitable graft cases
4 March 2015, 07:37 AM

Kamaruzzaman to file review petition tomorrow

Condemned war criminal Kamaruzzaman will file review petition with Supreme Court tomorrow against its verdict that upheld his death penalty
4 March 2015, 07:14 AM

Khaleda prays for Koko at chehlum

BNP is holding the chehlum of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s younger son Arafat Rahman Koko at her Gulshan office in Dhaka.
4 March 2015, 07:05 AM

Khaleda won’t surrender: Defence

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia will not surrender before a makeshift court to seek bail in two corruption cases on security ground
4 March 2015, 05:28 AM

Pakistan beat UAE by 129 runs

Pakistan put in a collective effort and thrashed associate members UAE by 129 runs at the World Cup today and crept up to the fourth position in the Pool B point charter
4 March 2015, 02:39 AM

Trucker burnt in Noakhali arson attack

A truck driver suffers burn injuries and his wheat-laden truck is gutted in an arson attack in Noakhali this evening.
3 March 2015, 16:08 PM

How 5G will push a supercharged network to your phone, home, car

Five years from now, you may be thanking your dog for helping to make you healthier, safer, more productive and smarter about what's happening in the world around you.
3 March 2015, 15:08 PM