Why blockade should not be declared unconstitutional, HC asks govt to explain

High Court issues a rule upon the government and political parties, in the country to explain in four weeks why blockade should not be declared unconstitutional
2 March 2015, 08:39 AM

Indian foreign secy meets Mahmood Ali

Indian Foreign Secretary Subramanyam Jaishankar arrives in Dhaka to convey New Delhi's intention of resolution of pending water and land issues and explore new areas of talks focusing on connectivity and energy cooperation
2 March 2015, 07:43 AM

Samsung unveils sleek new Galaxy phones to battle Apple

South Korea's Samsung Electronics Co Ltd unveils its latest Galaxy S smartphones, featuring a slim body made from aircraft-grade metal, in a bid to reclaim the throne of undisputed global smartphone leader from Apple Inc
2 March 2015, 07:19 AM

Farabi admits of threats to kill Avijit: Rab

Farabi Shafiur Rahman, the prime suspect in the sensational murder case of writer-blogger Avijit Roy, has admitted making online postings threatening to kill Avijit, according to Rab
2 March 2015, 06:51 AM

7 vehicles torched; 3 injured

Miscreants torch seven vehicles in Dhaka and elsewhere leaving three injured
2 March 2015, 06:18 AM

Dhaka-Sylhet train service resumes after 4hrs

Rail communications between Sylhet and Dhaka resumes after 4hours of disruption following derailment of freight train carrying oil in Bahubal upazila of Habiganj
2 March 2015, 05:32 AM

Afghanistan hit by fresh avalanches

Huge new avalanches hit Afghanistan's Panjshir Valley killing at least 286 people so far
2 March 2015, 05:24 AM

IS frees 19 of 220 abducted Assyrian Christians

Nineteen of 220 members of an Assyrian Christian community kidnapped by Islamic State (IS) in Syria released
2 March 2015, 05:17 AM

NKorea fires missiles as US-S Korea drills begin

North Korea fires two short-range missiles into the sea as US-South Korea military exercises get under way
2 March 2015, 04:59 AM

Netanyahu in US for Iran speech

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu arrives in the US to argue against a possible nuclear deal with Iran
2 March 2015, 04:51 AM

Bus helper burnt in sleep

A bus helper was burnt as miscreants set fire to the vehicle while he was still sleeping inside in Akkelpur upazila of Joypurhat
1 March 2015, 09:05 AM

Khaleda expresses no confidence in trial court judge

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s counsel places two petitions before High Court expressing no-confidence in the judge of a trial court, who is dealing with Zia Orphanage and Zia Charitable Trust graft cases
1 March 2015, 07:37 AM

Arson attack on train, 3 burnt in Habiganj

Three people, including a woman and her daughter, have been burnt as miscreants firebomb a commuter train in Madhabpur upazila of Habiganj
1 March 2015, 06:48 AM

Jihadi John 'felt like dead man walking'

The man identified as extremist "Jihadi John" said he felt like a "dead man walking" after being contacted by UK security services
1 March 2015, 06:46 AM

Sierra Leone vice president in quarantine

Sierra Leone's Vice President Samuel Sam-Sumana has placed himself in 21-day quarantine after one of his bodyguards died of Ebola.
1 March 2015, 06:30 AM

Avijit’s body handed over to DMC for research

Body of slain writer and blogger Avijit Roy has been handed over to Dhaka Medical College for medical research after people pay last tributes to him at Dhaka University
1 March 2015, 06:24 AM

Pickets torch 5 buses in Dhaka, Rajshahi

Pickets torch five buses in Dhaka and Rajshahi as the BNP-led 20-party alliance is observing the first day of the 72-hour nationwide hartal
1 March 2015, 05:51 AM

Mass anti-immigration rally in Rome

Thousands of supporters of Italy's Northern League have poured into one of Rome's biggest squares for a rally against immigration.
1 March 2015, 05:28 AM

CCTV shows UK girls en route to Syria

CCTV pictures have emerged showing three UK schoolgirls on the Turkish leg of what is believed to have been their journey to join Islamic State in Syria
1 March 2015, 05:17 AM

Pakistan keep WC hopes alive

After a struggled start, Pakistan managed to make 235 riding on fifties of Misbah-ul-Haq and number eight batsman Wahab Riaz, against Zimbabwe at Brisbane
1 March 2015, 04:00 AM