These Tigers are brilliant

"Can you give me Taskin Ahmed?" an Indian journalist had politely asked Rabeed Imam, BCB's media manager, during Bangladesh's training at Mirpur prior to the second
22 June 2015, 18:00 PM

InCREDIBLE

Mustafizur's magic kept Bangladesh's target to a nominal 200 and the hosts buoyed by a responsible half-century from the ever dependable Shakib Al Hasan romped to a win with 9 overs remaining.
21 June 2015, 18:00 PM

Mustafiz can have three iPhone 6s

Just after getting called up for the ODI series against India, young Mustafizur Rahman had asked his uncle to get him an iPhone 6 Plus. The uncle, who lives in United States, told the bowler that he would get his wish fulfilled only if he took a three-wicket haul in one of the three matches.
21 June 2015, 18:00 PM

EYES abroad

Capital flight has become a serious concern for Bangladesh's struggling economy.
20 June 2015, 18:00 PM

Two-thirds of Dhaka Wasa area lacks drainage

Life in Dhaka city virtually comes to a standstill every time there is a monsoon rain. Many areas go under water due to scanty storm drainage system and the indiscriminate filling up of water retention areas by private and government entities over the years.
19 June 2015, 18:00 PM

Three oil wagons plunge into canal in Chittagong of Bangladesh

A train carrying furnace oil derailed and three of its wagons fell into a canal when a bridge gave way at Khitabchar of Boalkhali upazila yesterday, spilling oil into the water
19 June 2015, 18:00 PM

Our Egrets

Beauty does not have to be rare. Often, I get lucky and find that the common and bountiful is also beautiful. That is the case with the
19 June 2015, 18:00 PM

Locals' role helps improve community clinic services

The government-run community clinics, which can notably improve healthcare services in rural areas, are beset with multiple problems like infrastructural weaknesses,
19 June 2015, 18:00 PM

Tigers truly terrific

The Tigers have been trying to make the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium a fortified stronghold for quite some time. And on Thursday night they took a giant step towards achieving that goal with a surprisingly facile 79-run win against India.
18 June 2015, 18:00 PM

UK House of Commons discusses Bangladesh

The lower house of UK's parliament on Wednesday discussed different issues relating to Bangladesh including the latter's commitment to secularism and the murders of four
18 June 2015, 18:00 PM

Logjam in courts

Worried over the ever-mounting case backlogs, the Law Commission has proposed appointment of at least 200 new judges every year.
17 June 2015, 18:00 PM

Political enmity beyond borders

While her party men were staging demonstrations against Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's visit in London, BNP chief Khaleda Zia in Dhaka on Monday invited Hasina to an iftar party she will host in honour of the country's political leaders.
17 June 2015, 18:00 PM

MANGO DELIGHT

Khabir Mia went to the wholesale mango market at Baneshawar in Rajshahi with around 300kg of Ranipasand mangoes.
17 June 2015, 18:00 PM

Bangladesh’s apex court upholds capital punishment for Jamaat leader

The Supreme Court unanimously upheld the death penalty of Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed for planning and instigating the killing of intellectuals and professionals at the fag end of the country's Liberation War.
16 June 2015, 18:00 PM

Bangladesh’s govt prepares draft of tough law

The government has readied a draft of “cyber security act”, which has the provision for 20 years' imprisonment for committing “cyber terrorism”, and arrest of suspects without warrants.
16 June 2015, 18:00 PM

Mojaheed was behind the killing of intellectuals in Bangladesh

He got what he needed -- a ruthless militia force and a well-orchestrated plan which he along with his party leaders and senior Pakistani army had designed and -- to
16 June 2015, 18:00 PM

Justice on the horizon

Families of the martyred intellectuals heaved a sigh of relief at the Supreme Court's decision to uphold the International War Crimes Tribunal's death sentence handed to convicted war criminal Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed. Asserting their faith in the country's legal justice system, they said the apex court had brought them one step closer to getting justice.
16 June 2015, 18:00 PM

Internet keeps Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami alive

With virtually no presence on the streets or even in the public eye, top leaders of Jamaat-e-Islami have now resorted to the Internet to keep the party alive.
16 June 2015, 18:00 PM

Study finds under-20 girls most vulnerable to rape in Bangladesh

When nine-year-old Asma Khatoon (not her real name) was coming home from school by herself on a regular afternoon, she did not know what lay ahead.
15 June 2015, 18:00 PM

Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal to get linked by road

Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal have mapped out a six-month action plan starting in July to establish a seamless movement of passenger and cargo vehicles across their territories.
15 June 2015, 18:00 PM