Bangladesh
'Faruque can leave if he wants'
Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Nazmul Hassan Papon came down hard on BCB chief selector Faruque Ahmed for the comments the latter made to the media regarding his resignation from the national selection panel.
20 June 2016, 15:19 PM
Security issues: 790 RMG factories shut down, says minister
A total of 790 readymade garment factories, including 39 export-oriented ones, are shut down following inspections under the supervision of Jatiya Udyog, Accord and Alliance, the commerce minister says.
20 June 2016, 12:16 PM
Group out to grab power illegally abandoned arms, ammo: DMP
A vested group, which wants to grab state power by creating anarchy, might have dumped firearms and ammunition in a canal in Dhaka’s Uttara area, police say.
20 June 2016, 11:38 AM
2 Bangladeshis shot dead by BSF along C’nawabganj border
Two Bangladeshi nationals are killed by the members of Indian Border Security Force (BSF) as they opened fire on them along Charaldanga bordering area in Gomostapur upazila.
20 June 2016, 10:50 AM
Hasina to attend reception in West Bengal
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina accepts an invitation of the West Bengal state government for a reception in her honour.
20 June 2016, 08:58 AM
Woman crushed by train in Dhaka
A woman is crushed under the wheels of a train near Kamalapur Railway Station in Dhaka.
20 June 2016, 07:30 AM
4 Noakhali men indicted for 'war crimes'
A special tribunal in Dhaka frames three charges against four men from Noakhali for their alleged involvement in crimes against humanity committed during 1971.
20 June 2016, 06:11 AM
Train services between Dhaka, northern region resume
Train communications of Dhaka with Rajshahi, Khulna and Rangpur divisions are restored after six hours of disruption following a derailment of a wagon at Sayedabad Rail Station in Sirajganj.
20 June 2016, 04:58 AM
2 Harrier SUVs seized over tax dodging
Customs intelligence seize two luxurious taxi SUVs from Baridhara in Dhaka allegedly brought into the country dodging over Tk 50 lakh in taxes.
19 June 2016, 15:25 PM
EU to give $2.26m for Roanu victims
The European Commission declares it will provide US$ 2.26 million for the victims of cyclone Roanu in Bangladesh under humanitarian grounds.
19 June 2016, 13:44 PM
CCTV footage shows ‘killer’ apparently following Avijit: Cops
Prime suspect in bloggers -- Avijit Roy and Niladri Chattopadhyay Niloy – killing case, who was killed in an alleged gunfight today, is seen in CCTV footage when blogger Avijit Roy was killed last year.
19 June 2016, 12:42 PM
50,000 Bangladeshis freed from foreign jails in 5yrs: Minister
Around 50,000 Bangladeshis are freed from different foreign jails over the last five years, Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali said in the parliament.
19 June 2016, 12:37 PM
The little family with big dreams
In Bangladesh, people affected with dwarfism are often mocked and the disability is considered limitation and the affected are treated as burden. But this is not one of those stories.
19 June 2016, 11:22 AM
India lauds Hasina’s ‘strong steps’ on militancy
India comes out full throttle in support of Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for her government’s drive against militancy, saying the PM takes “strong steps”.
19 June 2016, 11:18 AM
Dad, I love you!
When it comes to expressing feelings for father, words fall short. Fathers, from whom we seek solutions for all our problems and needs, and we always find him fighting for our hardships, inspiring us to overcome hurdles of life. Our fathers thus enable us to take a better grip on our individual lives.
19 June 2016, 10:19 AM
PM slams British govt for giving ‘shelter’ to Tarique
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina comes down hard on the British government for giving shelter to BNP Senior Vice-chairman Tarique Rahman, saying he has link to killings in Bangladesh and giving threat to British MP Tulip Siddiq.
18 June 2016, 15:56 PM
Crossfire to hide govt link with secret killings: Khaleda
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia alleges the law enforcers are getting people killed in the name of crossfire in an attempt to hide the fact that government is linked with secret killings.
18 June 2016, 15:06 PM
IG Prisons gets threat
Inspector General of Prisons Brig Gen Syed Iftekhar Uddin says he had received threat.
18 June 2016, 15:01 PM
Bangladeshi paralysed in work accident gets $600,000
A Bangladeshi construction worker paralysed after a worksite accident is awarded about $600,000 in damages and costs.
18 June 2016, 12:47 PM
Huge arms cache found in Uttara canal
Cops recover 97 pistols, 189 magazines, 1,000 bullets, 11 bayonets from a canal near Buddhist temple in Uttara of Dhaka. Drive is still going on.
18 June 2016, 12:28 PM