Bangladesh
Barrister Shakila released on bail
Nearly 10 months after her arrest in a case over alleged terror financing, High Court lawyer Barrister Shakila Farzana is released on bail from jail.
7 June 2016, 15:14 PM
Luxury car bought ‘dodging tax’ seized in Ctg
Customs Intelligence seizes a luxury car worth Tk 3 crore, which was allegedly brought into the country by dodging tax, from Nasirabad area in Chittagong.
7 June 2016, 14:54 PM
Bangladesh among the most vulnerable to malware in Asia: Microsoft
Microsoft Asia launches its Malware Infection Index 2016, which has found that Bangladesh is among the top three vulnerable countries at risk of malware threats.
7 June 2016, 13:59 PM
Climate of impunity still prevails in Bangladesh: Amnesty International
The failure of Bangladeshi authorities to take decisive action against violent groups responsible for at least 10 killings over the past two months has created a climate of impunity, Amnesty International says.
7 June 2016, 11:32 AM
JS passes Tk 19,803.62cr supplementary budget for FY 2015-16
Parliament passes the supplementary budget of Tk 19,803.62 crore for the outgoing fiscal year 2015-16 to meet the additional expenditures under different ministries and divisions.
7 June 2016, 10:49 AM
SC stays HC order shutting down Mouchak Market
The Supreme Court stays the High Court order for six weeks that asked the authorities concerned to keep the shops at Dhaka’s Mouchak Market closed.
7 June 2016, 10:34 AM
France’s condolences for recent killings
The Embassy of France is deeply shocked and saddened by the three recent murders in Bangladesh, it says in a press release.
7 June 2016, 10:09 AM
Muggers loot Tk 48.5 lakh in Gazipur
Muggers looted TK 48.5 lakh of a garments factory at Konabari in Gazipur city.
7 June 2016, 09:46 AM
Hajj flights to begin from Aug 4
Hajj flights to Saudi Arabia for Bangladeshi pilgrims will begin from August 4 and continue until September 17.
7 June 2016, 09:28 AM
Star editor gets HC bail in 10 cases
The High Court today grants anticipatory bail to The Daily Star Editor and Publisher Mahfuz Anam for eight weeks in 10 cases.
7 June 2016, 08:55 AM
Jhenidah Hindu priest killed, ‘IS claims murder’
A veteran Hindu priest was hacked to death in Jhenidah Sadar in a manner similar to previous suspected militant killings. Islamic State reportedly claimed responsibility of the murder.
7 June 2016, 05:06 AM
2 key militant operatives killed in ‘gunfight’
Police say these two men, killed in alleged gunfight with detectives, said to have taken part in the murder of Rajshahi University professor AFM Rezaul Karim Siddiquee and the bomb attack on a Shia mosque in Bogra.
7 June 2016, 04:21 AM
Militants grow in silence
While the government was taking pride in containing militancy by cracking down on Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) over the last several years, two new radical Islamist groups have built up an extensive network that remained relatively unnoticed until late last year.
6 June 2016, 18:00 PM
Mariners join Usha at the top
Dhaka Mariner Youngs Club goes to the top of Green Delta Insurance Premier Division Hockey League table with a come-from-behind 4-2 win over Wari Club at the Maulana Bhasani Hockey Stadium.
6 June 2016, 18:00 PM
Aaqib rejects BCB offer
Former Pakistan pace bowler Aaqib Javed refuses the role of the Bangladesh national cricket team's bowling coach, says BCB.
6 June 2016, 18:00 PM
Two get death for murder
A Gazipur court yesterday sentenced a man to death in a case filed for the murder of a woman at Boraid in Kaliganj upazila of Gazipur.
6 June 2016, 18:00 PM
Khaleda invites Hasina to iftar party
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia yesterday invited Awami League President Sheikh Hasina to her iftar party scheduled for June 11.
6 June 2016, 18:00 PM
700 Khasi people set to lose their homesteads
Women sit in a yard trying to sort betel leaves but their heavy hearts barely allow it. The elderly who counted on predictable
6 June 2016, 18:00 PM
No arrest made in Christian murder
Police have shown arrested the person picked up on Sunday night in connection with the murder of Christian grocer Sunil Gomez in Natore.
6 June 2016, 18:00 PM
Arson charges against Khaleda, 38 others
Darussalam police yesterday pressed charges against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and 38 others in three more arson cases filed in February last year.
6 June 2016, 18:00 PM