Bangladesh

Khaleda appeals to SC for staying Zia Charitable Trust graft trial

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia files two separate appeals with the Supreme Court for staying the trial proceedings of Zia Charitable Trust corruption case against her.
31 May 2016, 11:54 AM

15 lakh Bangladeshis living like ‘slaves’: Report

Over 15 lakh people in Bangladesh are living like slaves with nearly half the population vulnerable to be exposed to it, a report of Australia-based Walk Free Foundation says.
31 May 2016, 08:09 AM

BNP leader Aslam on 7-day remand in sedition case

A Dhaka court places BNP leader Aslam Chowdhury on a seven-day remand in a sedition case filed allegedly for hatching a conspiracy with Israel's Likud Party and its intelligence agency Mossad to oust the government.
31 May 2016, 08:07 AM

Baki takes aim at Bangladesh Olympics medal drought

An Olympics triumph can make you a hero in any country but legendary status awaits Abdullah Hel Baki if he can finally rid Bangladesh of an unwanted distinction, the biggest nation never to win a medal.
31 May 2016, 06:09 AM

6 militants given death for 2015 Ashulia bank heist

Six militants of banned outfits Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) and Ansarullah Bangla Team have been awarded gallows for the daring bank heist of Ashulia last year that led to death of eight people.
31 May 2016, 06:00 AM

Memorable moments from Indian Premier League 2016

Mustafizur Rahman, true to his burgeoning reputation of being one of the finest modern white-ball bowlers, delivers an inch-perfect dipping yorker, flattening the middle stump while leaving Andre Russell sprawled on the floor.
31 May 2016, 05:21 AM

4 Bangladeshis found guilty of financing terror in Singapore

Four Bangladeshi workers detained in Singapore last month are found guilty of financing terrorism. Two others have denied the charges brought against them.
31 May 2016, 04:26 AM

They feel sick yet they have to work

One can easily count the ribcage bones of the 11-year-old bidi (local cigarette) factory worker. Stunted Monir Islam suffers from health problems such as frequent fevers, headaches, nausea and cough but has to work due to poverty.
30 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Contrasting price rise

It sounds funny but true. Prices of some food items essential for survival have risen in real terms more than that of tobacco, which kills people.
30 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Too inadequate to raise quality

If you walk through an alley in any neighbourhood in the capital, you would see kindergartens and private primary schools swarming the area with each and every one of them boasting of their high standard.
30 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Combined panel boycotts chess polls

The combined panel has decided to boycott today's election of Bangladesh Chess Federation, alleging irregularities and nepotism in the voters' list.
30 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Qualifiers start tomorrow

Bangladesh will take on India in the opening match of the Treat FIBA Asia U-18 Basketball Qualifiers, which get underway at the Shaheed Suhrawardy National Indoor Stadium in Mirpur.
30 May 2016, 18:00 PM

'Watching local games crucial'

The importance of Bangladesh improving in Test cricket somehow finds a space in a BCB forum when technical committee members brought it to the notice of BCB president Nazmul Hassan Papon at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium.
30 May 2016, 18:00 PM

30 workers fall ill in Pabna

At least 30 contractual workers of Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation (BADC) fell sick, suspected to be from inhalation of a toxic chemical, at its warehouse at Tebunia village in Pabna yesterday.
30 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Pabna trader attacked for protest

A fertiliser trader was brutally attacked with sharp weapons and critically injured in Failzana village of Pabna's Chatmohar upazila on Sunday night after he protested the illicit relationship of a man with a woman from his own community.
30 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Noble effort spells trouble for family

The efforts of reuniting a trafficked Indian boy with his family continue bringing on sufferings to Jamal Ibne Musa, who is dubbed the real-life “Bajrangi Bhaijaan”, and his family.
30 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Worker killed at shipbreaking yard

A worker was killed and four others were injured as an iron plate fell on them while they were working at a shipbreaking yard in Chittagong's Sitakunda upazila on Sunday.
30 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Police want Aslam on 30 days' remand

The hearings on 30 days remand prayers in three cases against BNP leader Aslam Chowdhury will be held today and on June 6.
30 May 2016, 18:00 PM

EC receives scores of complaints

The Election Commission has received scores of complaints over anomalies in the fifth phase of the union parishad polls held on May 28.
30 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Govt probe hints at BB officials' links

A government panel probing the $101 million Bangladesh Bank heist blamed the theft on SWIFT again and hinted for the first time at the involvement of central bank officials in its final report submitted yesterday.
30 May 2016, 18:00 PM