Bangladesh

Sundarbans robbers’ surrender stayed on bad weather

Rapid Action Battalion postpones a programme at Mongla upazila of Bagerhat where a gang of robbers were scheduled to formally surrender in presence of Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan.
29 May 2016, 06:38 AM

Man shot, robbed off Tk 10.08 lakh in Jhenidah

Muggers shoot a man and rob off Tk 10.08 lakh when he was entering a Pubali Bank branch in Jhenidah town.
29 May 2016, 05:48 AM

5 female Ansar members killed in Kishoreganj boat capsize

Five female Ansar members have died in boat capsize in Ghorautra river of Mithamoin upazila of Kishoreganj while returning home after UP polls duty.
29 May 2016, 04:01 AM

At the heart of Superjumbo

If you have ever had the opportunity to fly on the Airbus A380, the biggest jetliner in the world, nicknamed the Superjumbo, then you would love to know that the enormous engines, each producing around 70,000lbs of thrust, of these double-decker planes may contain a critical set of technologies invented by a Bangladesh-born scientist, RifatUllah.
28 May 2016, 18:01 PM

Irregularities down, violence up: CEC

Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmad yesterday said violence escalated in the fifth phase of Union Parishad polls
28 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Mro life turned upside down

Jhum cultivation is what Kumrao Mro did for a living until recently he has lost his land in Lama upazila of Bandarban to the relentless
28 May 2016, 18:00 PM

146 tonnes of rice allotted for Thanchi

The Relief and Rehabilitation Department in Bandarban allotted 146 tonnes of rice to the people who have been hit by a food crisis in
28 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Another 23 Biranganas recognised as FFs

Twenty-three more Biranganas (war heroines) have been recognised as freedom fighters for their contribution in the country's
28 May 2016, 18:00 PM

News on 'Joy-Safadi meet' BNP drama

The news on talks between prime minister's son Sajeeb Wazed Joy and Israel's Likud Party leader Mendi N Safadi is a drama
28 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Some relief at beach

Even a few years ago tourists did not dare to go to the beach in Cox's Bazar late at night, but the scenario has changed after Tourist
28 May 2016, 18:00 PM

JP is just unable

Despite drawing widespread condemnation for publicly humiliating a schoolteacher, lawmaker Salim Osman is still getting Jatiya Party by his side because of his money and influence in Narayanganj, party insiders say.
28 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Rab says it has four in its custody

Families have all along alleged that their loved ones were picked up by law enforcers, who denied the claim. Now, weeks after nine
28 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Fizz hoping to play

When Royal Challengers Bangalore and Sunrisers Hyderabad take the field at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore today in the quest for a first Indian Premier League (IPL) title, millions of fans in Bangladesh will pray that the magical Mustafizur Rahman will retain his fitness and finish this season's cash-rich T20 tournament with a flourish.
28 May 2016, 18:00 PM

12 die in deadliest phase of UP polls

It was the deadliest phase of the ongoing polls to union parishads. At least 12 people, including two school-goers and two candidates, were killed in violence during yesterday's fifth-phase voting that was also marked by various irregularities.
28 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Tokyo renews pledge of $6b to Dhaka

Japan yesterday assured Bangladesh that it would fulfil its commitment to provide $6 billion, of which $1.5 billion would be released this year. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe gave the assurance during an official bilateral meeting with his Bangladeshi counterpart Sheikh Hasina in Nagoya.
28 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Causality up in 5th phase UP polls: CEC

Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmad says the causality increased during fifth phase of Union Parishad (UP) election compared to the previous phases.
28 May 2016, 13:51 PM

23 more Biranganas recognised as FFs

Twenty-three more Biranganas (war heroines) are recognised as freedom fighters for their contribution in the Liberation War of Bangladesh in 1971.
28 May 2016, 12:23 PM

EC helpless against polls violence: BNP

Despite knowing the prevailing irregularities in the Union Parishad elections, the Election Commission (EC) did not take any action to prevent the polls violence, alleges BNP.
28 May 2016, 10:17 AM

Mustafizur ahead of the pack, feel former cricketers

Mustafizur Rahman, Bangladesh left-arm seamer, might have missed the 2016 Indian Premier League Qualifier against Gujarat Lions on Friday (May 27) due to an injury, but he is well on way to becoming the best pacer in the world in limited-overs cricket.
28 May 2016, 07:18 AM

UP polls violence claims 10 lives

Thus far reported, 10 people are killed in Jamalpur, Chittagong, Noakhali and Comilla districts in separate incidents of violence during the fifth phase of union parishad polls.
28 May 2016, 06:36 AM