Bangladesh

Mustafizur's weight loss worries BCB

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) is mulling over providing Mustafizur Rahman, who left for Satkhira last night, with a long leave in order to help him recover from home sickness.
31 May 2016, 18:00 PM

2016 BMW X1

This second generation X1 is a mini crossover. It is also the smallest from BMW, sold in Bangladesh with the most interesting engine for tech geeks.
31 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Shooting over school body polls leaves 7 injured

At least seven people, including two siblings, suffered bullet injuries as the president of a high school managing committee
31 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Get rid of the middlemen

Farmers yesterday staged a demonstration in Rangpur city, demanding that the government immediately buy paddy, rice and wheat directly from them during the ongoing procurement drive across the country.
31 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Ministry for scrapping Class V terminal exams

The primary and mass education ministry decides in principle to scrap Class-V terminal examination as the primary level was elevated to class-VIII.
31 May 2016, 15:20 PM

Jewellery shops threaten indefinite strike if VAT not lowered

Bangladesh Jewellers’ Association (BAJUS) threatens to close down all jewellery shops indefinitely if their three-point demand is not entitled in the upcoming annual budget.
31 May 2016, 14:52 PM

‘Tree man’ gets financial aid for a house

Bangladeshi “Tree man” Abul Bajandar, who is now undergoing treatment at the burn unit of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH), is given financial aid to build a house for his own.
31 May 2016, 12:34 PM

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