Bangladesh
Female model found dead at Dhaka flat
A female model allegedly commits suicide at her rented flat in Rupnagar area of Dhaka.
24 May 2016, 11:19 AM
Tonu’s autopsy doctor 'receives death threat'
The doctor who performed second autopsy of Comilla college student Sohagi Jahan Tonu receives death threat. Ahead of publication of the report, an anonymous letter has advised him to prepare it in a "prescribed manner".
24 May 2016, 09:56 AM
Islamic State may be down, but it's far from out
Islamic State (IS) is losing territory, its finances are being drained and the number of foreign fighters recruited has reportedly down to a trickle, dropped by as much as 90 percent from a high of 2,000 a month in the past year.
24 May 2016, 09:02 AM
Bumper crop inflict loss for Lalmonirhat farmers
Bumper boro rice production should make farmers happy. But farmers in Lalmonirhat are unable to smile because they are compelled to sell their paddy at a price much lower than the production cost.
24 May 2016, 08:39 AM
Action, if section 54 abused: Minister
Action will be taken upon abuse of section 54 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan says.
24 May 2016, 07:24 AM
HC ruling for man jailed 13yrs after acquittal
High Court issues a ruling seeking explanation as to why a farmer of Satkhira will not be compensated for suffering jail for 13 years after acquittal.
24 May 2016, 06:59 AM
Buet VC Khaleda Ekram passes away
Professor Khaleda Ekram, Buet's first ever vice chancellor, has passed away at the age of 66.
24 May 2016, 04:42 AM
SC upholds ruling over arrest on suspicion
The Supreme Court has upheld a High Court verdict with some modifications and guidelines to stop police force from making arbitrary arrests on suspicion and torturing arrestees on remand.
24 May 2016, 04:27 AM
Pressure piles up on Salim Osman
Controversial Jatiya Party lawmaker AKM Salim Osman, now under pressure from the Awami League as well as his own party, last night cancelled his press conference scheduled for today.
23 May 2016, 18:00 PM
Large parts of embankment damaged in Banshkhali
People in the coastal areas of Banshkhali upazila in Chittagong fear of more floods ahead as cyclone Roanu had badly damaged large portions of an embankment.
23 May 2016, 18:00 PM
Roanu leaves thousands homeless
Thousands of people have been rendered homeless in several coastal upazilas of Chittagong, Cox's Bazar and Bhola as Cyclone Roanu has left a trail of devastation in its wake.
23 May 2016, 18:00 PM
Fed Cup from June 10
The professional football league committee decide to start the Federation Cup from June 10 with the participation of 12 teams of the of top-tier professional league.
23 May 2016, 18:00 PM
Hasina won't join Mamata's oath-taking
Dhaka has not yet made any decision about who will represent Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's swearing-in ceremony on May 27.
23 May 2016, 18:00 PM
Break this cycle of violence
Concerned over the recent spate of attacks on various targeted groups, the European Union yesterday raised the question of security in Bangladesh and urged the government to break this cycle of violence by bringing the perpetrators to justice.
23 May 2016, 18:00 PM
SC judgment today on govt appeal
The Supreme Court will deliver a verdict today on a long-pending appeal against the High Court directives on the detention of any person under suspicion and subsequent dealings with the detainees on remand.
23 May 2016, 18:00 PM
Bus fare cut turns out to be farce
The reduced passenger fares announced by the government on May 3 have not been implemented amid slack monitoring by the road transport and bridges ministry.
23 May 2016, 18:00 PM
Govt to keep watch on pro-Jamaat Peace schools
The government has asked the law enforcement agencies to keep a close eye on the network of Peace school and colleges across the country to see if they propagate in favour of militancy.
23 May 2016, 18:00 PM
Nurjahan Begum no more
A lifetime of work dedicated to the emancipation of Bangalee Muslim women, came to an end yesterday as the editor and publisher of the Begum magazine, nonagenarian Nurjahan Begum, breathed her last.
23 May 2016, 18:00 PM
Shab-e-Barat observed
The holy Shab-e-Barat, the night of fortune, was observed in the country on Sunday night with due solemnity and religious fervour.
23 May 2016, 18:00 PM
N’ganj teacher humiliation: Demand for arrest of Salim Osman
People from cross sections of life demands the immediate arrest of Narayanganj lawmaker Salim Osman for humiliating a school headmaster.
23 May 2016, 13:48 PM