Bangladesh

Superstore owners keep shutter down protesting ‘harassment’

Owners of nearly 100 superstores keep their shutter down in Dhaka and other parts of the country since this morning, protesting “harassment through implementation of discriminatory policy and misuse of law”.
15 May 2016, 07:31 AM

Newly elected UP member held with pistol in Natore

A newly elected member of a union parishad was detained with a pistol and five bullets in Naldanga upazila of Natore.
15 May 2016, 06:10 AM

Graft case: HC clears way for Khaleda’s trial

The High Court clears the way for a lower court to continue trial proceedings against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in Zia Charitable Trust graft case.
15 May 2016, 05:54 AM

Khulna div transport strike causes public suffering

Commuters are facing untold sufferings as transport owners and workers enforced a 48-hour strike in 10 districts of Khulna division.
15 May 2016, 05:10 AM

Fed Cup likely from June 10

The Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) yesterday confirm the deferral of the Federation Cup for an indefinite period after a majority of the 12 clubs denied to participate.
14 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Superstores go on strike today

Owners of nearly 100 superstores will keep their outlets closed today across the country protesting “harassment through
14 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Learning only on sunny days

Students of Monohorpur High School in Moulvibazar's Kulaura upazila are attending classes under the open sky as the tin-built roof of the
14 May 2016, 18:00 PM

3 teenagers found dead in Savar

Three teenagers, including two brothers, were found dead inside a house at Hemayetpur in Savar on the outskirts of the
14 May 2016, 18:00 PM

3 held for quizzing

The police have detained three people, including two women, for questioning about Friday's arms robbery at the Ansar
14 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Bangladeshi shot dead by BSF

Indian Border Security Force (BSF) shot dead a Bangladeshi along Jibonnagar border in Chuadanga yesterday.
14 May 2016, 18:00 PM

PM flies to London today

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina leaves Dhaka for London today en route to Bulgaria on a three-day official visit to Bulgarian
14 May 2016, 18:00 PM

RP Shaha abduction under scanner

The investigation agency of the International Crimes Tribunal has launched a probe into the abduction of philanthropist Ranada Prasad
14 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Power, more power

The Jatiya Party boss had no alternative but to appoint his wife Raushan Ershad as the party's senior co-chair to avoid a possible split
14 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Another feather in the cap

Wasfia Nazreen, the first Bangladeshi to have climbed the Seven Summits, has brought another international accolade home.
14 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Taller, stronger rice plant

Scientists have come up with a solution for southern farmers who have long been deprived of the benefits of high-yield modern rice varieties (MVs) that cannot grow on tidal wetlands. After 12 years of arduous breeding process, they succeeded in developing two modern varieties suitable for cultivation in the tidal floodplain ecosystem of the southern delta region, with the promise of an additional yield of one million tonnes a year.
14 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Monk killed in Bandarban

He chose to live in seclusion in a remote temple to attain Buddhist wisdom. Most of his time was devoted to religious rites, prayers and meditation. His family members and locals say it's out of question that he had any enmity with anyone. May all beings be happy -- this was what the monk wanted like any other Bouddha Bhikkhu.
14 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Row over scrapping of 16th amendment: Fakhrul smells constitutional crisis

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir says a “constitutional crisis” might arise due to a "parliament-judiciary row" over the 16th constitutional amendment concerning impeachment of Supreme Court judges.
14 May 2016, 15:53 PM

48-hr transport strike in Khulna from tomorrow

Transport owners and workers calls a 48-hour strike in 10 districts under Khulna division tomorrow demanding the withdrawal of two compensation cases filed against the owners of Chuadanga ‘Deluxe Paribahan’ and ‘Green line Paribahan’.
14 May 2016, 11:51 AM

Bangladeshi-origin man jailed for life

A Bangladeshi-origin British man who plotted an Islamic State-inspired attack on US military personnel based in England has been jailed for life and told he will spend at least 12 years behind bars.
14 May 2016, 11:28 AM

One issue shouldn't cloud ties with Dhaka: Islamabad

Apparently showing their affection for war criminals being tried in Bangladesh for their crimes against humanity, Pakistan has said the relations between the two countries 'should not be clouded' with a single issue.
14 May 2016, 07:58 AM