Bangladesh

Pakistan parliament condemns Nizami hanging

Pakistan’s parliament passes a unanimous resolution expressing “concern” and condemns the hanging of war criminal Motiur Rahman Nizami. Sidewise, the country’s foreign ministry issues a statement voicing sadness over the execution. It also terms the execution “unfortunate.”
11 May 2016, 12:28 PM

Education for all to be ensured: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says the government wants to ensure education for all as no nation can prosper without education.
11 May 2016, 11:10 AM

Indian foreign secy arrives for ‘security talks’

India’s foreign secretary has arrived in Dhaka to hold discussion with Bangladesh’s high-ups on security situation and bilateral issues.
11 May 2016, 11:10 AM

Sussex want Bangladesh star Mustafizur Rahman to play

Mark Davis, coach of Sussex County Cricket Club, wants the latest bowling sensation of Bangladesh Mustafizur Rahman to play the NatWest T20 Blast, and then remain at the club until late August to play in the Royal London One-Day Cup.
11 May 2016, 11:06 AM

Cricket match clash takes life of SSC GPA-5 scorer

A GPA-5 scorer is killed in a clash centering a cricket match in Mirpur area of Dhaka, hours before the SSC results were published.
11 May 2016, 10:20 AM

US deputy asst secy Todd to visit Dhaka this week

The US Department of State’s Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs William E Todd will lead an interagency delegation on a visit to Bangladesh.
11 May 2016, 09:33 AM

War crimes: Verdict on 3 Habiganj men any day

A tribunal in Dhaka will deliver its verdict any day in the case against three Habiganj men who are facing four charges of crimes against humanity they allegedly committed during the 1971 Liberation War.
11 May 2016, 08:23 AM

Khaleda charged for Darussalam arson attack

Police presses charges against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and 23 others in two cases filed for arson attacks in Darussalam area of Dhaka.
11 May 2016, 07:54 AM

IU professor among 5 killed in road crashes

Five people including a teacher of Kushtia’s Islami University are killed and 28 injured in separate road accidents in Magura and Manikganj.
11 May 2016, 07:13 AM

Nizami buried in Pabna

Executed Jamaat ameer Motiur Rahman Nizami is buried at his village home in Santhia upazila in Pabna. Relatives and a few locals attended his namaz-e-janaza held at a madrasa at Monmothpur before he was buried around 7:15am.
11 May 2016, 04:32 AM

88.29% pass SSC

A total of 88.29 percent students pass this year’s Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent examinations, which is 1.25 percentage points higher than that of last year.
11 May 2016, 04:23 AM

State minister Promod Mankin passes away

State Minister for Social Welfare Promod Mankin dies of cancer while undergoing treatment at a hospital in India. He was 77.
11 May 2016, 03:27 AM

Sunrisers hold nerve to take top spot

Despite a superb six-wicket haul by leg-spinner Adam Zampa, Rising Pune Supergiants suffer a narrow four-run loss against Sunrisers Hyderabad to end their hopes of qualifying for the knockout stage.
10 May 2016, 19:32 PM

END of NIZAMI

He had opposed the very notion of Bangladesh.From writing anti-liberation pieces in newspapers to instigating his fearsome gang called Al-Badr Bahini to kill unarmed civilians to directly participating in massacre...
10 May 2016, 18:00 PM

His 'peace' initiative was massacre plot

The villagers of Bausgari in Pabna's Santhia upazila were clueless about the grave dangers ahead.
10 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Lethal, last bite of losers

It was the final act of brutality against a nation yearning to be free. The ruthless militia systematically rounded up one by one and tortured and brutally killed the nation's brightest minds. What it wanted was to execute the evil plot of Pakistan occupation forces to wipe out the Bangalee intelligentsia towards the end of the Liberation War in 1971.
10 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Nizami’s profile

War criminal Motiur Rahman Nizami's appointment as a minister by the BNP-led government was a slap in the face to our Liberation
10 May 2016, 18:00 PM

34-man squad named

The Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) yesterday announced a 34-member preliminary squad for the training camp for next month's Asian Cup qualifying play-offs against Tajikistan with the inclusion of six new faces.
10 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Multisport complex to gather steam

The government's proposed multisport complex in Louhanjang, Munshiganj is set to gather steam as a team of government high-ups are scheduled to visit the place for land acquisition.
10 May 2016, 18:00 PM

EU fears 'new mapping of terror' in Bangladesh

After the US and India's willingness to work together with Bangladesh on countering violent extremism, the European Union has said it would discuss the security issue with Dhaka as “a new mapping of terror is spreading in Bangladesh”.
10 May 2016, 18:00 PM