Bangladesh
UP polls: BCL leader jailed for 2yrs for carrying pistol
A mobile court sentences a BCL leader to two years’ imprisonment after he was arrested along with a pistol at a polling centre in Hathazari upazila of Chittagong during the fourth phase of union parishad election.
8 May 2016, 07:56 AM
SUST student found dead
Police recover the hanging body of a student of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) from a mess.
8 May 2016, 07:36 AM
PM lays foundation of CHT Complex
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina lays the foundation stone of Chittagong Hill Tracts Complex in Dhaka’s Bailey Road area, aimed at promoting the national cultural diversity and social customs and individual characteristics of the ethnic communities.
8 May 2016, 05:41 AM
Shab-e-Barat on May 22
The holy Shab-e-Barat, the night of fortune and forgiveness, will be observed in the country on May 22 as the Shaban moon was
7 May 2016, 18:00 PM
Pakistan worried over death row war criminal Nizami
Pakistan has expressed concern over the dismissal of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami chief Motiur Rahman Nizami's review plea
7 May 2016, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh HC likely to pass judgment soon on executive magistracy
The High Court is likely to deliver a final decision on the legality of empowering administrative officials to perform judicial functions this month, as it is about to finish hearing arguments on the seven-year-old relevant writ petition.
7 May 2016, 18:00 PM
Tagore's birth anniversary today
Today is 25th Baishakh.
7 May 2016, 18:00 PM
Open campaign to kill Bangladesh professor
A Dhaka University professor is living his life under a 24-hour police protection, after a Facebook page administered supposedly by militants openly called for his death for asking a female student to remove her veil during a class.
7 May 2016, 18:00 PM
For children with cancer
What makes a mother special?
A mother showers her child with unconditional love and holds hands whenever needed. Mothers sacrifice their own comfort for the baby and expect nothing in return.
7 May 2016, 18:00 PM
6 killed in Bangladesh as violence, irregularities mark vote
Many incidents of violence and irregularities marked the voting in the fourth phase of the union parishad polls yesterday as
7 May 2016, 18:00 PM
The light of education is yet to shine at Rabindra University
When Rabindranath Tagore took his first steps in bringing his education philosophies to life he started small. In 1901, with no
7 May 2016, 18:00 PM
App to help Dhaka commuters share bike rides
Imagine you are in your Mirpur home in the morning and you get a call and you need to be in downtown ASAP. You're probably thinking you are done.
7 May 2016, 18:00 PM
'Pir' killed in northern Bangladesh district of Rajshahi
Less than half a month back a university professor was brutally murdered in the district. Almost in a similar fashion, a pir (spiritual leader) was killed there by unknown assailants on Friday night.
7 May 2016, 18:00 PM
Power distribution entities’ due bills Tk 47.5b now
Despite repeated directives by Power Division, there is hardly any progress in realising the unpaid bills from different power distribution entities from their customers, particularly those in the public sector.
7 May 2016, 14:35 PM
UP polls: Situation worsened, says BNP
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) alleges that the electoral scenario in the country had worsened further.
7 May 2016, 13:04 PM
Avijit’s father demands IGP’s resignation
Ajoy Roy, father of slain blogger and writer Avijit Roy, demands resignation of the inspector general of police as “he failed to protect people”.
7 May 2016, 08:07 AM
Sour green-mango delights to beat summer blast
The tangy scent or even the sound of the delightfully sour mangoes ‘kacha aam’ is all it takes to make the mouth water. This is one heavenly fruit, you would want to eat to the point of stomach ache. To us Bengalis, Kacha aam is the gift-of-gods!
7 May 2016, 07:18 AM
Man stabs cop in Old Dhaka’s Nawabpur
An on-duty policeman was stabbed by unknown miscreants at Nawabpur in old part of Dhaka.
7 May 2016, 07:06 AM
Pir hacked to death in Rajshahi
A Pir (spiritual leader) has been hacked to death in Rajshahi’s Tanor upazila in a fashion that bears the hallmark of previous murders of bloggers and secular activists. This killing is the latest in the spate of grisly murders that has been haunting the north since last year.
7 May 2016, 06:59 AM
Bus-covered van collision kills 4 in Bogra
Four people are killed and 15 injured in a head-on collision between a bus and a covered van on Dhaka-Bogra highway in Sherpur upazila of Bogra .
7 May 2016, 05:37 AM