Bangladesh
EC seeks more action to check polls violence
As violence continued with each phase of the Union Parishad polls gone by, the Election Commission has asked the home ministry to
9 May 2016, 18:00 PM
Australia relaxes ban on freight from Bangladesh
Four and a half months after imposing a ban on freight to Australia from Bangladesh, the country of the southern hemisphere
9 May 2016, 18:00 PM
2 more killed in Bangladesh UP polls violence
Two more people, who were critically injured in violence over the fourth phase of the union parishad polls held on Saturday, died yesterday.
9 May 2016, 18:00 PM
Ominous sign
The ongoing Union Parishad polls have become the bloodiest election in Bangladesh history.
9 May 2016, 18:00 PM
Fed Cup from May 15?
The professional football league committee of Bangladesh Football Federation fix May 15 as a tentative date to start the Federation Cup, with participation of 12 teams of the Bangladesh Premier League.
9 May 2016, 18:00 PM
Sheikh Jamal up against Ceres today
Sheikh Jamal Dhanmondi Club will be looking to complete their AFC Cup campaign with a win when the three-time Bangladesh Premier League champions take on Ceres La Salle FC in their final group match in Bacolod City, Philippines today.
9 May 2016, 18:00 PM
Fizz sparks BBL franchise interest
Bangladesh's Mustafizur Rahman could ignite a bidding war between several Big Bash League (BBL) cricket franchises as the promising pacer has caught the eyes of many in Australia.
9 May 2016, 18:00 PM
‘Come to my office’
They have been waiting for several years to change the ownership of their vehicles. Some of them are told by BRTA officials that their “documents are missing” while others are caught up in red tape.
9 May 2016, 18:00 PM
Pakistan high commissioner summoned
Amid escalating diplomatic tension between Dhaka and Islamabad, Bangladesh foreign ministry yesterday summoned the Pakistan
9 May 2016, 18:00 PM
How Pakistan reacted over war criminals’ punishment
Every time an execution of a war criminal took place in Bangladesh, the Pakistan government came up with “questionable comments” on the issue, which is Bangladesh’s internal matter.
9 May 2016, 15:07 PM
Man stabbed dead in Satkhira
A young man is stabbed to death and two others injured in Basantapur area of Kalaroa upazilla of Satkhira.
9 May 2016, 14:12 PM
College admission begins May 26
Online application process for admissions to class XI will begin in colleges on May 26 and continue till June 9.
9 May 2016, 13:30 PM
Security beefed up at Dhaka jail
Security in and around the Dhaka Central Jail, where death row war criminal Motiur Rahman Nizami has been kept, was strengthened this afternoon.
9 May 2016, 12:46 PM
Kamrangirchar power house fire doused
A fire that broke out at a power house in Kamrangirchar area of Dhaka this evening has been doused after an hour.
9 May 2016, 12:26 PM
Bangladesh, US and India to fight terrorism jointly: Bernicat
US Ambassador to Bangladesh Marcia Bernicat says the US, Bangladesh and India will join efforts in countering violent extremism and terrorism.
9 May 2016, 10:45 AM
Transmittable diseases: Jail proposed for not undergoing test
Government approves a draft law with a provision of jail term and fine for a person who is affected with transmitted disease but does not undergo medical detection procedure.
9 May 2016, 10:07 AM
Statement on Nizami verdict: Bangladesh govt hands Pakistan envoy protest letter
Foreign ministry hands ‘strongly-worded’ protest letter to Pakistan envoy in protest against the country’s statement on Supreme Court verdict dismissing the review plea of condemned war criminal and Jamaat leader Nizami. Bangladesh terms the May 6 Pakistan statement "unacceptable".
9 May 2016, 08:58 AM
War crimes: Verdict read out to Nizami at Dhaka jail
Hours after Supreme Court released its full verdict dismissing condemned war criminal Nizami’s review plea, authorities of Dhaka jail, where he had been kept, reads out the verdict to him.
9 May 2016, 08:28 AM
Mominul Haque, Soumya Sarkar score big as Prime Doleshwar, Abahani suffer defeats
In the highest scoring match of the day, Victoria Sporting Club pile up 270 for 3 on the back of Mominul Haque’s maiden ton in the ongoing DPL after Prime Doleshwar Sporting Club captain Farhad Reza elected to field first at Khan Shaheb Osman Ali Stadium, Fatullah.
9 May 2016, 07:31 AM
ICT indicts 2 Kishoreganj men
A tribunal in Dhaka frames six charges against two persons of Kishoreganj for their alleged involvement in crimes against humanity during the country’s Liberation War in 1971.
9 May 2016, 06:23 AM