Bangladesh

Never had anything close to $300m: Joy

Reacting to BNP chief Khaleda Zia’s claim that he had US$300 million in a bank account and that this was mentioned in a case in the United States, prime minister’s son Sajeeb Wazed Joy has termed her “a liar and a thief”.
1 May 2016, 15:07 PM

Karwan Bazar blaze tamed after 2 hours

After two hours of frantic efforts and reinforcement, fire fighters have managed to control the deadly blaze that broke out in Dhaka's largest kitchen market Karwan Bazar.
1 May 2016, 14:42 PM

Rain respite amid sweltering heat

A much needed rain accompanied by heavy thunderstorm swept most parts of the country, including capital Dhaka, after weeks of sweltering heat. The good news is, more rain is yet to come.
1 May 2016, 13:36 PM

‎Amid May Day festivity, 2 workers die in Motijheel

A construction worker and a van driver die in Dhaka's Motijheel area amidst countrywide celebration of the international May Day.
1 May 2016, 12:28 PM

2.5kg gold seized at Dhaka airport

Customs Intelligence detains man along with 2.5 kilograms of gold hidden in his shoes and belt from Dhaka’s Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport.
1 May 2016, 10:04 AM

Denmark approves 5-yr dev partnership with Bangladesh

Denmark has approved a five-year development partnership with Bangladesh.
1 May 2016, 09:43 AM

May Day observed

The historic May Day was observed in the country as elsewhere in the world in solidarity with the movement for establishing the socio-economic rights of the working class.
1 May 2016, 05:07 AM

Tangail tailor killing: 3 held, 2 cases filed

Three people including a local Jamaat leader detained in connection with the killing of a Hindu tailor in Tangail. Two cases were filed with Gopalpur Police Station.
1 May 2016, 04:45 AM

Cargo stalemate at Chittagong port

The outer anchorage of Chittagong port is seeing long queues of ships as offloading of imported goods from these ships has been mostly suspended for the last 10 days due to non-operation of lighter vessels.
30 April 2016, 18:00 PM

Even a coffin-carrying ambulance not spared

An ambulance carrying a body and a microbus with family members of the deceased were attacked by robbers at capital's
30 April 2016, 18:00 PM

2 Bagerhat Hindu teachers jailed for insulting Islam

A court has jailed two teachers in Bagerhat for making derogatory comments about Islam, invoking a rare law from the British
30 April 2016, 18:00 PM

Troubles of Bangladesh's transport workers

The usual eight-hour working time a day is not applicable for him. He has to work almost double the time.
30 April 2016, 18:00 PM

Of delectably different guy from Bangladesh district of Jhenidah

Head towards Chuadanga for six kilometres from Jhenidah town and you would reach a small bazaar called Nagarbathan. Ask anyone about Jahir Raihan.
30 April 2016, 18:00 PM

Machetes strike again: This time, a tailor killed in Bangladesh district of Tangail

Another day, another brutal murder. In the latest attack, unidentified assailants hacked a Hindu man to death in his tailoring shop in Tangail in broad daylight yesterday.
30 April 2016, 18:00 PM

Illegal houses sprout on govt land in Pabna

At least 170 new houses have popped up on both sides of the Bonpara-Dashuria highway in Muladuli of Ishwardi upazila on Roads and Highways Department land.
30 April 2016, 18:00 PM

Two business persons held

The Anti-Corruption Commission yesterday arrested two businessmen in a case filed over a Tk 76 crore loan scam at BASIC Bank.
30 April 2016, 18:00 PM

Surplus in capital, shortage outside

Colleges in the capital have more teachers than there are posts but government colleges across the country have had teacher
30 April 2016, 18:00 PM

Sisters 'raped' after being drugged in Gazipur

Two sisters have allegedly been raped after they were made to drink spiked juice and lose consciousness in Kaliakoir upazila of Gazipur.
30 April 2016, 18:00 PM

SIM re-registration: New deadline May 31

The government has extended the deadline for biometric SIM re-registration by a month after a third of the mobile phone subscribers could not complete the process within the given time that ended yesterday.
30 April 2016, 18:00 PM

Claim of IS baseless: minister

Reiterating that there is no presence of Islamic State in the country, Bangladesh home minister terms IS claim of today’s murder of a Hindu tailor in Tangail as baseless.
30 April 2016, 14:08 PM