Bangladesh
Bangladesh cabinet approves draft law to probe misconduct
The cabinet yesterday approved in principle a draft law specifying the procedures for investigation into allegations of misconduct or incapacity against a Supreme Court judge and the judge's removal by the Jatiya Sangsad.
25 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Jail guard killed in Gazipur
In broad day light, bike-riding criminals gunned down a jail guard yards away from the gate of the country's largest high-
25 April 2016, 18:00 PM
LGBT magazine editor stabbed dead at Dhaka home
Posing as courier service staff, miscreants enter the house of an editor of the country’s first LGBT magazine and stab him dead along with his friend at his flat in Dhaka’s Kalabagan area. Cops suspect involvement of militant groups in the killing.
25 April 2016, 13:13 PM
Bangladesh still 7th, not 5th
The good news that Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Nazmul Hassan Papon provided in the afternoon yesterday, regarding the
25 April 2016, 12:02 PM
Tonu murder: HC vacation bench sends writ to regular bench
The High Court (HC) asks to place a writ seeking judicial inquiry into the murder of Comilla Victoria College student Sohagi Jahan Tonu, before a regular bench.
25 April 2016, 11:20 AM
Language barrier not a problem for Fizz and Warner
Mustafizur has been rocking to the core in 20-over cricket, and played an important role in Bangladesh's campaigns at the recently concluded Asia Cup and ICC World T20 2016 in India. Currently, Fizz is ranked the 19th best T20 bowler in the world by the ICC, having played only 13 T20I matches.
25 April 2016, 09:33 AM
‘Plot to kill Joy’: Amar Desh editor Mahmudur Rahman placed on 5-day remand
A Dhaka court grants investigators’ plea to quiz Amar Desh Editor Mahmudur Rahman on remand in connection with an alleged plot “to kidnap and kill Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s son Sajeeb Wazed Joy”.
25 April 2016, 08:57 AM
Kashimpur prison guard shot dead in broad daylight
Three assailants on a motorcycle have gunned down a prison guard of Kashimpur jail in Gazipur in broad daylight and fled away, police say.
25 April 2016, 06:09 AM
2 shot dead in Ctg
Two youths were shot dead during an attack by rivals in Rangunia upazila of Chittagong.
25 April 2016, 06:04 AM
Dhaka traffic suffers in hartal
Students’ blockade protesting the murder of Tonu at Shahbagh intersection, one of the major intersections in Dhaka, created acute traffic congestion in the capital.
25 April 2016, 05:46 AM
RU professor killing: Teachers, students continue protest
Teachers and students of Rajshahi University continue their protest, boycotting classes for the third consecutive day demanding punishment to the killers of Prof AFM Rezaul Karim Siddiquee.
25 April 2016, 05:33 AM
Hindu priest murdered
A Hindu priest died on Saturday, a day after he was stabbed by a local youth in Tungipara of Gopalganj.
24 April 2016, 18:00 PM
UP polls violence kills 2, injures 60
At least two people were killed and 60 others injured in violence over Union Parishad polls in the last two days.
24 April 2016, 18:00 PM
4,391 acres of railway land grabbed
A total of 4,391 acres of railway land has been grabbed so far by individuals and government, semi-government, autonomous,
24 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Flash flood hits northeastern Bangladesh city of Sylhet
Heavy rain and the onrush water from the hills triggered a flash flood in Gowainghat and Jointapur upazilas of Sylhet
24 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Rajshahi district Awami League leader found dead
A Rajshahi district Awami League leader was found dead yesterday.
24 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Police claim journalist Shafik Rehman named three others
Police yesterday claimed that journalist Shafik Rehman disclosed the names of at least three more people involved in the
24 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Fizz fever in IPL goes viral
“Bangladesh is privileged to have Mustafizur Rahman,” Sunrisers Hyderabad captain David Warner said after Mustafizur's
24 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Time yet to heal Rana Plaza victims' families
The 24th has become part of Shahida Begum's life. It is the date she goes to the Rana Plaza site every month, be it in the
24 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Rajshahi University teacher murdered, then wrongly labelled
While a reported statement of Islamic State labelled him as a promoter of atheism, Prof AFM Rezaul Karim Siddiquee was a
24 April 2016, 18:00 PM