Bangladesh

Joy’s Facebook status led to Shafik’s arrest: Fakhrul

Journalist Shafik Rehman arrested based only on Facebook status posted by the prime minister’s son Sajeeb Wazed Joy, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir says.
23 April 2016, 06:06 AM

Another RU teacher killed brutally

Miscreants kill AFM Rezaul Karim Siddiquee, a professor of English department at Rajshahi University, in Shalbagan area of the city. Several persons, who have not been identified yet, swooped on him while he was waiting for university bus.
23 April 2016, 02:39 AM

3rd phase of UP polls: Voting ends peacefully

The third phase of the Union Parishad elections ends peacefully in 620 unions of 46 districts.
23 April 2016, 02:00 AM

Journalist Probir Sikdar appeals for security

Journalist Probir Sikdar has appealed to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to ensure that he does not become a victim of forced
22 April 2016, 18:00 PM

Storm kills 2, damage houses in northeastern Bangladesh

Nor'wester swept through Sylhet and Sunamganj on Thursday night, killing two people and damaging houses.
22 April 2016, 18:00 PM

Agargaon passport office: Bid to improve service ahead of PM's visit

For the past few days, there has been a rather surprising change in the way things go on at the Agargaon passport office in the capital.
22 April 2016, 18:00 PM

Double murder in Rajshahi hotel room

Police yesterday recovered the bodies of a male and a female university student from a hotel room in the city's Shaheb Bazar area.
22 April 2016, 18:00 PM

Bangladesh PM Hasina made member of UN panel on water

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has been appointed as a member of the United Nations High-Level Panel on Water.
22 April 2016, 18:00 PM

Third phase of Union Parishad elections today

Around 620 union parishads (UPs) in 46 districts go to polls in the third phase today amid tension and fear of violence, as elections in
22 April 2016, 18:00 PM

Journalist Shafik Rehman placed on 5-day fresh remand

A Dhaka court yesterday placed Shafik Rehman on a fresh five-day remand in a case filed over an alleged plot to kidnap and kill prime
22 April 2016, 18:00 PM

Quest for dawn ends in darkness

They had come to Dhaka for jobs so they could get out of poverty and help their families. But the 2013 Rana Plaza collapse not only demolished their hopes but also pushed them into endless misery.
22 April 2016, 18:00 PM

Joydebpur SI suspended for ‘torturing youth’

A policeman has been suspended for torturing a youth in Gazipur.
22 April 2016, 14:55 PM

4 entrepreneurs get US professional fellowship

Four Bangladeshi young entrepreneurs received “Professional Fellows Exchange Program 2016 (April Round)” fellowship under the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of US State Department.
22 April 2016, 12:27 PM

Prof Zakaria Swapan BSMMU’s new Pro-VC

Prof ASM Zakaria Swapan has been made new Pro-Vice Chancellor of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) for a period of three years.
22 April 2016, 11:43 AM

'Couple' found dead at Rajshahi hotel

A man and a woman are found dead at a hotel room in Rajshahi city, cops say.
22 April 2016, 09:04 AM

Attack on minority: '10 killed since Jan’

Ten people were killed and a total of 366 others of three religious communities were injured in separate attacks across the country from this January, according to Bangladesh Hindu Buddha Christian Oikyo Parishad.
22 April 2016, 09:02 AM

‘Raped’ girl rescued at Rampura, 3 held

Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) rescue a 12-year-old girl who was allegedly raped and detained three persons from the capital's Rampura area.
22 April 2016, 08:48 AM

Shafik on fresh 5-day remand

A Dhaka court places journalist Shafik Rehman on fresh 5-day remand in a case filed over an alleged plot to kidnap and kill prime minister’s son Sajeeb Wazed Joy.
22 April 2016, 04:53 AM

BB heist: Bangladesh envoy to Philippines fears delay in recovery of stolen $81 million

Bangladesh Ambassador to the Philippines John Gomes expressed his worries over delay in recovery of US$81 million stolen from Bangladesh Bank account with Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
22 April 2016, 03:28 AM

Fizz keeps on rolling

Mustafizur Rahman picking up wickets in every Indian Premier League match he has so far played is now a routine occurrence,
21 April 2016, 18:00 PM