Bangladesh
Law to try people for undermining 1971 war ‘planned’
The government plans to formulate a law to punish the errant people for undermining the country’s Liberation War.
31 January 2016, 14:19 PM
Power tariff to go up again: Nasrul
The government decides to raise power tariff again, side by side with improving the customer service.
31 January 2016, 14:09 PM
44.32 new voters registered
The Election Commission says more than 44.32 lakh new voters have been registered in the electoral roll across the country last year.
31 January 2016, 13:50 PM
PM wants S Asia parliaments to allocate budgets for SDGs
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina urges the Speakers and parliamentarians of South Asia for allocating budgets enabling the countries to fully implement the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as it is a collective journey.
31 January 2016, 12:48 PM
Raushan group rejects JP’s cabinet quitting decision
A group of the Jatiya Party led by its senior presidium member Raushan Ershad has rejected the party’s decision to quit the cabinet.
31 January 2016, 12:23 PM
Pahela Baishakh molestation: Lone arrestee sent to jail
A Dhaka court sends Kamal Hossain, an arrestee of Pahela Baishakh sexual assault case, to jail after he refused to give confessional statement before a magistrate in connection with the sensational case.
31 January 2016, 11:28 AM
[WATCH] Evolution of Bengal coins: From Hercules to Bangabandhu
The coins that have survived through thousands of years carry with them crucial tales from history. They tell people of the glory of the times in which they were created.
31 January 2016, 10:46 AM
UK happy over Bangladesh’s aviation security measures
British High Commissioner to Bangladesh Alison Blake expresses satisfaction over the various steps taken by the government on aviation security issues.
31 January 2016, 10:22 AM
Steps to be taken to block militants’ bail: Amu
Legal steps will be taken so that militants cannot secure bail after their arrest, the industries minister says.
31 January 2016, 09:29 AM
Bangladesh U19 spinner Sanjit suspended for illegal bowling action
International Cricket Council suspends Bangladeshi U19 cricketer Sanjit Saha from bowling in world-level cricket as it found his bowling action illegal.
31 January 2016, 08:31 AM
‘Robber’ killed in Sundarbans ‘gunfight’
An alleged robber, said to be second-in-charge of a notorious gang, has been killed in what Rab describes as gunfight at Bagerhat’s Sundarbans.
31 January 2016, 07:32 AM
Top human trafficker held in Cox’s Bazar
A top human trafficker is arrested by the police from Nayarpara village in Teknaf upazila.
31 January 2016, 07:11 AM
SC upholds injunction on Kalyanpur slum eviction
The Supreme Court has upheld a High Court order that issued an injunction on eviction of the Kalyanpur Pora Slum.
31 January 2016, 05:39 AM
Gas pipeline leak burns 3 in Dhaka
Three people are burnt as a fire erupted due to a gas pipeline leak in Kolabagan area of Dhaka.
31 January 2016, 04:57 AM
ICC U19 World Cup: Bangladesh crush Scotland to move to quarterfinals
Bangladesh Tigers secure a huge 114-run win over Scotland to move to the quarter-finals of ICC U19 World Cup.
31 January 2016, 03:13 AM
World's 4th 'Tree Man' a Bangladeshi
A slight young man, with a dirty piece of pink cloth covering his hands resting on his lap, sat outside Dr Samanta Lal Sen's office at the Burn & Plastic Surgery Unit of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH). He looked normal until his mother Amena Begum removed the cloth and he brought his feet out from beneath the chair.
30 January 2016, 18:00 PM
Woman dies of fear during robbery at Dhaka jewellery shop
A woman dies of fear and three other people are injured by splinters as criminals blasted several crude bombs during a robbery at a jewellery shop in Dhaka’s Kuril area.
30 January 2016, 15:58 PM
Saudi attack: Bangladeshis ‘safe’
No Bangladesh national are either killed or injured in the deadly attack at a mosque in Al Hasa, some 350 km off Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
30 January 2016, 13:23 PM
1971 war: Ex-Indian army chief Rao passes away
A former chief of Indian army Gen KV Krishna Rao, who played a key role in the 1971 Bangladesh’s Liberation War, dies in New Delhi at the military hospital following a cardiac arrest.
30 January 2016, 12:57 PM
OPINION: Swedish couple, cops and our concerns
The Swedish couple was robbed off their money by the police, just to be returned the next day by an unknown person. How would you feel after such harassment?
30 January 2016, 10:13 AM