Bangladesh

Gazipur factory fire death toll rises to 6

Another person who was burnt in a fire at a factory of Pubail in Tongi of Gazipur dies. Abdul Kader, 60, succumbed to his injuries at the burn unit of Dhaka Medical College Hospital.
24 January 2016, 07:08 AM

Sust teacher in hiding after car crash

Professor Dr Ariful Islam, head of the Mechanical Engineering department of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST), whose car in a crash killed two people near main gate of the university campus in Sylhet on Saturday, has gone into hiding along with his family.
24 January 2016, 06:31 AM

Journo leader Altaf Mahmood dies

Altaf Mahmud, president of the pro-Awami League faction of Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists, dies at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University in Dhaka.
24 January 2016, 04:31 AM

U19 CWC Warm-up games: Tigers trounce Zimbabwe

Bangladesh cruise to victory during the second day of warm-up matches for the ICC U-19 Cricket World Cup 2016 scheduled to begin from January 27.
23 January 2016, 14:20 PM

5 killed in Gazipur tyre factory fire

At least five workers including a woman are killed in a tyre factory fire in Pubail area of Gazipur.
23 January 2016, 12:13 PM

Taskin's gaffe and comeback

Check out the bloopers and fielding bungles during the fourth and final T20I of the series between Bangladesh and Zimbabwe. The visitors came back from two games down to draw the series.
23 January 2016, 11:23 AM

The stone hearts

“It seemed to me that people in the cars do not have empathy for people. While they screamed at me, the pedestrians and poorer ones came to help. What will we do with this so-called education and social status?” Saif writes after the injured man whom three hospitals declined to treat died in his car.
23 January 2016, 10:23 AM

Conspirators active but situation under control: Home Minister

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal says that conspiracies at home and abroad were still going on to turn the country into a failed state.
23 January 2016, 09:32 AM

[WATCH] Happy Birthday, Nayak Raj!

In his bright career that began in the 1960s, Razzak has acted in over three hundred films in Bengali and Urdu. Acting for nearly five decades, Razzak acclaimed vast popularity and has been widely recognised as one of the finest actors Bengali film industry ever had.
23 January 2016, 04:22 AM

Bangabandhu Gold Cup: Nepal beat Bahrain 3-0, win first int’l title after 23 years

Nepal win its first international title in 23 years, beating Bahrain 3-0 in the final of Bangabandhu Gold Cup at Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka.
22 January 2016, 13:33 PM

Zimbabwe stun Bangladesh to draw series

Zimbabwe draw the 4-match series 2-2 after coming out in front by 18 runs in the fourth T20I against Bangladesh at Khulna’s Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium.
22 January 2016, 08:37 AM

3 killed in Patuakhali road crash

Three people are killed as a bus hit a motorcycle in Golachipa upazila of Patuakhali.
22 January 2016, 07:04 AM

Zimbabwe look to complete comeback in decider

Buoyant Zimbabwe aim to complete comeback in the 4th match of the T20I series against Bangladesh at Khulna’s Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium trailing 1-2.
22 January 2016, 05:18 AM

Kalyanpur slum fire doused

The fire incident at the slum in Kalyanpur area of Dhaka comes a day after a High Court order halted eviction drive by the public works ministry.
22 January 2016, 04:58 AM

Recalls likely for older hands

Thanks to Zimbabwe's victory in the third T20I, the fourth and final game today promises a lot more excitement. This will be Bangladesh's 50th T20I game and they will be looking to mark the landmark with a win.
21 January 2016, 18:00 PM

Zimbabwe’s Brian Vitori reported for suspect bowling action

Zimbabwe left-arm seamer Brian Vitori has been reported for a suspect action following the third T20 international against Bangladesh. Vitori will have to undergo a test on his action at an ICC-accredited centre within 14 days but can continue bowling in international cricket until the results are out.
21 January 2016, 12:46 PM

Cops say didn’t find Singapore returnees’ link with IS, al-Qaeda

Police in Dhaka say they have not found any link of the 26 Bangladeshi workers, who were deported by Singapore over their alleged support for armed jihad of Islamic State and al-Qaeda.
21 January 2016, 10:00 AM

Judicial probe on 5 Dhaka cops over ‘sexual abuse’

A Dhaka court orders a judicial probe against five policemen including officer-in-charge (OC) of Jatrabari Police Station a day after a woman filed complaint accusing them of sexual abuse.
21 January 2016, 09:05 AM

Mosharaff hospitalised with chest pain

Senior BNP leader and standing committee member Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain is admitted to a hospital in Dhaka with chest pain.
21 January 2016, 08:21 AM

Halt Kalyanpur slum eviction: HC

The High Court directs the government to halt the eviction at Dhaka’s Kalyanpur slum that houses about 40,000 low-income dwellers.
21 January 2016, 07:47 AM