Bangladesh

SQ Chy’s lawyer exonerated of contempt charge

A special tribunal in Dhaka exonerates a counsel of executed war criminal Salauddin Quader Chowdhury from a contempt of court charge after he offered unconditional apology.
11 January 2016, 10:02 AM

PM warns university teachers against strike

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina warns agitating public university teachers against causing any damage to the education life of thousands of students. “Students will not accept it if you continue protests against the new pay scale boycotting classes,” Hasina said at a rally marking Bangabandhu’s Homecoming Day.
11 January 2016, 09:42 AM

Cabinet okays Hajj policy

Hajj pilgrims will have to pay Tk 360,000 each for performing holy Hajj under the government management this year while the amount is around Tk 305,000 for performing hajj without any sacrificial animal.
11 January 2016, 09:07 AM

PM to address nation tomorrow

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to address the nation tomorrow to highlight the success of her government in seven years.
11 January 2016, 08:44 AM

U19 CWC 2016 in Bangladesh: Warming up

Check out all the interesting facts of this year’s ICC U19 CWC in Bangladesh. Let us all make this gala event a resounding success!
11 January 2016, 07:36 AM

Sibanda, Vitori return for Bangladesh T20s

Batsman Vusi Sibanda and left-arm seamer Brian Vitori return to the Zimbabwe squad for the four T20Is against Bangladesh starting on January 15.
11 January 2016, 05:49 AM

Traffic agony in Dhaka

Riddled with traffic congestion since morning, the agonising road situation in Dhaka is likely to pursue throughout the day, authorities fear.
11 January 2016, 05:46 AM

Teachers in resolute strike over ‘pay disparity’

Public university teachers across the country have begun an indefinite strike from this morning protesting the “government inaction” in removing their “pay disparity” despite being dubbed "illogical" by the finance minister and slammed by the prime minister.
11 January 2016, 04:40 AM

Economist with a passion for the poor

Dr Mahabub Hossain dedicated his life to understand and explain the dynamics of the agricultural economy of Bangladesh.
10 January 2016, 18:00 PM

Biman CEO Kyle Haywood quits

Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Biman Bangladesh Airlines Kyle Haywood refuses to continue his job.
10 January 2016, 13:18 PM

Bangladesh Olympic team draw 1-1 against Bahrain

The Bangladesh Olympic team salvage a 1-1 draw against Bahrain football team in the first Group B fixture of the Bangabandhu Gold Cup at the Shamsul Huda Stadium in Jessore.
10 January 2016, 11:24 AM

72-hr ultimatum to move tanneries to Savar

The industries minister issues instructions to close down tanneries which will fail to relocate from Hazaribagh to Savar in 72 hours. Allocation of plots in Savar industrial park will also be cancelled in such cases, according to the instructions.
10 January 2016, 10:44 AM

Razakars conspiring to destroy democracy: Ashraf

AL General Secretary Syed Ashraful Islam says Razakars are conspiring to destroy democracy and the democratic government even after 44 years of independence.
10 January 2016, 09:20 AM

Makeshift shops evicted in Gulistan

Dhaka South City Corporation evicts hundreds of illegal makeshift shops in Gulistan area of Dhaka.
10 January 2016, 08:11 AM

Temperature may dive to 8

Meteorologists anticipate that the temperature across the country might dive to below eight degree centigrade within next two or three days.
10 January 2016, 07:51 AM

Zero tolerance to terrorism, PM tells Tripura Minister

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina reiterates her government's stance of zero tolerance to terrorism and says no one would be allowed to use Bangladesh's soil for insurgent acts against any country.
10 January 2016, 06:51 AM

War crimes: Verdict of 2 Netrakona ‘Razakars’ anytime

A special tribunal in Dhaka will deliver its verdict any day in a war crimes case against two alleged Razakars of Netrakona as the trial proceedings concluded.
10 January 2016, 05:42 AM

Akheri Munajat ends seeking world peace

The Akheri Munajat, seeking spiritual well-being and welfare of the Muslim Ummah, of the first phase of three-day Biswa Ijtema ends.
10 January 2016, 05:17 AM

AL trying to split 20-party alliance: Fakhrul

Ruling Awami League is trying to divide the unity of 20-party alliance, BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir says.
9 January 2016, 09:07 AM

Will Mustafiz become the debutant of the year?

Bangladesh cricket team’s find of 2015, the left-arm pacer Mustafizur Rahman has been chosen in the short-list of cricketers for the prestigious ESPNcricinfo debutant of the year award.
9 January 2016, 08:18 AM