Bangladesh
2 injured in bomb blast at Dinajpur temple
At least two people are wounded in a crude bomb blast in front of Eskcon temple in Kaharol upazila of Dinajpur.
10 December 2015, 15:35 PM
Don't parade detainees before media, HC tells police chief
The High Court asks the inspector general of police to prohibit the law enforcement agencies from parading any detainees before the media before producing him or her to a court.
10 December 2015, 13:40 PM
[Watch] Journey of surrendered Pakistanis to POW camp in India
After their surrender, 93,000 Pakistani soldiers had to take an arduous journey to prisoners of war camp in India. They were first taken to Narayanganj and later to Khulna to be transported to West Bengal later by train.
10 December 2015, 13:24 PM
Barisal win a stunner on Emrit
Unbeaten 54 from 28 balls from the bat of Rayad Emrit gives Barisal Bulls a two-wicket win over Dhaka Dynamites in the 30th match of BPL-2015 at Mirpur.
10 December 2015, 12:10 PM
Legal notice for army deployment in municipal polls
A Supreme Court lawyer in a legal notice requests the Election Commission to deploy army to create a level-playing field for the upcoming municipality polls.
10 December 2015, 11:36 AM
3 Mymensingh, Jamalpur war crimes suspects sent to jail
A tribunal in Dhaka sends three war crimes suspects to jail for their alleged involvement in crimes against humanity in Mymensingh and Jamalpur during the country’s Liberation War in 1971.
10 December 2015, 11:24 AM
Pitha galore this winter
Bangladeshi winters mean weddings, steaming plates of biriyani drenched in ghee with soft potatoes, cozy sweaters gathering dust and smell of naphthalene balls in your cupboard, badminton games in your neighbourhood, warm warm blankets, monkey caps and of course the pièce de résistance of winter—Pithas.
10 December 2015, 08:09 AM
Facebook unblocked
The government decides to unblock Facebook but the restriction on online messaging and calling services WhatsApp and Viber will stay for security reasons, the BTRC chairman says.
10 December 2015, 08:06 AM
Robbers stab, shoot 3 siblings in Mohakhali
Robbers stab and shoot three siblings during a burglary gone wrong at their house in Mohakhali of Dhaka.
10 December 2015, 05:20 AM
8 ‘robbers’ beaten dead in Narayanganj
A mob beats seven suspected robbers to death when they were looting a shop in Araihazar upazila of Narayanganj. Their identities could not be known immediately.
10 December 2015, 03:40 AM
AL rebels given 24 hrs to withdraw candidacy
Ruling Awami League warns its rebel candidates for municipality polls of disciplinary actions if they do not withdraw their candidacy within next 24 hours.
9 December 2015, 16:09 PM
4 war crimes accused held
Police arrest four war crimes accused from different districts for their alleged involvement in crimes committed in Mymensingh and Jamalpur during the 1971 Liberation War.
9 December 2015, 13:12 PM
Khaleda meets BNP policymakers tomorrow
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has convened a meeting of the party’s standing committee tomorrow evening to discuss its strategy for the upcoming municipality polls.
9 December 2015, 13:12 PM
Women must create their own fate: PM
Emphasising that women must create their own fate and personal destiny, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said women can do all outside works maintaining decency as the religion Islam gives them that liberty.
9 December 2015, 11:51 AM
Dhamrai upazila chairman suspended
The government suspends Dhamrai upazila parishad Chairman Md Tamij Uddin, also president of the upazila unit BNP, as a Dhaka court has accepted a sabotage case against him.
9 December 2015, 11:39 AM
1.21cr Indian rupees recovered at Dhaka airport
Customs officials today recovered around 1.21 crore Indian rupees at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka.
9 December 2015, 11:26 AM
HC summons 2 high-ups of education directorate
The High Court summons two top officials of the Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education (DSHE) to appear before it on January 5 for violating its order on cancellation of monthly payment orders (MPOs) of five college teachers.
9 December 2015, 11:15 AM
EC’s 'gender-bias’ symbols are ‘ridiculous’: NHRC
Criticising the Election Commission for showing “discrimination” to women councillors in allocating electoral symbols, National Human Rights Commission Chairman Mizanur Rahman says the commission’s attitude is actually the reflection of the society, where discrimination is deeply rooted.
9 December 2015, 10:09 AM
BASIC Bank dismisses 4 top officials
Scam-hit BASIC Bank suspends four of its top officials as part of its efforts to rid the state lender of financial anomalies that cost it thousands of crores of taka in recent years.
9 December 2015, 07:59 AM
Irregularities done by AL chief: Fakhrul
The BNP blames the Awami League chief for irregularities by nominating more than one candidate for a mayor post in the upcoming municipal election.
9 December 2015, 07:45 AM