Bangladesh
'Save voices of Bangladeshi free thinkers'
Rafida Ahmed Banya, the widow of Bangladeshi-American blogger Avijit Roy, urges the international community to come forward to help save the voices of Bangladeshi journalists, writers, bloggers, and publishers and help them maintain a healthy secular society.
2 December 2015, 08:41 AM
Mustafizur Rahman becomes first Bangladeshi in ICC ODI Team of 2015
The 20-year-old left-arm bowling sensation, Mustafizur Rahman becomes the first Bangladeshi cricketer from his country to make the ICC ODI Team of the Year.
2 December 2015, 08:35 AM
'Commute Nizami's death sentence if found guilty'
A lawyer of war criminal Motiur Rahman Nizami appeals to the Supreme Court to commute his client’s death sentence to life term imprisonment if he is found guilty for committing crimes during the country’s Liberation War in 1971.
2 December 2015, 07:43 AM
48 trafficking victims return from Myanmar
A number of 48 Bangladeshi human trafficking victims, who were rescued by Myanmar authorities from the Bay of Bengal, return home following a flag meeting between Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and Myanmar border guards.
2 December 2015, 07:08 AM
Primary school headmaster stabbed dead in Netrakona
Unknown assailants stab a primary school headmaster to death in Barhatta upazila of Netrakona.
2 December 2015, 06:04 AM
4-yr-old boy dies in flag stand collapse
A four-year-old boy dies after a flag stand collapsed on him at Khagrachhari General Hospital this morning.
2 December 2015, 05:58 AM
2 killed in separate 'gunfights'
Two alleged criminals are killed in separate “gunfights” with law enforcers in Chapainawabganj and Jessore.
2 December 2015, 05:19 AM
2 crude bombs recovered in Dhaka
Police recover two crude bombs from Shukrabad area of Dhaka.
2 December 2015, 05:01 AM
Facebook delegation due on Dec 6: Tarana
Facebook authority will visit Bangladesh on December 6 to discuss a proposal about signing a deal with the government to combat cybercrimes in the country.
1 December 2015, 16:06 PM
Offenders may get benefit if 7-murder trial delayed: HC
The High Court observes that the culprits behind Narayanganj seven-murder may be benefited if the trial proceedings of the case are delayed for a long period.
1 December 2015, 12:43 PM
Pakistan committed war crimes, atrocities: BNP
Hitting out at Pakistan for its denial of committing war crimes and atrocities during the 1971 Liberation War, BNP says it is a fact that Pakistani forces had carried genocide and atrocities.
1 December 2015, 12:22 PM
Evin ton takes Barisal home
A blistering hundred from West Indian Evin Lewis helped Barisal Bulls blow away Dhaka Dynamites by nine wickets in the 16th match of BPL-2015.
1 December 2015, 12:08 PM
Bangladesh offers transit facility to Nepal
Bangladesh offers transit facility to Nepal through its Chittagong and Mongla seaports for importing petroleum products from third countries to address its acute fuel crisis triggered due to the blockade at the Nepal-India border.
1 December 2015, 11:07 AM
[WATCH NOW] A flavour of forest in Dhaka
On the outskirts of Mirpur, the National Botanical Garden is a wonderful destination for nature lovers.
1 December 2015, 09:24 AM
Web Review: Facebook for Foodies
Planning to try out a new restaurant, or looking for somewhere to hang out with friends while munching on your favourite snacks, or maybe you are looking for the perfect place to go for a candle light dinner with the special one? You are just one post away from your answer!
1 December 2015, 08:55 AM
BNP finalises municipality mayoral aspirants
BNP finalises the list of its mayoral aspirants in all 236 municipalities across the country to contest the elections scheduled to be held on December 30.
1 December 2015, 08:24 AM
Bogra Shia mosque victim being shifted to DMCH
A bullet-hit victim of the Bogra Shia mosque attack is being shifted to Dhaka Medical College Hospital for better treatment.
1 December 2015, 08:18 AM
4-nation friendship motor rally visits Savar memorial
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal Friendship Motor Rally visits national memorial at Savar, on the outskirts in Dhaka.
1 December 2015, 06:59 AM
Bangladesh beat Papua New Guinea to reach semis
Bangladeshi Tigresses slammed the women side of Papua New Guinea with a 41-run victory in the ICC Women's World Twenty20 Qualifier at Bangkok in Thailand.
1 December 2015, 06:47 AM
Cricketer Shahadat’s wife gets 47-day bail
Former national team cricketer Shahadat Hossain’s wife Jesmine Nahar Nrittya is granted bail for 47 days in a case filed for torturing their 11-year-old domestic help.
1 December 2015, 06:19 AM