Bangladesh

Accused cop flees Dhaka court

A sub-inspector flees from a Dhaka court dealing a case against him over the death of a man in police custody in 2012.
29 November 2015, 15:43 PM

Robi-Airtel merger needs 1 year more

Mobile operator Robi says they need 12 months for completion of the merger with Airtel to become the second largest mobile operator in the country, while the High Court asks the government to explain in four weeks as to why it should not be directed to assess the market impact of the proposed merger.
29 November 2015, 13:29 PM

2 SIs, informer sent to jail in murder case

A Dhaka court sends two sub-inspectors of Pallabi Police Station and one of their informers to jail in a case filed in connection with the custodial death of a man in 2012.
29 November 2015, 10:09 AM

BNP against MPs’ participation in polls campaign

BNP urges Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmad to take measures so that lawmakers cannot take part in the municipality election campaign.
29 November 2015, 10:08 AM

Khoka indicted in graft case

A Dhaka court frames charges against former Dhaka city corporation mayor Sadeque Hossain Khoka and three others in a corruption case.
29 November 2015, 08:23 AM

JP seeks nomination filing time extension

Jatiya Party (JP) calls upon the Election Commission (EC) to extend the deadline for submission of nomination papers for the local municipality elections slated for December 30.
29 November 2015, 06:44 AM

AL for MP role in municipality poll campaign

Ruling Awami League has urged the Election Commission to pave way for lawmakers to take part in municipality election campaign. Regarding deferral of polls schedule, the party hopes the commission will resolve the issue upholding the electoral code of conduct.
29 November 2015, 06:21 AM

ACC commissioners to stay free of chairman’s control

The Supreme Court upholds a High Court verdict that scrapped the provision of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) law which tied its commissioners under the control and supervision of its chairman.
29 November 2015, 05:12 AM

Niko graft case: Khaleda to surrender before court tomorrow

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia will appear before a Dhaka court tomorrow in connection with Niko corruption case. She will appear before the Special Judge-Court-9 at 11:30am, Khaleda’s lawyer Sanaullah Miah confirms.
29 November 2015, 04:36 AM

Teenagers feel helpless to cyber-crime: Study

About 70 percent of the high school students using internet facility in Bangladesh say they feel helpless in face of cyber-crimes, a study reveals.
28 November 2015, 14:54 PM

Carstensz Pyramid hardest of all: Wasfia

“Believe it or not Carstensz Pyramid is the hardest and the most arduous mountain of my life, even harder than Everest," Wasfia says after conquering the mountain.
28 November 2015, 12:28 PM

IS conspiracy against Bangladesh: Home boss

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan says a vested quarter is conspiring to make Bangladesh “dysfunctional” by smearing it with the name of Islamic State (IS).
28 November 2015, 11:09 AM

Hasina to select AL-backed mayoral aspirants

Awami League chief Sheikh Hasina will select the party-backed mayoral candidates for the upcoming elections to 234 municipalities.
28 November 2015, 09:06 AM

Cyber crimes: Govt to write to Facebook for deal

The government will write a letter to Facebook authorities tomorrow to strike a deal with it to be able to get information about its users to ensure cyber security in Bangladesh.
28 November 2015, 08:35 AM

Municipality polls: Shahjahan to verify BNP nominations

BNP informs the Election Commission that its joint secretary general Md Shahjanan will verify the nomination papers of its prospective mayoral candidates for the municipality polls.
28 November 2015, 08:06 AM

CHT peace accord: PCJSS holds rally Dec 2

Parbatya Chattagram Jana Sanghati Samity will hold a rally on Dec 2 from where it will announce its next court of action to realise its demand for implementing Chittagong Hill Tracts Peace Accord.
28 November 2015, 07:45 AM

4 more detained over Bogra Shia mosque attack

Law enforcers, in an overnight drive, detain four more people for their alleged involvement in Thursday’s gun attack at a Shia mosque in Bogra that left one dead.
28 November 2015, 06:58 AM

World T20 Qualifier: Bangladesh women beat Thailand

Bangladesh’s women cricket team has made a winning start to ICC Women’s World Twenty 20 Qualifier beating Thailand by 73 runs.
28 November 2015, 06:31 AM

6 Shibir leaders held with crude bombs

Police arrest six leaders of Islami Chhatra Shibir, the student wing of Jamaat-e-Islami, with 11 crude bombs at a students' mess in Dhaka’s Arambagh area.
28 November 2015, 05:09 AM

Internal organs of Japanese woman sent for lab test

Forensic department of Dhaka Medical College Hospital finds any injury mark on the body of Japanese national Hiroe Miyata after conducting her autopsy.
27 November 2015, 12:41 PM