Bangladesh

PM for completing war trials to get rid of stigma

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina tells the parliament that the people of Bangladesh will not overcome the stigma if the ongoing trials against war criminals are not completed.
23 November 2015, 16:03 PM

Opposition denied constitutional rights: Khaleda

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia accuses the government of creating “democratic vacuum” in the country and said the opposition is being deprived of all constitutional and political rights.
23 November 2015, 16:01 PM

You can't treat cricketers like beggars: Tamim Iqbal

Following the end of Chittagong Vikings’ BPL game against Sylhet Superstars, Bangladesh opener Tamim Iqbal launches a scathing attack against a ‘franchisee official’ whom he accused of insulting his parents prior to the game.
23 November 2015, 14:15 PM

No untoward incident took place due to curbs on social media: Tarana

State Minister for Telecom Tarana Halim claims that no untoward incident took place in the country over the execution of two war criminals due to restrictions on the Facebook and other social networking sites.
23 November 2015, 13:50 PM

Barisal stun Rangpur by 13 runs

Barisal Bulls turnaround in the most brilliant manner as they defeat the mighty Rangpur Riders by 13 runs in the 4th game of BPL-2015 at Mirpur stadium.
23 November 2015, 13:09 PM

Why 34th BCS results not illegal: HC

The High Court asks the authorities concerned to explain in four weeks as to why the results of the 34th Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) examinations published on August 29 should not be declared illegal.
23 November 2015, 12:08 PM

Govt protests Pak statement

State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shahriar Alam protests Pakistan’s reaction over the execution of two top war criminals but says it would not affect the two countries’ bilateral relations.
23 November 2015, 10:29 AM

Protest memo handed to Pakistan envoy

Bangladesh has handed a strong-worded protest memo to Pakistan envoy in Dhaka after the country’s statement on execution of top war criminals Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed and Salauddin Quader Chowdhury.
23 November 2015, 09:51 AM

PM reacts, tells to protest Pakistan statement

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina instructs the foreign ministry to lodge strong protest against Pakistan’s statement on the execution of top war criminals Salauddin Quader Chowdhury and Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed.
23 November 2015, 09:05 AM

Torture on woman: SC upholds stay on shifting case to military court

Supreme Court upholds High Court order that stayed a move to transfer a case filed against an army officer allegedly for torturing his wife to a military court from a special tribunal.
23 November 2015, 08:48 AM

Bandwidth export starts Dec 1

Bangladesh Submarine Cable Company Ltd (BSCCL) will start exporting bandwidth – 10 gigabits per second – to Indian state of Tripura form December 1.
23 November 2015, 08:47 AM

Chittagong win a humdinger

Chittagong Vikings taste victory in their second match as Sylhet Super Stars end one run short of their target in the 3rd match of BPL-2015 at Mirpur.
23 November 2015, 08:28 AM

Guest Column: A Day Without Facebook

Technology and social media have become inseparable from our daily life. But is it so bad when the most widely used social media site is banned by the Bangladesh government? Shanjida Sharmin writes about a day without facebook in her city life. "So now I felt different; I discovered that there are some green chilies hanging from a small plant in my balcony. And also some small, thin white chili flowers."
23 November 2015, 07:47 AM

Khulna city BNP president sent to jail

A Khulna court sends metropolitan unit BNP President Nazrul Islam Manju to jail, turning down his bail petition in a sabotage case.
23 November 2015, 07:46 AM

[WATCH NOW] Fun park in Uttara

If you want to have fun with the kids but can’t make time to go to the big amusement parks because they are too far away from the city, here’s the news: they have opened a big park in Uttara with lots of exciting rides.
23 November 2015, 04:52 AM

Cops fire on Shibir procession in Sylhet, none hurt

Police open fire to disperse a procession brought out by Islami Chhatra Shibir activists in Sylhet city during the Jamaat-e-Islami-enforced countrywide daylong hartal.
23 November 2015, 04:21 AM

Another step towards justice

One of Bangladesh's many tragedies was the near reversal, within three and a half years of our birth as a country, of the gains of our Liberation War and the coming to power, later, of people who not only opposed the birth of Bangladesh but actively participated in the genocide and crimes against humanity that was the hallmark of the Pakistani forces and their Bengali collaborators.
22 November 2015, 18:00 PM

Govt summons Pakistan envoy over execution reaction

Government summons Pakistan envoy to lodge formal protest as Pakistan expressed ‘anguish’ over execution of war criminals Ali Ahsan Mohammed Mojaheed and Salauddin Quader Chowdhury.
22 November 2015, 15:17 PM

Pakistan 'deeply' perturbed over executions in Bangladesh

Pakistan voices “concern and anguish” over the execution of Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed and Salauddin Quader Chowdhury for their crimes committed during the Liberation War of Bangladesh in 1971.
22 November 2015, 13:00 PM

Comilla make Dhaka sweat for victory

Dhaka Dynamites win the 2nd game of BPL-2015 by six wickets and give Comilla their first taste of defeat in the T20 competition.
22 November 2015, 12:35 PM