Bangladesh

[WATCH NOW] Healthy shutki returns to famous dry fish market in Ctg

If you are a shutki (dry fish) lover, then Asadgonj dry fish market in Chittagong is the place for you.
6 November 2015, 12:04 PM

‘Amnesty International does not care about war martyrs’

Sector Commanders’ Forum-Liberation War’71 says the Amnesty International does not care about the martyrs of the liberation war rather it upholds the view of the defence in Bangladesh war crimes trial.
6 November 2015, 09:25 AM

Habib, Sunidhi Chauhan ready to rock Dhaka concert

Popular Bangladeshi singer-composer Habib Wahid and Sunidhi Chauhan, one of the most popular Indian playback singers, ready to rock Dhaka concert.
6 November 2015, 07:46 AM

Bangladesh now unstoppable in dev, says PM

Renewing her allegation that the BNP-Jamaat clique is behind the recent killings, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says Bangladesh is now unstoppable in its development drive and no conspiracy can deter it.
6 November 2015, 07:08 AM

14kg gold seized at Dhaka airport

Customs officials seize 120 gold bars weighing around 14 kilogrammes from under a seat in a flight at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka.
6 November 2015, 05:39 AM

Bangladesh looks to consolidate its ICC ODI ranking

Bangladesh will be hoping to consolidate its seventh position in the ICC ODI Team Rankings when it faces Zimbabwe in a three-match ODI series tomorrow.
6 November 2015, 05:07 AM

UN condemns attacks on bloggers, publishers

The UN strongly condemns the continuing violent attacks against bloggers and publishers in Bangladesh and urged the government to take urgent measures to protect the ones being threatened by extremists.
5 November 2015, 14:46 PM

Opinion: Checkposts not enough to stop terrorism

Cops and intelligence agencies need to be more professional and competent. And that would be possible only through depoliticisation of these institutions. Fighting terrorism is a tricky battle, which must be fought both intellectually and professionally – not by hatching conspiracy theories.
5 November 2015, 12:01 PM

Probe body over Ashulia cop murder

A three-member probe committee has been formed over the attack on police at Ashulia that left a police constable dead.
5 November 2015, 08:18 AM

Stop using nat’l anthem as ringtone, SC tells Robi

SC upholds HC verdict asking Aktel, now Robi, to stop using national anthem as ringtone. In May, SC issued similar order to Banglalink and Grameenphone.
5 November 2015, 08:18 AM

Muhith hints selection grade, time scale will stay

Finance Minister AMA Muhith hints that the provision of selection grade and time scale will stay in the new pay scale for the government staffs.
5 November 2015, 07:37 AM

Tavella killing: Matin on 8-day remand

A Dhaka court places MA Matin on an eight-day remand in connection with the killing of Italian national Cesare Tavella. Matin is younger brother of MA Quayum, Dhaka city BNP joint convener and a former BNP-backed ward commissioner.
5 November 2015, 07:27 AM

Gonojagoron Mancha to hold solidarity rally tomorrow

Police stop Gonojagoron Mancha’s token coffin march to the home ministry, brought out in protest to the killings of free thinkers and a publisher, near Jatiya Press Club in Dhaka.
5 November 2015, 05:58 AM

3 killed in separate ‘gunfights’

Three alleged criminals are killed in separate “gunfights” with law enforcers in Rajbari, Munshiganj and Jessore districts.
5 November 2015, 04:40 AM

IS claims responsibility for Ashulia checkpost attack: SITE

IS claims responsibility for attack on police checkpost at Ashulia that left a constable dead, US-based SITE Intelligence Group says.
5 November 2015, 02:51 AM

MP Liton denied bail again

A Gaibandha court rejects the bail petition of Manjurul Islam Liton, Awami League lawmaker from Gaibandha-1 constituency, for the third time in a case over shooting a minor boy.
4 November 2015, 15:20 PM

CU suspends 2 BCL activists

The authorities of Chittagong University (CU) today suspended two activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) in connection with Monday’s infighting on the campus.
4 November 2015, 14:58 PM

Panic grips people after cop murder: BNP

BNP spokesperson Asaduzzaman Ripon says the country’s law and order cannot be called “normal” when law enforcers are being killed by criminals.
4 November 2015, 14:32 PM

DMP transfers 7 OCs

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) transfers seven officers-in-charge posted in different departments in Dhaka.
4 November 2015, 12:50 PM

‘Dec 20-24 suitable for municipal polls’

An election commissioner says it will be suitable for the Election Commission (EC) if municipal polls are held in the third week of December.
4 November 2015, 11:30 AM