Bangladesh

Odyssey of school kids

The world of a school-going kid in our country is not the world s/he wants to live in. Now he does not wander around the realm of fairy tales, neither does he feel the warmth of screaming at the top of his lungs during a match of cricket.
4 November 2015, 10:36 AM

BNP’s Gayeshwar sent to jail in arson case

A day after issuing arrest warrant against BNP standing committee member Gayeshwar Chandra Roy, a Dhaka court sends the BNP leader to jail after he surrendered before it in an arson case.
4 November 2015, 09:20 AM

Dog squads deployed at Sylhet airport

After Dhaka and Chittagong, dog squads are deployed at Osmani International Airport in Sylhet to tighten the security measures.
4 November 2015, 08:17 AM

Killing of lawman linked to recent murders: Home minister

Hinting that the murder of a policeman in Ashulia is linked to the recent of killing and attacks, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan has asked lawmen to be more cautious.
4 November 2015, 07:08 AM

When Tamim Iqbal of Bangladesh etched his name in Time

Tamim Iqbal’ hour to shine, and show his critics and the cynic spectators that he could shepherd the innings and take his team home came on August 16, 2009 when his majestic 154 turned a record chase into a breezy affair.
4 November 2015, 05:41 AM

SC wants Louis I Kahn’s master plan of JS Bhaban

The Supreme Court directs the parliament secretariat to submit before it in three months the master plan of Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban designed by famous architect Louis I Kahn.
4 November 2015, 05:23 AM

Mashrafe to lead BCB XI

The Bangladesh selectors sprung a surprise yesterday when they announced quite a strong BCB-XI squad for the practice match against the Zimbabweans in Fatullah on Thursday.
3 November 2015, 18:00 PM

Shawkat Mahmud gets ad-interim bail in 2 cases

The High Court grants ad-interim bail to former president of Jatiya Press Club Shawkat Mahmud for six months in two vandalism and arson cases.
3 November 2015, 13:20 PM

Rename back to ‘Jessore Road’: HC

The High Court directs the authorities concerned to immediately rename Khan A Sabur Road in Khulna as its previous name Jessore Road, because it has been named after a collaborator of Pakistani army.
3 November 2015, 12:51 PM

Salary of govt staff as per new pay scale from Jan 1

The government employees may draw their salary as per the new pay scale from January 1 next year which has been made effective from July1 this year, finance minister AMA Muhith says.
3 November 2015, 12:35 PM

UN asks Bangladesh to ‘fully probe’ publisher killing

The United Nations has called upon Bangladesh authorities to “fully investigate” the killing of publisher Faisal Arefin Dipan.
3 November 2015, 11:37 AM

Fakhrul sent to jail

A Dhaka court sends BNP acting Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir to jail after he surrendered before it over three violence cases.
3 November 2015, 09:55 AM

DB to probe attacks on publishers

Detective Branch of police are asked to investigate the recent attacks on publishers and bloggers that killed one and injured three others.
3 November 2015, 08:43 AM

Attacks on publishers: Protests continue at DU

Dhaka University teachers and students along with people from different walks of life continue their demonstrations on Dhaka University campus protesting the recent attacks on publishers and bloggers that killed one and injured three others.
3 November 2015, 08:37 AM

South Africa postpone women's tour of Bangladesh again

South Africa women's tour of Bangladesh has been thrown into uncertainty again, with (CSA) postponing the series over "personal security concerns".
3 November 2015, 08:30 AM

Industrialist Tajul killed in road crash

Industrialist Kazi Tajul Islam Farooq, 60, is killed when a truck hit him on the Dhaka-Sylhet Highway in Habiganj Sadar upazila.
3 November 2015, 07:30 AM

Odommo fun school for street kids (video)

Arif Arian had a dream that sets him apart from most other youths. He wanted to build a school where street children would learn while having fun. Then instead of asking money from a sponsor, Arif turned to his facebook friends. He wrote on his facebook page: What if we opened a school for street children?
3 November 2015, 06:58 AM

Hearing on Nizami plea not resumed

The Supreme Court can not resume the hearing on the appeal filed by condemned war criminal Motiur Rahman Nizami, challenging a verdict that sentenced him to death for his war crimes during the country’s Liberation War in 1971.
3 November 2015, 06:45 AM

Law and order satisfactory, Kamal reiterates

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal reiterates his claim that the current law and order situation in the country is satisfactory.
3 November 2015, 06:41 AM

CPJ condemns attacks on liberal minds

Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has condemned Saturday’s separate attacks that killed publisher Faisal Arefin Dipan and injured another publisher Ahmedur Rashid Chowdhury Tutul.
3 November 2015, 05:43 AM