Bangladesh
Hotel staff 'shot dead by employer’
Muggers allegedly shot a restaurant worker to death in Dhaka’s Motijheel area.
28 October 2015, 06:26 AM
Not IS, offshoots of Jamaat-Shibir: Home minister
There is no organisational structure of terrorist outfit Islamic State (IS) in Bangladesh, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan reiterates, hours after SITE reiterated its reports on IS claim of two foreigners’ murder and Shia headquarters bomb attack.
28 October 2015, 06:00 AM
Jamaat men clash with cops in Jatrabari, 3 held
Police detain three persons during a clash with activists of Jamaat-e-Islami and its student wing Islami Chhatra Shibir at Jatrabari in Dhaka.
28 October 2015, 05:34 AM
SITE defends IS claim of Bangladesh attacks
The US-based SITE Intelligence Group stood by its reports on the Islamic State’s (IS) claims of the responsibility for the killings of two foreigners and bomb attacks on Shia headquarters in the country.
28 October 2015, 04:54 AM
Rangpur rope in Jurgensen as coach
The Rangpur franchise has appointed Shane Jurgensen as their head coach for the Bangladesh Premier League's third season starting next month.
28 October 2015, 04:49 AM
Japanese assured of security in Bangladesh
Bangladesh Ambassador to Japan Masud Bin Momen assures Japanese Diet members and business leaders of security in Bangladesh.
27 October 2015, 15:57 PM
Unregistered SIMs will be blocked after Nov 15
Mobile phone users, who would fail to re-register their numbers by November 15, will have their numbers blocked, the telecom division says.
27 October 2015, 13:40 PM
Diplomats shouldn’t ‘overreact’: Tofail
Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed calls upon the diplomats of different countries residing in Bangladesh “not to overreact” on the matter of the killing of two foreign nationals.
27 October 2015, 12:08 PM
[WATCH NOW] A short trip, lots to see: The Ethnological Museum at Chittagong
If you have always wanted to know about the unique and fascinating lifestyles of the indigenous people living in the country, a short visit to the Ethnological Museum in Chittagong could make that possible.
27 October 2015, 12:04 PM
No room for new parties before local govt polls: CEC
Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmad says there is no room for any new registration ahead of the local government polls.
27 October 2015, 11:50 AM
3 die after inhaling toxic gas at Karnaphuli EPZ
Three labourers die after inhaling toxic gas in an under-construction factory at Karnaphuli EPZ in Chittagong.
27 October 2015, 08:51 AM
Rajon murder verdict Nov 8
A Sylhet court will deliver verdict in 13-year-old Sheikh Md Samiul Alam Rajon killing case on November 8. Metropolitan Session Judge Akbar Hossain Mridha fixed the date, our Moulvibazar correspondent reports quoting Public Prosecutor Mafur Ali.
27 October 2015, 08:38 AM
Shakib remains top allrounder, Root best Test batsman
Bangladesh allrounder Shakib Al Hasan retained his top spot in the ICC’s ranking while England’s batsman Joe Root became the no.1 ranked Test batsman.
27 October 2015, 08:38 AM
US working with Bangladesh to assess foreigners’ killers
The United States is working relentlessly with the Bangladesh government and other key partners to identify the true culprits of the foreigner killings here.
27 October 2015, 06:01 AM
15 EC officials receive death threats
A suspected extortionist demands toll from 15 Election Commission officials and threatens to kill them or kidnap their children if his demand goes unheeded.
26 October 2015, 15:43 PM
Rape, repression on women increases in Bangladesh, report says
Rape and repression on women in Bangladesh have increased in the last year compared to the previous year, report says.
26 October 2015, 15:32 PM
Shakhawat criticises 'partisan local govt polls'
The government's move to hold local government polls on partisan lines will increase nomination business in local elections, says former election commissioner Brig Gen (retd) M Sakhawat Hussain.
26 October 2015, 13:32 PM
Chief whip blasts TIB for JS statement
Chief Whip ASM Feroz blasts Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) for its study report on parliament sessions and termed it “part of an international conspiracy”.
26 October 2015, 12:46 PM
Bullet-hit Sourav returns home
Sourav Mia, the 10-year-old boy who was shot by Gaibandha-1 lawmaker Manzurul Islam Liton is released from Rangpur Medical College hospital (RMCH) today after 25 days of treatment.
26 October 2015, 12:10 PM
6 killed as train hits three-wheeler in Jamalpur
At least seven people, including three of a family, are killed as a commuter train rams a battery-run three-wheeler in Melandah upazila of Jamalpur.
26 October 2015, 08:46 AM