Bangladesh

BPL-3: 196 foreign cricketers registered

Third edition of Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) will begin from November 20, BPL governing council announces.
14 October 2015, 13:10 PM

4 killed as buses collide in Narsingdi

At least four people were killed and 20 others injured in a head-on collision between two buses on Dhaka-Sylhet highway at Gokulnagar in Raipura upazila of Narsingdi this afternoon.
14 October 2015, 12:23 PM

2 held with 6.80 lakh yaba pills in Ctg

A joint team of Department of Narcotics Control (DNC), Chittagong Metro Sub-zone and Bangladesh Coast Guard recover 6.80 lakh pieces of yaba tablets from the outer anchorage of Chittagong port and detained two persons.
14 October 2015, 12:06 PM

Plot was there to create a situation in Bangladesh: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says there was a plot to tarnish Bangladesh’s image through creating a situation in the country with the "foreigner" killings.
14 October 2015, 11:34 AM

Govt to control staffing in pvt education bodies

The government plans to regulate staffing in non-government schools, colleges and madrassas, Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid said today.
14 October 2015, 09:57 AM

2 sisters die of ‘food poisoning’

Two sisters die and their mother feels ill after having “poisonous food item” in Pekua upazila of Cox’s Bazar.
14 October 2015, 09:51 AM

Mahmood for shared responsibility to protect disaster-hit people

Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali demands shared responsibility of all states to protect the climate and disaster-induced displaced people and mitigate their misery.
14 October 2015, 08:36 AM

Charges accepted against 5 Noakhali ‘war criminals’

A tribunal in Dhaka accepts three charges brought against five war crimes suspects from Noakhali.
14 October 2015, 08:00 AM

Tavella’s body handed over

Body of Italian citizen Cesare Tavella, who was killed in Dhaka’s Gulshan diplomatic zone, has been handed over to the country’s local mission.
14 October 2015, 07:34 AM

Medical test protesters begin hunger strike

Candidates protesting the leak of the medical college admission test question go on a fast unto death at Central Shaheed Minar in Dhaka.
14 October 2015, 07:29 AM

Get your portrait done for 200 bucks (video)

Have you got the perfect apartment and decorated it to your taste, but still feel that something is missing to bring it all together? Maybe you need a portrait of yourself or your dear one on the wall.
14 October 2015, 06:46 AM

ICC to probe possible war crimes in Russia-Georgia conflict

The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court says she will investigate Russian and Georgian forces over possible war crimes.
14 October 2015, 06:32 AM

‘Arakan Army man’ held in Rangamati

Law enforcers arrest a suspected member of Arakan Army, an insurgent outfit of Myanmar, in Rajasthali upazila of Rangamati.
14 October 2015, 05:36 AM

Zimbabwe tour of Bangladesh final itinerary expected soon

Zimbabwe are likely to play 3 match ODI series on November 4, 6 and 8 and three T20Is on November 11, 13 and 15 in their tour of Bangladesh.
14 October 2015, 05:26 AM

Evidence of alcohol found in Gulshan teen driver’s car

Police say they found evidence of alcohol inside the vehicle that rammed two rickshaws and injured four people in Dhaka’s Gulshan.
13 October 2015, 16:03 PM

2 drops of water don’t mean rainfall: Russian envoy

Voicing concern over the recent killing of two foreign nationals, Russian Ambassador in Dhaka Alexander A Nikolaev says two drops of water do not mean that it is raining as a peaceful environment is prevailing in Bangladesh.
13 October 2015, 15:54 PM

Tavella’s body may be sent to Italy tomorrow

The body of Italian citizen Cesare Tavella, who was shot dead in Dhaka’s Gulshan diplomatic zone, might to be sent back to his country tomorrow.
13 October 2015, 15:27 PM

Bangladesh's growth prospect 2nd highest in SAARC

Bangladesh's growth prospect is the second highest among the eight-nation SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation) region, according to the latest report of the World Bank.
13 October 2015, 13:44 PM

Indian Rs 68 lakh seized at Ctg airport

Customs officials confiscate Indian currency worth over Rs 68 lakh at Shah Amanat International Airport in Chittagong.
13 October 2015, 13:40 PM

Bangladesh to host U19 WC 2016: ICC

The International Cricket Council confirms that Bangladesh would be hosting next year’s ICC U19 Cricket World Cup which is scheduled to take place from January 22 to February 14.
13 October 2015, 13:10 PM