Bangladesh

Police maintain strict vigilance in diplomatic zone

Police and other law enforcing agencies continue frequent patrols in Dhaka’s Gulshan-Baridhara diplomatic zone as part of stepped up vigilance measures.
11 October 2015, 12:20 PM

JnU teacher suspended for helping relative during admission test

Jagannath University authorities suspend a teacher of political science for helping his relative during admission test held on October 9.
11 October 2015, 11:08 AM

Shooting of minor: MP Liton seeks bail

Manzurul Islam Liton, ruling Awami League lawmaker from Gaibandha-1, files a petition with High Court seeking anticipatory bail in a case filed against him on charge of shooting 10-year-old-boy Saurav Mia.
11 October 2015, 10:01 AM

Cops fly tonight to bring back Kamrul from KSA

A police team is departing for Saudi Arabia tonight to bring back Kamrul Islam, the prime accused in the murder case of 13-year-old Rajon.
11 October 2015, 09:17 AM

‘PM blamed BNP for foreigner killings to hide failure’

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina blamed BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia for the killings of foreign nationals in a bid to hide her government’s failure in identifying the real perpetrators, BNP says.
11 October 2015, 08:45 AM

Minister hopes to unfold foreigner killings’ mystery soon

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan says the mystery behind killing of two foreign nationals will be cracked soon and the perpetrators identified.
11 October 2015, 07:39 AM

Govt withdraws ‘bribe-taking official’

A senior government official, who was filmed taking bribes from service seekers at his office on a number of occasions, is withdrawn from his office.
11 October 2015, 07:29 AM

ICT wants charges against 19 Cox’s Bazar ‘war criminals’ by Nov 23

A tribunal has ordered prosecution to submit formal charges against 19 war crime suspects from Cox’s Bazar within November 23.
11 October 2015, 06:12 AM

Kids must be enrolled in local schools without entrance test: PM

Children must be admitted to primary schools of their respective areas without any entrance examination, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says.
11 October 2015, 05:58 AM

5 of a family burnt in gas line blast

Five members of a family suffer burn injuries in a fire that broke out due to gas line explosion at a house in Purba Ashkona area of Dhaka.
11 October 2015, 04:41 AM

WB official meets Muhith, talks $1.9bn financing

A senior World Bank official has met Finance Minister AMA Muhith in Peru and discussed a new financing scheme of $1.9 billion.
11 October 2015, 04:37 AM

Women workforce growing fast

World Bank President Jim Yong Kim has hailed Bangladesh's efforts to integrate more women in the workforce and singled it out as an
10 October 2015, 18:00 PM

Dr Atiur wins "Central Bank Governor of the Year 2015, Asia" award

Bangladesh Bank Governor Dr Atiur Rahman has been awarded with "Central Bank Governor of the Year 2015, Asia".
10 October 2015, 14:36 PM

Khaleda conspiring to destabilise country: Hasina

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia is conspiring from abroad to destabilise the country through killing foreigners living in Bangladesh.
10 October 2015, 12:36 PM

1 killed in Old Dhaka wall collapse, 2 hurt

A person is killed two others are injured after a wall collapsed on them in Old Dhaka’s Bongshal area.
10 October 2015, 12:34 PM

Bangladeshis are religious, not bigots: BNP

People of Bangladesh are religious, but not bigots and they do not support religious extremism, says BNP.
10 October 2015, 12:22 PM

WB lauds Bangladesh’s women empowerment

World Bank chief hails empowerment of women in Bangladesh, recognising the country as a model in women’s progress in the world. Women participation in the country's workforce has the potential of adding 1.8% to GDP over the next decade, he says.
10 October 2015, 10:43 AM

Medical question leak: Protestors call for independent probe

Protestors demand for an independent probe into allegations of question leak that marred this year’s medical and dental admission tests.
10 October 2015, 08:58 AM

3 Malaysians held with 45kg gold bars at Dhaka airport

Three Malaysian citizens are held with gold bars weighing 45 kilogrammes at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka.
10 October 2015, 08:07 AM

Bus kills one in Dhaka

A man is killed when a speeding bus hit a rickshaw carrying him at Malibagh in Dhaka this morning.
10 October 2015, 07:36 AM