Bangladesh
Watch Now: Rare books in ruins at Northbrook Hall
If you walk down the Farashganj road near the banks of the Buriganga river, you will come across the Northbrook Hall library. From the outside it would look like an abandoned building. But inside, it has hundreds of rare books—published in the nineteenth century—some of which may not be available elsewhere in the world.
15 October 2015, 06:43 AM
Mosaddek Hossain seeks lasting first impression
Three double-hundreds in the last eight months in first-class cricket has earned Mosaddek the tag of Bangladesh cricket's "next big thing".
15 October 2015, 05:30 AM
Shooting minor: MP Liton denied bail, sent to jail
Gaibandha court sends ruling Awami League lawmaker Manjurul Islam Liton to jail after scrapping his bail in case filed over shooting a 10-year-old. Arrested last night after days of remaining "traceless", the MP was produced before court today amidst a scuffle between police and his supporters.
15 October 2015, 04:34 AM
Mystery of foreigner killings to be unveiled soon: Kamal
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal says the progress in the investigation into recent killings of two foreigners in Bangladesh would be disclosed soon.
14 October 2015, 14:54 PM
BNP seeks national unity to restore democracy
BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir today said forging a national unity will be the most essential task to restore democracy in the country.
14 October 2015, 14:46 PM
Pregnant woman murdered by stepson in Dhaka
A woman was murdered by her stepson in the capital’s Kamrangirchar area this evening.
14 October 2015, 13:29 PM
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