Bangladesh

'Top leader' of trafficking gang held in Cox’s Bazar

Police arrest an alleged top leader of an international human trafficking gang in Ukhia upazila of Cox’s Bazar.
10 October 2015, 07:13 AM

Murder accused flees from DMCH

A murder case accused flees while under treatment in police custody at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH).
10 October 2015, 05:49 AM

2 ‘cattle lifters’ beaten dead in Pabna

Two suspected cattle lifters are beaten to death and another left injured in a mob beating in Ataikula of Pabna.
10 October 2015, 05:18 AM

Mina stampede: Bangladesh death toll rises to 68

The number of Bangladeshis killed in the Mina stampede during Hajj last month rises to 68, the Hajj mission in Saudi Arabia confirms.
9 October 2015, 15:10 PM

Bangladeshi killed by BSF in Lalmonirhat

A Bangladeshi national is killed and five others sustain bullet injuries as Indian Border Security Force (BSF) members open fire on a group of cattle traders in Lalmonirhat.
9 October 2015, 09:06 AM

Victim of ‘doping gang’ dies at DMCH

A man who fell victim to an alleged doping gang dies at Dhaka Medical College Hospital.
9 October 2015, 07:22 AM

Mojaheed hopes 'justice' in verdict review: Family

Condemned war criminal Ali Ahsan Muhammad Mojaheed hopes that he will get "justice" after he seeks review of the Supreme Court ruling that upheld his death penalty.
9 October 2015, 07:06 AM

‘Robber’ killed in Sirajganj ‘gunfight’

An alleged robber was killed in a “gunfight” with Rapid Action Battalion members in Sirajganj.
9 October 2015, 06:33 AM

2 impaired RMG workers killed as train hit them in Gazipur

Two physically challenged readymade garment workers are killed as a train hit them in Gazipur.
9 October 2015, 05:27 AM

Blogger killings: Bangladesh on CPJ Global Impunity Index

The killing of bloggers in Bangladesh propelled the country onto Global Impunity Index of Community to Protect Journalists.
9 October 2015, 03:48 AM

Live life in festivity

Festivity is in the air of Bangladesh. We celebrate heritage, culture and traditions through festivals. Festivals weave stories, values and customs connected to them.
8 October 2015, 18:00 PM

JCD leader shot in ‘gunfight’ with cops

A Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) leader is shot in an alleged gunfight with police at Moghbazar in Dhaka.
8 October 2015, 13:54 PM

BRTA deputy director’s wife murder suspect lands in jail

A Dhaka court sends to jail KM Zahirul Islam Palash, the prime accused of killing wife of BRTA deputy director and college teacher Krishna Kaberi Biswas.
8 October 2015, 12:59 PM

[WATCH NOW] Novera’s exhibition begins at National Museum

Renowned sculptor Novera Ahmed’s first posthumous solo exhibition begins at the Bangladesh National Museum in Dhaka.
8 October 2015, 12:34 PM

PM stresses timely completion of dev projects

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurates and lays foundation stones of 15 development projects in seven districts including three power plants.
8 October 2015, 10:27 AM

BSF kill Bangladeshi at Shibganj border

Indian Border Security Force (BSF) troopers have gunned down a Bangladeshi man near Fatehpur frontier in Shibganj upazila of Chapainawabganj.
8 October 2015, 09:56 AM

Fakhrul calls for unity against militancy

BNP acting Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir calls for national unity against militancy and extremism in the country.
8 October 2015, 09:28 AM

Family to meet Mojaheed tomorrow

Family members of condemned war criminal Ali Ahsan Muhammad Mojaheed will meet him at Dhaka Central Jail tomorrow.
8 October 2015, 08:58 AM

Bangladesh Hajj stampede death toll now 63

The death toll of Bangladeshi pilgrims from the Mina stampede has risen to 63, says Hajj Agencies Association of Bangladesh President Mohammad Ibrahim Bahar.
8 October 2015, 08:09 AM

Security strengthened at jails: IG prison

Security has been strengthened in all jails across Bangladesh after the killings of foreign nationals, the chief of prisons has said. Though there has been no formal alert issued from the government, the prisons are now under strict vigilance.
8 October 2015, 07:18 AM