Bangladesh

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

2 ‘Razakars’ held in Moulvibazar

Police arrest two war crimes accused in Moulvibazar hours after the International Crimes Tribunal-1 issued arrest warrant for five suspects.
13 October 2015, 12:51 PM

Rajon murder accused Kamrul to be brought back Thursday

The prime accused in 13-year-boy Rajon murder case Kamrul Islam is to be brought back to the country from Saudi Arabia on Thursday.
13 October 2015, 12:27 PM

Tk 10cr default, Kader Siddique’s Kalihati nomination scrapped

Abdul Kader Siddique’s nomination for the Tangail-4 by-polls is scrapped for charges of over Tk 10 crore in loan default.
13 October 2015, 12:17 PM

Ecnec sends back Secretariat shifting project

Ecnec sends back the project of shifting Bangladesh Secretariat to Sher-e-Bangla Nagar for further review in line with the original master plan of famous Architect Luis I Kahn who had designed the iconic Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban.
13 October 2015, 11:37 AM

Torturing minor: Cricketer Shahadat lands in jail after remand

Ex-national cricketer Shahadat Hossain is denied bail and sent to jail today after completion of a three-day remand over torturing an 11-year-old.
13 October 2015, 11:01 AM

Bangladesh to set up textile park in Gujarat

Bangladesh is set to join Gujarat’s textile park bandwagon, reports Times of India.
13 October 2015, 08:19 AM

Pastor attack: 4 ‘JMB men’ on 5-day remand

Four out of five suspected members of banned militant outfit Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh, who were arrested yesterday over the attack on a pastor in Pabna, are placed on a five-day remand.
13 October 2015, 07:19 AM

The hardliners behind India Prime Minister Narendra Modi

An ascendant Hindu nationalist group wants minority Muslims and Christians to accept that India is a nation of Hindus, and is pushing some of them to convert.
13 October 2015, 06:37 AM

4 killed as bus hits human hauler in Gazipur

Four people are killed and three injured as a bus hit a human hauler on Dhaka-Tangail highway in Kaliakoir upazila of Gazipur.
13 October 2015, 05:03 AM

2 ‘robbers’ beaten dead in Brahmanbaria

Two suspected robbers are beaten to death by a mob when they were fleeing after committing a robbery in Kasba upazila of Brahmanbaria.
13 October 2015, 04:37 AM

Blake named as UK envoy in Dhaka

The UK government announces Alison Blake as the next British high commissioner to Bangladesh.
12 October 2015, 12:39 PM

2 CU students die falling off waterfall

Two Chittagong University students die after falling off a waterfall on the campus this afternoon.
12 October 2015, 12:11 PM

2 Dhaka ward councillors summoned for ‘grabbing canal’

The High Court summons two ward councillors of Dhaka to appear before it on charge of constructing their offices by grabbing the land of a canal in Jatrabari area of Dhaka.
12 October 2015, 09:57 AM

41 Biranganas get recognition as freedom fighters

Forty-one Biranganas (war heroines) are recognised as freedom fighters for their contribution in the country’s Liberation War in 1971.
12 October 2015, 08:50 AM