Bangladesh
HC tells Liton to surrender before Gaibandha court by Oct 18
Manzurul Islam Liton, ruling Awami League lawmaker from Gaibandha-1, appears before the High Court in a case filed for shooting a minor boy. After hearing, court scraps his bail pleas and orders him to surrender before a local court by October 18.
12 October 2015, 06:12 AM
103 Bangladeshis return from Myanmar
A total of 103 Bangladeshi human trafficking victims have been repatriated from Myanmar.
12 October 2015, 06:10 AM
5 ‘Kishoreganj Razakars’ indicted
International Crimes Tribunal-1 frames seven specific charges against five suspected Razakars for their alleged involvement in crimes against humanity during the 1971 Liberation War.
12 October 2015, 05:48 AM
2 RMG workers killed in Savar road crashes
Two garment workers were killed in separate road accidents in Ashulia on the outskirts of Dhaka.
12 October 2015, 04:45 AM
7 killed as truck falls into Mirsharai ditch
Seven people are killed in Chittagong’s Mirsharai upazila after a truck veered off the road and landed into a roadside ditch. The incident takes place on the Dhaka-Chittagong highway’s Sonapahar area around 5:30am.
12 October 2015, 02:22 AM
Japanese officials seek cooperation in probing Hoshi murder
A two-member team from the Japanese embassy in Dhaka seek Rangpur district administration’s cooperation in probing the murder of its national Kunio Hoshi.
11 October 2015, 12:28 PM
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