Bangladesh

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

If it was India, it might’ve been different: Ian Chappell on Australia’s canned tour of Bangladesh

Former Australia captain Ian Chappell shared his views on the recently canned tour of Bangladesh by the Australian cricket team while speaking on a fortnightly talk-show at ESPNcricinfo.
8 October 2015, 07:02 AM

Cricketer Shahadat on 3-day remand

A Dhaka court places national cricketer Shahadat Hossain on a three-day remand in a case filed for torturing his 11-year-old domestic help.
8 October 2015, 06:04 AM

Cops go to KSA Oct 12 to bring back Rajon murder accused

A three-member police team will fly to visit Saudi Arabia on October 12 to bring back Kamrul Islam, the prime accused in Rajon murder case, with the assistance of Interpol.
7 October 2015, 15:37 PM

Zimbabwe likely to arrive for Test series next month: BCB

The Bangladesh and Zimbabwe cricket boards have “agreed in principle” to shift the dates of Zimbabwe's tour of Bangladesh.
7 October 2015, 14:25 PM

BNP being falsely blamed for foreigner killings: Fakhrul

BNP alleges that the government is blaming the party for the murder of two foreigners without any proof in a bid to hide its failure.
7 October 2015, 13:42 PM

4 JMB men on 15-day remand in Ctg

A Chittagong court grants 15 days remand for four JMB activists in three cases filed under arms, explosive and anti-terrorism acts.
7 October 2015, 12:14 PM

3 killed in Munshiganj bus plunge

At least three people are killed and ten others injured as a bus plunges into a roadside ditch after losing control in Sirajdikhan upazila of Munshiganj.
7 October 2015, 11:40 AM

JMB trying to resurface, govt not letting: Kamal

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal says banned militant outfit JMB is trying to surface again but failed due to government’s strong vigilance.
7 October 2015, 10:43 AM

Indictment order against 8 Jamalpur ‘Al-Badr’ men Oct 26

A tribunal in Dhaka fixes October 26 to decide whether it will frame charges against eight Jamalpur “Al-Badr” members for their alleged involvement in crimes committed during the Liberation War in 1971.
7 October 2015, 10:37 AM

What if you see a car dangling over your head?

What if you see a car dangling overhead from a multistoried parking lot one fine morning?
7 October 2015, 10:08 AM

Nat’l employment injury insurance to be established

Germany, Bangladesh and International Labor Organization (ILO) have signed a tripartite deal to support the establishment of a National Employment Injury Insurance System in Bangladesh.
7 October 2015, 09:57 AM

Cops claim 15 IS suspects' arrest

Since September last year, police claim to have arrested about 20 suspected Islamic State members, militants having contacts or trying to establish link with the terrorist outfit.
7 October 2015, 09:24 AM

No one can destabilise Bangladesh: PM

Apprehending that a vested quarter is behind the recent planned killing of two foreign nationals, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says no one will be able to destabilise the country by carrying out such acts.
7 October 2015, 08:50 AM

‘Evidence found against 2 kishoreganj war crimes suspects’

Investigators of the International Crimes Tribunal claim that they have found evidence against two war crimes accused of Kishoreganj in six incidents during the country’s Liberation War in 1971.
7 October 2015, 06:56 AM