Bangladesh

US for joint efforts to address extremism

US envoy Bernicat says 'we have everything we need' to fight the emergence of Islamic State in Bangladesh.
5 October 2015, 07:09 AM

Fakhrul gets bail in blast case

BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir gets bail in a case filed for blasting bomb in Dhaka during an anti-government blockade in 2012.
5 October 2015, 06:15 AM

Arrest warrant for 5 Noakhali ‘Razakars’

A tribunal in Dhaka issues arrest warrant against five suspected war criminals of Noakhali for their alleged involvement in crimes against humanity during the country’s 1971 Liberation War.
5 October 2015, 06:02 AM

Bangladesh cricket team thrives on Captain Mashrafe Mortaza

On this day, October 5, we wish all the best to our ODI and T20 captain Mashrafe Mortaza on his special occasion. Happy Birthday Mash!
5 October 2015, 05:50 AM

2 tourists, porter ‘missing’ in Rangamati

Two tourists and their porter are said to have gone missing in Bilaichhari upazila of Rangamati. The tourists are Jobayer, 26, and Munna, 34, from Dhaka, and their porter Mangsai Mro, 30, from Roma upazila.
5 October 2015, 05:45 AM

Cricketer Shahadat lands in jail after surrender

Suspended national team cricketer Shahadat Hossain surrenders before a Dhaka court and seeks bail in a case filed for torturing an 11-year-old domestic help.
5 October 2015, 05:25 AM

8 ‘human traffickers’ held in Dhaka

Rab arrests eight alleged members of an international human trafficking gang in Dhaka last night and recovers a large number of fake visas and visa-making equipment from their possessions.
5 October 2015, 04:54 AM

2 soldiers killed in Cox’s Bazar road crash

Two members of Bangladesh Army are killed and two others injured in a road accident in Chakaria upazila in Cox’s Bazar this evening.
4 October 2015, 15:32 PM

Bangladesh youths salvage a draw against Bhutan

Bangladesh under-19 team end with a 1-1 draw against Bhutan in their second group match of the AFC U-19 Championship Qualifiers at the Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka.
4 October 2015, 15:29 PM

Pakistan win series opener against Bangladesh women

Pakistan women won the opening ODI against Bangladesh Women in Karachi by 20 runs to take the lead in the two-match series.
4 October 2015, 14:57 PM

US working with Bangladesh to verify ‘IS claims’: Envoy

US Ambassador Marcia Stephens Bloom Bernicat says her country is working with the Bangladesh government to verify the alleged IS claims of killing two foreign nationals in Bangladesh last week.
4 October 2015, 13:23 PM

UGC official’s death: Legal notice for judicial inquiry

A Supreme Court lawyer sends legal notice to the government seeking judicial inquiry into the custodial death of a UGC official by 24 hours.
4 October 2015, 09:03 AM

500-yr-old Sardarbari coming back to life soon

The Boro Sardarbari is one of the most significant structures in the 800 plus years old Panam Nagar, situated at Sonargaon of Narayanganj around 40 kilometres off the capital, Dhaka.
4 October 2015, 08:52 AM

Nahid’s ‘talk’ pledge for public university teachers again

Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid reiterates assurances to solve public university teachers’ pay issue through discussions.
4 October 2015, 08:38 AM

EU condemns foreigners’ killings

The European Union has condemned killings of two foreigners in Bangladesh.
4 October 2015, 08:23 AM

‘Foreigner killings meant to trigger instability’

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan says the killing of foreigners in Bangladesh is meant to stir instability in the country.
4 October 2015, 07:52 AM

New contempt of court law soon: Minister

Law Minister Anisul Huq says government will take initiative to pass a bill on fresh contempt of court law in the parliament soon.
4 October 2015, 07:20 AM

Decision on 5 Kishoreganj 'Razakars' indictment Oct 12

A tribunal in Dhaka fixes October 12 to decide whether it will frame charges against five Kishoreganj ‘Razakars’ for their alleged involvement in crimes against humanity committed during the country’s Liberation War.
4 October 2015, 06:55 AM

PM smells BNP-Jamaat link to foreigners’ killings

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says the two foreign nationals were killed in a planned way and alleged that BNP-Jamaat nexus might have a link to the two murders.
4 October 2015, 05:50 AM

Cops to interrogate Shahadat’s wife at jail gate

A Dhaka court allows police to interrogate former national team cricketer Shahadat Hossain’s wife Nrittya Shahadat for three days at jail gate in connection with the torture of their 11-year-old house help.
4 October 2015, 04:46 AM