Bangladesh

A remembrance of things past and present

A similar gesture is needed by Pakistan again. These are self-confessed murderers who did not spare even pregnant women and children. They have been found guilty and sentenced. Let the Bangladeshis deal with them.
13 September 2015, 18:00 PM

VAT protesters give flowers to cops, take selfies

Students demonstrating for withdrawal of value added tax (VAT) from private universities’ tuition fees pass another day on the streets peacefully.
13 September 2015, 13:45 PM

Kibria murder: Babar, Hannan among 32 indicted

A Sylhet court frames 32 people in the murder case of Awami League leader and former finance minister SAMS Kibria.
13 September 2015, 08:58 AM

Khaleda meets senior BNP leaders tonight

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia meets the party’s senior leaders to discuss the country’s current political situation and post-Eid anti-government movement.
13 September 2015, 08:01 AM

Bangladeshi among 107 dead in Mecca crane collapse

A Bangladeshi has been identified among 107 victims, who died in Mecca crane collapse on Friday.
13 September 2015, 06:58 AM

'Assault of housemaid': BCB suspends Shahadat temporarily

Fast bowler Shahadat Hossain, who is wanted for allegedly assaulting housemaid, has been temporarily suspended, Jalal Yunus, chairman of BCB media wing said today.
13 September 2015, 06:44 AM

It’s time for Muhith to resign: FBUTA

Teachers of 37 public universities across the country go on a work abstention today demanding a separate pay scale to settle their salary discrimination.
13 September 2015, 05:03 AM

Mecca crane collapse: Saudi king says findings will be made public

Saudi Arabia's King Salman says the results of an investigation into why a crane collapsed in the Muslim holy city of Mecca, killing at least 107 people, will be made public.
13 September 2015, 04:43 AM

7 Hizb-ut Tahrir men held at Khilkhet

Detectives claim to have detained seven members of the banned organisation Hizb-ut Tahrir from Khilkhet in Dhaka.
13 September 2015, 04:31 AM

VAT protest: Dhaka comes to a standstill (video)

Students pursue mass protests in Dhaka and put road blockades along key points in the capital, severely disrupting traffic in strike against 7.5 percent VAT on private university tuition fees. They say protests will continue until the VAT is withdrawn.
13 September 2015, 04:21 AM

Jubo League leader held for raping Class-V student in Habiganj

Police arrest a local Jubo League leader, youth body of the ruling Awami League, allegedly for raping a class-V student in Baniachong upazila of Habiganj.
12 September 2015, 14:57 PM

10 children rescued at Banashree, 3 held

Police rescue 10 children from a flat at Banashree in Dhaka and detained three persons for their alleged involvement in child trafficking.
12 September 2015, 10:02 AM

Road march to create awareness on human trafficking

Several development organisations arranges a road march to create awareness in battling human trafficking.
12 September 2015, 09:19 AM

Dhaka-Aricha highway blocked in anti-VAT demo

Agitating private university students have blockaded Dhaka-Aricha highway in Savar in continued demonstration against the 7.5 percent VAT.
12 September 2015, 06:53 AM

4th US-Bangladesh security dialogue held

The fourth security dialogue between Bangladesh and the United States is being held in Washington.
12 September 2015, 04:58 AM

Saudi inquiry into Mecca crane fall

Saudi Arabia has begun an investigation after a crane collapsed in the Muslim holy city of Mecca, killing 107 people.
12 September 2015, 02:08 AM

Bangladesh U-19 cricketer Nihaduzzaman injured in bus crash

Bangladesh Under-19 cricketer Nihaduzzaman was one of nearly 40 individuals to suffer injuries in a bus accident near Sirajganj,
11 September 2015, 16:10 PM

Private universities call for reviewing VAT

Association of Private Universities of Bangladesh (APUB) calls upon the government to reconsider its decision to impose VAT on the universities.
11 September 2015, 13:31 PM

David Warner of Australia ruled out of Bangladesh tour

Australia opener David Warner has been ruled out of the tour of Bangladesh in October because of the broken thumb.
11 September 2015, 10:52 AM

Cattle influx from India resumes as Eid-ul-Azha gets close

The cattle influx from India has resumed along the border in Kurigram ahead of Eid-ul-Azha after months of fall in its supply since April this year.
11 September 2015, 08:08 AM