Bangladesh

4 children hurt in Jessore bomb explosion

Four children are injured after three abandoned crude bombs went off at Abhaynagar upazila in Jessore.
9 August 2015, 05:58 AM

UN chief, EU condemn Niloy killing

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and European Union delegation to Bangladesh condemn the killing of Bangladeshi blogger Niladri Chattopadhyay Niloy.
9 August 2015, 05:02 AM

Sculptor Ferdousi Priyabhashini receives death threat

Sculptor Ferdousi Priyabhashini receives death threat over phone from an unknown caller this afternoon, a day into the killing of blogger Niladri Chattopadhyay Niloy.
8 August 2015, 12:30 PM

Niloy murder a political game: Khandaker Mahbub

BNP chairperson's adviser Khandaker Mahbub Hossain alleges that blogger Niladri Chattopadhyay Niloy was murdered as a part of a political game.
8 August 2015, 11:01 AM

Habiganj college boy murdered in campus

A fresher college student is murdered in broad daylight inside his campus in Habiganj.
8 August 2015, 10:30 AM

March against human trafficking in Cox’s Bazar

Rights activists begin a road march from Cox’s Bazar to Teknaf in a bid to end human trafficking, put to trial those involved and compensate the victims.
8 August 2015, 09:33 AM

Niloy murder: 14 wounds of ‘familiar style’

Blogger Niladri Chattopadhyay Niloy was chopped 12 times in a style similar to the previous killings of bloggers and online activists in recent months.
8 August 2015, 07:58 AM

Train service of Chittagong with Dhaka and Sylhet resumes

Train communication of Chittagong with Dhaka and Sylhet was restored after 10 hours of suspension following derailment of four bogies of a freight train in Banasua in Sadar upazila of Comilla.
8 August 2015, 06:43 AM

‘Gas explosion’ burns 3 in Dhaka

Three people sustain burn injuries after “a fire breaks out from gas explosion” in Dhaka’s Central Road area.
8 August 2015, 05:49 AM

UK, US condemn Niloy killing

The United States has strongly condemned the killing of blogger Niladri Chattopadhyay Niloy and expressed the hope to work with Bangladesh to protect space for freedom of expression.
8 August 2015, 03:59 AM

Niloy murder: 4 unknown assailants sued

Wife of Niladri Chattopadhyay Niloy accuses four anonymous assailants for the brutal killing of the blogger at their house in East Goran. Cops have yet to arrest anyone in this connection.
8 August 2015, 03:22 AM

UN experts urge probe into blogger Niladri killing

United Nations’ experts on freedom of expression condemn the killing of Bangladesh blogger Niladri Chattopadhyay.
7 August 2015, 17:20 PM

Amnesty says killing of blogger must not go unpunished

In reaction to the murder of Niladri Chattopadhyay, Amnesty International said the government must send a strong message that killings aimed at silencing dissenting voices are despicable and will not be tolerated.
7 August 2015, 15:45 PM

The making of Mustafizur

As a child, Mustafizur Rahman did not trouble his parents or his three older brothers. He was a quiet kid.
7 August 2015, 14:10 PM

Ansar-Al-Islam claims responsibility for Niladri murder

Ansar-Al-Islam, Bangladesh chapter of al-Qaeda in the Indian Sub-Continent, claims responsibility for the killing of blogger Niladri Chattopadhyay terming him an enemy of Allah.
7 August 2015, 13:27 PM

18 rescued while being trafficked to India

Police rescue 18 people, including five children and seven women, from a truck in Bagerhat town while being trafficked to India.
7 August 2015, 11:49 AM
7 August 2015, 10:29 AM

Hefajat leader Izharul held in Ctg

Detectives arrest Hefajat-e Islam nayeb-e-ameer Mufti Izharul Islam Chowdhury in a case filed in connection with a blast at his madras in Chittagong.
7 August 2015, 10:26 AM

Yet another blogger killed

Yet another online activist is stabbed to death by unknown assailants at his East Goran residence in Dhaka.
7 August 2015, 08:56 AM

Minor beaten brutally for trivial reason in Laxmipur

Amid the growing concern over deaths of children in torture across the country, a minor boy is beaten by some people over trivial reason in Kamalnagar upazila of Laxmipur.
7 August 2015, 05:52 AM