Bangladesh

Ctg cocaine haul: Team formed to quiz detainees

A 10-member team is formed to interrogate the people detained for their alleged link with the cocaine consignment scam at Chittagong port.
4 July 2015, 06:05 AM

Rab rescues abducted boy, detains 8 in Dhaka

Rapid Action Battalion rescue an abducted teenage boy and detain eight kidnapers in a drive launched different parts in Dhaka and its outskirts Keraniganj.
4 July 2015, 05:16 AM

Making the most of now: Bangladesh cricket team

Facing the monumental task of beating the Proteas at home, Bangladesh can least afford to look back at history and be distracted from the job at hand.
4 July 2015, 04:45 AM

Ansar man shot dead by ‘colleague’ in Khagrachhari

An Ansar member is shot dead allegedly by his colleague in Chowdhury Tila area of Dighinala upazila in Khagrachhari.
3 July 2015, 14:49 PM

300 turtles seized in Savar

Law enforcers seize 300 turtles and detain four people on the Dhaka-Aricha highway at Savar on the outskirt of the capital.
3 July 2015, 12:48 PM

South Africa make short work of BCB XI

Proteas sound early warning to Bangladesh with a resounding ten-wicket win over the Bangladesh Cricket Board XI in a T20 tour game.
3 July 2015, 11:15 AM

12 ‘militants’ on 3-day remand

A Dhaka court places 12 suspected militants on a three-day remand each in a case filed with Darus Salam Police Station under the Anti-Terrorism Act.
3 July 2015, 11:04 AM

2 youths found dead in Malibagh

Police recover bodies of two youths from a multistoried building in Dhaka’s Malibagh area.
3 July 2015, 09:01 AM

Chawkbazar’s iftar fiesta (video)

The long tradition of selling “Shahi” iftar items in Old Dhaka has become quite renowned. “Shahi” or not – one thing is for sure that the food looks just exquisite.
3 July 2015, 06:19 AM

4 killed in Tangail road crash

At least four people killed and one other injured as a bus ram into a battery-run easy bike in Tangail Sadar upazila on Dhaka-Tangail highway.
3 July 2015, 05:33 AM

BSF man acquitted in Felani revision trial

A special Indian court of BSF acquits Amiya Ghosh again over the brutal killing of Felani Khatun along the border back in 2011. Family say they don’t accept the verdict and want international trial.
3 July 2015, 03:27 AM

Attaining 'lower middle income' status

It is no doubt a hopeful sign for Bangladesh that it has graduated from a low income status to a lower middle income one (LMIC) according to the World Bank's classification.
2 July 2015, 18:00 PM

'We can handle the heat'

South Africa kick off their tour of Bangladesh today with a T20 warm-up match at the Fatullah Cricket Stadium. A practice match may not paint a picture of
2 July 2015, 18:00 PM

AL unwilling to quit fearing trial: Khaleda

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia says the ruling Awami League does not want to hold election in fear of facing trial after leaving the power for its irregularities and corruption.
2 July 2015, 16:00 PM

Asean launches fund to host trafficking victims

Southeast Asian countries launch a fund to share the cost of hosting human trafficking victims, after a regional migrant crisis saw victims ping-ponged between countries reluctant to accept them.
2 July 2015, 15:18 PM

South Africa apologise for drone security breach

South Africa's cricket team apologise to the Bangladesh military for using a drone at a practice session in Dhaka and breaching national security ahead of the start of their tour.
2 July 2015, 14:31 PM

Hijras voice anger at gender test failures

Bangladesh's hijra community voices outrage Thursday after nearly all those appointed to government jobs set aside for transgenders are disqualified after an official medical test deemed them fully male.
2 July 2015, 14:16 PM

Data collection to update electoral roll starts July 25

Collection of citizens' data by the Election Commission-appointed enumerators to update electoral roll begins on July 25, .
2 July 2015, 13:59 PM

RMG owners asked to clear wages, bonus by July 14

State Minister for Labour Mujibul Haque Chunnu asks the garment makers to clear salaries and festival bonus of their workers by July 10 and 14 respectively so that they can celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr smoothly.
2 July 2015, 11:32 AM

Analysis: Getting ready to become a middle-income country

The other challenge we will face is how to keep rising inequality in check and how to make basic services accessible to the poor. It will need proper policy, institutions and financing.
2 July 2015, 08:26 AM