Bangladesh

Unregistered Rohingya among 150 repatriated Bangladeshis

Detectives have identified an unregistered Rohingya among the 150 Bangladeshis, who were repatriated from Myanmar on Monday after months of ordeal.
10 June 2015, 07:03 AM

Continue to facilitate humanitarian access, US urges Myanmar, Bangladesh

United States urges Bangladesh and Myanmar to continue to facilitate unrestricted humanitarian access to migrants adrift.
10 June 2015, 04:41 AM

India on top after day 1

India reach 239 in 56 overs without losing a wicket after the first day of the Test match against Bangladesh at Fatullah.
10 June 2015, 03:33 AM

7% growth impossible without pvt investments: Raushan

Leader of the Opposition in parliament Raushan Ershad says it is not possible to achieve the target of the economic growth at 7 percent without increasing private sector investments in the country.
9 June 2015, 13:12 PM

Joynal made press secretary to president

Joynal Abedin, additional principal information officer of Press Information Department, has been appointed as the press secretary to the president.
9 June 2015, 11:47 AM

Govt to bring back 738 trafficking victims by July: FM

Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali says in parliament that the government will bring back as many as 738 Bangladeshis who were recently rescued from Malaysian waters by next month.
9 June 2015, 11:42 AM

Pitch appears to puzzle Bangladesh

Bangladesh coach Chandika Hathurusingha has said he was surprised to see a layer of cut grass on the pitch for the one-off Test against India in Fatullah.
9 June 2015, 11:27 AM

BNP’s Nazrul, Shahjahan hospitalised

BNP Standing Committee member Nazrul Islam Khan and Joint Secretary General Md Shahjahan have been hospitalised.
9 June 2015, 11:12 AM

Improving hosts take on new-look India

Bangladesh have taken on different challenges this year and, for the most part, have produced desired results.
9 June 2015, 11:07 AM

HC asks govt to admit Fakhrul to BSMMU

High Court asks prison authorities to admit BNP leader Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir to BSMMU for his treatment.
9 June 2015, 07:02 AM

K-Pop in Dhaka (video: part-III)

The Embassy of the Republic of Korea organises the first ever K-pop contest in Bangladesh on June 6 2015. K-pop is a musical genre consisting of electronic, hip hop, pop, rock, and R&B music originating in South Korea.
9 June 2015, 06:50 AM

Stop plan to lower marriage age to 16, HRW urges govt

Human Rights Watch urges Bangladesh government to stop its proposal to lower the age of marriage for girls to 16 from 18.
9 June 2015, 05:58 AM

Fugitive Kishoreganj Razakar to die

A Razakar commander in 1971, fugitive Syed Hasan Ali has been handed capital punishment for war crimes during Bangladesh’s Liberation War. The infamous Razakar of Kishoreganj can be hanged from the gallows or be gunned down, the court said on his manner of execution – an order that is unique to this verdict.
9 June 2015, 04:54 AM

6 held with Tk 50 lakh fake notes in Dhaka

Detectives arrest six persons for producing fake currency and seize counterfeit notes of around Tk 50 lakh from their possession at Mirpur in Dhaka.
9 June 2015, 04:40 AM

Verdict today in Kishoreganj war crimes suspect Hasan Ali case

The International Crimes Tribunal-1 will deliver the verdict in a case against fugitive war crimes accused Syed Hasan Ali for his alleged crimes committed during the Liberation War.
8 June 2015, 18:00 PM

Exchange of enclaves starts July 31 midnight

Bangladesh and India will start exchanging enclaves from midnight of July 31, according to land deal documents exchanged between two countries on June 6.
8 June 2015, 15:03 PM

#DespiteBeingAWoman: Modi faces flak for sexist comment

Prime Minister Narendra Modi faces flak on social media website Twitter for his remark on his Bangladesh counter part Sheikh Hasina.
8 June 2015, 13:57 PM

Myanmar arrests 93 traffickers, but none from Rakhine

Myanmar police arrest more than 90 people for human trafficking offences this year but no cases have been uncovered in Rakhine state where persecuted Rohingya have fled in droves.
8 June 2015, 12:31 PM

K-Pop in Dhaka (video: part-II)

The Embassy of the Republic of Korea organises the first ever K-pop contest in Bangladesh on June 6 2015. K-pop is a musical genre consisting of electronic, hip hop, pop, rock, and R&B music originating in South Korea.
8 June 2015, 11:47 AM

Cabinet okays draft of motor vehicle deal

The cabinet approves the draft of motor vehicle agreement among Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal.
8 June 2015, 09:45 AM