Bangladesh

Sights and sounds of a Jamdani haat (video)

Once you've visited a Jamdani haat, you will think twice before metaphorically referring to a crowded and noisy place as a 'macher bazaar'.
25 May 2015, 18:00 PM

China-Bangladesh: Strengthening partnership

Bangladesh has been able to maintain a balanced relationship with China and India because the country needs both the economic giants of Asia to quicken its pace of economic and social development.
25 May 2015, 18:00 PM

Fans of Bangladesh

See the fans of Bangladesh cricket cheering their favourite team at home and abroad.
25 May 2015, 15:02 PM

Bangladesh vs India - ICC World Cup 2007 (video)

Catch the highlights of 8th match of the ICC World Cup 2007 at Port of Spain where Bangladesh defeated India by five wickets with 9 balls remaining.
25 May 2015, 14:30 PM

Bangladesh Vs India Asia Cup 2012 Highlights (video)

Bangladesh upsets India in the fourth match of Asia Cup by five wickets on March 16, 2012 at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur.
25 May 2015, 14:14 PM

Family worried about Salahuddin’s fate in Bangladesh

BNP leader Salahuddin Ahmed's elder brother expresses concern that his brother will not remain “safe” if he returns to Bangladesh.
25 May 2015, 14:13 PM

Chance for India's selectors to reset goals

India's tour to Bangladesh, that includes a Test and three ODIs, may be a short jaunt to a country where they have enjoyed success in the past but it is also an opportunity for India's selection panel to set in motion their plans for the next generation.
25 May 2015, 14:00 PM

Fatullah to host India Test, Mirpur gets ODIs

India will arrive in Dhaka on June 7 and will have two days of training before the solitary Test from June 10 to 14 at the Fatullah Cricket Stadium.
25 May 2015, 13:50 PM

Bangladesh to reduce fuel prices to benefit consumers

Government will cut fuel prices in next budget to pass on benefits of the huge fall in its prices in international markets to consumers.
25 May 2015, 13:32 PM

Harbhajan returns to India's Test squad

Offspinner Harbhajan Singh returns to India's Test squad for the first time in two years after he is picked for the only Test in Bangladesh from June 10 to 14.
25 May 2015, 13:19 PM

Who will rule the roost?

Who will rule the roost when Bangladesh and India lock horns in the 1st one-day international of the three-match ODI series at Mirpur Stadium on Thursday, June 18, 2015.
25 May 2015, 13:01 PM

First encounters

The first matches between India and Bangladesh in the Test, one-day international and T20 formats of cricket.
25 May 2015, 12:44 PM

Bangladesh, India Squads

Check out the squads for Bangladesh and the visitors as India tour Bangladesh from June 10 to June 24 to play one Test and three ODI matches.
25 May 2015, 12:24 PM

New bench denies Abbas’ bail

The High Court rejects bail petitions of senior BNP leader Mirza Abbas in connection with two vandalism and arson cases.
25 May 2015, 10:36 AM

Gang-rape of Garo woman pre-planned: Police

Law enforcers are suspecting that the recent gang-rape of a Garo woman in the capital was pre-planned.
25 May 2015, 09:51 AM

Living in slum: Where money can’t get you enough drinking water

Bhashantek slum residents are being deprived of the facilities as well as their fundamental rights, despite paying five times higher than the other Dhaka city dwellers pay for getting minimum facilities of sanitation and waste management.
25 May 2015, 09:43 AM

Ask cops to take rape complaints: HC to govt

High Court orders government to make sure that police accept any rape complaint and give services to all victims without discrimination.
25 May 2015, 07:53 AM

PM draws flak for comments on trafficking victims

Sheikh Hasina’s criticism on illegally migrating workers draws widespread flak both at home and abroad.
25 May 2015, 06:25 AM

Malaysia finds 139 graves at ‘cruel’ jungle trafficking camps

Malaysian authorities find 139 graves, and signs of torture, in more than two dozen squalid human trafficking camps suspected to have been used by gangs.
25 May 2015, 05:14 AM

2 'Islamic State men' held in Dhaka

The Detective Branch of police detain two suspected members of the Islamic State (IS) from Dhaka. One of them is said to be a local recruiter who already gathered about 20 activists including an teacher.
25 May 2015, 04:49 AM