Bangladesh
Khaleda’s graft hearing adjourned till June 18
A Dhaka court adjourns till June 18 the hearing of Zia Orphanage and Zia Charitable Trust corruption cases filed against BNP Chief Khaleda Zia and eight others.
25 May 2015, 04:14 AM
Dhaka, Beijing sign 6 instruments
Bangladesh and China today signed six instruments to further boost bilateral ties between the two countries both at public and private sectors.
24 May 2015, 16:02 PM
Provide MRPs to all expats by Nov 24: JS body
The parliamentary standing committee on home affairs asks the respective ministries to make sure that all the Bangladeshi expatriates are provided with machine readable passports within the November 24, 2015 deadline.
24 May 2015, 15:26 PM
Diplomats to determine ‘Bangladeshis’ in Malaysia mass graves
Bangladesh High Commission will be in touch with Kuala Lumpur to determine whether the mass graves, believed to contain bodies of hundreds of migrants in Malaysia, are of Bangladesh citizens.
24 May 2015, 13:46 PM
HC orders post mortem on Nargis' corpse
The High Court orders government to exhume and examine body of the Bangladeshi citizen who was allegedly killed after rape in India two months ago.
24 May 2015, 08:55 AM
PM for punishing those going abroad illegally
Against backdrop of moving Bangladeshi people to abroad illegally, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina puts emphasis on bringing them to book for tarnishing country's image.
24 May 2015, 08:17 AM
Appeal orders on bar council poll freeze May 28
The apex court sets May 28 to deliver verdicts of three appeals filed challenging the High Court freeze on Bangladesh Bar Council elections.
24 May 2015, 08:09 AM
Bangladesh to verify 208 victims rescued by Myanmar
A Bangladesh delegation is ready to depart for Myanmar to verify nationality of the 208 migrants, victims of trafficking, rescued from sea recently.
24 May 2015, 07:21 AM
BSF kills 1 in Jessore
Indian Border Security Force guns down a Bangladeshi national along Agrabhulot border in Sharsha upazila of Jessore.
24 May 2015, 07:08 AM
DSE trading resumes after 4hrs
Trading at Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) resumes after four hours of suspension following a technical glitch.
24 May 2015, 06:33 AM
Latif Siddique denied bail
A Dhaka rejects bail petitions of former minister Abdul Latif Siddique in seven cases filed against him for hurting people’s religious sentiment.
24 May 2015, 06:23 AM
Another war crimes suspect held in Maheshkhali
Another war crimes suspect is arrested from Maheshkhali upazila of Cox’s Bazar early today, three days after a tribunal in Dhaka issued arrest warrant against him and 15 others.
24 May 2015, 05:01 AM
30 graves of 'Bangladesh, Myanmar migrants' found in Malaysia
Mass graves believed to contain bodies of hundreds of migrants from Myanmar and Bangladesh found in Malaysia, media report says.
24 May 2015, 03:26 AM
JU expels 5 BCL men over sexual assault
Jahangirnagar University expels five Chhatra League men of the university unit on charge of sexually assaulting a female student during Pahela Baishakh celebration.
23 May 2015, 14:50 PM
Save migrants, deal with cause of flight: UN chief
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urges Southeast Asian nations to deal with the causes of humanitarian crisis forcing Rohingya and Bangladeshi migrants to flee by sea.
23 May 2015, 12:29 PM
Opinion: Human trafficking and Myanmar denial
The continuous media exposure of the humanitarian crisis caused by thousands of illegally trafficked people, has led to an international demand to give these sick people – humanitarian aid first.
23 May 2015, 12:10 PM
Bus-truck collision kills 10 in Sirajganj
At least 10 people are killed and 30 injured in a head-on collision between a bus and a truck at the west end of Bangabandhu Jamuna Multipurpose Bridge in Sirajganj.
23 May 2015, 10:15 AM
No more paper Tigers (video)
The promo for India’s tour of Bangladesh is a testament to the fact that Tigers have become a force to be reckoned with.
23 May 2015, 08:55 AM
What an amazing feat! (video)
He moves and bends any way he likes, it is just amazing! A Facebook amateur video shows the Bangladeshi man flexing his entire body with a unique set of skills.
23 May 2015, 08:28 AM
Salahuddin seeks bail at Meghalaya court
BNP leader Salahuddin Ahmed submits a petition to a Meghalaya lower court seeking his bail in a case filed against him for trespassing India.
23 May 2015, 07:57 AM