Bangladesh

Two migrant workers return from Brunei empty-handed

Two migrant workers return from Brunei penniless early today after they were cheated by two Bangladeshi recruiting agencies with the promise of lucrative salaries abroad.
14 May 2015, 14:38 PM

Minor girl’s body found in Dhaka

Body of a minor girl is recovered from a manhole near her house at Satmasjid Housing Society in Mohammadpur area of Dhaka.
14 May 2015, 14:35 PM

Detention depot packed with illegal migrants

About 400 illegal migrants including Bangladesh nationals and Rohingya from Myanmar have been transported from Langkawi to Belantik Immigration Detention Depot, while 500 more are expected to be sent to the depot.
14 May 2015, 14:01 PM

Salahuddin needs govt’s ‘humane attitude’: BNP

BNP urges the government to show a “humane attitude” towards Salahuddin Ahmed by assisting his family to bring him back home safely from India.
14 May 2015, 13:51 PM

Interpol’s Dhaka office sends ‘letter of request’ to arrest Salahuddin

Interpol’s Dhaka office has sent a “letter of request” to its New Delhi office to arrest BNP leader Salahuddin Ahmed, who was found in Shillong, the capital of Meghalaya, two months after his missing from Dhaka.
14 May 2015, 12:12 PM

'10 deaths' on stranded Myanmar migrant boat

Myanmar migrants on a boat stranded for a week in the Andaman Sea with no food or water say 10 people have died, while some are resorting to drinking urine.
14 May 2015, 12:09 PM

Clash over land dispute kills college student in Dhaka

A college student is killed and at least five people are injured today in a clash between two groups of locals over a land dispute at Uttar Kalshi of Pallabi in Dhaka.
14 May 2015, 11:48 AM

Is your plant sick? Just take it to a doctor (video)

Halima Begum in Tangail was tensed with her mangoes being attacked by insects when she came to Plant Doctor Clinic in front of Dainna union parishad premises in Tangail Sadar upazila for solution.
14 May 2015, 09:56 AM

'Jump into the sea or I’ll shoot you'

Some 400 illegal immigrants on a vessel were told to jump into chest-deep water and wade to shores of Langkawi in Malaysia if they did not want to be shot dead.
14 May 2015, 08:42 AM

GDP swells, per capita income raises to $1,314

Bangladesh’s economy increases by 6.51 percent in the first current fiscal year, up from 6.1 percent last year.
14 May 2015, 08:14 AM

Order on contempt against 23 citizens Jun 10

A tribunal in Dhaka fixes June 10 for passing an order regarding the contempt proceedings it had initiated against 23 eminent citizens for issuing statements expressing concern over Dhaka British journalist Devid Bergman’s conviction.
14 May 2015, 07:03 AM

End Rohingya boat pushbacks: HRW

Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia should end pushbacks of boats with Rohingya and Bangladeshi migrants, Human Rights Watch says.
14 May 2015, 06:27 AM

Malaysia sends back 2 boats with over 800 migrants

Thousands of Bangladeshis and Rohingya Muslims abandoned at sea had nowhere to turn Thursday as Malaysia turned away two boats crammed with more than 800 migrants.
14 May 2015, 05:24 AM

5 lakh yaba tablets seized at Ctg port

The members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) seize around five lakh yaba tablets from a fishing boat at the outer anchorage of Chittagong Port.
14 May 2015, 05:24 AM

UN experts condemn recent killings of bloggers in Bangladesh

Condemning recent killings of bloggers in Bangladesh, UN human rights experts warn that it is an alarming signal of deterioration of the space for freedom of expression.
13 May 2015, 17:26 PM

First priority is to save lives of migrants: UNHCR

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) expresses grave concern over reports that Indonesia and Malaysia have pushed back boats carrying vulnerable people from Myanmar and Bangladesh.
13 May 2015, 15:11 PM

Restore political coexistence: Khaleda

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia calls upon the government to restore political coexistence in the country and demanded quick release of her party’s sick and senior leaders from jail.
13 May 2015, 14:41 PM

Meghalaya cops to push back Salahuddin if court orders

Meghalaya cops say the arrested Bangladeshi political leader Salahuddin Ahmed will be pushed back if court orders for so.
13 May 2015, 12:42 PM

Nepal earthquake: Rescue resumes after deadly tremor

Rescue work has resumed to find the victims and survivors of the latest deadly earthquake to hit Nepal.
13 May 2015, 12:41 PM

Thai, Malaysian cops to boost anti-trafficking drive

Thailand and Malaysian police have agreed to step up joint efforts against human trafficking and other crimes affecting the security of both countries.
13 May 2015, 12:07 PM