Bangladesh
CJ assigns new HC bench to hear Khaleda pleas
A High Court bench is assigned to dispose of four petitions filed by BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia challenging legality of the proceedings of three graft cases.
8 April 2015, 04:45 AM
4 killed in Habiganj road crash
Four people including a one-year-old baby are killed and three injured as a tractor rammed a battery-run three-wheeler in Habiganj Sadar upazila.
8 April 2015, 04:34 AM
107-yr-old Taramoni Das' struggles to survive
Taramoni Dash, a 107 year old widow of village Baishsho Para in Mohishkhocha union of Aditmari upazila in Lalmonirhat, is struggling for her daily bread at the age of 107.
7 April 2015, 18:00 PM
Khaleda returns with failure: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has returned to her residence embracing failure and defeat after staying 92 days in her office aiming to topple the government.
7 April 2015, 14:31 PM
Salahuddin’s wife seeks PM’s help, again
The wife of “missing” BNP leader Salahuddin Ahmed moves a memo seeking the prime minister’s intervention to trace her husband’s whereabouts.
7 April 2015, 13:06 PM
Bangladesh greets Iran nuclear talks
Bangladesh welcomes the understanding reached between Iran and five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council plus Germany on key parameters of a Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action on Iran's nuclear programme.
7 April 2015, 12:03 PM
Flights suspended at Dhaka airport for 30mins
Flights at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport are suspended for over half an hour this afternoon after the nose-wheel of a trainee aircraft collapsed while landing.
7 April 2015, 11:55 AM
Promotion spree in police admin too
Government promotes 134 police officials throughout different districts of the country a day after the biggest promotion spree in civil service.
7 April 2015, 11:01 AM
16 more Bangladeshis to be evacuated from Yemen
India evacuates 16 more Bangladesh nationals from Sana'a, the capital of war-torn Yemen, to African nation Djibouti.
7 April 2015, 10:04 AM
Manna denied bail again
A Dhaka court again rejects bail petition of Nagorik Oikya convener Mahmudur Rahman Manna in a case filed on charge of trying to instigate revolt by the armed forces.
7 April 2015, 09:30 AM
5 of a family die in Lalmonirhat road crash
Five persons include three of a family are killed and 20 injured as two buses collide in Lalmonirhat Sadar upazila.
7 April 2015, 08:38 AM
Kamaruzzaman’s verdict drafted
The Supreme Court has completed drafting the verdict that upheld the death penalty of Muhammad Kamaruzzaman for his crimes committed during the country’s Liberation War in 1971.
7 April 2015, 05:43 AM
Impose moratorium on executions, HRW urges govt
Human Rights Watch reiterates its longstanding call for Bangladesh to impose an immediate moratorium on executions.
7 April 2015, 04:04 AM
Cops redeployed at Khaleda’s Gulshan house
A day after BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia returned to her Gulshan residence, the government Monday evening redeploys police personnel in front of it to ensure her security.
6 April 2015, 17:39 PM
Kamaruzzaman won’t be hanged tonight
War criminal and Jamaat-e-Islami leader Muhammad Kamaruzzaman will not be hanged tonight, authorities of Dhaka Central Jail say.
6 April 2015, 11:30 AM
Regional trade gets new boost
The cabinet approves the amended draft of a law that will allow Bangladesh and India to use each other’s territory while engaging in business with a third country.
6 April 2015, 10:44 AM
Kamaruzzaman meets family, yet to seek mercy
Death row convict for war crimes in 1971 and Jamaat-e-Islami leader Muhammad Kamaruzzaman has met his family at Dhaka Central Jail.
6 April 2015, 09:20 AM
Mintoo out of mayoral race
The High Court upholds the election commission’s order that rejected the nomination of Abdul Awal Mintoo, the BNP-backed mayoral candidate for the Dhaka North City Corporation polls.
6 April 2015, 09:19 AM
2 siblings killed by brother in Rajshahi
Two siblings are killed by their brother following a dispute over ownership of their house at Kadirganj in Rajshahi city.
6 April 2015, 08:28 AM
No evidence of rape by cricketer Rubel: Cops
Cops say in report that they have not found any evidence in support of film actress Naznin Akter Happy’s rape allegation against cricketer Rubel Hossain.
6 April 2015, 07:46 AM