Bangladesh

Govt to lift restriction on foreigners' entry to CHT

The government is going to lift a recently imposed restriction, allowing foreign tourists to visit Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) without permission from the home ministry
23 March 2015, 13:02 PM

52 rescued while being trafficked to Malaysia

Law enforcers, in separate drives, have rescued 52 fortune seekers from Dhaka, Chittagong and Cox’s Bazar while allegedly being trafficked to Malaysia
23 March 2015, 10:19 AM

Show cause notices on 12 councillor aspirants

The Election Commission has issued show cause notices to 12 councillor aspirants of the Dhaka South City Corporation elections for not bringing down their electoral posters till today.
23 March 2015, 08:40 AM

2 smugglers held with 1.20 lakh yaba tablets

Detectives arrest two smugglers along with 120,000 pieces of yaba in Demra area of Dhaka
23 March 2015, 07:48 AM

Cabinet okays proposal for 2 more medical universities

Government approves in principle drafts of two acts for establishing two medical universities in Rajshahi and Chittagong in a bid to create more specialised doctors
23 March 2015, 07:21 AM

Ensure level-playing field, groups tell EC

Election Working Group (EWG) urges the Election Commission (EC) to take measures for ensuring a level-playing field for candidates in Dhaka and Chittagong city polls
23 March 2015, 06:55 AM

Quit if you fail to return Salahuddin, Badruddoza tells govt

Government should resign if it fails to return missing BNP leader Salahuddin Ahmed, Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh chief AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury says
23 March 2015, 06:03 AM

Ctg JMB leader held with explosives

Police arrested a leader of banned militant outfit Jamaatul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), Chittagong unit with explosives and grenade-making materials in the port city today.
23 March 2015, 05:03 AM

BSF kills 1 in Chapainawabganj

Indian Border Security Force (BSF) guns down a Bangladeshi cattle trader along Charpanka frontier in Shibganj upazila of Chapainawabganj; deceased was Torikul Islam, 35, of Jamaipara village
23 March 2015, 04:26 AM

A journey through light and shadow

BANGLADESH'S War of Independence in 1971 was the culmination of a prolonged movement for emancipation from economic, political and cultural subjugation by West Pakistan.
22 March 2015, 18:00 PM

15 police officers transferred

The government transferred 15 police officers to different positions in the latest reshuffle.
22 March 2015, 13:02 PM

2 held for rumour on Salahuddin’s whereabouts

Detectives arrest two people in Chittagong for spreading rumour regarding the whereabouts of missing BNP leader Salahuddin Ahmed
22 March 2015, 10:59 AM

Bangladesh gets WIP Award

Bangladesh has won the Women in Parliaments Global Forum (WIP) Award as a pioneering country in reducing gender discrimination
22 March 2015, 10:07 AM

Bangladesh third most ‘depressing country’

Bangladesh is the third most depressing place to live on earth, a recent survey says
22 March 2015, 09:29 AM

Mother, 2 children found dead in Habiganj

A mother and her two minor children were found dead at their house in Nabiganj upazila of Habiganj
22 March 2015, 08:35 AM

Court to decide tomorrow on summoning Khaleda in loan default case

Dhaka court summons BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and three members of her family asking them to appear before it on April 12 in Dandy Dyeing loan default case
22 March 2015, 07:46 AM

Rousing welcome for Tigers

Tigers return home to a rousing welcome by several thousand of cricket fans at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka
22 March 2015, 06:53 AM

'I've proof that cops picked up Salahuddin,' wife says

Reiterating that BNP leader Salahuddin Ahmed was picked up by law enforcers, his wife again seeks prime minister’s intervention to trace him immediately
22 March 2015, 06:45 AM

Ershad sacks Bobby Hajjaj

Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad sacks his special adviser Bobby Hajjaj after the latter announced his own candidacy for the Dhaka City Corporation polls
22 March 2015, 05:46 AM

Murder accused killed in ‘gunfight’ with Rab

An accused in a case filed for killing a girl and slicing her in seven pieces in Motijheel earlier this month is killed in a “gunfight” with Rapid Action Battalion in Dhaka's Shahjahanpur area
22 March 2015, 03:30 AM