Bangladesh
4 arson victims die at DMCH
Four including three of the nine who suffered severe burns in the mindless petrol bomb attack on a truck in Magura succumbed to their injuries at DMCH
22 March 2015, 02:00 AM
9 burnt in Magura firebomb attack
Nine people are burnt as unidentified miscreants hurl petrol bomb at a truck in Magura
21 March 2015, 14:31 PM
Girl’s residence burnt for refusing marriage in Narsingdi
Miscreants set fire to the house of a 14-year-old girl allegedly for refusing a marriage proposal in Narsingdi
21 March 2015, 13:58 PM
Bobby Hajjaj declares candidacy for DNCC poll
Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad’s Special Adviser Bobby Hajjaj declares himself an independent mayoral candidate for the upcoming Dhaka North City Corporation poll scheduled for April 28
21 March 2015, 10:20 AM
RU cricket fans burns ICC umpires' effigies
Cricket fans of Rajshahi University burnt the effigies of three umpires protesting their alleged partial umpiring during Bangladesh-India quarter final match in the ICC Cricket World Cup2015
21 March 2015, 07:57 AM
Plucky Bangladesh win back nation's trust
Before Bangladesh left for Australia in January, the players and coaches routinely mentioned that the team's primary target was to reach the World Cup quarter-finals.
21 March 2015, 04:04 AM
The choice of the (unaware) 'elakabashi'
I had a dream, which is not unusual given the time that we get to sleep during the traffic jam, which is the hallmark of the ongoing hartal imposed by the opposition out of parliament.
20 March 2015, 18:00 PM
AL backs Nasir for Ctg mayor
Awami League unanimously decides to back AJM Nasir, Chittagong city general secretary of the ruling party, as a mayoral candidate in the April 28 elections to Chittagong City Corporation
20 March 2015, 16:07 PM
Khaleda ‘positive’ about Dhaka, Ctg polls
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has expressed her positive attitude about taking part in the upcoming elections to the Dhaka and Chittagong city corporations. “Khaleda Zia did not tell anything negative to us about the three city corporation elections.
20 March 2015, 15:06 PM
Violence decreasing: IGP
IGP AKM Shahidul Hoque says incidents of sabotage have been on the decrease due to police actions
20 March 2015, 12:31 PM
‘Man behind Gulshan blast’ arrested
Law enforcers claim to have arrested one of the prime accused of the February 16 blast on the rally of Shipping Minister Shajahan Khan at Gulshan.
20 March 2015, 08:33 AM
5 burnt in Feni firebomb attack
Five people suffer burns as miscreants hurled firebombs at a truck in Dagonbhuiyan upazila of Feni
20 March 2015, 02:45 AM
Mashrafe disappointed
At the end of the day it all came down to “what ifs” for Bangladesh. There’s no doubt that the reprieve that Rohit Sharma got in the 40th over proved to be a crucial turning point in the game. Sharma, who was in his 90s at that point, went on to hammer a series of boundaries later in the game.
19 March 2015, 15:44 PM
UK concerned over unrest in Bangladesh
UK Minister of State at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office Hugo Swire expresses his deep concern at the ongoing violence and political unrest in Bangladesh
19 March 2015, 15:12 PM
Mashrafe suspended for one ODI
Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Mortaza has been suspended for one ODI and fined 40 percent of his match fee for maintaining a slow over-rate during the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 quarter-final against India at Melbourne
19 March 2015, 13:36 PM
Bangladesh to appeal against ‘controversial’ umpiring: ICC chief
President of International Cricket Council (ICC), says Bangladesh to appeal against “controversial” umpiring decisions during Bangladesh’s quarterfinal game against India
19 March 2015, 12:59 PM
Govt in dark about Bangladeshi abductees in Libya
Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali says he does not know anything about the two Bangladeshi nationals who have allegedly been abducted in Libya by a militant group linked to the ISIS
19 March 2015, 12:59 PM
Dhaka BNP declares programme demanding Salahuddin’s return
Dhaka city unit of BNP will bring out processions at all thanas and wards in the capital on Saturday demanding return of missing BNP leader Salahuddin Ahmed
19 March 2015, 12:48 PM
Rangpur arson attack accused held
Police arrest two people including a prime accused in a case regarding the Rangpur arson attack on a bus that left six people killed.
19 March 2015, 12:16 PM
Minister warns Malaysian firm on expats’ MRP
Malaysian IRIS Corporation Berhad must enroll 5,000 Bangladeshi expatriates in Saudi Arabia every day to give them Machine Readable Passport or face actions, expatriates' welfare and overseas employment minister says
19 March 2015, 11:55 AM