Bangladesh

Malaysian firm to be sued for not paying Bangladeshi workers

The Malaysian government initiated legal action against WRP Asia Pacific Sdn Bhd to court for withholding the salaries of its workers from Bangladesh and Nepal.
31 January 2019, 09:59 AM

Bangladeshi killed by BSF across border

Indian Border Security Force yesterday shot dead a Bangladeshi national inside their territory along the Dharmagar border in Thakurgaon's Ranisankail upazila.
18 January 2019, 18:00 PM

Readymade Garment Sector: Revised wage sees protests subside

The magnitude of unrest in Bangladesh’s garments industry comes down after yesterday’s revision of wages and threats of factory closure.
14 January 2019, 18:00 PM

Breathe Healthy!!!

Breathe healthy and ensure the safest air for your family! We try to guarantee all kind of safety for our loved ones, for our kids, for our family like safe home, safe drinking water and so on. But have we thought about the air we are inhaling every second? Are you and your family breathing safely?
6 January 2019, 12:39 PM

Bangladesh, Sri Lanka in group-stage qualifiers of 2020 World T20

Bangladesh will have to go through the group stages of the World T20 in 2020, with the likes of Sri Lanka and six other lower-ranked teams, based the on latest T20I rankings, according to a press release from the International Cricket Council.
1 January 2019, 12:35 PM

Textbook festival kicks off today

Primary and secondary students are set to get new textbooks on the first morning of 2019 as over 35.21 crore copies are ready for free distribution.
31 December 2018, 18:00 PM

Abuse of Bangladeshi Workers: Malaysian rights bodies for probe

Malaysian Labour rights organisations called for an urgent investigation into allegations of abusing workers from Bangladesh, Nepal and Myanmar against Top Glove.
9 December 2018, 18:00 PM

Midday Brief, Thursday, December 6, 2018

Hello readers! How are you doing today? Here are the headlines so far on December 6, 2018
6 December 2018, 10:56 AM

None can block country's march forward: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says no one will be able to block the country's progress as the government has developed a system of development.
2 December 2018, 07:22 AM

Tigresses lose to Eng by 7 wickets

Bangladesh women's cricket team lost against England by seven wickets in a rain-affected fixture of the Women's World T20 in St. Lucia on Monday.
12 November 2018, 23:43 PM

No one can halt our development

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said no one would be able to stop the pace of Bangladesh's development.
17 October 2018, 18:00 PM

2 Rangpur cops suspended for trying to implicate farmer in drug case

Two police officials are suspended in Rangpur for their efforts to implicate a farmer in a drug related case by putting five yaba pills in his pocket.
21 September 2018, 08:53 AM

Amazon, Walmart to enter Bangladesh in two years

Global e-commerce giants Walmart and Amazon will start their operation in Bangladesh within next two years, a leader of e-Commerce Association of Bangladesh (e-CAB) says.
8 September 2018, 18:00 PM

Rohingya repatriation talks go nowhere

The Rohingya crisis steps into the first anniversary with no real progress in the repatriation drive by Bangladesh other than the continuation of dialogue with Myanmar though Rohingyas are still coming into Bangladesh due to the absence of conducive environment in Rakhine.
24 August 2018, 05:28 AM

4 killed in Kushtia, Laxmipur road crashes

Four people are killed and four others injured in separate road accidents in Kushtia and Laxmipur districts.
22 August 2018, 12:24 PM

BNP leaders fail to meet Khaleda on Eid day

BNP senior leaders fail to meet the party Chairperson Khaleda Zia at the Old Dhaka Central Jail in the capital on the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha.
22 August 2018, 11:43 AM

EIU Survey: Dhaka ranked second least liveable city

Bangladesh capital Dhaka has ranked the second least liveable city in the world, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit annual global survey.
14 August 2018, 18:00 PM

Tigers throw it away yet again

An authoritative hundred from young Shimron Hetmyer and an overall drop of the guard from the Bangladesh players allowed the West Indies to post a challenging total of 270 in the second one-day international at the Providence Stadium in Guayana on Wednesday.
25 July 2018, 18:15 PM

Windies beat Bangladesh by 166 runs in second Test

Windies beat Bangladesh by 166 runs in second Test in Jamaica to complete a 2-0 whitewash of the series
14 July 2018, 23:08 PM

Brathwaite, Hetmyer propel WI to 295/4

A resolute Kraigg Brathwaite and a free-scoring Shimron Hetmyer helped Windies turn the tide and eventually bag the opening day honours in the second Test against Bangladesh in Jamaica.
12 July 2018, 23:04 PM