Dhaka

England's tour to Bangladesh is set to go ahead despite fears over terrorism

England's tour to Bangladesh looks increasingly likely to go ahead despite serious reservations held by ‘several’ young players and one-day captain Eoin Morgan after Moeen Ali became the first to publicly state he will go.
4 September 2016, 09:14 AM

BSPA holds hockey workshop

A workshop for sports journalists on rules and regulations of hockey is organised by the Bangladesh Sports Press Association (BSPA).
3 September 2016, 18:00 PM

Ali, Bairstow sure of touring BD

England players Jonny Bairstow and Moeen Ali both state that they are happy to go to Bangladesh, putting their faith in the safety assurances they have been given.
3 September 2016, 18:00 PM

Cricket: Courtney Walsh set to arrive tomorrow night

West Indies legend Courtney Walsh, who has signed up to be Bangladesh’s specialist bowling coach will arrive in Dhaka tomorrow night.
2 September 2016, 06:39 AM

Hales uncertain about touring

Opener Alex Hales has accepted he could be risking his England place if he pulls out of the forthcoming tour of Bangladesh.
1 September 2016, 18:00 PM

Cricket: Hales weighs up Bangladesh options

Alex Hales accepts that he could be risking his England place if he pulls out of the forthcoming tour of Bangladesh.
1 September 2016, 04:59 AM

Another kid tortured brutally in Dhaka

A minor boy is brutally tortured allegedly by pumping air into his body through rectum in Mohammadpur of Dhaka.
31 August 2016, 13:11 PM

Why England's decision to tour Bangladesh is right

Bangladesh is facing a critical moment in its history - certainly its cricketing history - is apparent.
31 August 2016, 02:59 AM

BCL franchises raise concerns

The country's premier four-day cricket competition, the Bangladesh Cricket League (BCL), which is scheduled to begin from
30 August 2016, 18:00 PM

Ian Bell available for Bangladesh tour, signs up for Big Bash

England batsman Ian Bell will be available for selection for Bangladesh and India tours in the winter.
30 August 2016, 07:14 AM

3 areas in Dhaka face blackout for 7 hours

Thousands of people in Dhaka’s Karwan Bazar, Tejgaon Industrial area and Tejturi Bazar are facing acute power outage for at least seven hours.
29 August 2016, 16:04 PM

Biman’s domestic flight delays as co-pilot arrives late due to traffic gridlock

A domestic flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines is delayed to take-off for over an hour as the co-pilot of the flight arrives late at Dhaka airport, thanks to huge traffic congestion in the capital.
29 August 2016, 14:34 PM

Broad, Anderson expected to be fit

England's new-ball Test duo of James Anderson and Stuart Broad will both miss the final few weeks of the domestic season through injury.
27 August 2016, 18:00 PM

Andrew Strauss urges England fans to make own call on Bangladesh tour

Andrew Strauss, the director of England cricket, urges supporters intending to follow the team in Bangladesh this autumn to make their own assessment of the situation in the country based on advice from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
27 August 2016, 06:23 AM

Papon happy with England's decision to tour Bangladesh

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Nazmul Hassan Papon thanks the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) to let England's tour of Bangladesh in October to go on as planned.
26 August 2016, 11:11 AM

Earthquake jolts Bangladesh

A tremor jolts Dhaka and other parts of the country.
24 August 2016, 10:37 AM

4 female JMB members on 4-day fresh remand

A Dhaka court places four female members of banned militant outfit Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) on a four-day fresh remand in a case filed under the Anti-Terrorism Act.
22 August 2016, 10:30 AM

Sheltering militants: NSU teacher, 2 others get bail

Suspended North South University Professor Gias Uddin Ahsan and two others, arrested on charges of renting flats to Gulshan café attackers and withholding tenants' information from the police, get bail.
21 August 2016, 15:05 PM

DU online admission process begins tomorrow

The online admission process for the first year honours admission tests for 2016-17 academic sessions of Dhaka University (DU) is scheduled to begin on August 22 and will continue till September 7.
21 August 2016, 13:25 PM

bKash agent shot, robbed off Tk 4 lakh in Baridhara

Unidentified muggers shot a bKash agent and rob Tk four lakh from an outlet in Baridhara area of Dhaka this morning.
20 August 2016, 09:31 AM