Bangladesh
Pressure piles up on Salim Osman
Controversial Jatiya Party lawmaker AKM Salim Osman, now under pressure from the Awami League as well as his own party, last night cancelled his press conference scheduled for today.
23 May 2016, 18:00 PM
Large parts of embankment damaged in Banshkhali
People in the coastal areas of Banshkhali upazila in Chittagong fear of more floods ahead as cyclone Roanu had badly damaged large portions of an embankment.
23 May 2016, 18:00 PM
Roanu leaves thousands homeless
Thousands of people have been rendered homeless in several coastal upazilas of Chittagong, Cox's Bazar and Bhola as Cyclone Roanu has left a trail of devastation in its wake.
23 May 2016, 18:00 PM
Fed Cup from June 10
The professional football league committee decide to start the Federation Cup from June 10 with the participation of 12 teams of the of top-tier professional league.
23 May 2016, 18:00 PM
Hasina won't join Mamata's oath-taking
Dhaka has not yet made any decision about who will represent Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's swearing-in ceremony on May 27.
23 May 2016, 18:00 PM
N’ganj teacher humiliation: Demand for arrest of Salim Osman
People from cross sections of life demands the immediate arrest of Narayanganj lawmaker Salim Osman for humiliating a school headmaster.
23 May 2016, 13:48 PM
BSF kills Bangladeshi youth in Panchagarh
A Bangladeshi youth is gunned down by the members of Indian Border Security Force (BSF) at Sarialjot Kankata bordering area in Tentulia upazila.
23 May 2016, 11:59 AM
Lalmonirhat imam, 2 others sent to jail for ‘demeaning Islam’
An imam (religious leader) and two others have been sent to jail in Lalmonirhat over a case filed for allegedly demeaning Islam.
23 May 2016, 09:52 AM
Shab-e-Barat observed
The holy Shab-e-Barat, the night of fortune, has been observed across the country with due religious fervor and solemnity.
23 May 2016, 04:45 AM
3 killed in Munshiganj road crash
Three people are killed and 12 injured as a truck collided with a pick-up van on Dhaka-Mawa highway in Munshiganj.
23 May 2016, 04:18 AM
Zero tolerance to malpractice in universities: UGC
Chairman of the University Grants Commission (UGC) Chairman Prof Abdul Mannan says they will show zero tolerance to any irregularity and malpractice in the country’s universities.
22 May 2016, 15:31 PM
No new remand for BNP leader Aslam: HC
High Court bench directs government not to take BNP leader Aslam Chowdhury on a fresh remand until a petition filed by him with this court is disposed off.
22 May 2016, 13:38 PM
Salim Osman won’t attend JS if he has any self-respect: Nasim
Health Minister Mohammad Nasim says Jatiya Party lawmaker Salim Osman will refrain from joining the parliament sessions “if he has any self-respect”.
22 May 2016, 13:37 PM
No IS link found in recent 37 killings: Amu
No evidence of involvement of Islamic State (IS) has been found in recent 37 killings, Industry Minister Amir Hossain Amu says.
22 May 2016, 12:19 PM
Roanu-marooned people in misery
Several thousand cyclone stricken people in Tajumuddin upazila of Bhola are passing miserable days under the open sky.
22 May 2016, 10:36 AM
No fireworks on Shab-e-Barat: DMP
DMP imposes restriction on carrying of all types of explosives, crackers as well as explosion of firecrackers in the capital on the occasion of holy Shab-e-Barat to be observed on tonight.
22 May 2016, 09:15 AM
Pabna AL leader shot dead
A local leader of the ruling Awami League is shot dead by miscreants in Pabna Sadar upazila.
22 May 2016, 08:46 AM
Charges pressed against 6 Netrakona war crimes suspects
The prosecution presses seven charges against six Netrakona men who were allegedly involved in crimes against humanity committed during the Liberation War in 1971.
22 May 2016, 08:35 AM
3D recreation of Tagor’s Natir Puja to be screened in Bangladesh
A 3D colour recreation of the only film of Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore ever made, "Natir Puja" (1932), is expected to be screened in Bangladesh.
22 May 2016, 06:37 AM
Flight operations resume at Ctg airport after 21 hrs
Flight operations at Shah Amanat International Airport resumes after 21 hours of disruption due to inclement weather triggered by cyclone Roanu.
22 May 2016, 06:06 AM