Bangladesh
4 murdered in 3 dists
Four people were hacked and shot to death and another was severely injured in separate incidents in Chittagong, Kushtia and Brahmanbaria yesterday.
25 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Mahmudur remanded for 5 days
A Dhaka court yesterday placed Amar Desh Editor Mahmudur Rahman on five-day remand for interrogation in connection with
25 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Fuel price cut won't benefit passengers
Bus operators are reluctant to reduce fares despite a cut in fuel prices.
25 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Is this how we respect a poet?
The ugly sight of a dustbin with spilling garbage strikes visitors, just near the entrance to Poet Jibanananda Das Memorial
25 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Youth workforce to lead future development in Bangladesh
Bangladesh has a huge young and productive workforce that will continue to increase until 2030 and can contribute to
25 April 2016, 18:00 PM
LGBT magazine editor stabbed dead at Dhaka home
Posing as courier service staff, miscreants enter the house of an editor of the country’s first LGBT magazine and stab him dead along with his friend at his flat in Dhaka’s Kalabagan area. Cops suspect involvement of militant groups in the killing.
25 April 2016, 13:13 PM
Bangladesh still 7th, not 5th
The good news that Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Nazmul Hassan Papon provided in the afternoon yesterday, regarding the
25 April 2016, 12:02 PM
Tonu murder: HC vacation bench sends writ to regular bench
The High Court (HC) asks to place a writ seeking judicial inquiry into the murder of Comilla Victoria College student Sohagi Jahan Tonu, before a regular bench.
25 April 2016, 11:20 AM
Language barrier not a problem for Fizz and Warner
Mustafizur has been rocking to the core in 20-over cricket, and played an important role in Bangladesh's campaigns at the recently concluded Asia Cup and ICC World T20 2016 in India. Currently, Fizz is ranked the 19th best T20 bowler in the world by the ICC, having played only 13 T20I matches.
25 April 2016, 09:33 AM
‘Plot to kill Joy’: Amar Desh editor Mahmudur Rahman placed on 5-day remand
A Dhaka court grants investigators’ plea to quiz Amar Desh Editor Mahmudur Rahman on remand in connection with an alleged plot “to kidnap and kill Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s son Sajeeb Wazed Joy”.
25 April 2016, 08:57 AM
Kashimpur prison guard shot dead in broad daylight
Three assailants on a motorcycle have gunned down a prison guard of Kashimpur jail in Gazipur in broad daylight and fled away, police say.
25 April 2016, 06:09 AM
2 shot dead in Ctg
Two youths were shot dead during an attack by rivals in Rangunia upazila of Chittagong.
25 April 2016, 06:04 AM
Dhaka traffic suffers in hartal
Students’ blockade protesting the murder of Tonu at Shahbagh intersection, one of the major intersections in Dhaka, created acute traffic congestion in the capital.
25 April 2016, 05:46 AM
RU professor killing: Teachers, students continue protest
Teachers and students of Rajshahi University continue their protest, boycotting classes for the third consecutive day demanding punishment to the killers of Prof AFM Rezaul Karim Siddiquee.
25 April 2016, 05:33 AM
Bangladesh govt cuts fuel oil prices by Tk 3-10
The government has cut the prices of octane and petrol by Tk 10 a litre and diesel and kerosene by Tk 3 per litre to pass on to consumers the benefit of low fuel prices on the international market.
24 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Siddikur ends at 74th
Siddikur Rahman finish tied for 74th in the Panasonic Open Golf Championship in Japan yesterday after managing a one-over-par (72) in the fourth and final round.
24 April 2016, 18:00 PM
150-yr-old printing press still functions
More than 150 years ago, the elite Bangalees involved in indigo production used to treat farmers and workers inhumanely.
24 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Two boys tortured
Two schoolboys were allegedly tortured by a Union Parishad member, his associate, and an uncle of one of the victims reportedly
24 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Two boys tortured
Two schoolboys were allegedly tortured by a Union Parishad member, his associate, and an uncle of one of the victims reportedly
24 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Hindu priest murdered
A Hindu priest died on Saturday, a day after he was stabbed by a local youth in Tungipara of Gopalganj.
24 April 2016, 18:00 PM