Bangladesh

Japanese killing: 3 unknown people sued

Police sue three unidentified assailants over yesterday’s murder of Japanese national Hoshi Kunio in Kaunia upazila of Rangpur. No one has been arrested over the killing yet, but six people have been detained for interrogation.
4 October 2015, 04:43 AM

Shooting of minor: Case filed against MP Liton

Victim’s father sues Gaibandha-1 ruling Awami League lawmaker Manzurul Islam Liton for attempting to murder his 10-year-old son Sourav Mia. Meanwhile, the MP has surrendered his licensed firearms to a police station.
3 October 2015, 14:38 PM

Cops to boost security for diplomats, foreigners

Police will strengthen security at workplaces and residences of foreign diplomats and nationals in Bangladesh.
3 October 2015, 13:33 PM

3 babies dead in shady Dhaka hospital

Authorities have sealed a shady private hospital in Dhaka’s Lalmatia after three newborns died allegedly from negligence.
3 October 2015, 11:34 AM

Japanese killing: Korea alerts its citizens

The Korean Embassy in Bangladesh has asked its citizens here to exercise caution and maintain a high level of personal security awareness at all times in all places following the killing of a Japanese citizen in Rangpur.
3 October 2015, 10:10 AM

BNP blames lack of good governance for foreigner murders

The governments’ lack of good governance is to be blamed for the recent murders of the two foreign nationalities, a BNP spokesperson says.
3 October 2015, 10:10 AM

Russians complete Rooppur nuke power feasibility study; project design

The Russians have completed the feasibility study and prepared the design for construction of the Rooppur 2400 megawatt nuclear power plant.
3 October 2015, 09:50 AM

Medical admission seekers’ demo continue peacefully

The students seeking retake of the MBBS and BDS admission tests organises a photo exhibition and launched a signature campaign at Central Shaheed Minar in Dhaka to drum up support in favour of their demand.
3 October 2015, 09:15 AM

PM to brief media on UN visit tomorrow

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will hold a press briefing tomorrow morning at her official residence Gono Bhaban about the outcome of her USA visit.
3 October 2015, 08:40 AM

Probe to find link between foreigners’ murder: Kamal

Law enforcers work to find whether there is any link between the killings of two foreigners in the span of five days, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal says.
3 October 2015, 07:33 AM

AL men accord grand reception to Hasina

A large number of leaders and activists of ruling Awami League have started to gather forming long rows on the footpaths from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport to Gono Bhaban this morning, to welcome Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on her return.
3 October 2015, 06:17 AM

Japanese citizen shot dead in Rangpur days into Italian killing

Five days into the killing of an Italian citizen in Dhaka, a Japanese national is gunned down in northern district of Rangpur. Five persons detained for interrogation.
3 October 2015, 06:12 AM

Bangladesh beat Sri Lanka 2-0

Bangladesh beat Sri Lanka 2-0 in second match of Group A Qualifiers at the Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka.
2 October 2015, 14:17 PM

War crimes: Mymensingh MP, 3 others sent to jail

A Dhaka court sends four war crimes accused including Jatiya Party lawmaker MA Hannan and his son Rafique Sajjad to jail.
2 October 2015, 13:10 PM

Light tremor felt in Ctg, Bandarban

A light tremor of magnitude 4.4 in the Richter scale is felt in Chittagong and Bandarban.
2 October 2015, 12:57 PM

BNP for judicial probe into UGC official’s death in Rab custody

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) demands judicial inquiry to find out the nature of University Grants Commission (UGC) official’s death in Rab custody.
2 October 2015, 12:06 PM

3,080kg hilsa seized, 168 fishermen jailed in Ctg

Bangladesh Coast Guard seize 3,080kg hilsa and detain 168 fishermen for netting the fish defying a government ban on hilsa fishing from September 25 to October 9 to protect the fish during the breeding time.
2 October 2015, 11:43 AM

Lawyers to meet Mojaheed tomorrow

Five lawyers of condemned war criminal Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed will meet him at Dhaka Central Jail tomorrow “to discuss the recently released full verdict and the ground of the review”.
2 October 2015, 10:00 AM

PM reaches London

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has reached London from New York en route home after winding up her eight-day official visit to the United States.
2 October 2015, 09:13 AM

New kind of violence undid BCB plans

Ultimately it was the killing of an Italian national in Dhaka by unknown perpetrators that is believed, within the BCB, to have led to Australia calling off their tour of Bangladesh.
2 October 2015, 07:07 AM