Bangladesh
Kushtia AL man killed in ‘gunfight’
A ruling party activist allegedly involved in the August 15 infighting in Kushtia that left one dead is killed in gunfight.
19 August 2015, 04:34 AM
A Time for Global Citizenship
Bangladesh is one of the most disaster prone countries in the world, and has not only experienced several catastrophes in its young history, but is persistently hit by seasonal disasters.
18 August 2015, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh new SAFF U-16 champion
Bangladesh clinch SAFF U-16 football championship 2015 by defeating India 4-2 in tie-breaker at Sylhet District Stadium.
18 August 2015, 13:44 PM
Journos’ token hunger strike tomorrow demanding Probir’s release
Agitating journalists to observe a token hunger strike in front of the Jatiya Press Club in Dhaka demanding release of journalist Probir Sikdar.
18 August 2015, 13:34 PM
Criticism after delivery of judgement: SC
The Supreme Court observes that constructive criticism can be made after a court delivers its judgement.
18 August 2015, 13:08 PM
Govt failed to ensure people’s right to live: Ershad
Jatiya Party Chairman Hussein Muhammad Ershad alleges that the government has failed to ensure people’s right to live.
18 August 2015, 13:00 PM
6 killed, 1 injured as truck hits 3-wheeler in Rajshahi
At least six people including two children and three women die as a truck rammed a battery-run three-wheeler in Puthia upazila of Rajshahi.
18 August 2015, 12:35 PM
PM to attend funeral of Indian president’s wife
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will fly to New Delhi tomorrow to attend the funeral of Indian President Pranab Mukherjee’s wife.
18 August 2015, 11:43 AM
MK Anwar sent to jail in Comilla
A Comilla court sends BNP standing committee member MK Anwar to jail in a case filed for petrol bomb attack on a bus in the district earlier this year.
18 August 2015, 11:02 AM
Lost & found: Tale of a Sarail puppy
This is a story of a Sarail hound puppy being lost and later found 103 days later by the owner.
18 August 2015, 09:06 AM
Journalist Probir on 3-day remand
Journalist Probir Sikder is placed on a three-day remand in connection with the case under Information and Communication Technology Act for “tarnishing the image” of LGRD Minister Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain.
18 August 2015, 07:45 AM
Indian President Pranab’s wife passes away
Indian President Pranab Mukherjee’s wife Suvra Mukherjee, who was suffering from respiratory illness, passes away at a hospital in Delhi aged 74.
18 August 2015, 07:28 AM
Dhaka BCL leader, who ‘beat dead’ teenage boy, killed in ‘gunfight’
Arzu Mia, chief of Bangladesh Chhatra League's Lalbagh unit who allegedly beat dead a teenage boy in Dhaka, has been killed in what Rab says gunfight.
18 August 2015, 04:54 AM
CPJ demands journo Probir’s release
Committee to Protect Journalists calls upon the government to release journalist Probir Sikdar immediately.
18 August 2015, 03:28 AM
Boy beaten to death at Hazaribagh, BCL leader held
A teenage boy is beaten to death in Dhaka’s Hazaribagh area allegedly by a local Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) leader and his associates.
17 August 2015, 14:44 PM
Kushtia AL infighting: 7 leaders’ arms license cancelled
The district administration in Kushtia cancels licenses of 10 firearms of seven local Awami League (AL) leaders.
17 August 2015, 12:00 PM
India hands over memorabilia of INS Vikrant to Bangladesh
India hands over to Bangladesh the memorabilia of Indian Naval aircraft carrier INS Vikrant for showcasing at National War Museum.
17 August 2015, 10:18 AM
‘Drinkable books’ provide safe drinking water in Bangladesh
A book with pages that can be torn out to filter drinking water has proved effective in its first field trials.
17 August 2015, 09:52 AM
2 held over Badda triple murder
Detectives claim arrest of two people in connection with the sensational Badda triple murder case of Dhaka.
17 August 2015, 09:32 AM
Split order on Maya’s legitimacy as MP
The High Court gives split order on Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury Maya’s legality in holding parliament membership with a conviction in graft case.
17 August 2015, 07:54 AM