Bangladesh
Amazon, Walmart to enter Bangladesh in two years
Global e-commerce giants Walmart and Amazon will start their operation in Bangladesh within next two years, a leader of e-Commerce Association of Bangladesh (e-CAB) says.
8 September 2018, 18:00 PM
Rohingya repatriation talks go nowhere
The Rohingya crisis steps into the first anniversary with no real progress in the repatriation drive by Bangladesh other than the continuation of dialogue with Myanmar though Rohingyas are still coming into Bangladesh due to the absence of conducive environment in Rakhine.
24 August 2018, 05:28 AM
4 killed in Kushtia, Laxmipur road crashes
Four people are killed and four others injured in separate road accidents in Kushtia and Laxmipur districts.
22 August 2018, 12:24 PM
BNP leaders fail to meet Khaleda on Eid day
BNP senior leaders fail to meet the party Chairperson Khaleda Zia at the Old Dhaka Central Jail in the capital on the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha.
22 August 2018, 11:43 AM
EIU Survey: Dhaka ranked second least liveable city
Bangladesh capital Dhaka has ranked the second least liveable city in the world, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit annual global survey.
14 August 2018, 18:00 PM
Tigers throw it away yet again
An authoritative hundred from young Shimron Hetmyer and an overall drop of the guard from the Bangladesh players allowed the West Indies to post a challenging total of 270 in the second one-day international at the Providence Stadium in Guayana on Wednesday.
25 July 2018, 18:15 PM
Windies beat Bangladesh by 166 runs in second Test
Windies beat Bangladesh by 166 runs in second Test in Jamaica to complete a 2-0 whitewash of the series
14 July 2018, 23:08 PM
Brathwaite, Hetmyer propel WI to 295/4
A resolute Kraigg Brathwaite and a free-scoring Shimron Hetmyer helped Windies turn the tide and eventually bag the opening day honours in the second Test against Bangladesh in Jamaica.
12 July 2018, 23:04 PM
UN chief calls to step up support for Rohingyas
United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres says his heart is broken after he visited Rohingya refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar.
2 July 2018, 03:23 AM
Football fever hits Dhaka
Football fever reaches its peak every four years in Bangladesh during the FIFA World Cup, and nowhere is it more evident than on the streets of Dhaka city.
24 June 2018, 12:00 PM
10 hurt in clash over Brazil-Argentina fans’ quarrel in Brahmanbaria
At least 10 people are injured in a clash over an altercation between two supporters of Brazil and Argentina in Nasirnagar upazila of Brahmanbaria.
23 June 2018, 14:45 PM
Body of missing boy recovered in Dhaka
The body of an eight-year-old boy has been recovered from an under-construction building in Dhaka’s Khilgaon area hours after he went missing, police say.
16 June 2018, 12:42 PM
WB provides $700m for primary education in Bangladesh
The World Bank (WB) approves $700 million to improve the primary education sector in Bangladesh, says a press release.
15 June 2018, 12:06 PM
Man dies being hit by fallen tree branch in Dhaka
A man dies and another is injured as a branch of a tree falls on them in Dhaka’s Ramna Park.
7 June 2018, 15:39 PM
Cage fighter/stress reliever
Subaru has come a long way from the mid to late-90s. Following the rallying success of the GC8 Impreza to releasing street
5 June 2018, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh urged to submit Rohingya docs to ICC
Speakers at a seminar in the city urges the government to submit its observations and documents relating to Rohingyas forced out from Myanmar to the International Criminal Court (ICC) within the given time frame and assist ICC in building pressure on Myanmar on this issue.
4 June 2018, 10:44 AM
9 more killed in ‘gunfight’ in 7 districts
Nine more suspected drug dealers are killed in reported gunfights in Dhaka, Mymensingh, Sherpur, Gaibandha, Netrokona, Comilla and Cox's Bazar districts, taking the death toll in “encounter” to 61 in eleven days.
25 May 2018, 05:43 AM
Crocodile lays eggs at Hazrat Khan Jahan Ali’s shrine in Bagerhat
A female crocodile in a pond at the shrine of Hazrat Khan Jahan Ali (R) in Bagerhat lays eggs.
19 May 2018, 14:41 PM
‘Make law with max penalty for raping girls’
Bangladesh needs a law with a provision of maximum punishment for raping an under-16 girl to stop sexual violence against women, say members of a rights platform.
11 May 2018, 14:25 PM
STAR Day At A Glance | Friday, May 4, 2018
Dear readers, here are the news headlines of the day on Friday, May 4, 2018.
4 May 2018, 10:00 AM