Lanka heads for snap polls

Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena yesterday ordered the immediate dismissal of the parliament, a government spokesman said,
26 June 2015, 18:00 PM

Nayek Razzak returns, finally

Abducted BGB Nayek Abdur Razzak reaches Teknaf with the BGB delegation that went to Myanmar to bring him back.
25 June 2015, 04:58 AM

Pak heatwave shows signs of easing

The death toll from a heatwave in southern Pakistan rose to 750 yesterday, but the scorching weather showed signs of easing, bringing some respite to the sweltering city of Karachi.
24 June 2015, 18:00 PM

Voice of 'dissent' in BJP

In a remark that is likely to give more ammunition to opposition in the Lalitgate, former Indian home secretary and BJP MP RK Singh yesterday said that "it is absolutely wrong to help a fugitive".
23 June 2015, 18:00 PM

Sister Nirmala passes away

Sister Nirmala Joshi, who succeeded Mother Teresa as head of her Missionaries of Charity in the eastern Indian city of Kolkata, died yesterday at the age of 81, church officials said.
23 June 2015, 18:00 PM

Pak heatwave toll nears 700

Nearly 700 people have died in a severe three-day heatwave in Pakistan, officials said yesterday, with medics battling to treat patients as a state of emergency was declared in hospitals.
23 June 2015, 18:00 PM

Bangladesh at high risk of heart diseases: Report

People in seven South Asian countries including Bangladesh have a higher risk of heart disease at an early age than any other ethnic group.
23 June 2015, 07:33 AM

Alert on milk, water, edible oil packs issued in India

Indian food safety regulator has issued countrywide alert on adulteration of food items specially packed products like milk, water, oil, reported The Times of India.
23 June 2015, 06:36 AM

Pakistan to monitor foreign aid groups

Pakistan's Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan yeterday said the government planned to centralise responsibility for monitoring and
22 June 2015, 18:00 PM

Man kills wife, son

A woman and her 10-month-old son were murdered in Gupti union under Faridganj upazila of the district yesterday.
21 June 2015, 18:00 PM

India PM leads yoga day celebration

Thousands take part in a mass yoga programme in the Indian capital, Delhi, on the first ever International Yoga Day.
21 June 2015, 04:24 AM

5 held with arms, ammo

Five arms peddlers were held in Chapainawabganj and Tangail districts yesterday and the day before.
20 June 2015, 18:00 PM

3 killed in Banani road crash

Three people die and three others are injured after a truck and a pickup van collide head-on in Banani area of Dhaka.
19 June 2015, 05:12 AM

4 moderate tremors jolt Nepal

Four moderate earthquakes with magnitudes between 4 and 5.2 jolted Nepal early on Wednesday, taking the total number of aftershocks to 320 after the devastating
18 June 2015, 18:00 PM

Pakistan releases 113 Indian ishermen

Pakistan yesterday released 113 Indian fishermen after a similar gesture by New Delhi was announced to mark the start of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
18 June 2015, 18:00 PM

Congress questions Modi's silence, says he too is liable

Congress yesterday questioned Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's continued "silence" in the Lalitgate and asked him to come out of his "meditation" and answer the nation as he too is "liable".
18 June 2015, 18:00 PM

Indian money in Swiss banks falls by over 10pc

Money held by Indians in Swiss banks fell by over 10 per cent last year to 1.8 billion Swiss franc (about Rs 12,615 crore), amid an enhanced clampdown against the famed
18 June 2015, 18:00 PM

ISI held Osama prisoner for 6 years: Report

Pakistan's ISI had held Osama bin Laden prisoner for nearly six years in Abbottabad and handed him over to the US in a staged raid, a media report said on Wednesday in new
18 June 2015, 18:00 PM

Joypurhat Sugar Mill staff unpaid for 3 months

The salaries of the officials and employees of Joypurhat Sugar Mill have remained unpaid for the last three months as the mill's sugar
17 June 2015, 18:00 PM

Pakistan executes seven prisoners

Pakistan yesterday hanged seven prisoners, bringing the total number put to death since executions resumed last December to 160,
16 June 2015, 18:00 PM