Indian intellectuals criticise govt's 'jingoist sentiments'

A group of eminent intellectuals in India have expressed deep concern over the "thoughtless articulation of jingoist sentiments" by high-level representatives of the government and BJP in the wake of the Army operation in Myanmar and urged it to disassociate itself from them.
16 June 2015, 18:00 PM

Sushma offered to quit: report

A group of eminent intellectuals in India have expressed deep concern over the "thoughtless articulation of jingoist sentiments" by high-level representatives of the government and BJP in the wake of the Army operation in Myanmar and urged it to disassociate itself from them.
16 June 2015, 18:00 PM

Congress protests outside Sushma's house

The Aam Aadmi Party yesterday dragged the Prime Minister's Office into the raging row over External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj extending help to scam-tainted former IPL chief Lalit Modi alleging that “PMO may have been in the loop“.
15 June 2015, 18:00 PM

Historic Nepal sites set to reopen

Nepal is set to reopen all the heritage sites in the Kathmandu valley to the public, in a bid to attract tourists after April's devastating earthquake.
15 June 2015, 18:00 PM

Flood situation static in three districts

The flood situation remained static in Gaibandha, Bogra and Kurigram districts yesterday.
15 June 2015, 18:00 PM

Robbers loot house

Armed robbers looted cash and gold ornaments worth Tk 4 lakh from a house after injuring four people at Purbo Bapta village in Sadar
15 June 2015, 18:00 PM

Pakistan takes U-turn on Save the children

Pakistan yesterday suspended moves to close the national branch of the charity Save the Children.
14 June 2015, 18:00 PM

Indian FM defends herself amid opposition's call to go

Indian foreign minister Sushma Swaraj yesterday defended her decision to help corruption-hit former cricket boss Lalit Modi gain emergency travel papers in Britain, as the
14 June 2015, 18:00 PM

Lightning kills 7 in five districts

Seven people were killed by lightning in Bogra, Jessore, Mymensingh, Manikganj and Chapainawabganj districts yesterday and the day
13 June 2015, 18:00 PM

25 killed after high-tension wire falls on bus in Rajasthan

Twenty-five people die after bus they were traveling in, came in contact with a high-tension live wire in the Tonk district of Rajasthan.
12 June 2015, 12:53 PM

Save the Children ordered to leave Pakistan: officials

Pakistani authorities yesterday ordered the international aid group Save the Children to leave the country saying the charity was "working against the country", police and
11 June 2015, 20:25 PM

Cattle trader’s body found on Naogaon border

Body of a cattle trader was found on Kolmudanga frontier in Sapahar upazila of Naogaon.
11 June 2015, 06:25 AM

100 injured as two rival groups clash in Habiganj

At least 100 people, including three policemen, were injured in a clash between two rival groups in Tupkhana area under Baniarchang upazila of Habiganj district yesterday.
10 June 2015, 18:00 PM

Pakistan hangs 'teen' killer amid outcry

Pakistan yesterday hanged a man allegedly tortured into confessing to murder as a minor, and rejected an appeal from another also said to have been under-age, in the latest death row cases to draw international condemnation.
10 June 2015, 18:00 PM

Suu Kyi arrives in China for first visit

Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar's opposition leader, is expected to begin her first visit to China , at a time of tension between the two countries.
10 June 2015, 05:04 AM

Continue to facilitate humanitarian access, US urges Myanmar, Bangladesh

United States urges Bangladesh and Myanmar to continue to facilitate unrestricted humanitarian access to migrants adrift.
10 June 2015, 04:41 AM

UP minister booked for burning journalist to death

Police lodges FIR against UP Minister Ram Murti Verma and five others in connection with killing of a journalist by setting him on fire last week.
9 June 2015, 12:43 PM

Pakistani man Shafqat Hussain given death row reprieve

The execution of a Pakistani man convicted of manslaughter has been postponed hours before he was due to be hanged, prison officials say.
9 June 2015, 05:00 AM

AL activist hacked to death

An Awami League activist was hacked to death by unidentified criminals at Sonahata Bazar area under Nimgachhi union of Dhunat upazila
8 June 2015, 18:00 PM

#DespiteBeingAWoman: Modi faces flak for sexist comment

Prime Minister Narendra Modi faces flak on social media website Twitter for his remark on his Bangladesh counter part Sheikh Hasina.
8 June 2015, 13:57 PM