Ex-Thai MP shoots dead local official over money row
10 August 2026
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Southeast Asia
Thailand teen kills seven in home, school shooting
7 August 2026
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Southeast Asia
Malaysia says Rohingya refugee return will not go ahead if lives are at risk
5 August 2026
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Southeast Asia
Myanmar approves death sentence for cyberscam offences
28 July 2026
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Southeast Asia
Bangkok pub fire kills 27, officials say emergency exits were obstructed
13 July 2026
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Accidents & Fires
Bangladeshi man found in container with expired Malaysian passports
5 July 2026
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Crime & Justice
Myanmar president arrives in India to strengthen ties
30 May 2026
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Southeast Asia
Rescuers free one of seven men trapped in Laos cave
30 May 2026
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Southeast Asia
Dozens killed in blast targeting train in Pakistan: official
24 May 2026
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Southeast Asia
Gunshots at Philippine Senate as lawmaker wanted by ICC holds out
13 May 2026
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Southeast Asia
Pry school scholarship result today
The list of the students obtaining scholarship from primary schools this year will be published today.
18 April 2016
Dhaka offers condolences after Ecuador quake
Bangladesh has expressed deep shock at the casualties and destructions following the recent devastating earthquake that shook Ecuador.
18 April 2016
UK, Belgium, Sri Lanka get new envoys
Ambassador to Belgium and the European Union Ismat Jahan will replace High Commissioner to the United Kingdom Md Abdul Hannan
18 April 2016
Khaleda files two pleas with HC challenging trial court order
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia yesterday filed two petitions with the High Court challenging a lower court order that rejected her two applications in connection with Zia Charitable Trust corruption case on Sunday.
18 April 2016
Mobile lab to test ETP waste of Dhaka garment factories
A mobile testing laboratory for waste water and sludge generated by effluent treatment plants in the readymade garment (RMG) factories was inaugurated in the capital yesterday, aiming to help reduce pollution.
18 April 2016
50 tonnes of Hilsa fry seized in Ctg
A mobile court of the Chittagong district administration seized around 50 tonnes of Hilsa fry and detained 15 fishermen from a vessel in the Karnaphuli river yesterday.
18 April 2016
DNCC opens two new public toilets
Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) yesterday opened two modern public toilets at Tejgaon Satrasta T&T Gate and Hazi Moron Ali Road to ensure healthcare of the city dwellers.
18 April 2016
UN experts stress humane approach to drug control
Ahead of the UN General Assembly Special Session on the World Drug Problem (UNGASS), a group of United Nations human rights experts have called upon states to use the occasion to integrate their human rights obligations in the international drug control regime.
18 April 2016
Goyeshwar slams BNP for not observing Ilias' disappearance anniversary
BNP standing committee member Goyeshwar Chandra Roy yesterday strongly criticised the party's high-ups for not holding any programme marking the fourth anniversary of disappearance of its leader M Ilias Ali, and for urging the government to trace him out.
18 April 2016
ASK worried over Shafik Rehman's arrest
Ain o Salish Kendra (ASK) yesterday expressed deep concern over the arrest and remand of senior journalist Shafik Rehman.
18 April 2016
Youth found dead in Ctg
A youth was found dead in his room in Bakalia area of Chittagong city yesterday morning.
18 April 2016
Laundry room asst of DU hall jailed for sexual harassment
A laundry assistant of a dormitory of Dhaka University was sentenced to two years' imprisonment yesterday and a teacher of Jagannath University was suspended for allegedly sexually harassing female students.
18 April 2016
Violence against women increasing, says Anisuzzaman
Despite progress of women in different socio-economic and cultural fields, violence against women is continuing to dim their success, speakers say.
18 April 2016
Tonu murder: HC drops writ seeking judicial probe
The High Court drops a writ petition filed seeking judicial inquiry into the killing of Sohagi Jahan Tonu from its hearing list.
18 April 2016
11-yr-old raped in Khilgaon, ‘culprit’ arrested
An 11-year-old girl has been allegedly raped in Dhaka’s Khilgaon area. A case has been filed in this regard and the accused cuprit arrested.
18 April 2016
Govt neither supports nor allows extrajudicial killings
Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu on Saturday said the government neither gave any authority to any law enforcement agency to carry
17 April 2016
Restriction on entry to Dhaka airport's concourse withdrawn
Restriction on the entry of visitors to the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport's concourse was withdrawn yesterday after it had been
17 April 2016
Mahabubur new chairman of Dhaka Education Board
The government has appointed Prof Mahabubur Rahman, principal of Government Rajendra College, Faridpur, as the new chairman of the
17 April 2016
PM condoles loss of lives in Japan
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina expressed deep shock at the tragic loss of human lives and massive destructions, following the very recent
17 April 2016
Clinker-laden lighter vessel capsizes in Bay of Bengal
A lighter vessel carrying around 1,400 tonnes of clinkers and with 13 people on board capsized in the Bay of Bengal near Hatia coast after
17 April 2016