US-Bangla plane crash death toll now 49

At least 49 people are killed as US-Bangla aircraft crashes at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu. 27 Bangladeshis and 22 Nepalese are among the dead.
12 March 2018

US-Bangla plane crashes in Nepal, 30 passengers rescued

A US-Bangla airlines aircraft crashes at Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) in Kathmandu, The Kathmandu Post says. Thirty passengers have been pulled out so far and rushed to the hospital.
12 March 2018

Decent work atmosphere for Bangladesh workers in Singapore to continue, hopes PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina hopes that Singapore will continue providing a decent work atmosphere for Bangladeshi workers as the country continues to be a favourite destination for them.
12 March 2018

Bangladesh, Singapore sign two MoUs

Bangladesh and Singapore sign two Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) for collaboration over Public Private Partnership (PPP) and air services.
12 March 2018

Police probe fresh attack in Sri Lanka

Vandals yesterday attacked a Muslim-owned restaurant in Sri Lanka in an alleged "hate crime", police said, as tensions remain
11 March 2018

Pak student hurls shoe at former PM

An Islamic seminary student hurled a shoe at Pakistan's former prime minister yesterday, an act considered a major
11 March 2018

Have forgiven killers of Rajiv Gandhi: Rahul

Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said that he and his sister Priyanka had "forgiven" the killers of their
11 March 2018

Pakistan's duplicity exposed: India

India has blasted Pakistan's decision to allow Mumbai attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed's party to contest in general
10 March 2018

Sri Lanka to open probe, lifts curfew

An investigation into anti-Muslim riots that spread in central Sri Lanka prompting the authorities to declare a
10 March 2018

28 Bangladeshis arrested in Malaysia for running illegal homestay business

A Malaysian immigration department raid saw 28 Bangladesh nationals arrested after they are found to be running an illegal homestay business in the heart of Kuala Lumpur.
10 March 2018

Suu Kyi’s lost honours

Since the beginning of ongoing Rohingya crisis, the world’s biggest humanitarian catastrophe, many international organisations withdrew or suspended awards and titles they gave to Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi for her contribution and struggle in democracy.
8 March 2018

India bans Tibetans from Delhi rally

India has banned Tibetans from holding a rally with the Dalai Lama in New Delhi this month to mark the 60th
7 March 2018

Modi warns of stern action

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday condemned incidents of vandalism reported from some parts of the
7 March 2018

Fresh arson attacks reported

Mobs torched Muslim-owned businesses in a central Sri Lanka district yesterday as hundreds of police and troops
7 March 2018

Beijing 'prevented' Delhi intervention

A Chinese naval combat force that entered the Indian Ocean for the first time in four years may have helped deter an
7 March 2018

Research starts on advanced icebreaker in China

Chinese scientists have begun preliminary research on a next-generation icebreaker capable of lengthy research missions in the Arctic and Antarctica, according to the programme’s chief designer.
7 March 2018

Koreas to hold historic summit

The leaders of North and South Korea will hold a historic summit in the Demilitarised Zone next month after Pyongyang expressed
6 March 2018

India pulls down Lenin statue in Tripura

A statue of Communist leader Vladimir Ilyich Lenin is pulled down in Belonia town in southern part of Tripura state.
6 March 2018

China meeting lauds lifetime power for Xi

Thousands of Chinese legislators erupted into enthusiastic applause yesterday over plans to give President Xi Jinping a lifetime
5 March 2018

Kim hosts Seoul envoys

The most senior South Koreans to travel to North Korea for more than a decade met leader Kim Jong Un yesterday, a Seoul official
5 March 2018