India 'sedition' student beaten up in court by lawyers

A student leader from a top Indian university charged with "sedition" has been beaten up in a Delhi court by a group of lawyers.
17 February 2016

World's most polluted city, Delhi, plans new limits on car use

The Delhi government plans another round of tough measures to restrict the use of private cars and clean up toxic air in the Indian metropolis, the world's most polluted city.
11 February 2016

Indian soldier buried under 25ft ice rescued after 6 days

An Indian Army soldier, who was buried under 25 feet of ice at the Siachen Glacier for six days, is rescued alive in what is being described as a miracle.
9 February 2016

Maharashtra villagers bring out ‘Bollywood style demo’ demanding water supply

A group of villagers in Maharashtra of India resort to Bollywood actor Dharmendra’s famous way of protest on a tank top in the blockbuster film Sholay to demand releasing water from a dam.
6 February 2016

Lord Rama sued for ‘cruelty’ towards Sita

A practising lawyer files a complaint case against Lord Rama with a court at Sitamarhi of north Bihar in India.
1 February 2016

India finalises border fencing plan

Indian Home Minister Rajnath Singh yesterday said a plan had been finalised to complete the fencing of India's border with Bangladesh soon to control infiltration from across the border.
21 January 2016

Rehman Sobhan's Untranquil Recollection launched in Kolkata

Nobel laureate Prof Amartya Sen lauded economist Rehman Sobhan for his notable contribution to the self-reliance of Bangladesh's economy and introducing Bangladesh to the global arena at the publication ceremony of Rehman Sobhan's book "Untranquil Recollection, the Years of Fulfillment" at the National Library in Kolkata on Wednesday.
21 January 2016

Bangladesh wakes up to tremors

It is a surprise wake up call for people across Bangladesh in the dawn when a 6.7 magnitude earthquake jolted Dhaka and other parts of the country. According to US Geological Survey, the epicentre is northwest of Imphal in India, near the Myanmar border.
3 January 2016

India starts installing 70,000 cooking stoves in Bangladesh

India has begun installation of 70,000 improved cooking stoves in eight upazilas of Bangladesh to help capacity
15 December 2015

India to host S Asian disaster management exercise tomorrow

Rescuers and other officials from Bangladesh and seven other Saarc countries will begin a three-day First South Asian
21 November 2015

4 housewives murdered over dowry, family feud

Four housewives were murdered by their husbands and in-laws over 'dowry and family feud' in Rajbari, Chuadanga, Moulvibazar and
17 November 2015

4 to walk gallows for raping, killing teenage girl

A Dhaka court sentences four persons to death for killing a class nine student, Zakia Akter Chanpa, after raping her in Faridpur in December, 2012.
17 November 2015

61-yr-old ‘air bomb’ found at Cox’s Bazar airport

A 61-year-old “air bomb” weighing around 227 kg is discovered at the terminal of Cox’s Bazar airport.
17 November 2015

Acid attack on housewife

A housewife came under acid attack in Kaharol upazila of the district on Friday night.
14 November 2015

Nur Hossain repatriated

Indian government hands over Nur Hossain, the prime accused in Narayanganj seven murder case, to Bangladesh counterpart, police say.
12 November 2015

Tax office to be set up at upazila level: Muhith

The government undertakes initiative to set up tax office at the upazila level across the country, Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith tells parliament.
12 November 2015

Blogger Ananta killing: Farabi, 2 others remanded

Three suspects including Safiur Rahman Farabi are placed on a week in remand each over killing of blogger Ananta Bijoy Das in Sylhet on May 12.
10 November 2015

Indian clothes seized

Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) seized Indian saris and other clothes worth Tk 6.75 crore from Amrakhali area on Benapole-
9 November 2015

Nitish, Lalu decimate BJP

The Bihar election results yesterday saw Grand Alliance leaders Nitish Kumar and Lalu Prasad have the last laugh as they decimated the BJP-led NDA in a bitterly-contested assembly polls.
8 November 2015

Nation worried for ‘pressure to admit IS presence’: BNP

BNP says Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's remarks regarding international pressure to admit the presence of Islamic State (IS) has worried the nation.
8 November 2015