India’s Bihar seeks opening of all Farakka Barrage gates amid rising Ganges
25 August 2026
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Leaseholder arrested after Kolkata hotel fire kills nine
20 August 2026
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India
Kolkata hotel fire: 7-yr-old orphaned as four of Kushtia family perish
20 August 2026
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India
India youth protests highlight mistrust in 'lapdog' media
6 August 2026
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India
Lightning strikes kill 14 in India’s Jharkhand
6 August 2026
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India
Hasina not allowed to use Indian soil for politics
1 August 2026
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India
Videos on Modi: Meta India head named in police case
1 August 2026
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India
India suspends policeman for firing AK-47 at student protesters
27 July 2026
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India
Indian activists demand release of detained 'cockroach' protesters
27 July 2026
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Post-youth protests: Modi announces panel to overhaul exam system
27 July 2026
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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