305 Bangladeshi Hajj pilgrims return home

A total of 305 Bangladeshi pilgrims return from Saudi Arabia after performing the holy Hajj.
27 September 2015

2 killed in Mymensingh village clash

At least two people are killed and three others injured in a village clash over a trifling matter at Gouripur upazila in Mymensingh.
27 September 2015

Hajj stampede: Saudi mufti says deaths 'beyond human control'

Saudi Arabia's most senior cleric, the grand mufti, has said Thursday's stampede that killed more than 700 people at the annual Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca was beyond human control.
26 September 2015

Bangladesh unique example of religious harmony: President Hamid

President of Bangladesh Abdul Hamid urges all on the occasion of holy Eid-ul-Azha to remain alert so that no one can make any evil gain using religion.
25 September 2015

30km tailback on Dhaka-Tangail highway

Thousands of passengers get stuck on Dhaka-Tangail highway for hours due to a 30-kilometre tailback following a road crash, causing sufferings to the home-bound people today, a day before the Eid-ul-Azha.
24 September 2015

2 ‘muggers’ killed in Ctg bomb blast

Two alleged snatchers are killed when a crude bomb hurled by the duo during a mugging exploded in Chittagong city.
24 September 2015

Egypt to buy Mistral warships: France

Egypt has agreed to buy two Mistral warships which France built for Russia before scrapping the sale over the Ukraine crisis, the French presidency said in a
23 September 2015

Sisi pardons 2 Jazeera journalists

Egypt's president yesterday pardoned Al-Jazeera's jailed Canadian journalist Mohamed Fahmy and his colleague Baher Mohamed, who were sentenced last month to three years in prison, the presidency said.
23 September 2015

Hadi returns to Yemen to seal authority

Yemen's President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi yesterday worked to restore his authority after returning from six months of exile with a vow to liberate the country from Shia Huthi rebels.
23 September 2015

Syria intensifies raids on ISIS-held Palmyra

The Syrian regime has intensified its air strikes on the jihadist-held ancient city of Palmyra, killing more than 100 people including civilians in recent days, a
23 September 2015

2m pilgrims arrive in Mina

Two million Muslims from around the world arrived in the Mina valley outside the holy city of Makkah.
23 September 2015

One to die, 7 get life for murder

The District and Sessions Judge's Court here yesterday sentenced a man to death and seven others to life imprisonment for killing a madrasa student in Monohardi upazila of the district in 2011.
22 September 2015

16 missing Bangladesh fishermen in Indian jail

Sixteen fishermen who went missing in the Bay on September 12 are now in an Indian jail.
22 September 2015

13 indicted for killing Rajon

Sylhet court frames charges against 13 people including fugitive accused Kamrul Islam for the brutal killing of 13-year-old Rajon.
22 September 2015

Little Bangladesh – Mapping Abu Dhabi exhibition opens in New York City

An exhibition about the day in the life of a spot in Abu Dhabi - a small square boasting a supermarket and a single tree opened in New York city.
22 September 2015

WATCH NOW: Students continue demo for medical admission retake

Students seeking retake of medical and dental college admission tests continue demonstration in Dhaka. They allege question paper leak into the exams that were held last Friday.
22 September 2015

Muslim pilgrims start hajj pilgrimage

Hundreds of thousands of Muslims from across the globe begin the annual hajj pilgrimage in one of the largest annual gatherings of people in the world.
22 September 2015

Samples taken at Iran military site

Iran yesterday said it recently collected samples at a military site where illicit nuclear work is alleged to have occurred and handed them
21 September 2015

More ISIS defectors speaking out: report

A growing number of "disillusioned" Islamic State fighters are defecting from the jihadist group and could be used by governments to
21 September 2015

New uncertainty looms over Abbas succession

With more than two decades of trying to secure an independent Palestinian state through negotiations at a hopeless dead end, the ageing
21 September 2015