1,920 bicycles imported by dodging tax

Four officials of Customs, Excise and Vat in Panchagarh Sadar upazila have been transferred to the department's offices in different
21 May 2015

Small vessels continue plying risky routes

The government's ban on plying of small vessels on 23 routes in the coastal areas during the stormy period from March 15 to October
21 May 2015

‘JMB wants to wage jihad in India’

Accused in Burdwan blasts tells interrogators that JMB had plans to target West Bengal, Assam.
21 May 2015

US to urge Myanmar to help Bangladesh in migrant issue

United States will urge Myanmar to cooperate with Bangladesh particularly to rescue and provide immediate relief to migrants adrift,says deputy spokesperson of the US Department of State.
21 May 2015

‘Robber’ killed in Joypurhat ‘shootout’

An alleged robber was killed in a “shootout” with police in Khetlal upazila of Joypurhat.
21 May 2015

Indian inspectors order recall of Maggi noodles, say found excess lead

Indian food inspectors have ordered Nestle India to recall a batch of Maggi noodles from shops across the country, saying the product contained dangerous levels of lead.
20 May 2015

Missing migrant boat rescued off Indonesia

Migrants filmed by the BBC last week drifting off the coast of Thailand have been found by fishermen off Indonesia's Aceh province.
20 May 2015

Pakistan raids 'fake degree factory'

Pakistani investigators yesterday carried out raids on a firm accused of running a global fake degree empire, officials said, confiscating computers and holding employees for questioning.
19 May 2015

Quake-hit homeless Nepalis brace for monsoon rains

Nepali tea shop owner Phurba Sherpa has spent four nights cramped under a tarpaulin with his wife and nine others on a school field
19 May 2015

HC questions govt failure to stop fake drugs

High Court issues rule questioning legality of the government’s inaction to control smuggled drugs and production of counterfeit medicine.
19 May 2015

Thai ex-PM Yingluck pleads not guilty

Former Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra is pleaded not guilty in a brief hearing at the start of her trial on charges of negligence.
19 May 2015

Thailand detains 'trafficking kingpin'

Alleged trafficking kingpin surrenders to Thai police while, Philippines is ready to shelter “boat people” from impoverished Bangladesh and Myanmar.
19 May 2015

Nepal appeals for $2b to rebuild quake-hit country

Nepal's prime minister has appealed for $2 billion to rebuild his country, shattered by two massive earthquakes in three weeks that have killed thousands and devastated the impoverished nation's infrastructure.
18 May 2015

Iraq returnees demand compensation

Returning empty-handed from Iraq, 19 workers demand compensation and licence cancellation of two recruiting agencies for cheating with them 17 months back.
18 May 2015

Female overseas jobseekers’ selection starts May 24

Government will select female migrant jobseekers from May 24 to 30 for sending them to Saudi Arabia as domestic helps.
18 May 2015

US drone strike kills Six Pak militants

A US drone strike killed at least four militants in Pakistan's restive tribal region near the Afghan border on Saturday, Pakistani security
17 May 2015

Saradha scam: Actor Mithun quizzed

The enforcement directorate (ED) recently questioned Trinamool Congress MP and actor Mithun Chakraborty in connection with the
17 May 2015

Maharashtra bride takes a toilet as wedding gift

The prefabricated toilet is the wedding gift from the bride's parents since the bridegroom's family did not have one in their home, at a traditional Maharashtrian marriage in Akola.
17 May 2015

Birds have fundamental rights, can't be kept in cages: HC

Delhi High Court says birds have the fundamental right to "live with dignity" and fly in the sky without being kept in cages or subjected to cruelty,
17 May 2015

Hindu group wants Sunny Leone deported

Terming Sunny Leone's website as one inducing lust in young minds, the complainant Hindu Janjagruti Samiti (HJS) demands her deportation.
17 May 2015