Bangladesh

3 'militants' killed in 'shootouts'

Four people, three of whom suspected militants, were killed in three separate “gunfights” between “their cohorts” and law enforcers in Dhaka, Rajshahi and Brahmanbaria yesterday.
7 June 2016, 18:00 PM

Priest killed in similar fashion

Nobody had an answer as Shefali wailed, “Why would anyone kill my husband whose only job was to perform puja?” Ananda Gopal Ganguly had been performing services at different temples in his village and adjacent areas for decades, she said. His father Satya Gopal Ganguly was also a priest.
7 June 2016, 18:00 PM

Jamaat changes logo

Jamaat-e-Islami brings change in its logo with using red and green colour on it.
7 June 2016, 15:39 PM

PM to brief media tomorrow

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to appear before the media tomorrow to brief the outcomes of her recent visit to Bulgaria, Japan and Saudi Arabia.
7 June 2016, 15:30 PM

4 killed in Sirajganj road crash

At least four people are killed and 20 others injured as a bus and a truck collided head-on near west zone of the Bangabandhu bridge in Sirajganj.
7 June 2016, 15:14 PM

Barrister Shakila released on bail

Nearly 10 months after her arrest in a case over alleged terror financing, High Court lawyer Barrister Shakila Farzana is released on bail from jail.
7 June 2016, 15:14 PM

Luxury car bought ‘dodging tax’ seized in Ctg

Customs Intelligence seizes a luxury car worth Tk 3 crore, which was allegedly brought into the country by dodging tax, from Nasirabad area in Chittagong.
7 June 2016, 14:54 PM

Bangladesh among the most vulnerable to malware in Asia: Microsoft

Microsoft Asia launches its Malware Infection Index 2016, which has found that Bangladesh is among the top three vulnerable countries at risk of malware threats.
7 June 2016, 13:59 PM

Climate of impunity still prevails in Bangladesh: Amnesty International

The failure of Bangladeshi authorities to take decisive action against violent groups responsible for at least 10 killings over the past two months has created a climate of impunity, Amnesty International says.
7 June 2016, 11:32 AM

JS passes Tk 19,803.62cr supplementary budget for FY 2015-16

Parliament passes the supplementary budget of Tk 19,803.62 crore for the outgoing fiscal year 2015-16 to meet the additional expenditures under different ministries and divisions.
7 June 2016, 10:49 AM

SC stays HC order shutting down Mouchak Market

The Supreme Court stays the High Court order for six weeks that asked the authorities concerned to keep the shops at Dhaka’s Mouchak Market closed.
7 June 2016, 10:34 AM

France’s condolences for recent killings

The Embassy of France is deeply shocked and saddened by the three recent murders in Bangladesh, it says in a press release.
7 June 2016, 10:09 AM

Muggers loot Tk 48.5 lakh in Gazipur

Muggers looted TK 48.5 lakh of a garments factory at Konabari in Gazipur city.
7 June 2016, 09:46 AM

Hajj flights to begin from Aug 4

Hajj flights to Saudi Arabia for Bangladeshi pilgrims will begin from August 4 and continue until September 17.
7 June 2016, 09:28 AM

Star editor gets HC bail in 10 cases

The High Court today grants anticipatory bail to The Daily Star Editor and Publisher Mahfuz Anam for eight weeks in 10 cases.
7 June 2016, 08:55 AM

Jhenidah Hindu priest killed, ‘IS claims murder’

A veteran Hindu priest was hacked to death in Jhenidah Sadar in a manner similar to previous suspected militant killings. Islamic State reportedly claimed responsibility of the murder.
7 June 2016, 05:06 AM

2 key militant operatives killed in ‘gunfight’

Police say these two men, killed in alleged gunfight with detectives, said to have taken part in the murder of Rajshahi University professor AFM Rezaul Karim Siddiquee and the bomb attack on a Shia mosque in Bogra.
7 June 2016, 04:21 AM

Militants grow in silence

While the government was taking pride in containing militancy by cracking down on Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) over the last several years, two new radical Islamist groups have built up an extensive network that remained relatively unnoticed until late last year.
6 June 2016, 18:00 PM

Mariners join Usha at the top

Dhaka Mariner Youngs Club goes to the top of Green Delta Insurance Premier Division Hockey League table with a come-from-behind 4-2 win over Wari Club at the Maulana Bhasani Hockey Stadium.
6 June 2016, 18:00 PM

Aaqib rejects BCB offer

Former Pakistan pace bowler Aaqib Javed refuses the role of the Bangladesh national cricket team's bowling coach, says BCB.
6 June 2016, 18:00 PM