Bangladesh

Of delectably different guy from Bangladesh district of Jhenidah

Head towards Chuadanga for six kilometres from Jhenidah town and you would reach a small bazaar called Nagarbathan. Ask anyone about Jahir Raihan.
30 April 2016, 18:00 PM

Machetes strike again: This time, a tailor killed in Bangladesh district of Tangail

Another day, another brutal murder. In the latest attack, unidentified assailants hacked a Hindu man to death in his tailoring shop in Tangail in broad daylight yesterday.
30 April 2016, 18:00 PM

Illegal houses sprout on govt land in Pabna

At least 170 new houses have popped up on both sides of the Bonpara-Dashuria highway in Muladuli of Ishwardi upazila on Roads and Highways Department land.
30 April 2016, 18:00 PM

Claim of IS baseless: minister

Reiterating that there is no presence of Islamic State in the country, Bangladesh home minister terms IS claim of today’s murder of a Hindu tailor in Tangail as baseless.
30 April 2016, 14:08 PM

Bangladesh beat hosts Tajikistan 9-1 in semifinal

The defending champions put nine past the hosts as they enter the final to defend the title they won last year in Nepal.
30 April 2016, 13:02 PM

16 lakh SIMs used by people with special needs won’t be deactivated May 1: Tarana

State Minister for Post and Telecommunication Tarana Halim says the SIMs used by people with special needs which are yet to have biometric re-registration will not be deactivated on May 1.
30 April 2016, 11:24 AM

Those who conspired to kill Joy won’t be spared: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina vows to bring to justice those who conspired both at home and abroad to abduct and kill her son Sajeeb Wazed Joy in the USA.
30 April 2016, 09:24 AM

Tailor killed in Tangail, ‘IS claims responsibility’

Bike-riding assailants stab dead a middle-aged Hindu tailor in Tangail. Hours later, US-based SITE Intelligence Group tweet that international militant outfit Islamic State have claimed credit for the murder saying that he blasphemed Prophet Muhammad (PBUH).
30 April 2016, 09:01 AM

WB doubts 7.05% growth prediction

World Bank expresses doubt about the 7.05 percent provisional estimate for Bangladesh’s GDP growth for 2015-16 fiscal year. The question is whether the official estimate is consistent with other growth-related indicators, says Zahid Hussain, the lender's lead economist.
30 April 2016, 06:18 AM

Take all steps possible to protect citizens, US tells Bangladesh

The United States wants to see Bangladesh government take every step possible to protect its citizens, Spokesperson of US State Department Mark Toner says in a daily press briefing.
30 April 2016, 04:36 AM

Bangladesh origin couple’s elder son said he killed father: California cops

The older of two sons of a Bangladesh-origin couple in California charged with murdering their parents at their home said he shot his father multiple times, but he did not shoot his mother, according to police.
30 April 2016, 03:59 AM

PM to visit 3 countries next month

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will likely begin tours to the UK, Bulgaria and Japan from mid-May to visit her relatives and join two international events.
29 April 2016, 18:00 PM

Decision on bus fare cut Monday

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader yesterday said a decision on cutting transport fares will be made in a meeting in
29 April 2016, 18:00 PM

3 Garo men missing for over 2 weeks

Three Garo men, who were picked up from Sherpur and Mymensingh more than two weeks ago, are still missing.
29 April 2016, 18:00 PM

Two AL men shot, hacked to death

Unidentified criminals hacked and shot two Awami League activists dead in Raipur upazila of Laxmipur early yesterday.
29 April 2016, 18:00 PM

Malaysia hints at reviewing restriction

The Malaysian government again plans to review a decision on foreign workers' intake after suspending recruitment from all
29 April 2016, 18:00 PM

Three burned with boiling water

Three people, including a trader and his son, suffered burns yesterday as an Awami League activist of Old Dhaka reportedly threw
29 April 2016, 18:00 PM

Schools asked to relax rules

The authorities of secondary schools can reschedule classes amid a heat wave sweeping the country for the last three weeks.
29 April 2016, 18:00 PM

Businesses hit hard

Two vessels carrying over 1,00,000 tonnes of wheat, yellow maize and yellow peas from Argentina and Canada arrived at the outer anchorage of the Chittagong Port in the middle of this month.
29 April 2016, 18:00 PM

Late rush overwhelms operators

Telecom operators had to deal with a last-minute rush of mobile phone users yesterday, with the deadline for biometric SIM re-registration expiring today.
29 April 2016, 18:00 PM