Bangladesh
'Couple' found dead at Rajshahi hotel
A man and a woman are found dead at a hotel room in Rajshahi city, cops say.
22 April 2016, 09:04 AM
Attack on minority: '10 killed since Jan’
Ten people were killed and a total of 366 others of three religious communities were injured in separate attacks across the country from this January, according to Bangladesh Hindu Buddha Christian Oikyo Parishad.
22 April 2016, 09:02 AM
‘Raped’ girl rescued at Rampura, 3 held
Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) rescue a 12-year-old girl who was allegedly raped and detained three persons from the capital's Rampura area.
22 April 2016, 08:48 AM
Shafik on fresh 5-day remand
A Dhaka court places journalist Shafik Rehman on fresh 5-day remand in a case filed over an alleged plot to kidnap and kill prime minister’s son Sajeeb Wazed Joy.
22 April 2016, 04:53 AM
BB heist: Bangladesh envoy to Philippines fears delay in recovery of stolen $81 million
Bangladesh Ambassador to the Philippines John Gomes expressed his worries over delay in recovery of US$81 million stolen from Bangladesh Bank account with Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
22 April 2016, 03:28 AM
Fizz keeps on rolling
Mustafizur Rahman picking up wickets in every Indian Premier League match he has so far played is now a routine occurrence,
21 April 2016, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh rejects 100,000 tonnes of Russian wheat
Bangladesh rejects two cargoes of Russian wheat totaling 100,000 tonnes, on concerns over the quality of grains, officials and traders say.
21 April 2016, 14:07 PM
4 to walk gallows for killing schoolboy in Gazipur
A court in Gazipur today convicts four people, including two siblings, and sentences them to death for killing a schoolboy at Pubail in the city in August 2004.
21 April 2016, 12:42 PM
BB heist: Philippines bank RCBC’s treasurer quits
The treasurer of Rizal Commercial Banking Corp of the Philippines resigns amid ongoing investigation on US$81-million money laundering case. The money was stolen on February 4 from Bangladesh Bank's account with Federal Reserve Bank of New York.
21 April 2016, 10:09 AM
Homegrown militants under control: Kamal
Admitting that there is existence of homegrown militants in the country, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal claims that they are under control.
21 April 2016, 10:02 AM
With bribe, wife gets ‘alone time’ with jailed husband, then gets caught
A woman has managed a chance to ‘reunite’ with her imprisoned husband bribing her way through prison guards. Successful for a brief period of time, she got caught in the act.
21 April 2016, 10:02 AM
BB heist probe report will be made public: Muhith
The government will make public the probe report on the cyber heist of US$101 million from Bangladesh Bank’s account with New York’s Federal Reserve Bank.
21 April 2016, 08:17 AM
Biggest ever limestone quarry found in Naogaon
Largest ever limestone quarry, spanning over 50 sq km area, has been found in Naogaon, officials say. Commercial production to start in two years.
21 April 2016, 08:09 AM
TIB lauds safety measures for RMG workers
Transparency International Bangladesh has lauded the improvement of the safety standard at ready-made garment industries and termed the development “revolutionary”.
21 April 2016, 06:57 AM
River transport workers on indefinite strike
River transport workers go on an indefinite strike across the country to press home their 15-point demand.
21 April 2016, 04:55 AM
18 ‘robbers’ held in Jatrabari
A total of 18 people have been detained with arms from Dhaka’s Jatrabari. Police said they were preparing for a robbery in the area.
21 April 2016, 04:53 AM
Pave way for unionisation in garments: HRW
Bangladesh government should urgently remove legal and practical obstacles to unionization in garment industries, Human Rights Watch says.
21 April 2016, 04:26 AM
Philippines court starts process to return money to Dhaka
Bangladesh Bank may have to wait longer before it gets the amount turned over by casino junket operator Kim Wong to the Anti-Money Laundering Council of the Philippines for safekeeping, although the court has already asked authorities to preserve the money.
21 April 2016, 03:51 AM
Tonu murder: 4 more interrogated
A team of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) interrogates four people over the killing of college girl Sohagi Jahan Tonu.
20 April 2016, 15:17 PM
RSF expresses serious concern over freedom of expression in Bangladesh
Bangladesh has moved two notches up to 144th position among 180 countries in the World Press Freedom Index-2016 prepared by Reporters Sans Frontières. But the Paris-based advocacy group voices serious concern over the state of freedom of expression in Bangladesh.
20 April 2016, 15:04 PM