Bangladesh

Tough World Twenty20 draw excites Shahid Afridi

Shahid Afridi, Pakistan T20 captain said a tough World Twenty20 draw in a group featuring India, Australia, New Zealand and most likely Bangladesh will motivate his team.
18 December 2015, 06:23 AM

Case filed over Dhaka College student-trader clash

A case is filed today accusing 150 to 200 unidentified people over the clash between students of Dhaka College and traders on Mirpur road that left 30 injured yesterday.
18 December 2015, 06:17 AM

2 killed as truck hit motorbike in Kushtia

Two people are killed and one injured when speeding a truck hit their motorcycle in Kushtia Sadar upazila.
18 December 2015, 06:00 AM

DU female student sets herself afire

A female student of Dhaka University allegedly tries to commit suicide by setting herself on fire at the Teacher-Student Centre (TSC) on the campus following a quarrel with her boyfriend.
17 December 2015, 15:26 PM

11 charged with RU Prof Shafiul murder

Eleven people including a Jubo Dal leader is charged with the killing of Rajshahi University's sociology professor AKM Shafiul Islam.
17 December 2015, 15:16 PM

Bangladesh to have no cohort of defeated forces: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says there will be no existence of the cohorts of the defeated forces in Bangladesh.
17 December 2015, 14:39 PM

‘Fatwa required to combat militancy’

A group of the country's Olamas (Islamic clerics) at a view-exchange meeting say fatwa (religious edict) is needed to curb militant activities in the country.
17 December 2015, 12:10 PM

30 hurt as Dhaka College students, traders clash

At least 30 people are injured and several shops and motorcycles vandalised as Dhaka College students fight with traders of different markets in the New Market area of Dhaka.
17 December 2015, 12:07 PM

195 Pak army men to be tried for war crimes: Minister

The government will take initiatives to bring the 195 Pakistani army personnel from the country and try them for war crimes in Bangladesh, says Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal.
17 December 2015, 11:33 AM

[WATCH] Fighting tanks, guns with bows and arrows

The bloody birth of Bangladesh in 1971 has witnessed many brave stories.
17 December 2015, 07:18 AM

Man shot in New Market area

An employee of a cloth shop is shot by unidentified assailants in New Market area of Dhaka.
17 December 2015, 05:36 AM

Venue allotment for World T20 raises eyebrows

The Indian cricket board's (BCCI) decision to award almost half of the ICC World T20 matches next year to only two venues -Dharamshala and Nagpur -has raised eyebrows.
17 December 2015, 05:12 AM

Truck turns over in Bandarban, 7 killed

Seven people are killed and eight others injured after a truck overturns in Bandarban’s Lama upazila. Four of them killed instantly crushed under the heavy construction materials that the truck was carrying. Police and district officials are en route to visit the spot.
17 December 2015, 04:20 AM

Thousands join AL's V-Day March

Thousands of people from all strata take part in the colourful Victory Day march organised by Awami League in the capital marking the 45th Victory Day.
16 December 2015, 13:16 PM

Preserving war history

People have rarely heard of Saiful Islam a preserver of the nation’s history. He is a Philatelic dealer and collector of the Liberation war related items. He collects old newspapers, documents, stamps, books, photos, and philatelic items from waste papers piled up in one of the shanty parts of Old Dhaka.
16 December 2015, 11:38 AM

After 1971 defeat, Bhutto dreamt of confederation

Even before the bloods of 30 million Bangalis had dried, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto, the villain behind the breakup of Pakistan and the political mastermind of genocide in 1971, had expressed an audacious proposal of Pakistan and Bangladesh uniting again.
16 December 2015, 11:12 AM

Ctg balloon trader dies in cylinder blast

A balloon hawker is killed and at least five others including children are injured after a gas cylinder exploded in a fair in Boalkhali upazila of Chittagong.
16 December 2015, 10:14 AM

30 shops gutted in Gazipur market fire

At least 30 shops are gutted in a fire that broke out at a market in Kapasia upazila of Gazipur this noon.
16 December 2015, 08:23 AM

Ctg college dormitories shut after BCL-Shibir clash

Authorities close the dormitories of Chittagong College for an indefinite period following a clash between the activists of Islami Chhatra Shibir and Bangladesh Chhatra League.
16 December 2015, 07:32 AM

Pakistan protests reports on diplomat’s terror link

Pakistan protests reports in Bangladeshi media on alleged involvement of one of its diplomats in financing terrorism here. A press release issued in the 45th Victory Day of Bangladesh, Pakistan High Commission says the reports are "utterly baseless and fabricated".
16 December 2015, 07:26 AM