Bangladesh

8 including state minister get death threat in Rajshahi

Eight persons including State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shahriar Alam and Rajshahi University Vice Chancellor Prof Muhammad Mizanuddin received death threats in Rajshahi today.
30 November 2015, 13:09 PM

Take action for charging extra fees from SSC candidates, HC asks govt

The High Court orders the government to take appropriate action against the managing committees of schools that are charging extra fees from Secondary School Certificate (SSC) candidates.
30 November 2015, 11:24 AM

Cop among 3 to walk gallows for killing 9-yr-old boy

A Sylhet court awards death penalty to three persons including a sacked police constable for killing nine-year-old Abu Sayeed for ransom.
30 November 2015, 10:46 AM

Mayor Annisul vows action against attackers

Dhaka North City Mayor Annisul Huq vows to take action against attackers who went berserk during an eviction drive at Tejgaon.
30 November 2015, 10:21 AM

Fugitive ‘killer’ cop arrested in old Dhaka

The former policeman, who fled from a Dhaka court yesterday while being sent to jail over the death of a detainee in 2012, is arrested in old part of Dhaka city.
30 November 2015, 09:31 AM

11 to die for killing Gazipur Jubo League leader

Eleven people are sentenced to death for killing Jubo League leader Jalal Uddin in Kapasia upazila of Gazipur. Additional District and Sessions Judge pronounced the verdict.
30 November 2015, 09:31 AM

Barisal crush Chittagong by 33 runs

Barisal Bulls comfortably beat Chittagong Vikings by 33 runs in the 13th match of BPL-2015 at ZAC stadium.
30 November 2015, 08:38 AM

2 bodies to resolve inter-ministerial dispute

Cabinet gives approval to a proposal for forming two committees to resolve inter-ministerial disputes.
30 November 2015, 08:09 AM

Quader for borderless connectivity among BBIN

Road, Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader has batted for “borderless connectivity” with Bhutan, India and Nepal to “achieve fruit of the transport corridor” among these nations.
30 November 2015, 06:40 AM

Energy Secretary Abu Bakar passes away

Energy and Mineral Resources Division Secretary Abu Bakar Siddique died of cardiac arrest at Square Hospital in the capital early today at the age of 58.
30 November 2015, 06:10 AM

Fill your gardening appetite despite limited space

In Dhaka, what has been looked down upon as a city brimming with concrete walls, you can make a change of your own and spread more green to the ash – despite limited space.
30 November 2015, 05:54 AM

Khaleda gets bail in Niko graft case

A Dhaka court grants bail to BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia after she surrendered before the court in Niko corruption case.
30 November 2015, 05:25 AM

BNP man, 2 ‘robbers’ killed in ‘gunfights’

Three, including a root-level BNP leader and two of an alleged robber gang, killed in separate gunfights, law enforcers claim.
30 November 2015, 04:39 AM

SC upholds Fakhrul’s bail order, no bar to release

The Supreme Court upholds the High Court order that had granted bail to BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir in three cases paving way for him to walk out of jail.
30 November 2015, 04:39 AM

Pakistani among 4 JMB men held from Dhaka

Detectives arrest four activists of militant outfit Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) along with foreign currencies and passports at Uttara in Dhaka.
30 November 2015, 04:20 AM

Integration with Airtel a year away: Robi chief

Robi yesterday said it would take a year to complete the merger with Airtel Bangladesh as the mobile phone operators will have to get
29 November 2015, 18:00 PM

Accused cop flees Dhaka court

A sub-inspector flees from a Dhaka court dealing a case against him over the death of a man in police custody in 2012.
29 November 2015, 15:43 PM

Robi-Airtel merger needs 1 year more

Mobile operator Robi says they need 12 months for completion of the merger with Airtel to become the second largest mobile operator in the country, while the High Court asks the government to explain in four weeks as to why it should not be directed to assess the market impact of the proposed merger.
29 November 2015, 13:29 PM

2 SIs, informer sent to jail in murder case

A Dhaka court sends two sub-inspectors of Pallabi Police Station and one of their informers to jail in a case filed in connection with the custodial death of a man in 2012.
29 November 2015, 10:09 AM

BNP against MPs’ participation in polls campaign

BNP urges Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmad to take measures so that lawmakers cannot take part in the municipality election campaign.
29 November 2015, 10:08 AM