Bangladesh

US sees threat of more attacks on foreigners in Bangladesh

Foreigners may be attacked again in Bangladesh, the US State Department said in a travel alert on Tuesday that urged Americans to be cautious and vigilant in that country.
11 November 2015, 03:35 AM

THE BEST 7 SERIES EVER MADE?

A car that you can park remotely. BMW just launched the new 7 Series in Singapore where Shift went for a test drive and review the 3.0 740Li
10 November 2015, 18:00 PM

Apologise, Bangladesh tells Amnesty

A protest note is sent to Amnesty International through Bangladesh High Commission in London asking them to withdraw their statement against pro-liberation forces and apologise.
10 November 2015, 15:00 PM

SLC to refuse NOCs to 16 players for BPL

Sri Lanka Cricket will refuse no-objection certificates to at least 16 centrally-contracted players seeking to take part in this year's Bangladesh Premier League, an SLC official says.
10 November 2015, 13:47 PM

Tofail hopes for restoring GSP during Ticfa talks

Bangladesh expects to restore the generalised system of preferences (GSP) status during the upcoming Ticfa meeting, Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed says.
10 November 2015, 13:18 PM

Raping student: Parimal’s verdict Nov 25

The court’s verdict on Parimal Chandra Joydhar in the rape case filed over violating a Viqarunnisa Noon School student is set to be delivered on November 25.
10 November 2015, 12:03 PM

Rajon, Rakib killings: Death references at HC

The death references in two cases filed for killing 13-year-old boys Sheikh Md Samiul Alam Rajon and Rakib reach the High Court for examining the verdicts that sentenced six people to death.
10 November 2015, 08:42 AM

Arson case: Arrest warrant for Bulu, Sohel, 12 other BNP men

A Dhaka court issues arrest warrant against 14 leaders and activists of BNP-led 20-party alliance including Barkatullah Bulu and Habib-Un-Nabi Khan Sohel in a case filed for torching a bus in Dhaka.
10 November 2015, 07:37 AM

Worker killed, 4 hurt in Munshiganj boiler explosion

A worker is killed and four are injured in a boiler explosion in a current net-manufacturing factory in Munshiganj.
10 November 2015, 07:13 AM

Military police attacked at Dhaka checkpost

An unknown assailant stabs a member of military police at Kochukhet checkpost in Dhaka. Confirming the incident, Syed Qaiyum Zaman Khan, deputy commissioner of Mirpur zone of police, told The Daily Star that a man has been arrested in this connection.
10 November 2015, 05:54 AM

11 JMB men held at Uttara

Detectives arrest 11 members of banned militant outfit Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) at Uttara in Dhaka. Some books on Jihadi and explosive materials also seized during the drive at Abdullahpur under Uttara West Police Station.
10 November 2015, 04:39 AM

MPs slam TIB for its statement over JS

Several treasury and opposition bench lawmakers calls upon the Speaker of the parliament to summon Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) to the Privilege Committee of the House to grill the anti-corruption watchdog for its derogatory remarks about the parliament.
9 November 2015, 15:26 PM

[WATCH NOW] The blind Teacher

Fazlul Haque is visually impaired but he is teaching voluntarily at two schools including a govt primary school and a junior high school at the same campus at a remote village Charkhatamari in Lalmonirhat Sadar upazila at the Dharla river basin.
9 November 2015, 12:50 PM

Democracy is confined: Khaleda

BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia says the country’s democracy is under attack in a bid to destroy it forever.
9 November 2015, 12:19 PM

HC again rejects medical admission retake plea

The High Court further rejects a writ petition seeking the authorities to cancel the medical admission test held on September 18, and to probe into the allegations of question leakage.
9 November 2015, 11:59 AM

Megacities to be hit hard by surging sea levels

Large swathes of Shanghai, Mumbai, New York and other cities will slip under the waves even if an upcoming climate summit limits global warming to two degrees Celsius.
9 November 2015, 11:25 AM

6 to die for killing 8yr-old boy in Mymensingh

A Mymensingh court awards death penalty to six persons in connection with killing an eight-year-old boy in Muktagacha upazila of Mymensingh in 2010.
9 November 2015, 11:24 AM

Manpower export to Malaysia on G2G basis delayed

The cabinet sends back the draft agreement between Bangladesh and Malaysia governments for sending Bangladeshi workers to Malaysia as both countries are yet to sign memorandum of understanding (MoU) in this regard.
9 November 2015, 10:09 AM

7 murder case shifted to another court

One of two cases filed in connection with the sensational seven-murder in Narayanganj has been sent to the District and Session Judge’s Court for starting charge framing hearing.
9 November 2015, 09:36 AM

Only 9% pass DU 'Gha' unit entry tests

Only nine percent of the admission seekers passed the entry tests to Dhaka University’s ‘Gha’ unit under social sciences faculty.
9 November 2015, 08:26 AM