Bangladesh

Mahmudur among 9 indicted over Tejgaon arson

A Dhaka court frames charges against Amar Desh acting editor Mahmudur Rahman and 8 others in an arson case of March 2013.
29 October 2015, 06:19 AM

Shamsher Mobin quits BNP

BNP Vice-Chairman Shamsher Mobin Chowdhury resigns from all posts of the party citing health reasons. He submitted his resignation letter to the party’s acting Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday.
29 October 2015, 05:38 AM

Netrakona war crimes suspect dies

War crimes suspect Ahmed Ali of Netrakona died at Dhaka Medical College Hospital in the wee hours today.
29 October 2015, 05:08 AM

Hossaini Dalan blast victim dies at DMCH

A man, who was injured in Hossaini Dalan bomb blasts on the day of holy Ashura, dies at Dhaka Medical College Hospital.
29 October 2015, 04:51 AM

BCB announces preliminary squad for Zimbabwe series

Bangladesh Cricket Board announces preliminary squad for upcoming Zimbabwe’s tour of Bangladesh.
28 October 2015, 13:31 PM

4 die after inhaling toxic gas in Chuadanga

Four people died after inhaling toxic gas of a septic tank at Jibannagar upazila in Chuadanga this afternoon.
28 October 2015, 13:05 PM

Business climate ranking: Bangladesh slips 2 notches

Bangladesh went down two positions to 174 in the international ranking of World Bank’s (WB) Ease of Doing Business 2016 report.
28 October 2015, 10:13 AM

It’s all in the mind: The story of a ‘disabled’ Tuhin (video)

He comes to the school early in the morning, takes classes and leaves after everybody. His students are ready to follow his words and they feel bored if he is absent for a day. He is Tuhin, a primary school teacher who cannot stand or walk because of polio in his childhood, 34 years back. Overcoming physical challenges, he has made himself close to the heart of teachers and students alike at the West Sitki Primary school in Kathalia under Jhalakathi.
28 October 2015, 09:05 AM

Students to get textbooks on time: Nahid

Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid today assured that the printing of textbooks would be completed on schedule and school students would get them by the start of next year.
28 October 2015, 08:18 AM

Progress can't be stopped with bomb attacks: PM

Noting that the recent bomb attack on a Tajia procession was aimed at tarnishing Bangladesh's image, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina asserts that the Bangladesh's progress cannot be stopped with such bombings.
28 October 2015, 08:00 AM

Foreigners’ killing: Orders came from London, says Hanif

There is no doubt that the instruction for killing the two foreigners in Bangladesh came from London, Awami League Joint General Secretary Mahbubul Alam Hanif says.
28 October 2015, 07:25 AM

‘Robber’ killed in Sundarbans ‘gunfight’

Alleged robber gang leader killed in what Rapid Action Battalion describes as gunfight at Bagerhat in the Sundarbans.
28 October 2015, 06:45 AM

Hotel staff 'shot dead by employer’

Muggers allegedly shot a restaurant worker to death in Dhaka’s Motijheel area.
28 October 2015, 06:26 AM

Not IS, offshoots of Jamaat-Shibir: Home minister

There is no organisational structure of terrorist outfit Islamic State (IS) in Bangladesh, Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan reiterates, hours after SITE reiterated its reports on IS claim of two foreigners’ murder and Shia headquarters bomb attack.
28 October 2015, 06:00 AM

Jamaat men clash with cops in Jatrabari, 3 held

Police detain three persons during a clash with activists of Jamaat-e-Islami and its student wing Islami Chhatra Shibir at Jatrabari in Dhaka.
28 October 2015, 05:34 AM

SITE defends IS claim of Bangladesh attacks

The US-based SITE Intelligence Group stood by its reports on the Islamic State’s (IS) claims of the responsibility for the killings of two foreigners and bomb attacks on Shia headquarters in the country.
28 October 2015, 04:54 AM

Rangpur rope in Jurgensen as coach

The Rangpur franchise has appointed Shane Jurgensen as their head coach for the Bangladesh Premier League's third season starting next month.
28 October 2015, 04:49 AM

Japanese assured of security in Bangladesh

Bangladesh Ambassador to Japan Masud Bin Momen assures Japanese Diet members and business leaders of security in Bangladesh.
27 October 2015, 15:57 PM

Unregistered SIMs will be blocked after Nov 15

Mobile phone users, who would fail to re-register their numbers by November 15, will have their numbers blocked, the telecom division says.
27 October 2015, 13:40 PM

Diplomats shouldn’t ‘overreact’: Tofail

Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed calls upon the diplomats of different countries residing in Bangladesh “not to overreact” on the matter of the killing of two foreign nationals.
27 October 2015, 12:08 PM