Bangladesh
Durga Puja holiday now Oct 22
The government has decided to shift this year's public holiday on Durga Puja from October 23 to October 22.
5 October 2015, 09:25 AM
Mina stampede: Bangladeshi death toll now 51
At least 51 Bangladeshis are among those killed in the September 24 stampede in Makkah.
5 October 2015, 08:52 AM
PM’s press conference, BNP statement and some questions
Yesterday's statements of PM Hasina and BNP leader Fakhrul have generated a lot of interest and raised some questions too.
5 October 2015, 08:29 AM
No law and order in country: Ershad
Jatiya Party Chairman Hussein Muhammad Ershad slams government claiming ruling Awami League has failed to perform its “constitutional duties”.
5 October 2015, 07:20 AM
Family doped, house looted in Kushtia
Four of a family are allegedly doped before their house looted of cash and valuables worth around Tk 5 lakh in Kumarkhali upazila of Kushtia.
5 October 2015, 07:11 AM
US for joint efforts to address extremism
US envoy Bernicat says 'we have everything we need' to fight the emergence of Islamic State in Bangladesh.
5 October 2015, 07:09 AM
Fakhrul gets bail in blast case
BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir gets bail in a case filed for blasting bomb in Dhaka during an anti-government blockade in 2012.
5 October 2015, 06:15 AM
Arrest warrant for 5 Noakhali ‘Razakars’
A tribunal in Dhaka issues arrest warrant against five suspected war criminals of Noakhali for their alleged involvement in crimes against humanity during the country’s 1971 Liberation War.
5 October 2015, 06:02 AM
Bangladesh cricket team thrives on Captain Mashrafe Mortaza
On this day, October 5, we wish all the best to our ODI and T20 captain Mashrafe Mortaza on his special occasion. Happy Birthday Mash!
5 October 2015, 05:50 AM
2 tourists, porter ‘missing’ in Rangamati
Two tourists and their porter are said to have gone missing in Bilaichhari upazila of Rangamati. The tourists are Jobayer, 26, and Munna, 34, from Dhaka, and their porter Mangsai Mro, 30, from Roma upazila.
5 October 2015, 05:45 AM
Cricketer Shahadat lands in jail after surrender
Suspended national team cricketer Shahadat Hossain surrenders before a Dhaka court and seeks bail in a case filed for torturing an 11-year-old domestic help.
5 October 2015, 05:25 AM
8 ‘human traffickers’ held in Dhaka
Rab arrests eight alleged members of an international human trafficking gang in Dhaka last night and recovers a large number of fake visas and visa-making equipment from their possessions.
5 October 2015, 04:54 AM
2 soldiers killed in Cox’s Bazar road crash
Two members of Bangladesh Army are killed and two others injured in a road accident in Chakaria upazila in Cox’s Bazar this evening.
4 October 2015, 15:32 PM
Bangladesh youths salvage a draw against Bhutan
Bangladesh under-19 team end with a 1-1 draw against Bhutan in their second group match of the AFC U-19 Championship Qualifiers at the Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka.
4 October 2015, 15:29 PM
Pakistan win series opener against Bangladesh women
Pakistan women won the opening ODI against Bangladesh Women in Karachi by 20 runs to take the lead in the two-match series.
4 October 2015, 14:57 PM
US working with Bangladesh to verify ‘IS claims’: Envoy
US Ambassador Marcia Stephens Bloom Bernicat says her country is working with the Bangladesh government to verify the alleged IS claims of killing two foreign nationals in Bangladesh last week.
4 October 2015, 13:23 PM
UGC official’s death: Legal notice for judicial inquiry
A Supreme Court lawyer sends legal notice to the government seeking judicial inquiry into the custodial death of a UGC official by 24 hours.
4 October 2015, 09:03 AM
500-yr-old Sardarbari coming back to life soon
The Boro Sardarbari is one of the most significant structures in the 800 plus years old Panam Nagar, situated at Sonargaon of Narayanganj around 40 kilometres off the capital, Dhaka.
4 October 2015, 08:52 AM
Nahid’s ‘talk’ pledge for public university teachers again
Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid reiterates assurances to solve public university teachers’ pay issue through discussions.
4 October 2015, 08:38 AM
EU condemns foreigners’ killings
The European Union has condemned killings of two foreigners in Bangladesh.
4 October 2015, 08:23 AM