Bangladesh

3 held with 80 gold bars in Magura

Police arrest three people in a drive along with 80 gold bars worth Tk three crore at PTI intersection in the town.
26 August 2015, 05:56 AM

Padma strikes bridge site again, damages jetty

River erosion strikes Padma bridge construction site at Kumarbhog in Munshiganj and broke away large parts of land this morning – damaging a jetty and some other equipment.
26 August 2015, 05:19 AM

Rajon killing: 3 fugitives’ wealth confiscated

Law enforcers confiscate the movable properties of Kamrul Islam and two other fugitive accused in the 13-year-old Samiul Islam Rajon murder case.
25 August 2015, 13:59 PM

7 ex-Oriental Bank officials get life term

A Dhaka court sentences seven former officials of Oriental Bank, which has later been renamed as ICB Islamic Bank, to life term imprisonment for misappropriating Tk 1.7 crore.
25 August 2015, 12:01 PM

Iqbal Mahmud new BTRC chairman

Iqbal Mahmud, a former secretary of telecommunications ministry, has been appointed as the new chairman of the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission.
25 August 2015, 10:37 AM

Law minister rules out disbanding Rab

Elite force Rapid Action Battalion will remain in force, Law Minister Anisul Huq says.
25 August 2015, 08:13 AM

BCB wants to cut a Test from Zimbabwe series

The BCB is in discussion with Zimbabwe Cricket to cut one Test from the bilateral series to be held in January next year.
25 August 2015, 05:08 AM

1 killed as train rams lorry in Ctg

A man is killed and at least three others are injured after a train crashed into a lorry in Sitakunda upazila of Chittagong.
25 August 2015, 03:09 AM

Exploring Ratargul

Ratargul is the only freshwater swamp forest in the country and affectionately called the "Amazon of Bangladesh".
24 August 2015, 17:00 PM

Stop building commercial structures on Rankin Street: HC

The High Court directs the authorities to stop construction of commercial structures in the residential area at Rankin Street in Wari area of Dhaka.
24 August 2015, 11:57 AM

Shawkat Mahmud remanded again

A Dhaka court places BNP chairperson's adviser Shawkat Mahmud on a four-day fresh remand in four separate arson and vandalism cases.
24 August 2015, 11:48 AM

Nur Hossain’s extradition soon?

The process of extradition of Nur Hossain – the prime accused in Narayanganj seven murder – from India seems to be gathering momentum with the West Bengal government seeking to withdraw charges of trespassing against him.
24 August 2015, 10:22 AM

Dhaka vs Kolkata

But it does not need Economist Intelligence Unit’s ranking for anybody to know that Dhaka has been rotting, stinking and becoming more terrible to live in every year.
24 August 2015, 09:24 AM

Forest department issues special alert in Sundarbans

The forest department has issued a special alert in the Sundarbans following killing of six ‘tiger poachers’ in a ‘gunfight’ with police and recovery of three tiger skins from the world’s largest mangrove earlier this month.
24 August 2015, 09:05 AM

Cabinet ratifies 4-nation motor vehicle deal

The cabinet approves a proposal for ratification of "The Motor Vehicles Agreement for the Regulation of Passenger, Personal and Cargo Vehicular Traffic between Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal".
24 August 2015, 09:00 AM

BIWTA recreation centre on Buriganga to go

The Supreme Court upholds a High Court verdict that directed the government to demolish and remove the recreation centre from Buriganga river at Kamrangirchar area in Dhaka.
24 August 2015, 08:31 AM

Rajon killing: Court orders to confiscate properties of 3 accused

A Sylhet court accepts the charge sheet pressed against 13 people, including the prime accused Kamrul Islam, in the murder case of 13-year-old Samiul Islam Rajon.
24 August 2015, 08:29 AM

Students can sit only once for DU admission test, SC confirms

The Supreme Court upholds High Court verdict that maintained Dhaka University’s decision to allow an admission seeker to sit for the university entry examination only once.
24 August 2015, 06:45 AM

2 killed in Satkhira over land dispute

Two people were killed in a clash centring land dispute between two groups of villagers in Kaliganj upazila of Satkhira.
24 August 2015, 06:09 AM

2 'Hizb-ut Tahrir men' among 6 held in Dhaka

Detectives claimed to have detained six people including two members of the banned organisation Hizb-ut Tahrir from the capital’s Uttara and Mugda areas.
24 August 2015, 05:11 AM