Bangladesh
Former Jubo League leader killed in Gazipur
A former upazila president of Jubo League, youth front of the ruling Awami League, was stabbed to death by rivals in Kaliakoir of Gazipur this evening.
21 August 2015, 14:46 PM
'Ansarullah press release' refutes role in Niloy killing
Ansarullah Bangla Team has refuted its role in the assassination of blogger Niladri Chattopadhyay Niloy. In a statement published in a website named Jihadology dated August 19, it claimed it has no ties with the Ansar Al-Islam Bangladesh group.
21 August 2015, 10:35 AM
‘Gunfight’: Badda Jubo League leader killed
A former president of Badda’s Shimultala unit Jubo League, the youth wing of ruling party, has been killed in what police said gunfight in Gazipur.
21 August 2015, 07:59 AM
Minor drowns in Dhaka’s flooded road
A minor girl drowns in a flooded road at Kathalbagan in Dhaka.
21 August 2015, 06:53 AM
Tiger statue at Karwan Bazar crushes man
A rickshawpuller is killed after a statue of a tiger at Dhaka’s Karwan Bazar intersection collapsed on him.
21 August 2015, 05:18 AM
5 of a family burnt in Dhaka fire
Five people including two minor boys of a family are burnt in a fire that broke out a house at South Keraniganj on the outskirts of Dhaka.
21 August 2015, 04:55 AM
Al-Amin, Gazi happy with training camp lifeline
For Al-Amin Hossain and Sohag Gazi, being called up to the conditioning camp of 27 players is a huge relief.
20 August 2015, 15:12 PM
Human trafficker held in Narsingdi
Police in Narsingdi arrest a man on charge of trafficking dozens of youths to Malaysia through the Bay of Bengal.
20 August 2015, 14:21 PM
Indefinite transport strike in greater Ctg
Transport workers enforce an indefinite strike in greater Chittagong from today protesting the abduction of one of its leader Nurul Islam.
20 August 2015, 14:17 PM
Aug 21 carnage: Who did it? (video)
The gruesome killing on August 21, 2004 was one of the most shocking political crimes in the country's history. But what is more shocking is the list of the culprits behind the attack that has come into light after latest investigations.
20 August 2015, 13:42 PM
2 Rab men hurt in Chapainawabganj bomb attack
At least two Rab members are hurt when assailants threw cocktail bombs at the law enforcers at Chapainawabganj.
20 August 2015, 13:36 PM
August 21: The day that changed politics, forever
That humid August afternoon changed Bangladesh politics, perhaps forever. An Awami League rally was in progress at the Bangabandhu Avenue and it was around 5.15pm at the fag end of the rally when Sheikh Hasina, then the opposition leader, started her speech from the top of an open truck.
20 August 2015, 11:41 AM
Snatching AL men from cops: Case filed
A case has been filed against 10 named and 60 other anonymous people over the incident of ruling party men snatching away detainees from police custody in Mymensingh.
20 August 2015, 09:51 AM
August 21 carnage: Living with pain and trauma (video)
300 leaders and activists of Awami League barely escape with their lives in the grenade attack which kill 24 people in a party rally at Bangabandhu Avenue rally in Dhaka on August 21, 2004.
20 August 2015, 09:24 AM
SC upholds HC order on Brazil wheat
The Supreme Court upholds a High Court order on the authorities to take back the Brazilian wheat if any department desires to return the grains.
20 August 2015, 06:50 AM
Sunny, Nadif to face show-cause notices for playing in US
BCB will issue show-cause notices to Elias Sunny and Nadif Chowdhury after they participated in a private Twenty20 tournament last month in the USA.
19 August 2015, 15:43 PM
Open letter urges arrest of ‘blogger-killers’
Following a string of brutal “machete” murders of Bangladeshi bloggers, an open letter today calls upon the Bangladeshi government to stop “victim-blaming” the bloggers and focus on catching the extremists who are murdering them.
19 August 2015, 11:37 AM
Modi for joint disaster management exercise in South Asia
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi suggests a joint exercise by the disaster management forces of South Asian countries for a joint response to natural calamities as he held talks with visiting Bangladesh Premier Sheikh Hasina.
19 August 2015, 10:44 AM
Barapukuria case: HC order on Khaleda’s pleas Sunday
The High Court fixes Sunday for passing order on two petitions filed by BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia praying to court to call for the records and the final report in Barapukuria corruption case.
19 August 2015, 10:06 AM
Bullet-hit Dhaka Jubo League man dies
A ward-level Jubo League leader, who is shot by unidentified criminals in Dhaka yesterday, died at a hospital in Dhaka.
19 August 2015, 10:00 AM