Bangladesh

Shawkat Mahmud placed on 3-day remand

A Dhaka court places Shawkat Mahmud, journalist and adviser to the BNP chairperson, on a three-day remand in connection with a case filed over the death of private car driver in the January agitation.
19 August 2015, 07:58 AM

Hospitalise Rizvi, HC tells jail authorities

The High Court directs prison authorities to hospitalise BNP Joint Secretary General Rizvi Ahmed for treatment.
19 August 2015, 07:20 AM

Witness Account: When all hell broke loose

"All hell broke loose there, they made it look like doomsday," recalls Motaher Hossain, general secretary of the Krishak League, who was standing barely a yard from the dais raised on a truck when indiscriminate bombs and gunshots rocked the area.
19 August 2015, 07:17 AM

3 lawyers held for funding militant group remanded

A Bashkhali court places the three arrested lawyers for their alleged funding of a new-found militant outfit, Shaheed Hamja Brigade in a four-day remand each.
19 August 2015, 07:13 AM

PM pays tributes to Suvra Mukherjee

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina pays tributes to Suvra Mukherjee, the wife of Indian President Pranab Mukherjee, by placing a wreath at her coffin in New Delhi.
19 August 2015, 05:46 AM

Free speech under attack as never before: HRW

Human Rights Watch today observed that the free speech in Bangladesh is under attack as never before in the country.
19 August 2015, 05:38 AM

Kushtia AL man killed in ‘gunfight’

A ruling party activist allegedly involved in the August 15 infighting in Kushtia that left one dead is killed in gunfight.
19 August 2015, 04:34 AM

A Time for Global Citizenship

Bangladesh is one of the most disaster prone countries in the world, and has not only experienced several catastrophes in its young history, but is persistently hit by seasonal disasters.
18 August 2015, 18:00 PM

Bangladesh new SAFF U-16 champion

Bangladesh clinch SAFF U-16 football championship 2015 by defeating India 4-2 in tie-breaker at Sylhet District Stadium.
18 August 2015, 13:44 PM

Journos’ token hunger strike tomorrow demanding Probir’s release

Agitating journalists to observe a token hunger strike in front of the Jatiya Press Club in Dhaka demanding release of journalist Probir Sikdar.
18 August 2015, 13:34 PM

Criticism after delivery of judgement: SC

The Supreme Court observes that constructive criticism can be made after a court delivers its judgement.
18 August 2015, 13:08 PM

Govt failed to ensure people’s right to live: Ershad

Jatiya Party Chairman Hussein Muhammad Ershad alleges that the government has failed to ensure people’s right to live.
18 August 2015, 13:00 PM

6 killed, 1 injured as truck hits 3-wheeler in Rajshahi

At least six people including two children and three women die as a truck rammed a battery-run three-wheeler in Puthia upazila of Rajshahi.
18 August 2015, 12:35 PM

PM to attend funeral of Indian president’s wife

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will fly to New Delhi tomorrow to attend the funeral of Indian President Pranab Mukherjee’s wife.
18 August 2015, 11:43 AM

MK Anwar sent to jail in Comilla

A Comilla court sends BNP standing committee member MK Anwar to jail in a case filed for petrol bomb attack on a bus in the district earlier this year.
18 August 2015, 11:02 AM

Lost & found: Tale of a Sarail puppy

This is a story of a Sarail hound puppy being lost and later found 103 days later by the owner.
18 August 2015, 09:06 AM

Journalist Probir on 3-day remand

Journalist Probir Sikder is placed on a three-day remand in connection with the case under Information and Communication Technology Act for “tarnishing the image” of LGRD Minister Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain.
18 August 2015, 07:45 AM

Indian President Pranab’s wife passes away

Indian President Pranab Mukherjee’s wife Suvra Mukherjee, who was suffering from respiratory illness, passes away at a hospital in Delhi aged 74.
18 August 2015, 07:28 AM

Dhaka BCL leader, who ‘beat dead’ teenage boy, killed in ‘gunfight’

Arzu Mia, chief of Bangladesh Chhatra League's Lalbagh unit who allegedly beat dead a teenage boy in Dhaka, has been killed in what Rab says gunfight.
18 August 2015, 04:54 AM

CPJ demands journo Probir’s release

Committee to Protect Journalists calls upon the government to release journalist Probir Sikdar immediately.
18 August 2015, 03:28 AM