Bangladesh

Boy beaten to death at Hazaribagh, BCL leader held

A teenage boy is beaten to death in Dhaka’s Hazaribagh area allegedly by a local Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) leader and his associates.
17 August 2015, 14:44 PM

Kushtia AL infighting: 7 leaders’ arms license cancelled

The district administration in Kushtia cancels licenses of 10 firearms of seven local Awami League (AL) leaders.
17 August 2015, 12:00 PM

India hands over memorabilia of INS Vikrant to Bangladesh

India hands over to Bangladesh the memorabilia of Indian Naval aircraft carrier INS Vikrant for showcasing at National War Museum.
17 August 2015, 10:18 AM

‘Drinkable books’ provide safe drinking water in Bangladesh

A book with pages that can be torn out to filter drinking water has proved effective in its first field trials.
17 August 2015, 09:52 AM

2 held over Badda triple murder

Detectives claim arrest of two people in connection with the sensational Badda triple murder case of Dhaka.
17 August 2015, 09:32 AM

Split order on Maya’s legitimacy as MP

The High Court gives split order on Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury Maya’s legality in holding parliament membership with a conviction in graft case.
17 August 2015, 07:54 AM

3 dead fetuses found in Mymensingh

Bodies of three fetuses are found from a canal in Mymensingh town.
17 August 2015, 07:30 AM

2 jailed in 2007 share scam case

A special tribunal for capital market lawsuits sentences three years jail to the managing director of BD Welding Electrodes and one other in a case over share price manipulation of the company.
17 August 2015, 07:06 AM

Deaths in toxic paracetamol: 6 officials jailed

A Dhaka court jails six owners and employees of the now-defunct BCI (Bangladesh) for 10 years for producing lethal paracetamol.
17 August 2015, 05:44 AM

Ctg ‘yaba trader’ killed in ‘gunfight’

An alleged trader of contraband yaba was killed early today in what Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) said gunfight in Chittagong city.
17 August 2015, 04:38 AM

Suraiya on her mother’s lap, finally

The newborn baby, who received bullet injuries while in her mother’s womb during a Jubo League factional clash in Magura, has been finally handed over to her mother after 25 days of her birth.
16 August 2015, 16:11 PM

Bangladesh reach SAFF U-16 Championship final

Bangladesh Under-16 football team reaches the final of the SAFF Under-16 Championship 2015 defeating Afghanistan 1-0 in the semi-final at Sylhet District Stadium
16 August 2015, 13:13 PM

Jubo League attack Chandpur students, 40 hurt

At least 40 were injured when ruling party’s youth wing Jubo League swooped on a procession brought out by the school students protesting extortion today.
16 August 2015, 09:10 AM

Public university teachers protest for pay scale

Public university teachers throughout Bangladesh go on work abstention demanding a separate pay scale.
16 August 2015, 06:40 AM

‘Boon granter’ turtles of Bostami shrine (video)

The story behind Bostami turtles goes back around 1,200 years to its origin – what locals believe are embodiments of genies trapped in animal forms.
16 August 2015, 06:03 AM

SC receives Ekattor videos on ‘sub-judice’ matter

The Supreme Court receives the video recording of a private satellite channel Ekattor TV on a report and talk show on conversation between two judges.
16 August 2015, 04:40 AM

First hajj flight takes off

The first hajj flight carrying 418 Bangladeshi pilgrims to Saudi Arabia takes off from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka.
16 August 2015, 04:38 AM

Hamid inquires about condition of Pranab’s wife

President Abdul Hamid calls his Indian counterpart over phone to inquire about the health condition of his wife now undergoing treatment at Army Hospital there.
15 August 2015, 16:12 PM

18 gold bars seized at Dhaka airport, 1 held

Customs Intelligence recovered 18 gold bars worth about Tk 1 crore from Dhaka’s Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport.
15 August 2015, 10:29 AM

Fugitive killers of Bangabandhu must be hanged: Ashraf

Public Administration Minister Syed Ashraful Islam says that death sentences will surely be executed after bringing back the fugitive killers of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
15 August 2015, 09:54 AM