Bangladesh

Rajon’s father urges PM to bring back Kamrul

Rajon’s father has urged the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to bring back Kamrul Islam, one of the main culprits in beating dead his son in Sylhet.
10 August 2015, 05:46 AM

‘Robber’ killed in ‘gunfight’ with Rajbari cops

An alleged robber has been killed in police custody in what cops say gunfight in Pangsha upazila of Rajbari district early today.
10 August 2015, 05:04 AM

Amu blames ‘violence perpetrators’ for blogger killings

Industries Minister Amir Hossain Amu dubs blogger killings “planned” and blamed the “perpetrators of violence” for the murders.
9 August 2015, 10:12 AM

Female drummer-singer wows audience

Watch the impressive performance by a girl drummer-vocal of Bangladesh origin dazzle the stage in Chittagong.
9 August 2015, 09:22 AM

FBI meets cops over Niloy killing

A day after offering help, US-based Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) today sat with Bangladesh cops on the murder of Niladri Chattopadhyay Niloy.
9 August 2015, 09:07 AM

Don’t enter India to bring cattle, BGB warns

With an existing curb in the supply of cattle from India, Border Guard Bangladesh requests Bangladeshis not to enter India to bring cattle.
9 August 2015, 08:51 AM

HC questions VAT on private universities

The High Court questions the legality of a government decision to impose 7.5 percent VAT on the tuition fee of students of private universities.
9 August 2015, 08:42 AM

4 children hurt in Jessore bomb explosion

Four children are injured after three abandoned crude bombs went off at Abhaynagar upazila in Jessore.
9 August 2015, 05:58 AM

UN chief, EU condemn Niloy killing

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and European Union delegation to Bangladesh condemn the killing of Bangladeshi blogger Niladri Chattopadhyay Niloy.
9 August 2015, 05:02 AM

Sculptor Ferdousi Priyabhashini receives death threat

Sculptor Ferdousi Priyabhashini receives death threat over phone from an unknown caller this afternoon, a day into the killing of blogger Niladri Chattopadhyay Niloy.
8 August 2015, 12:30 PM

Niloy murder a political game: Khandaker Mahbub

BNP chairperson's adviser Khandaker Mahbub Hossain alleges that blogger Niladri Chattopadhyay Niloy was murdered as a part of a political game.
8 August 2015, 11:01 AM

Habiganj college boy murdered in campus

A fresher college student is murdered in broad daylight inside his campus in Habiganj.
8 August 2015, 10:30 AM

March against human trafficking in Cox’s Bazar

Rights activists begin a road march from Cox’s Bazar to Teknaf in a bid to end human trafficking, put to trial those involved and compensate the victims.
8 August 2015, 09:33 AM

Niloy murder: 14 wounds of ‘familiar style’

Blogger Niladri Chattopadhyay Niloy was chopped 12 times in a style similar to the previous killings of bloggers and online activists in recent months.
8 August 2015, 07:58 AM

Train service of Chittagong with Dhaka and Sylhet resumes

Train communication of Chittagong with Dhaka and Sylhet was restored after 10 hours of suspension following derailment of four bogies of a freight train in Banasua in Sadar upazila of Comilla.
8 August 2015, 06:43 AM

‘Gas explosion’ burns 3 in Dhaka

Three people sustain burn injuries after “a fire breaks out from gas explosion” in Dhaka’s Central Road area.
8 August 2015, 05:49 AM

UK, US condemn Niloy killing

The United States has strongly condemned the killing of blogger Niladri Chattopadhyay Niloy and expressed the hope to work with Bangladesh to protect space for freedom of expression.
8 August 2015, 03:59 AM

Niloy murder: 4 unknown assailants sued

Wife of Niladri Chattopadhyay Niloy accuses four anonymous assailants for the brutal killing of the blogger at their house in East Goran. Cops have yet to arrest anyone in this connection.
8 August 2015, 03:22 AM

UN experts urge probe into blogger Niladri killing

United Nations’ experts on freedom of expression condemn the killing of Bangladesh blogger Niladri Chattopadhyay.
7 August 2015, 17:20 PM

Amnesty says killing of blogger must not go unpunished

In reaction to the murder of Niladri Chattopadhyay, Amnesty International said the government must send a strong message that killings aimed at silencing dissenting voices are despicable and will not be tolerated.
7 August 2015, 15:45 PM