Bangladesh

4 of a family electrocuted in Patuakhali

Four members of a family die from electrocution at Bauphal upazila in Patuakhali.
24 July 2015, 08:56 AM

Rajon killing: OC closed, 2 SIs suspended for negligence

The authorities close an inspector and suspend two sub-inspectors of Jalalabad Police Station after a probe has found their negligence in arresting Rajon killers.
24 July 2015, 05:53 AM

8 killed in Gazipur, Madaripur road crashes

At least eight people are killed and 14 injured in separate road accidents in Gazipur and Madaripur.
24 July 2015, 04:20 AM

Day 4 washed out

Day 4 of the 1st Test between Bangladesh and South Africa has been washed out at Chittagong Stadium.
24 July 2015, 03:34 AM

Bangladesh vs South Africa 1st Test, Day 3

See the best moments of the rain-affected day 3 of the 1st Test match between Bangladesh and South Africa at Chittagong stadium.
23 July 2015, 11:55 AM

Yaba worth Tk 3.20cr seized in Ctg, 2 held

Rapid Action Battalion members arrests two people with 80,000 yaba tablets worth around Tk 3.20 crore in Chittagong city.
23 July 2015, 11:18 AM

Syria-linked jihadist denied bail

The High Court rejects bail petition of a UK citizen of Bangladeshi origin, who came here for recruiting jihadists for the Islamic State, also known as ISIS, in a case filed for conspiring to establish an IS group in Bangladesh.
23 July 2015, 07:51 AM

Quinton De Kock of South Africa fined for sledging Bangladesh opener Tamim Iqbal

South Africa wicket-keeper Quinton de Kock has been fined 75 per cent of his match fee after being found guilty of breaching the ICC Code of Conduct during the first Test against Bangladesh in Chittagong on Wednesday.
23 July 2015, 06:51 AM

Another held remanded over Rajon murder

A Sylhet court gives police five days to grill Badal Mia, another held by the public over the brutal torture-to-death of 13-year-old boy Samiul Alam Rajon.
23 July 2015, 05:55 AM

Graft hearing: Khaleda appears before Bakshibazar court

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia appears before the makeshift Dhaka court premises for proceedings in two corruption cases.
23 July 2015, 04:29 AM

SA end day 3 on a high

South Africa trail Bangladesh by 17 runs with 10 wickets remaining when play was called off for day 3 of the 1st Test match due to rain at Chittagong Stadium.
23 July 2015, 03:34 AM

Road crashes kill 7 in Munshiganj, Gazipur

seven people die and 30 has been injured in separate road accidents in Munshiganj and Gazipur.
22 July 2015, 15:35 PM

Charge framed against Salahuddin

A court in Meghalaya frames charges against Salahuddin Ahmed for trespassing into Indian territory, a charge the BNP leader denied. Salahuddin, who went missing in Dhaka in March and was found in Shillong two months later, maintains that he was taken there forcibly.
22 July 2015, 11:58 AM

Bangladesh vs South Africa 1st Test, Day 2

See the highlights of the rain-curtailed day 2 of the 1st Test between Bangladesh and South Africa at Chittagong stadium.
22 July 2015, 11:30 AM

Tamim Iqbal of Bangladesh chips in with maiden fifty

Tamim Iqbal of Bangladesh scores his first fifty against South Africa during the second day of the 1st Test at Chittagong stadium.
22 July 2015, 09:01 AM

Highway ‘ban’ for CNG auto-rickshaws

In view of the recent deaths in highway road crashes, a government body “banned” CNG auto-rickshaws from faring on highways.
22 July 2015, 08:30 AM

Zafrullah gets 2 weeks to reply on show cause

A tribunal gives Gonoshasthaya Kendra founder Zafrullah Chowdhury two more weeks to reply on a show cause issued over his “derogatory” comments against a verdict of the tribunal.
22 July 2015, 06:12 AM

Ctg mayor cleared of 1993 attempted murder charge

A Chittagong court acquits 17 people including the city mayor AJM Nasir of an attempt to murder case filed 22 years ago.
22 July 2015, 05:45 AM

155 trafficking victims brought back from Myanmar

Bangladesh border guards in a flag meeting with their Myanmar counterpart to bring back 155 nationals rescued from the sea.
22 July 2015, 05:22 AM

Tamim, Mahmudullah lift Tigers before rain halted game

Play called off for day 2 after 65 overs due to rain. Bangladesh 179 for 4, trail South Africa by 69 runs in the first innings of the 1st Test match at Chittagong stadium.
22 July 2015, 03:33 AM