Bangladesh

Fakhrul released on bail

BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir is released from jail this evening, six months after his arrest.
14 July 2015, 13:37 PM

Fans at Bangladesh v South Africa 2nd ODI

Bangladesh’s supporters witness a splendid performance from the home team at the Mirpur stadium during the famous win over the Proteas in the 2nd ODI of the 3-match series.
14 July 2015, 13:10 PM

It’s a big opportunity for us: Bangladesh allrounder Shakib Al Hasan

Mashrafe Mortaza’s men have never beaten South Africa in a series. They have also never successfully won an ODI series, against a top-eight side, after losing the first match.
14 July 2015, 11:55 AM

Protesters demand Rajon killers to hang

Protestors across Bangladesh demand the death penalty for the killers of a 13-year-old boy as anger mounts over the sickening lynching which was captured on video and then went viral.
14 July 2015, 11:51 AM

Pace pays off for Bangladesh

Tigers are going guns with a whitewash over Pakistan, followed by a series win against India, and now they've pulled one over South Africa in the 2nd ODI of the 3-match series at Mirpur on July 12, 2015.
14 July 2015, 11:11 AM

102 boat migrants found by Myanmar navy

Myanmar's navy discovers over a hundred migrants stranded for weeks on a southern island.
14 July 2015, 10:14 AM

‘Repatriation of Kamrul before Eid unlikely’

It is uncertain whether Kamrul Islam – the suspected main killer of Rajon – can be brought back from Saudi Arabia before Eid, according to Bangladesh officials in Jeddah.
14 July 2015, 09:29 AM

2 ‘JMB militants’ held in Natore

Law enforcers claim arrest of two militants of banned Islamist outfit Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) from Natore Sadar upazila.
14 July 2015, 08:31 AM

Kamrul admits beating Rajon

Expatriate Bangladeshi Kamrul Islam, who appears to be the main culprit responsible for beating dead 13-year-old Rajon, confesses to his role in the killing.
14 July 2015, 08:25 AM

Asaduzzaman, Yeafesh, Nurul take oath as ministers

In a major reshuffle, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inducted three new faces into her cabinet and promoted two junior ministers as full ministers.
14 July 2015, 07:25 AM

Bangladesh must rise to the challenge

If Bangladesh win on Tuesday, July 15 against South Africa, the world will get an after-shock of the series wins over India and Pakistan unlike anything seen on the Richter scale before.
14 July 2015, 07:22 AM

This is how Kamrul was held in Jedda (video)

Videos surface on social media showing Bangladeshi community in Jeddah of Saudi Arabia catching Kamrul Islam – the man who beat the life out of 13-year-old Rajon.
14 July 2015, 06:15 AM

Road crashes kill 9 in Sirajganj, Manikganj

Nine people are killed and eight injured in separate road accidents in Sirajganj and Manikganj.
14 July 2015, 04:52 AM

Mahmudullah of Bangladesh finds form again

Mahmudullah returns back to form in the 2nd ODI against South Africa playing a good hand in the record 135-run stand with Soumya Sarkar for the third wicket.
13 July 2015, 15:28 PM

Writ filed with Indian SC over Felani verdict

Amnesty India files a writ petition with Indian Supreme Court, saying human rights were violated in Felani murder and confusion is created surrounding the trial process.
13 July 2015, 14:21 PM

Bowlers make Bangladesh more dangerous

Bangladesh cricket team continues to make headlines this year in ODI cricket with nine wins in fourteen matches, and gives ample reason why the 50-over format is their undeniable forte.
13 July 2015, 13:36 PM

25 more trafficking victims return from Indonesia

Twenty five more Bangladeshi human trafficking victims have returned home from Indonesia, four months after they were rescued from the Andaman Sea.
13 July 2015, 11:34 AM

Opinion: When beasts are unleashed in humans

What kind of perversion of the mind turns a person into an inhuman beast? What kind of society have we created that we allow such horrible things to happen to children, to women, to the physically or mentally disabled, to anyone who is in a position of powerlessness?
13 July 2015, 11:17 AM

Ashraf skips cabinet meeting

Removed as LGRD minister and deputed as a minister without portfolio last week, Syed Ashraful Islam skips the regular cabinet meeting.
13 July 2015, 09:46 AM

Ex-Rajshahi mayor Minu jailed on surrender

A Rajshahi court sends former mayor and local city BNP President Mizanur Rahman Minu to jail after he surrendered.
13 July 2015, 07:48 AM