Bangladesh

Khaleda to perform Umrah in ‘convenient time’

BNP spokesperson Asaduzzaman Ripon says party chief Khaleda Zia would visit Saudi Arabia to perform Umrah in a convenient time after the month of Ramadan.
9 July 2015, 08:07 AM

Launches get Eid colours (video)

Water transport workers at different dockyards in Sadarghat terminal of Dhaka are passing busy times to repair and beautify launches to ensure a safe and comfortable journey ahead of Eid.
9 July 2015, 06:43 AM

Heavy rainfall may continue over next 24hr

Different parts of the country including Dhaka and Chittagong may experience heavy rainfall with thunder showers in the next 24 hours.
9 July 2015, 06:01 AM

BSF kills 1 on Lalmonirhat border

Indian Border Security Force guns down a cattle trader on Lohakuchi border in Aditmari upazila of Lalmonirhat early today.
9 July 2015, 04:47 AM

US upgrades Malaysia in annual human trafficking report

The US is upgrading Malaysia from lowest tier on its list of worst human trafficking centres, a move that could smooth way for an ambitious US-led free-trade deal with the Southeast Asian nation and 11 other countries.
9 July 2015, 02:37 AM

Movie star Razzak returns home

Renowned Bangla film actor Abdur Razzak returns to his residence ‘Laxmikunja’ today after his physical condition recovered and came out of danger according to his physicians.
8 July 2015, 16:05 PM

Khaleda postpones Saudi trip as Tarique denied visa

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia postpones her Saudi Arabia visit to perform Umrah as her elder son Tarique Rahman did not get visa from London.
8 July 2015, 15:09 PM

CEO of PRAN-RFL Group Amjad Khan Chowdhury dies

Amjad Khan Chowdhury, CEO of PRAN-RFL Group, who first took Bangladeshi brand abroad successfully and pioneered in establishing food processing in the country, passes away aged 75.
8 July 2015, 14:40 PM

Felani killing: Amnesty India to challenge acquittal of BSF man

Amnesty India will move to the Indian Supreme Court challenging acquittal of a BSF man in Bangladeshi girl Felani Khatun murder case.
8 July 2015, 14:18 PM

Bangladesh, Pakistan have one eye on Champions Trophy

Bangladesh needs to win one game against South Africa to retain pre-series points, Pakistan must win series against Sri Lanka to move ahead of eighth-ranked West Indies.
8 July 2015, 11:04 AM

Taking smartphones to wheelchairs (video)

A young Bangladeshi engineer invents the “Smart Wheel Chair” to help physically challenged people operate their wheel chairs through any android smart phone.
8 July 2015, 09:47 AM

Malaysian pvt agencies to bear manpower recruitment cost

Malaysian employers will bear all the expenditures while recruiting manpower from Bangladesh, Expatriates’ Welfare Minister Khandker Mosharraf Hossain says.
8 July 2015, 09:27 AM

SC to pass Fakhrul’s bail order after getting medical report

BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul did not get bail from the Supreme Court today as it did not pass order on the government’s petitions that challenged the High Court order that granted the leader bail in three cases.
8 July 2015, 08:02 AM

Rafiqul, 27 other BNP men face arrest order

A Dhaka court issued arrest warrants against 28 BNP leaders and activists including Barrister Rafiqul Islam Mia for torching vehicle in Mirpur area of Dhaka on January 3.
8 July 2015, 07:23 AM

DU admission seekers can’t sit for test 2nd time: HC

The High Court upholds Dhaka University’s decision that had barred admission seekers from sitting for test for the second time.
8 July 2015, 06:15 AM

Pressure gets to Bangladesh's seniors

Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Mortaza says the batsmen made some wrong choices with their shots and left little too much to do in the final overs.
8 July 2015, 05:25 AM

SQ Chy was in Bangladesh in 1971, AG tells SC

Attorney General Mahbubey Alam today placed before the Supreme Court a report of the Daily Pakistan, which indicates that war criminal Salauddin Quader Chowdhury was in Bangladesh during the Liberation War in 1971.
8 July 2015, 05:23 AM

BANvSA ODI match timing changes

The match timing of the upcoming ODI series between Bangladesh and South Africa changes.
7 July 2015, 16:25 PM

De Villiers to miss Bangladesh ODIs

AB de Villiers is not going to play the forthcoming ODI series against Bangladesh after South Africa released him from the squad. Hashim Amla will lead the team in his absence.
7 July 2015, 15:45 PM

JS greets Tulip, Rupa, Rushanara

The Jatiya Sangsad passes a thanksgiving motion unanimously for Tulip Siddiq, granddaughter of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, Rupa Huq and Rushanara Ali on their winning in the British parliament elections.
7 July 2015, 15:17 PM