Bangladesh

'We can handle the heat'

South Africa kick off their tour of Bangladesh today with a T20 warm-up match at the Fatullah Cricket Stadium. A practice match may not paint a picture of
2 July 2015, 18:00 PM

AL unwilling to quit fearing trial: Khaleda

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia says the ruling Awami League does not want to hold election in fear of facing trial after leaving the power for its irregularities and corruption.
2 July 2015, 16:00 PM

Asean launches fund to host trafficking victims

Southeast Asian countries launch a fund to share the cost of hosting human trafficking victims, after a regional migrant crisis saw victims ping-ponged between countries reluctant to accept them.
2 July 2015, 15:18 PM

South Africa apologise for drone security breach

South Africa's cricket team apologise to the Bangladesh military for using a drone at a practice session in Dhaka and breaching national security ahead of the start of their tour.
2 July 2015, 14:31 PM

Hijras voice anger at gender test failures

Bangladesh's hijra community voices outrage Thursday after nearly all those appointed to government jobs set aside for transgenders are disqualified after an official medical test deemed them fully male.
2 July 2015, 14:16 PM

Data collection to update electoral roll starts July 25

Collection of citizens' data by the Election Commission-appointed enumerators to update electoral roll begins on July 25, .
2 July 2015, 13:59 PM

RMG owners asked to clear wages, bonus by July 14

State Minister for Labour Mujibul Haque Chunnu asks the garment makers to clear salaries and festival bonus of their workers by July 10 and 14 respectively so that they can celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr smoothly.
2 July 2015, 11:32 AM

Analysis: Getting ready to become a middle-income country

The other challenge we will face is how to keep rising inequality in check and how to make basic services accessible to the poor. It will need proper policy, institutions and financing.
2 July 2015, 08:26 AM

Man ‘shot dead by BSF’ in Chapainawabganj

A man has allegedly been shot dead by Indian Border Security Force in Roghunathpur of Chapainawabganj, a Border Guard Bangladesh official says.
2 July 2015, 07:18 AM

Bangladesh cricketers are not lazy when it comes to fitness

Bangladesh cricket team’s strength and conditioning coach Mario Villavarayan dismisses the notion that the players are indolent when it comes to fitness.
2 July 2015, 06:28 AM

Record $15.30bn remittance in FY 2014-15

Bangladesh received record $15.3 billion in remittance from expatriates working abroad in the last fiscal year.
2 July 2015, 05:36 AM

‘Al-Qaeda was planning countrywide attack’

Law enforcers claim arrest of 12 militants of al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent including its Bangladesh chief coordinator from Dhaka.
2 July 2015, 05:07 AM

Rice planting now a breeze! (video)

Advancing technology and innovations make the back breaking work of rice planting look like a breeze.
2 July 2015, 04:51 AM

Fazle Hasan Abed wins World Food Prize

A man who created a nonprofit organisation credited with helping more than 150 million people out of poverty is named the winner of the 2015 World Food Prize.
2 July 2015, 04:17 AM

Bangladesh goes one step forward

Bangladesh yesterday graduated from the low income status to lower middle income nation (LMIC), meeting the World Bank's requirements comfortably.
1 July 2015, 20:39 PM

BCB announces T20 squad

Bangladesh Cricket Board announces 14-member squad for the two-match T20 series against South Africa due on July 5 and 7.
1 July 2015, 13:52 PM

63 trafficking victims returning home

Sixty three Bangladeshi trafficking victims -- 39 rescued from Andaman Sea by the Thailand authorities and 24 from Indonesia -- will return home.
1 July 2015, 10:47 AM

Fixture revised for South Africa's tour of Bangladesh

South Africa will face Bangladesh in two T20Is, three ODIs and two Tests during their month-long tour.
1 July 2015, 07:15 AM

AL MP's son Rony fired the gunshots that killed 2: Police

Cops confirm Rony, son of AL lawmaker, fired gunshots that killed a pedestrian and an auto-rickshaw driver at New Eskaton in Dhaka on Apr 14, adds there will be no problem to prove it at court.
1 July 2015, 06:58 AM

BCB braces for 'slim chance' of ranking jolt

After meeting ICC officials regarding Bangladesh's 2017 Champions Trophy qualification, BCB CEO Nizamuddin Chowdhury says the board is considering a contingency plan should there be any late changes in their ODI ranking.
1 July 2015, 05:24 AM