Bangladesh

Bangladesh to verify 208 victims rescued by Myanmar

A Bangladesh delegation is ready to depart for Myanmar to verify nationality of the 208 migrants, victims of trafficking, rescued from sea recently.
24 May 2015, 07:21 AM

BSF kills 1 in Jessore

Indian Border Security Force guns down a Bangladeshi national along Agrabhulot border in Sharsha upazila of Jessore.
24 May 2015, 07:08 AM

DSE trading resumes after 4hrs

Trading at Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) resumes after four hours of suspension following a technical glitch.
24 May 2015, 06:33 AM

Latif Siddique denied bail

A Dhaka rejects bail petitions of former minister Abdul Latif Siddique in seven cases filed against him for hurting people’s religious sentiment.
24 May 2015, 06:23 AM

Another war crimes suspect held in Maheshkhali

Another war crimes suspect is arrested from Maheshkhali upazila of Cox’s Bazar early today, three days after a tribunal in Dhaka issued arrest warrant against him and 15 others.
24 May 2015, 05:01 AM

30 graves of 'Bangladesh, Myanmar migrants' found in Malaysia

Mass graves believed to contain bodies of hundreds of migrants from Myanmar and Bangladesh found in Malaysia, media report says.
24 May 2015, 03:26 AM

JU expels 5 BCL men over sexual assault

Jahangirnagar University expels five Chhatra League men of the university unit on charge of sexually assaulting a female student during Pahela Baishakh celebration.
23 May 2015, 14:50 PM

Save migrants, deal with cause of flight: UN chief

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urges Southeast Asian nations to deal with the causes of humanitarian crisis forcing Rohingya and Bangladeshi migrants to flee by sea.
23 May 2015, 12:29 PM

Opinion: Human trafficking and Myanmar denial

The continuous media exposure of the humanitarian crisis caused by thousands of illegally trafficked people, has led to an international demand to give these sick people – humanitarian aid first.
23 May 2015, 12:10 PM

Bus-truck collision kills 10 in Sirajganj

At least 10 people are killed and 30 injured in a head-on collision between a bus and a truck at the west end of Bangabandhu Jamuna Multipurpose Bridge in Sirajganj.
23 May 2015, 10:15 AM

No more paper Tigers (video)

The promo for India’s tour of Bangladesh is a testament to the fact that Tigers have become a force to be reckoned with.
23 May 2015, 08:55 AM

What an amazing feat! (video)

He moves and bends any way he likes, it is just amazing! A Facebook amateur video shows the Bangladeshi man flexing his entire body with a unique set of skills.
23 May 2015, 08:28 AM

Salahuddin seeks bail at Meghalaya court

BNP leader Salahuddin Ahmed submits a petition to a Meghalaya lower court seeking his bail in a case filed against him for trespassing India.
23 May 2015, 07:57 AM

Lawyers meet Mojaheed ahead of tomorrow’s hearing

Convicted war criminal Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed instructed his lawyers to place some particular points on behalf of him at the Supreme Court during tomorrow’s hearing on his appeal filed seeking acquittal of all the charges.
23 May 2015, 06:54 AM

Indonesia believes most migrants at sea are Bangladeshi: Australia

Indonesia has told Australia that most of migrants stranded at sea are illegal labourers from Bangladesh, not oppressed Muslim Rohingya, Australian minister says.
23 May 2015, 06:21 AM

Circus elephant kills 3 in Bagherhat

A circus elephant tramples three people to death and damages several houses at three villages in Mollahat upazila of Bagerhat.
23 May 2015, 04:45 AM

Salahuddin's condition now stable

Doctors at a Shillong hospital in India, where BNP leader Salahuddin Ahmed is being treated, yesterday said his condition was stable but he would have to stay a few more days there due to some minor health complications.
22 May 2015, 18:00 PM

Harbhajan Singh’s last comeback

Having don the test cap nearly two years ago against Australia, Harbhajan Singh has a chance to revive his test career when Bangladesh face India on June 10 at Fatullah.
22 May 2015, 14:16 PM

Army major dies in Munshiganj road crash

An army major was killed and a lieutenant of Bangladesh Navy and another were injured as their car hit a roadside tree in Gazaria upazila of Munshiganj today.
22 May 2015, 10:29 AM

Top authors including Salam Rushdie urge Bangladesh govt to halt blogger attacks

Leading authors, including Salman Rushdie and fellow Booker prize winners Margaret Atwood and Yann Martell, call on Bangladesh's government to put an end to a spate of deadly attacks on atheist bloggers.
22 May 2015, 10:26 AM