Bangladesh

2 killed in Mymensingh over land, 2 arrested

At least two people were killed with several others injured and two arrested in a dispute over owning a piece of land in Pagla upazila of Mymensingh.
22 May 2015, 10:19 AM

BNP's Shamsher Mobin Chy released from jail

BNP Vice-Chairman Shamsher Mobin released three days after the apex court upheld his bail.
22 May 2015, 08:54 AM

Myanmar in first migrant boat rescue

Myanmar has rescued two migrant boats holding more than 200 people in its waters near the border with Bangladesh.
22 May 2015, 07:42 AM

EU urges Myanmar, Thailand to take action over Rohingya

European Union lawmakers are calling on Myanmar to end the persecution of Rohingya Muslims and for Thailand to launch investigations into reports of mass graves of the Muslim minority.
22 May 2015, 06:58 AM

6 killed in Panchagarh road crash

At least six including three of a family are killed and one other injured after a truck rams a battery-run auto-rickshaw head-on in Panchagarh Sadar upazila.
22 May 2015, 05:36 AM

War crimes suspects held in Maheshkhali

The fourth suspect held after a war crimes tribunal issued arrest warrant for 16.
22 May 2015, 05:12 AM

Priority should be given to save boatpeople: UN rights experts

A group of United Nations human rights experts have welcome the Malaysian, Indonesian and Thai leaders’ decision not to pushback migrants and asylum seekers arriving in their territorial waters.
21 May 2015, 16:47 PM

Duminy looking forward to Bangladesh

South African fast bowler Dale Steyn has second thoughts about touring Bangladesh in July, but it is certainly not the case with his teammate Jean-Paul Duminy.
21 May 2015, 12:34 PM

Australia PM rules out resettling Asian boat migrants

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has ruled out helping resettle the wave of migrants fleeing to Southeast Asia, saying it would worsen the problem and "encourage people to get on boats".
21 May 2015, 12:28 PM

Govt to bring back trafficking victims: Kamal

The government will bring back Bangladeshi human trafficking victims after coordinating with the countries concerned, said State Minister for Home Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal.
21 May 2015, 12:12 PM

17 fortune seekers rescued from Cox's Bazar

Border Guard Bangladesh early rescue 17 people from Shah Porir Dip in Teknaf upazila of Cox’s Bazar while being trafficked to Malaysia illegally.
21 May 2015, 10:19 AM

Bangladeshi among 9 traffickers held in Thailand

A Bangladeshi national is said to be among nine traffickers held by Thailand police in view of the worldwide alarm over human trafficking.
21 May 2015, 09:10 AM

Rain in the north, heat elsewhere

Mixed weather pattern is prevailing through Bangladesh this summer with rain cooling life back to tugging quilts in the north and baking everyone under heat elsewhere.
21 May 2015, 08:05 AM

3 war crimes suspects held in Cox’s Bazar

Police arrest three war crimes suspects in Cox's Bazar hours after a tribunal ordered their arrest.
21 May 2015, 07:28 AM

‘JMB wants to wage jihad in India’

Accused in Burdwan blasts tells interrogators that JMB had plans to target West Bengal, Assam.
21 May 2015, 06:15 AM

Derailment halts Ctg rail link for 5hrs

Chittagong's rail link with rest of the country remains snapped for over five hours after a Dhaka-bound train derailed in Akhaura railway station in Brahmanbaria.
21 May 2015, 05:43 AM

Beijing university to introduce Bangla dept

Beijing Foreign Studies University in China is going to introduce Department of Bangla in the coming year.
20 May 2015, 13:04 PM

Govt mulls accommodating transgenders in service sector

The government is considering bringing Hijras or transgender community into society by offering them different service oriented jobs including the police service.
20 May 2015, 11:21 AM

India to send full strength team

Veteran off-spinner Harbhajan Singh has been included in Indian team for the one-off Test match against Bangladesh, keeping in mind the depth of Bangladesh's batting and the number of left-handers they have.
20 May 2015, 11:18 AM

Salahuddin shifted to Neigrihms hospital

BNP leader Salahuddin Ahmed is shifted to North East Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Sciences (Neigrihms) hospital from Shillong Civil Hospital in Meghalaya for better treatment.
20 May 2015, 11:09 AM