Bangladesh

Transport strike in Rajshahi

Indefinite transport strike enforced through Rajshahi protesting a government decision to allow state-run buses to ply the district’s local routes.
9 May 2015, 10:39 AM

Mominul touches Sir Vivian Richards

Mominul Haque equals the record of 50-plus scores in 11 consecutive test matches of Sir Vivian Richards during the fourth day of the 2nd test match against Pakistan at Mirpur Stadium.
9 May 2015, 09:35 AM

3 of a family held with fake notes in Ctg

Police detain a man, his wife and sister-in-law with fake notes worth Tk 80,000 in Chittagong city early today.
9 May 2015, 08:41 AM

They starved us and threw the dead overboard, says victim

Death, hunger and torture were all part of Bangladeshi national Mohammad Rashid’s arduous sea journey from Teknaf to Malaysia.
9 May 2015, 07:17 AM

Browse Internet for free from tomorrow

Bangladesh is going to be a part of internet.org, a non-profit group domain which allows free Internet browsing through mobile gadgets.
9 May 2015, 06:35 AM

‘Retrospect’, Novera’s last exhibition

Retrospect is a series of work by the first modern sculptor of Bangladesh, Novera Ahmed. It was the last exhibition of the eminent artist which was held in Paris in 2014.
9 May 2015, 05:39 AM

Tamim missed Habibul’s record by 7 runs

Tamim Iqbal couldn’t become the highest run-getter for Bangladesh in test matches during the fourth day of the 2nd test against Pakistan at Mirpur Stadium.
9 May 2015, 05:16 AM

Thailand questions 117 migrants from Bangladesh, Myanmar

Thai authorities question more than 100 migrants from Bangladesh and Myanmar discovered in Thailand’s south to determine whether they were victims of human trafficking.
9 May 2015, 04:24 AM

Pakistan beat Bangladesh by 328 runs to take Test series

Pakistan thump Tigers by 328 runs in the 2nd test match within four days at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur and take series 1-0.
9 May 2015, 04:20 AM

Youth shot dead in Dhaka

Unidentified miscreants kills a youth at East Rampura in Dhaka.
8 May 2015, 14:47 PM

Fan Photos 2nd Test (Day Three)

Fan photos of the third day of the 2nd test of the two-match series between Pakistan and Bangladesh at Mirpur.
8 May 2015, 12:51 PM

Thai police arrest mayor over human trafficking

Thai police arrest the mayor of Padang Besar, southern border sub district, alleging he is the key player of human-trafficking ring and detention camps where graves of Rohingya muslim have been found, reports phuketwan.com.
8 May 2015, 12:31 PM

Bangladesh vs Pakistan 2nd Test (Day Three)

See the best moments of the third day of the second test of the two-match series between Bangladesh and Pakistan at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium.
8 May 2015, 09:03 AM

PM lays foundation stone of Rabindra University

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina lays the foundation stone of Rabindra University, an institution named after Nobel Laureate Biswakobi Rabindranath Tagore, marking the great poet's 154th birth anniversary.
8 May 2015, 06:32 AM

Bangladesh envoy visits Thai mass grave

Bangladesh Ambassador to Thailand, Saida Muna Tasneem visits the first mass grave of human trafficking victims in Southern Thailand.
8 May 2015, 05:10 AM

Pakistan need nine wickets to win match and series

Bangladesh require another 487 runs with 9 wickets remaining in the second innings to win the 2nd test and the series against Pakistan at Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur.
8 May 2015, 05:02 AM

3 traffickers killed in ‘gunfight’ with cops in Teknaf

Three alleged human traffickers are killed in ‘gunfight’ with police in Teknaf upazila of Cox's Bazar. Four policemen were also injured in the incident.
8 May 2015, 03:48 AM

PM describes land bill passage as milestone in Bangladesh-India ties

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says a milestone will be created in the friendly relations between Bangladesh and Indian with the passage of Land Boundary Agreement bill in Indian parliament.
7 May 2015, 15:47 PM

BNP thanks Modi over land bill

BNP thanks Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, his government, and leaders of different political parties who were involved in passage of the Land Boundary Agreement bill.
7 May 2015, 14:38 PM

Passage of land bill huge diplomatic success of govt: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina terms the adoption of the much-talked-about constitution amendment bill on Land Boundary Agreement (LBA) with Bangladesh by Indian Rajya Sabha a huge diplomatic success of the present government.
7 May 2015, 13:04 PM