Bangladesh

136 more returning from Yemen tonight

More 136 Bangladeshis returns from Yemen by a special flight of national flag carrier Biman Bangladesh Airlines tonight.
21 April 2015, 09:58 AM

Rana Plaza: Tk 108cr PMO fund unused, says TIB

Transparency International Bangladesh points out lack of transparency and dillydallies in the disbursement of the fund for victims of the Rana Plaza collapse, the world’s largest workplace disaster.
21 April 2015, 09:18 AM

Hilsa: Killed by gill nets (video)

Banned in the country for its consequences, gill nets are still aplenty in Bangladesh.
21 April 2015, 08:46 AM

Angry public attacked Khaleda’s convoy: Joy

Denying Awami League’s involvement, prime minister’s son Sajeeb Wazed Joy says the attack on BNP chief Khaleda Zia’s motorcade was done by “angry public.”
21 April 2015, 07:46 AM

ADB cuts Bangladesh's GDP growth to 6.1pc

Asian Development Bank revises down its growth projection for Bangladesh to 6.1 percent for 2015 fiscal from its earlier projection of 6.4 percent.
21 April 2015, 06:31 AM

Return of the Tamim

Bangladesh cricketer Tamim Iqbal makes a comeback that has broken the smirk of critics.
21 April 2015, 04:44 AM

The Poor Man’s Ferrari: Toyota SW20 MR2

A gorgeous, pristine and hyper-clean Toyota MR2 SW20. We find out if the mid-engined Toyota legend is as good as claimed, and catch up with Tareq Ahmed, proud owner of the SW20 and president of Club GT automotive club.
21 April 2015, 02:45 AM

Sunny way of doing things

A late entrant into the national squad, 28-year-old Arafat Sunny has a unique hobby. He loves to keep pigeons as pets. In fact, there was a time when he looked after nearly a hundred pigeons at his terrace and even trained a few of them for inter-city travel.
20 April 2015, 18:00 PM

Khaleda’s SUV bullet-hit, claims her security adviser

Khaleda Zia’s security and defence affairs adviser claims that a bullet hit a window of the BNP chief’s SUV during the attack on her motorcade at Karwanbazar.
20 April 2015, 16:06 PM

3 crude bombs explode in Dhaka

At least three crude bombs go off in Nayapaltan area of Dhaka this evening, hours after the BNP-led 20-party alliance called hartal for Wednesday.
20 April 2015, 15:17 PM

4 injured as Khaleda's motorcade comes under attack

At least four are injured as miscreants attack motorcade of BNP chief Khaleda Zia after she went to campaign for her party-endorsed mayoral candidate Tabith Awal at Karwan Bazar.
20 April 2015, 12:06 PM

Bangladesh believed they were favourites - Mashrafe

Tigers captain Mashrafe Mortaza has said the team's belief before the ODI series that they were favourites kept them in the right frame of mind.
20 April 2015, 12:03 PM

29 more Bangladeshis evacuated from Yemen

Twenty nine more Bangladeshi nationals have been evacuated from Sana, the capital of the war-torn Yemen, by International Organization for Migration.
20 April 2015, 11:21 AM

All-round Bangladesh stun Pakistan

It is a special treat, especially for Tigers’ supporters when Bangladesh cricket team is firing on all cylinders, and in the process, stamping their dominance on the cricket field.
20 April 2015, 10:50 AM

Cabinet approves bandwidth export deal with India

Cabinet approves an agreement with India to export 10 gigabits per second bandwidth to Tripura, a northeastern state in India.
20 April 2015, 10:37 AM

Opinion: AL’s crude tactics to stop Khaleda

Dhaka city is in a festive mood. Festoons and streamers deck the roads and alleys. Mayoral candidates are on whirlpool campaigning. Commissioner candidates are bringing out support processions. It all matches what democracy should look like, except what happened yesterday.
20 April 2015, 08:55 AM

Writ seeks arrest of sexual assaulters in 24hrs

The High Court is stimulated for an order on the government to arrest assaulters on women at Dhaka University within 24 hours.
20 April 2015, 08:35 AM

Rana Plaza collapse: HC seeks progress report on trial proceedings

High Court directs officer-in-charge of Savar Police Station to submit a progress report before it by April 26 on trial proceedings of the cases filed over incident of Rana Plaza collapse that killed 1,135 people in April 2013.
20 April 2015, 08:28 AM

HC asks cops to continue search for Salahuddin

Asking police to continue their search for missing BNP leader Salahuddin, High Court orders the law enforcers to submit reports on progress in this regard to home ministry for next six months.
20 April 2015, 06:41 AM

Couple hacked to death in Chandpur

A couple was killed allegedly by their son-in-law in Chandpur Sadar upazila.
20 April 2015, 04:35 AM