Bangladesh
PM distributes Nat’l Film Award among artistes, film professionals
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina distributes the National Film Award-2013 among artistes and film professionals in recognition of their outstanding contributions to the country’s film industry.
4 April 2015, 15:14 PM
Militants giving bomb recipes on blog!
Militants take their activities to a whole new level in Bangladesh, distributing bomb making manuals online and spreading their propaganda to millions worldwide.
4 April 2015, 12:17 PM
Follow due process, HR chief tells cops
National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Chairman Mizanur Rahman urges the law enforcement agencies to follow due process in detaining people and keeping them in custody.
4 April 2015, 08:59 AM
Buriganga boat capsize death toll reaches 16
Five more bodies are recovered from the Buriganga river, raising the death toll to 16 from the trawler capsize that sank in the river in Fatullah upazila of Narayanganj.
4 April 2015, 04:39 AM
Hotlines for Yemen expats’ relatives
The foreign affairs here has asked the relatives of Bangladesh nationals, got stuck in war-torn Yemen, to stay in touch by its two hotlines as the government has started their repatriation process.
3 April 2015, 14:32 PM
Counsels to meet Kamaruzzaman at Dhaka jail Saturday
Defence lawyers will meet death row convict Muhammad Kamaruzzaman at Dhaka Central Jail tomorrow morning to get necessary instructions from him about his review petition.
3 April 2015, 13:12 PM
Rajshahi plane crash: All operations suspended for indefinite period
Two days into crash of its plane that killed trainee pilot Tamanna in Rajshahi, Bangladesh Flying Academy suspends all its operations there for indefinite period.
3 April 2015, 10:35 AM
1,250kg Hilsa fry seized in Chandpur
Law enforcers seize1,250 kilogrammes of Hilsa fry in Chandpur district amid a conservation campaign to put a stop to catching of the baby fishes.
3 April 2015, 09:43 AM
1000 kg jatka seized in Chandpur
Police seize around 1,000 kilogrammes of jatka fish from Faridganj of Chandpur.
3 April 2015, 09:15 AM
BNP has come to sense: Obaidul Quader
Though late, BNP has come about its senses by participating in the forthcoming city corporation polls, Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader says.
3 April 2015, 08:10 AM
Narayanganj trawler capsize death toll now 11
Three more bodies are recovered Friday, raising the death toll to 11 in the trawler capsize in the Buriganga river flowing through Narayanganj.
3 April 2015, 07:50 AM
Mintoo, Pintu challenge nomination cancellation
Mayor aspirants Abdul Awal Mintoo and Nasir Uddin Ahmed Pintu appeal to the Dhaka divisional commissioner’s office for validating their nominations for the upcoming Dhaka north and south city corporation elections.
2 April 2015, 11:28 AM
Bangladesh to send workers to Singapore under govt management, says minister
Bangladeshi jobseekers will be sent to Singapore under government management, said Engineer Khandker Mosharraf Hossain, the expatriates’ welfare and overseas employment minister, today.
2 April 2015, 11:20 AM
Dhaka to send a team to repatriate Bangladeshis from Yemen
Dhaka is sending a two-member team, comprising of the counsellor at Bangladesh Embassy in Kuwait and a staff, to Yemen today to help repatriate the Bangladeshi nationals trapped in the war-torn country.
2 April 2015, 10:33 AM
Bangladeshi 1000yr old relic
In this video, our reporter Pinaki Roy takes you to the archaeological site to show you the ancient relics along with brick laden roads and meditation centre that dates back to the time Dipankar lived (980–1054 AD) in the region.
2 April 2015, 08:39 AM
EU for all to unite against violent extremism
Terming the recent murders of bloggers as attack on free speech and democracy, the EU calls upon all to stand united against violent extremism in Bangladesh.
2 April 2015, 03:58 AM
Indian minister asks BSF to stop cattle smuggling
Following an anti-beef movement by the Indian government, Home Minister Rajnath Singh has instructed Border Security Force (BSF) to stop cattle smuggling so that Bangladeshis stop eating beef.
1 April 2015, 13:43 PM
PM for partisan local govt elections
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said local government elections should be held in partisan manner and the related laws should be amended to do so.
1 April 2015, 12:29 PM
World Cup parodies
The Cricket World Cup of 2015 generated tremendous public interest as it created more spoofs than any previous World Cup. The
1 April 2015, 09:53 AM
Plane crash in Rajshahi kills female pilot
A female trainee pilot dies as a training aircraft of a flying institute crashed on the runway of Shah Makhdum Airport in Rajshahi this afternoon.
1 April 2015, 09:07 AM