Bangladesh
5 injured in Dhaka crude bomb blasts
At least five people, including two policemen, were injured in separate crude bomb blasts in Dhaka.
11 March 2015, 15:40 PM
Laxmipur Jubo Dal man succumbs to bullet injuries
A Jubo Dal activist, who sustained bullet injuries during a ‘gunfight’ with police at Char Lawrence Berarganj on Laxmipur-Ramgati road in Kamalnagar upazila on March 2, dies at a hospital in Dhaka.
11 March 2015, 11:30 AM
‘Bangladeshis to be relocated if Libya situation worsens’
The government will relocate Bangladeshi migrant workers to the neighbouring countries from Libya if security situation of North African country worsens further
11 March 2015, 09:55 AM
No group has claimed kidnapping 2 Bangladeshis yet: Minister
None of the infighting groups in Lybia has yet claimed the responsibilities of taking hostage two Bangladeshis in Libya, says State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shahriar Alam
11 March 2015, 09:37 AM
Widow of blogger Avijit Roy defiant after Bangladesh attack
Widow of a blogger who was hacked to death in Bangladesh says she will continue to speak out on the causes of secularism and science
11 March 2015, 09:29 AM
Why govt should not be asked to repair cyclone-hit dams: HC
High Court asks Bangladesh government to explain in 4 weeks as to why it should not be directed to repair dams which were damaged due to cyclones Sidr and Aila in four southern districts
11 March 2015, 09:00 AM
Avijit murder evidence handed over to FBI for DNA test
Detective Branch of police hand over the evidence of writer-blogger Avijit Roy murder to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for DNA test, Monirul Islam, joint commissioner of DB, confirms it to reporters at his office
11 March 2015, 07:38 AM
2 war crimes suspects to be quizzed at safe home
A tribunal in Dhaka allows prosecution to interrogate two war crimes suspects of Habiganj at its Dhanmondi safe home in Dhaka for their alleged crimes against humanity during Liberation War in 1971
11 March 2015, 07:07 AM
Bullet-hit body recovered in Rajshahi, police say
Police say they have recovered bullet-hit body of a youth and also rescued two people with bullet wounds in Rajshahi city this morning
11 March 2015, 05:17 AM
Gold price falls
The Bangladesh Jewellers’ Association has reduced the price chart of different kinds of gold.
10 March 2015, 14:25 PM
Police did not act, says Avijit’s wife
Rafida Ahmed Bonya, wife of murdered blogger-writer Avijit Roy, says she did not get proper cooperation from law enforcers when they came under attack on February 26.
10 March 2015, 14:18 PM
The nifty snatcher and his evening mission
Every mobile phone owner, more or less, experiences the onset of panic and despair the moment he realises his phone is missing. But what happened to me is more than that when I suddenly saw my mobile phone gone in the blink of an eye.
10 March 2015, 13:16 PM
Bangladesh’s economy to grow by 6pc: IMF
A mission of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) today forecast that Bangladesh’s economy will grow by 6 percent in the current fiscal year, down from the government’s target of 7.3 percent and World Bank’s 6.2 percent.
10 March 2015, 12:41 PM
Woman’s body recovered in Dhaka
Police today recovered the body of a woman in five pieces on Culvert road at Motijheel in Dhaka.
10 March 2015, 12:18 PM
'Building owners to install CC cameras'
In the wake of some recent petrol bomb charges reportedly from the tops of city buildings, the government has decided to ask the owners of high-rise buildings in the capital to install close-circuit (CC) cameras.
10 March 2015, 12:11 PM
Gunfight at Bidyut Bhaban over tender
Two separate groups involves in a gunfight at Bidyut Bhaban in Dhaka over submitting tender of Dhaka Power Distribution Company (DPDC).
10 March 2015, 12:05 PM
Inflation rises to 6:14pc in Feb
The inflation rate in the county has risen by 0.1 percent in February than that of January this year.
10 March 2015, 11:16 AM
ADP slashed by 6.61pc
The government has slashed the allocation for its Annual Development Programme (ADP) by 6.61 percent in the current fiscal year due to slow implementation of projects.
10 March 2015, 10:59 AM
Two Bangladeshis, not one, abducted by IS in Libya
Two Bangladeshi nationals have been identified to be among the nine people abducted from an oilfield in Libya on Friday, the Bangladesh embassy has confirmed.
10 March 2015, 10:19 AM
Nation cheers at Tigers’ victory
People from all walks of life are celebrating the historic victory of the Bangladesh cricket team against England that led it to its place in the quarter-final in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015
10 March 2015, 07:12 AM