Dhaka
2 crude bombs hurled at AL MP Suranjit’s Zigatola house
Unidentified miscreants hurl two crude bombs at the houses of ruling Awami League lawmaker Suranjit Sengupta at Zigatola in Dhaka
23 February 2015, 17:06 PM
Statement on Bergman verdict: Tribunal exonerates 14 dignitaries
A tribunal in Dhaka exonerates 14 dignitaries of contempt proceedings after they apologised for their statements on the Dhaka-based British journalist David Bergman’s punishment
23 February 2015, 08:54 AM
Contrasting politics in Dhaka and Delhi
HAVE any of our politicians been listening to Arvind Kejriwal's speeches, especially the one after he took oath as the chief minister of the Indian capital? I suppose not. To be fair, neither did the Indian politicians before his magnificent victory in the latest Delhi Assembly polls. If they had, they may not have met the debacle that they did.
22 February 2015, 18:00 PM
Don’t worry over Teesta: Mamata
Visiting West Bengal Chief Mamata Banerjee says Bangladesh need not worry over Teesta water-sharing deal and the issue will be resolved soon
20 February 2015, 13:24 PM
War crimes verdict of Jamaat leader Subhan tomorrow
A tribunal in Dhaka is set to deliver its verdict tomorrow on Jamaat-e-Islami leader Abdus Subhan on war crimes trial
17 February 2015, 04:14 AM
Baby Nazneen freed minutes after detention
Prominent singer Baby Nazneen has been picked up when she went to visit BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia at her Gulshan office in Dhaka
15 February 2015, 14:50 PM
BSMMU gets burn unit
Authorities of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) in Dhaka has opened a new burn unit
15 February 2015, 06:41 AM
Cops continue food curb for Khaleda’s office staff
Food supplies to officials of Gulshan office of BNP chief Khaleda Zia continued to be curbed for the fourth day at a stretch
14 February 2015, 08:44 AM
BNP man held for crude bomb attack in Dhaka
Police arrest 30 activists of BNP, Jamaat-e-Islami and its student wing, Islami Chhatra Shibir, in separate drives in Dhaka
14 February 2015, 05:43 AM
3 hurt as crude bombs hurled at bus in city
Three people, including a college student, injured as miscreants hurl several crude bombs at a bus near Mohammadpur Beribandh in Dhaka
14 February 2015, 04:16 AM
Passenger suffers splinter injuries in Mohammadpur crude bomb attack
Passenger suffers splinter injuries as miscreants hurled crude bomb at a bus in Mohammadpur area of Dhaka
10 February 2015, 06:30 AM
A tough day for jaywalkers
While a mobile court is fining pedestrians for jaywalking on Kazi Nazrul Islam Avenue at one place on Tuesday, people are crossing the thoroughfare ignoring the law at others, raising questions about the effectiveness of the drive and Dhaka city dwellers' obedience to law
25 November 2014, 18:53 PM
Operated like Gestapo
Few of them returned home. Many of their bodies could not even be traced. Most of the corpses that were found at different killing sites in Dhaka were mutilated beyond recognition. They were among the brightest sons and daughters of the soil -- all pro-liberation people including professors, journalists, litterateurs and doctors.
29 October 2014, 18:01 PM