Bangaldesh

[WATCH] Wasfia’s death defying adventures on seven peaks

The Seven Summits is a dream for many climbers, but only a few have succeeded. Wasfia Nazreen is now proudly belongs to that exclusive group.
6 January 2016, 07:19 AM

2 dead, 3 hurt in Bagerhat bike crash

Two people are killed and three others injured in a head-on collision between two motorcycles on the Bagerhat-Morelganj road at Dona in Morelganj upazila.
5 January 2016, 06:16 AM

98.52% pass primary school tests

A total of 98.52 percent of fifth graders passed the primary terminal tests with 91.87 percent of madrasa students clearing equivalent ebtedayee exams this year.
31 December 2015, 04:57 AM

Voting begins in municipal polls

Elections to 234 municipalities have begun, marking the start of the country's maiden local government polls on partisan lines.
30 December 2015, 01:55 AM

Hanif asks AL men to assist EC, admin for fair polls

Awami League Joint General Secretary Mahbubul Alam Hanif asks his party men to assist the Election Commission (EC) and local administrations to hold a free, fair and neutral municipality election.
29 December 2015, 14:28 PM

14 Singapore returnee militant suspects sent to jail

A court in Dhaka sends 14 militant suspects, who were repatriated by Singapore police recently, to jail in a case filed under the Anti-Terrorism Act.
27 December 2015, 14:06 PM

War crimes evidence found against 8 suspects

The investigators of International Crimes Tribunal say they found evidence of war crimes against eight fugitives accused in two war crimes cases.
27 December 2015, 07:24 AM

Bangladesh in 34-state Islamic military alliance

Bangladesh has joined a Saudi Arabia-based 34-state Islamic military coalition to combat terrorism, according to a joint statement published on state news agency SPA.
15 December 2015, 10:16 AM

‘I feel insecure, like I felt in 1971’

Four days into the murder of publisher Dipan, his father Prof Abul Quasem Fazlul Huq says he feels insecure as he had felt during the nine months of Bangladesh’s 1971 Liberation War.
4 November 2015, 08:45 AM

Cop stabbed to death at Gabtoli check post

An assistant sub-inspector is stabbed to death by miscreants at a check post in Gabtoli of Dhaka.
22 October 2015, 16:15 PM

35 detained Bangladeshis in Texas end hunger strike

Bangladeshi asylum seekers have ended a near week-long hunger strike at the El Paso detention centre in Texas, US, protesting their potential deportation.
22 October 2015, 04:47 AM

Plying of heavy vehicles on highways during Eid banned

Heavy vehicles will not be allowed to ply highways across the country three days before and after the Eid-ul-Azha for smooth journey of the holidaymakers, Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader says.
12 September 2015, 10:15 AM

SC stays Moudud’s land grabbing trial till Aug 30

The Supreme Court stayed the trial proceedings of a land related graft case against senior BNP leader Moudud Ahmed till August 30.
23 August 2015, 09:22 AM

US to help Bangladesh to mitigate global warming

US express firm willingness to stand beside Bangladesh for mitigation and adaptation of the adverse effect of the global warming.
24 July 2015, 07:40 AM

Mashrafe’s Milestone

Bangladesh captain Mashrafe Mortaza is playing in his 150th one-day international during the second game of the three-match ODI series against Pakistan at Mirpur Stadium.
19 April 2015, 08:08 AM

Firm appointed to bring back fugitive Bangabandhu killers

The government appoints a US based law firm to take necessary steps for bringing fugitive killers of Bangabandhu back to home from North American countries.
10 April 2015, 11:44 AM

A slap in face for Liberation War

War crimes convict Motiur Rahman Nizami's appointment as a minister by the BNP-led government was a slap in the face for our Liberation War, as well as for the martyrs and the women who were violated and brutally murdered during the war.
29 October 2014, 18:00 PM