Bangladesh

Tamim wants honours board at Mirpur

Tamim Iqbal feels that the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium (SBNCS) in Mirpur, considered to be the home of Bangladesh cricket, needs to have its own board in order to inspire younger cricketers.
27 July 2016, 18:00 PM

No negative message from foreign businessmen, companies: Tofail

The recent killing incidents of foreigners will not have any bad impacts on business in Bangladesh as the foreign businessmen have no plan to leave the country, Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed says.
27 July 2016, 15:35 PM

Dhaka raid: 7 militants identified, 3 from city’s posh areas

Police disclose the identities of seven among the nine militants who were killed in an anti-terror raid in Dhaka’s Kalyanpur area yesterday.
27 July 2016, 14:07 PM

Indian team due Aug 3 to take back washed away elephant

India decides to send a rescue team to Bangladesh on August 3 to take back the stranded elephant that came floating along with the currents of the Brahmaputra River.
27 July 2016, 13:01 PM

BNP discusses militancy issue with diplomats

Diplomats of different missions in Bangladesh hold a meeting with BNP leaders at the party’s chairperson’s office at Gulshan in Dhaka this afternoon to discuss militancy issue and present political situation in the country.
27 July 2016, 12:28 PM

Injury likely to end Mustafizur Rahman’s Sussex season

Bangladesh's Mustafizur Rahman is unlikely to play any further part for English county team Sussex this season after he was diagnosed with a tear in his shoulder, cricket officials say.
27 July 2016, 11:54 AM

Dhaka militants changed dress after Fazr prayers when they saw end coming

The militants who were killed in gunfight with the law enforcers early morning Tuesday change their dress after the Fazr prayers and wore black punjabis, says a neighbour who observed the militants time to time from around midnight till dawn from an adjacent building.
27 July 2016, 11:39 AM

Bangladesh football head coach signing ceremony postponed

Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) has postponed the agreement signing ceremony with the national team's head coach hopeful Belgian Tom Saintfeit citing the sickness of the 43-year coach.
27 July 2016, 10:31 AM

Dhaka raid militant Rouf missing ‘NSU student’

One of the militants killed in gun battle during Dhaka raid in Kalyanpur has been identified as a "missing student of privately-run North-South University". However, confusion has arisen over identity of another militant as two families are claiming the same body.
27 July 2016, 07:26 AM

HC stays Rajuk’s notice to relocate a Gulshan restaurant

The High Court stays for six months the effectiveness of a notice issued by Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk) that asked the authorities to relocate Food Palace Restaurant from Gulshan-1.
26 July 2016, 14:01 PM

Sheltering café attackers: 3 sent to jail after remand

A Dhaka court sends three people, who were arrested for renting out a flat to suspected Gulshan café attackers, to jail after completion of their eight-day remand each.
26 July 2016, 12:41 PM

Cops release stunning pictures of Dhaka terrorists’ den

Police release stunning and chilling pictures of what was found inside the terrorists’ den at Kalyanpur in Dhaka that give a glimpse of the militants’ life.
26 July 2016, 11:40 AM

Govt orders shutting pvt university branches

Bangladesh government orders closure of Darul Ihsan University and all illegal branch campuses of privately-run universities.
26 July 2016, 11:11 AM

Dhaka raid: Injured Hasan remained missing for a year

Rakibul Hasan alias Rigan is an alleged militant activist who sustained bullet injuries during a joint drive in Dhaka’s Kalyanpur area on July 26, 2016 and has been missing for a year.
26 July 2016, 10:31 AM

Dutch-Bangla chamber chief found dead

Four days after going missing from Dhaka’s Dhanmondi, Dutch-Bangla Chamber of Commerce and Industry President Hassan Khaled has been found dead on Buriganga river.
26 July 2016, 09:24 AM

Mariners, Rana punished

The Bangladesh Hockey Federation (BHF) fines Premier League champions Dhaka Mariner Youngs Club Tk 5 lakh and suspends club's general secretary Hasan Ullah Khan Rana for one year.
25 July 2016, 18:00 PM

More bowlers brought in for assessment

The bowling review committee of Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has decided to bring more bowlers with suspect actions under their scanner.
25 July 2016, 18:00 PM

Fizz's shoulder a growing concern

Bangladesh pace sensation Mustafizur Rahman's latest recurrence of his shoulder injury raises an important issue. Has the BCB covered all its bases when managing one of its most prized assets?
25 July 2016, 18:00 PM

1 killed in Mathbaria AL factional clash

A man is killed and five others are injured as two factions of local Awami League locked into clashes over establishing supremacy in Mathbaria upazila of Pirojpur.
25 July 2016, 14:14 PM

HC asks govt to explain legality of its order against non-MPO teachers’ benefits

The High Court questions the legality of a government order that restricted giving salary to the teachers of non-government high schools and colleges, who are not enjoying monthly payment order.
25 July 2016, 13:12 PM