Bangladesh
Ctg trader jailed for compelling retailers to buy oil with sugar
A mobile court in Chittagong sends a trader to jail for one month on charge of forcing the retailers to buy its mustard oil with sugar.
27 June 2016, 13:50 PM
Committee formed to amend MPO guidelines: Nahid
The government has formed a nine-member committee to amend guidelines for enlisting educational institutions under Monthly Payment Order (MPO) facility, Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid tells parliament.
27 June 2016, 12:35 PM
Govt officials illegally occupied 128 houses: Minister
Government officials and employees have illegally occupied some 128 houses or residences across the country, Housing and Public Works Minister Mosharraf Hossain tells Parliament.
27 June 2016, 11:57 AM
Cabinet okays $12.65b Russian credit for Rooppur
The cabinet approves the draft of the inter-state credit agreement between Bangladesh and the Russian Federation for the construction of the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant in Pabna.
27 June 2016, 10:06 AM
Abahani player suspended
The Premier Division Hockey League Committee suspends Abahani player Mizanur Rahman for the rest of season.
26 June 2016, 18:00 PM
Siddikur 51st
Siddikur Rahman finishes tied for 51st in the ISPS HANDA Global Cup . The 31-year-old Bangladeshi golfer ends with an aggregate score of one-under-par (283) after managing an even-par (71) in the fourth and final round.
26 June 2016, 18:00 PM
Fizz given green signal
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has given Mustafizur Rahman the green signal to join Sussex next month. The BCB has already started working on gathering Mustafizur's documents in order to apply for the visa.
26 June 2016, 18:00 PM
Eng to tour in September?
England are set to tour Bangladesh for the first time since 2010 in September and will play two Tests and three one-day-internationals according to a tentative itinerary published on CricInfo.
26 June 2016, 18:00 PM
Govt sets definition of freedom fighters
After 45 years of independence, the government defines as to who will be eligible to be considered as freedom fighters of Bangladesh’s Liberation War of 1971.
26 June 2016, 12:42 PM
People victim of extremism due to unaccountable govt: Moudud
People have recently become victims of extremism, militancy, murders and enforced disappearances as an unaccountable government is running the country, a senior BNP leader Moudud Ahmed.
26 June 2016, 08:32 AM
Siddikur slips
Siddikur Rahman slips to a joint 52nd position at the end of the third round of the ISPS HANDA Global Cup in Ishikawa, Japan.
25 June 2016, 18:00 PM
HP squad revealed
The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announces a 24-member High Performance (HP) squad for the 2016-17 season.
25 June 2016, 18:00 PM
BCB to bring experts to assess suspect actions
Jalal Yunus, chairman of Bangladesh Cricket Board's bowling action review committee, says that they would bring experts from the Cardiff Metropolitan University, one of ICC's accredited testing centres for suspect bowling actions.
25 June 2016, 18:00 PM
Mobile operators for withdrawal of tax burden
Mobile operators association urges the government to withdraw the tax burden over mobile usage like supplementary duty and surcharge on all services.
25 June 2016, 15:40 PM
Mustafa Jabbar’s panel wins BASIS election
Mustafa Jabbar-led Digital Brigade Panel wins the much hyped election of Bangladesh Association of Software and Information Services (BASIS).
25 June 2016, 15:01 PM
12% people at arsenic risk: LGRD minister
Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Minister Khandker Mosharraf Hossain tells parliament that 12 percent people are still at risk of arsenic contamination in the country.
25 June 2016, 11:08 AM
Robi-Airtel merger defers again
Long awaited telecom merger between Robi and Airtel is deferred once again as the parent companies delayed their agreement till September 26, 2016, according to reports.
25 June 2016, 10:53 AM
Electric, underground trains soon: PM
Expressing her high hope of launching high-speed electric trains and underground trains in the country, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says a feasibility study is going on for underground trains.
25 June 2016, 09:45 AM
SP Babul Akter freed after 'interrogation'
SP Babul Akter has been freed hours after he was picked up by police for quizzing in connection with brutal murder of his wife in Chittagong on June 5.
25 June 2016, 06:11 AM
US proud of partnership with Bangladesh
US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Ambassador Tom Shannon says his country is proud of its relationship with Bangladesh following remarkable achievements in socio-economic front.
25 June 2016, 04:48 AM