Bangladesh

60pc Bangladeshi women watch ‘Star Jalsha’

Sixty percent of women in Bangladesh watch Indian television channel ‘Star Jalsha’, which gained popularity for its daily soaps, reveals a study.
17 June 2016, 10:10 AM

14.3kg gold seized from brothers

Preventive team of Dhaka customs seizes 14.33kg of gold bars and ornaments from two brothers at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka.
17 June 2016, 08:38 AM

WB funds Bangladesh $360m for improving inland waterways

The World Bank approves US$360 million to help Bangladesh improve the navigability, year-round safe transport for passengers and cargo along Bangladesh’s busiest waterways.
17 June 2016, 08:05 AM

CPJ lauds arrest of Tutul 'attacker'

The Committee to Protect Journalists praises the arrest of a suspect who took part in the killing attempt on publisher Ahmedur Rashid Tutul last year.
17 June 2016, 06:13 AM

College student shot dead in Noakhali

College student is killed and three others injured in an attack by miscreants at Amishapara Botgram village in Sonaimuri upazila of Noakhali.
17 June 2016, 04:25 AM

Siddikur out of Queen's Cup

Siddikur Rahman fails to tee off at the Queen's Cup after his recurring back problems came back to haunt him.
16 June 2016, 18:00 PM

One-month recovery for Fizz

Bangladesh pacer Mustafizur Rahman will take around one month to recover from the hamstring and ankle injuries which he sustained during his Indian Premier League (IPL) campaign with the Sunrisers Hyderabad.
16 June 2016, 18:00 PM

BPL to start in Chittagong

In a historic first for the country's professional football league, the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) will get underway outside the capital.
16 June 2016, 18:00 PM

Mustafizur's recovery expected to take a month

Bangladesh's strength and conditioning coach Mario Villavarayan says that it will take Mustafizur Rahman one month to recover from the hamstring and ankle injuries he picked up during IPL 2016.
16 June 2016, 15:32 PM

3,99,303 cases pending with HC till March 2016: Anisul

The number of total pending cases lying with the High Court Division till March 31, 2016 were 3,99,303, says Law Minister Anisul Huq.
16 June 2016, 14:33 PM

10 ‘militants’ detained on day 6

Police claims detention of 10 suspected militants on the sixth day of the nationwide crackdown on militancy.
16 June 2016, 10:06 AM

BNP demonstration Saturday protesting ‘mass arrests’

BNP is to hold a countrywide demonstration on Saturday protesting arrest of “innocents and party activists” during police’s countrywide crackdown.
16 June 2016, 09:48 AM

Assault on polls officer: Ctg MP gets bail

Chittagong-based lawmaker from the ruling Awami League Mustafizur Rahman Chowdhury secures bail after he surrendered before a court in a case filed over assaulting an election official.
16 June 2016, 09:42 AM

145 killed in ‘ghoulish’ UP polls: Shujan

The country saw loss of 145 lives in violence throughout the six phases of partisan union parishad elections, a civil body platform says.
16 June 2016, 07:47 AM

Ramakrishna Mission staff get death threat

Ramkarishna Mission staff in Dhaka receives death threats through a letter allegedly sent yesterday by militants.
16 June 2016, 05:59 AM

Remains of missing Kushtia BNP leader found

Remains of a local BNP leader is recovered in Kumarkhali upazila of Kushtia last night, a year after he was abducted from the district.
16 June 2016, 05:46 AM

21 doping gang members held in Dhaka

Detectives claim arrest of 21 members of a doping gang and recovered foods mixed with sedative medicines from different parts of Dhaka.
16 June 2016, 04:51 AM

‘Extortionist’ killed in ‘gunfight’ with Rab in Dhaka

A listed extortionist is killed in what Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) said a “gunfight” between the elite force members and his cohorts at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar in Dhaka.
16 June 2016, 04:33 AM

Bangladesh will not run out of gas any time soon

In reality, the expected gas richness has not been visible because of the lack of exploration. Far more exploration needs to be carried out in order to unravel its true gas potential.
15 June 2016, 18:00 PM

Syed Ashraf leaves Dhaka for London

Awami League general secretary and Minister for Public Administration Syed Ashraful Islam left Dhaka for London today to take part in an international conference there.
15 June 2016, 15:59 PM