Bangladesh

50 hurt, 190 held after fierce clash

Traders of Dhaka Trade Centre and street hawkers clashed again in the capital's Gulistan area yesterday, barely a day after the two sides fought over eviction of hawkers from footpaths.
10 June 2016, 18:00 PM

A blessing for haor families

In Sylhet's Hakaluki Haor a new generation of villagers is discovering the economic potential of duck farming. Many previously
10 June 2016, 18:00 PM

'Outlaw' killed in Satkhira 'shootout'

An alleged outlaw was killed in a "gunfight" with police in the district's Tala upazila early yesterday.
10 June 2016, 18:00 PM

BNP questions motive of crackdown

The BNP yesterday expressed its fear that the government might suppress the opposition on the pretext of launching a crackdown on extremists across the country.
10 June 2016, 18:00 PM

One year a slave

A 15-year-old who boarded a boat in 2014 at Teknaf in Cox's Bazar believing he would earn a fortune in Malaysia, returned home on
10 June 2016, 18:00 PM

Saudi wants active role of Bangladesh

Saudi Arabia wants Bangladesh to stand by it for backing the 34-nation Islamic military coalition and Saudi measures against Iran. The
10 June 2016, 18:00 PM

18 hilly mynas rescued from Tongi

Forest officials rescue 18 hilly mynas from Tongi, at the outskirts of Dhaka.
10 June 2016, 13:58 PM

Crackdown a pretext to suppress opposition: BNP

BNP fears that the government may suppress the opposition on the pretext of carrying out a crackdown on extremists across the country.
10 June 2016, 10:09 AM

JMB man arrested in Bogra

An alleged member of the killing squad of the banned militant outfit Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) has been arrested from Baganbari area in Sherpur municipality of Bogra.
10 June 2016, 09:06 AM

Militant crackdown: 50 including Jamaat men held in Satkhira, Natore

On the first day of the nationwide police crackdown on militants, two Jamaat-e-Islami activists and 48 criminals were arrested from Satkhira and Natore in separate drives.
10 June 2016, 07:51 AM

Jubo League activist stabbed dead in Pabna

An activist of Jubo League, the youth wing of ruling Awami League, was stabbed to death over previous enmity at Library Bazar in Pabna town.
10 June 2016, 05:38 AM

One killed in Satkhira ‘gunfight’

An alleged member of outlawed Purba Bangla Communist Party was killed in a ‘gunfight’ with law enforcers in Tala upazila of Satkhira.
10 June 2016, 04:59 AM

Hindu monastery worker killed in ‘militant style’

Unidentified assailants hack dead a worker of a Hindu ashram (monastery) in Pabna in a style similar to the recent suspected militant killings. Nitya Ranjan Pande, 60, was a saint of Sri Sri Thakur Anukul Chandra Satsanga Ashram at Hemayetpur in Pabna Sadar upazila.
10 June 2016, 04:49 AM

At least 2-week wait for Sussex

Fizz returns to his workplace at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur with a broad smile that hinted that the time spent at his beloved Tetulia home wiped away the mental fatigue he had been suffering from his maiden IPL stint.
9 June 2016, 18:00 PM

Villagers repair battered road as authorities sleep

After the authorities concerned paid no heed to their appeals, locals of Saitula in Sreemangal upazila yesterday repaired damaged
9 June 2016, 18:00 PM

Nature Quest: A day out with flying dragons

Almost tumbling down the damp and slimy slope, with thorny rattan snagging my arms, I struggled to keep my balance under
9 June 2016, 18:00 PM

Bangladeshi jailed in Malaysia

A Malaysian court yesterday jailed a Bangladeshi for 10 years, finding him guilty of trafficking three fellows through the
9 June 2016, 18:00 PM

Rampal plant yet to get environmental clearance

The proposed coal-based Rampal power plant near the Sundarbans is yet to get environmental clearance from the Department
9 June 2016, 18:00 PM

Lone arrestee's family alleges frame-up

Family members of Abu Nosor Gunnu, arrested in connection with the killing of SP Babul Akhter's wife, yesterday claimed that he was framed for the murder because of his rivalry with another woman over a shrine in Hathazari.
9 June 2016, 18:00 PM

Monitoring lapses real concern

Cattle farmer Aksed Ali of Koira Soratola in Ullapara was worried when one of his cows fell sick and died almost immediately. After his second cow became sick, he slaughtered it and sold the meat to a local butcher at a cheap rate.
9 June 2016, 18:00 PM