Bangladesh

Law and order fine, PM tells JS

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina tells parliament that the country’s law and order situation is normal and people are getting justice as her government has taken various effective steps.
1 June 2016, 14:15 PM

18 jailed for ripening bananas with harmful chemical

A total of eighteen people are sentenced to different jail terms for using harmful chemicals in ripening bananas.
1 June 2016, 14:08 PM

Network restored, Airtel says

Mobile operator Airtel successfully restores its network more than 12 hours after technical glitches disrupted its operation on June 1, 2016 around midnight.
1 June 2016, 14:00 PM

Bangladesh football team play away to Tajikistan tomorrow

Bangladesh football team will be looking to come out with a good performance in the first-leg play-off of the Asian Cup qualifiers against hosts Tajikistan tomorrow.
1 June 2016, 12:40 PM

JS budget session begins

The sitting of the eleventh session of the 10th parliament resumes on June 1, 2016. Finance Minister AMA Muhith is scheduled to place the national budget for the next fiscal year (2016-17) on June 2.
1 June 2016, 12:15 PM

Home ministry split into 2 divisions

The government splits home ministry into two divisions, according to a letter of Ministry of Public Administration
1 June 2016, 11:49 AM

20,000 children trapped in Iraq's Fallujah: UN

At least 20,000 children are trapped in jihadist bastion Fallujah under siege by Iraqi forces and face shortages and forced recruitment as fighters, the UN Children's Fund says.
1 June 2016, 11:04 AM

Dinajpur court orders arrest for Tarique

A Dinajpur court issues arrest warrant against BNP Senior Vice-chairman Tarique Rahman in a case filed for his derogatory remarks against Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in 2014.
1 June 2016, 10:40 AM

Bangladesh to face England in tournament opener

Bangladesh will face hosts England in the ICC Champions Trophy opener on June 1, 2017 at The Oval in the Group A encounter.
1 June 2016, 10:09 AM

30 illegal shops evicted from Motijheel

Dhaka South City Corporation has evicted 30 out of 134 illegal shops at AGB colony in the Dhaka’s Motijheel area.
1 June 2016, 09:07 AM

Technical glitch: Airtel subscribers suffer

Several lakh Airtel mobile subscribers are facing disruption in their network due to technical glitches at around 1,000 stations of the telecom company in Dhaka and six other districts in the country.
1 June 2016, 06:48 AM

War crimes: Death for Habiganj man, jail for his 2 brothers

A special tribunal has found three brothers from Habiganj guilty of all the four charges brought against them and handed one death for war crimes. Two of his brothers have been given jail till death.
1 June 2016, 06:26 AM

Fakhrul gets bail in 2012 blockade case

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir secures bail in a case filed over the party’s anti-government road blockade in Dhaka in 2012.
1 June 2016, 05:43 AM

Fahim Munaim passes away

Syed Fahim Munaim, chief executive officer and chief editor at Maasranga Television, has died of cardiac arrest at the age of 62. Also former executive editor of The Daily Star, Munaim breathed his last at his residence in Dhaka.
1 June 2016, 02:14 AM

Keep your bowling secrets unexposed

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday suggests that cricketer Mustafizur Rahman should take required precautions to stretch his career.
31 May 2016, 20:52 PM

Over $8m 'to be spent' on legal fees

The government plans to spend $8.25 million on legal assistance over a span of 15 years to take out patents on jute genomes decoded by Bangladeshi scientists.
31 May 2016, 18:00 PM

'Tree man' gets help to build own house

Bangladeshi “tree man” Abul Bajandar was given Tk 6 lakh to build a house of his own by a doctor who has been treating him at Dhaka Medical College Hospital for the last four months.
31 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Carriers start blocking 2.5 crore connections

Mobile service providers have started the process to block more than two and half crore active mobile subscriptions as of zero hour today, for the users' failure to complete biometric re-registration as per government decree.
31 May 2016, 18:00 PM

15 lakh people trapped in modern day slavery

Over 15 lakh people in Bangladesh are living in modern slavery, with some 44 percent of the population being vulnerable to the scourge, says a new report.
31 May 2016, 18:00 PM

Pakistani man led the raid

A criminal gang led by a Pakistani citizen had carried out the attack on the Ansar barracks inside the Rohingya refugee camp at Nayapara of Teknaf on May 13, an accused told a local court yesterday.
31 May 2016, 18:00 PM