Bangladesh
Karnaphuli dredging project gets stuck
The capital dredging of the Karnaphuli river, a vital project for the smooth operation of Chittagong port, remains incomplete
11 May 2016, 18:00 PM
Khaleda, 26 other leaders charged
Police yesterday pressed charges against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and 26 leaders and activists of the BNP-led 20-party
11 May 2016, 18:00 PM
N Korean, Pakistani hackers involved
Forensic investigators examining the theft of $81 million from Bangladesh Bank's account with the New York Fed have
11 May 2016, 18:00 PM
HSC exams deferred for Jamaat hartal
As the Jamaat-e-Islami enforces a countrywide 24-hour hartal from 5:00am today over the execution of its chief Motiur
11 May 2016, 18:00 PM
Jamaat against legal process
Motiur Rahman Nizami enjoyed every opportunity to defend himself against the charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity.
11 May 2016, 18:00 PM
Field test on for 3 more GM crops
Inspired by the success of the country's first commercially released biotech crop -- Bt brinjal -- in 2013, Bangladesh is now
11 May 2016, 18:00 PM
Death strikes hours before happy hours
The day started full of hope and enthusiasm for the family of Tajera Begum but turned tragic before noon.
11 May 2016, 18:00 PM
Mathematics the key
With the secondary students doing better in mathematics, the SSC results this year show a rise in both the pass rate and the number of GPA-5 achievers in eight general education boards.
11 May 2016, 18:00 PM
Minority repression likely on agenda
Visiting Indian Foreign Secretary Subrahmanyam Jaishankar is likely to raise the issue of the recent attacks on religious minorities in Bangladesh during his meetings with the government high-ups.
11 May 2016, 18:00 PM
Pakistan again sides with war criminals
Pakistan national parliament has once again sided with war criminals by passing a resolution to express serious concerns over the execution of Jamaat-e-Islami chief Motiur Rahman Nizami.
This has caused a huge outcry in Bangladesh and risks further straining of the relations between the two countries. Ministers and war crimes trial campaigners have termed the resolution a brazen attempt to meddle in internal affairs of the country.
11 May 2016, 18:00 PM
Pakistan parliament condemns Nizami hanging
Pakistan’s parliament passes a unanimous resolution expressing “concern” and condemns the hanging of war criminal Motiur Rahman Nizami. Sidewise, the country’s foreign ministry issues a statement voicing sadness over the execution. It also terms the execution “unfortunate.”
11 May 2016, 12:28 PM
Education for all to be ensured: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says the government wants to ensure education for all as no nation can prosper without education.
11 May 2016, 11:10 AM
Indian foreign secy arrives for ‘security talks’
India’s foreign secretary has arrived in Dhaka to hold discussion with Bangladesh’s high-ups on security situation and bilateral issues.
11 May 2016, 11:10 AM
Sussex want Bangladesh star Mustafizur Rahman to play
Mark Davis, coach of Sussex County Cricket Club, wants the latest bowling sensation of Bangladesh Mustafizur Rahman to play the NatWest T20 Blast, and then remain at the club until late August to play in the Royal London One-Day Cup.
11 May 2016, 11:06 AM
Cricket match clash takes life of SSC GPA-5 scorer
A GPA-5 scorer is killed in a clash centering a cricket match in Mirpur area of Dhaka, hours before the SSC results were published.
11 May 2016, 10:20 AM
US deputy asst secy Todd to visit Dhaka this week
The US Department of State’s Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs William E Todd will lead an interagency delegation on a visit to Bangladesh.
11 May 2016, 09:33 AM
War crimes: Verdict on 3 Habiganj men any day
A tribunal in Dhaka will deliver its verdict any day in the case against three Habiganj men who are facing four charges of crimes against humanity they allegedly committed during the 1971 Liberation War.
11 May 2016, 08:23 AM
Khaleda charged for Darussalam arson attack
Police presses charges against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and 23 others in two cases filed for arson attacks in Darussalam area of Dhaka.
11 May 2016, 07:54 AM
IU professor among 5 killed in road crashes
Five people including a teacher of Kushtia’s Islami University are killed and 28 injured in separate road accidents in Magura and Manikganj.
11 May 2016, 07:13 AM
Nizami buried in Pabna
Executed Jamaat ameer Motiur Rahman Nizami is buried at his village home in Santhia upazila in Pabna. Relatives and a few locals attended his namaz-e-janaza held at a madrasa at Monmothpur before he was buried around 7:15am.
11 May 2016, 04:32 AM