Bangladesh
UK’s Redline gets security job at Dhaka airport
British company Redline has been given the job for screening at Dhaka’s Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at Tk 73.98 crore for two years.
20 March 2016, 15:10 PM
‘Social media guidelines’ for civil servants
The government has issued a draft 11-point guideline for social media use of public servants with provisions against propagation of political ideology and provocative statements.
20 March 2016, 12:52 PM
‘Elections now a carnival of nomination trade’
A former election commissioner alleges that the elections in Bangladesh have become an opportunity of nomination trade with money.
20 March 2016, 12:37 PM
Charges pressed against SC lawyer Shakila, 27 others
Law enforcers submits a charge sheet against 28 people including Supreme Court lawyer Shakila Farjana, arrested for funding militants, in a case filed under anti-terrorism act.
20 March 2016, 11:19 AM
Help build eco-friendly infrastructures, PM to architects
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina seeks cooperation from the country's architects in building infrastructures using local resources keeping in mind the environment and land resource constraint.
20 March 2016, 11:10 AM
Raw hide bar for Hazribagh tanneries from Apr 1
Government decides that raw hide will not be allowed in the tanneries at Hazaribagh in Dhaka from April 1 in order to force the tanneries to relocate out of the capital.
20 March 2016, 10:33 AM
Ashraf’s claim untrue: Rizvi
BNP leader Rizvi Ahmed terms “untrue” Awami League leader Syed Ashraful Islam’s statement that he did not get invitation to attend BNP’s sixth national council.
20 March 2016, 10:02 AM
bKash agent killed in Dhaka, Tk 1.25 lakh robbed
Unidentified miscreants kills a bKash agent and looted Tk 1.25 from him in the Uttar Badda area of Dhaka.
20 March 2016, 09:15 AM
SI Ratan sent to jail on surrender
A Dhaka court sends Ratan Kumar, a sub-Inspector of Adabor Police Station, to jail in a case filed for allegedly harassing a private university student sexually in Dhaka's Mohammadpur area on January 31.
20 March 2016, 07:27 AM
SC asks 2 ministers to reappear before it Mar 27
The Supreme Court seriously criticises two ministers for their comments about Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha in relation to the hearing of an appeal of war crimes convict Mir Quasem Ali.
20 March 2016, 06:15 AM
Coal-laden cargo sinks in Sundarbans
A cargo vessel carrying coal capsizes at Shela river in Chandpai range of the Sundarbans in Bagerhat.
19 March 2016, 16:13 PM
Saqlain, Shuvagata to board flight tonight
Saqlain Sajib and Shuvagata Hom will fly tonight to join the national cricket team at Bangalore as replacements for left-arm spinner Arafat Sunny and pacer Taskin Ahmed in the ICC WT20 2016 in India.
19 March 2016, 15:58 PM
'Tree man' undergoes second surgery at DMCH
A team of surgeons remove warts from the left hand of “Tree Man” Abul Bajandar in a two hour long surgery at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH).
19 March 2016, 11:51 AM
Eminent neurosurgeon Rashiduddin critically ill
Bangladesh’s pioneer of neurosurgeon Prof Rashiduddin Ahmad has been admitted to a hospital in Dhaka in critical condition.
19 March 2016, 09:48 AM
BNP unveils plan for ‘rainbow nation’ by 2030
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia unveils her party’s ‘Vision 2030 Plan’ to turn the country into a higher middle income nation. Addressing the BNP’s sixth national council, Khaleda briefly described the plan.
19 March 2016, 05:11 AM
Govt to develop country following Bangabandhu’s ideals: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina reiterates her firm resolve to develop the country following the ideals of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
18 March 2016, 13:10 PM
2 Brac officials abducted in Afghanistan
Two Bangladeshi Brac officials working in Afghanistan are abducted by unidentified miscreants from Kunduz city.
18 March 2016, 09:32 AM
Banani building fire blamed on gas pipe leak
The fire at a Banani building in Dhaka that injured at least one person has been blamed on “a leak in the gas supply line” by owner and tenants.
18 March 2016, 04:26 AM
‘IT expert’ Zoha goes missing
An “IT expert”, who talked to different media as a cyber security specialist after the recent heist from Bangladesh Bank account, has been missing since Wednesday night, family claims.
17 March 2016, 15:08 PM
Bangladesh women’s new milestone
Although Bangladesh women suffer a 36-run defeat at the hands of England during the 4th match of ICC Women’s World T20 2016 at Bangalore today, they managed to score the highest total in 28 T20Is by reaching 117 for six in the lost cause.
17 March 2016, 14:27 PM