Bangladesh

‘Sherpur arms, ammo belong to Indian separatist group’

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal hints that the arms and ammo recovered by members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in Sherpur district belong to an Indian separatist group.
2 February 2016, 14:28 PM

Charges against Fakhrul, Moudud, 34 other BNP men accepted

A Dhaka court takes cognisance of charges against BNP’s senior leaders Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, Moudud Ahmed and 34 other party men for hurling crude bombs at policemen in March 2013.
2 February 2016, 13:06 PM

6kg gold seized under plane seat at Dhaka airport

Customs officials seize gold bars weighing around 6 kilograms from underneath the seat of a flight coming in from Doha at Dhaka airport.
2 February 2016, 11:36 AM

Int’l trafficking gang member held in Dhaka

Criminal Investigation Department (CID) arrests a member of an international human trafficking and abduction gang and recovered Tk 3 lakh from him at Dhaka’s Jatrabari area.
2 February 2016, 11:25 AM

Dhaka hands protest note to Islamabad

Bangladesh government hands over a strongly worded note to Pakistan envoy in Dhaka a day after a staff member of Bangladesh High Commission in Islamabad went missing for seven hours.
2 February 2016, 08:39 AM

4 hurt in Gazipur garment factory fire

Four workers of a sweater factory are injured as a devastating fire breaks out at a high-rise commercial building in Signboard area of Gazipur.
2 February 2016, 04:24 AM

Young Tigers crush Namibia by 8 wickets

Bangladesh beat Namibia by eight wickets in the final Group A fixture of ICC U19 World Cup at Sheikh Kamal International Cricket Stadium, Cox's Bazar.
2 February 2016, 02:29 AM

Low Zika risk for Bangladesh

Risk of Zika virus infection in Bangladesh is low as the countries affected by the mosquito-borne disease are far away, an expert said here yesterday.
1 February 2016, 18:00 PM

Railway Nirapatta Bahini Bill passed

Jatiya Sangsad passes ‘Railway Nirapatta Bahini Bill, (Railway Security Force) 2016’ keeping the provision of arresting any people without any magistrate’s warrant if anybody is “reasonably” considered as a prospective harmful person for railways.
1 February 2016, 15:53 PM

Most Ctg auto-rickshaws run without meters

Most of the CNG-run auto rickshaws are operating in the port city of Chittagong without fare meters ignoring government directives.
1 February 2016, 14:23 PM

Newborn survives 6-storey fall

A newborn baby boy has survived a six-storey fall after he was allegedly dropped from a flat by his mother at Baily Road in Dhaka.
1 February 2016, 13:08 PM

Trawler sinking: 3 more bodies recovered

Police recover the bodies of three more people including a child and a woman, raising death toll to seven from a trawler capsize in the Meghna river in Chandpur.
1 February 2016, 11:19 AM

SSC examinee among 2 killed in Mymensingh road crashes

Two people including a female SSC examinee are killed in separate road accidents in Mymensingh today.
1 February 2016, 11:05 AM

No fetters could tie her down

She is unable to do anything with her hands since her birth. But it could never stop Arifa Akhter from pursuing her dreams. Defying all predicaments, the indomitable Lalmonirhat girl sits for her Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examinations. She became the subject of curiosity as she started writing with her legs.
1 February 2016, 10:15 AM

Quader, Howlader ‘only’ JP spokesmen

Newly-made Co-chairman GM Quader and Secretary General Ruhul Amin Howlader have been made the new spokesmen for Jatiya Party. They will be the only spokespersons for the party.
1 February 2016, 09:42 AM

Scintillating Shehnai by Sanjeev and Ashwani Shankar

Shehnai is an Indian sub-continental tubular instrument and the word originates from Turkey meaning “royal flute” which has been part of the musical landscape for more than a hundred years in the sub-continent.
1 February 2016, 09:36 AM

Cabinet nods for widening scope of dual citizenship

Cabinet gives final nod to the draft of a law expanding the existing scope of getting dual citizenship.
1 February 2016, 08:54 AM

‘Sexual abuse by cop’: Court orders judicial inquiry

Dhaka court orders judicial inquiry into allegation of sexual abuse of a female university student by a sub-inspector of Adabor Police Station. Police authorities suspend him this morning and form a probe committee.
1 February 2016, 06:36 AM

There’ll be no more question paper leak: Nahid

Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid rules out any possibilities of question papers leakage ahead of any public examination.
1 February 2016, 05:45 AM

India crush Nepal by 7 wickets

India secure a huge seven-wicket victory over Nepal to become Group D champion of ICC U19 World Cup at Dhaka.
1 February 2016, 04:56 AM