Young Forrest Gump is a soldier now, just like the hero he played

Young Forest Gump won the world's hearts playing young Forrest Gump but Michael Humphreys' parents were too poor to buy Oscars tickets - and he chose career in uniform, just like character he played
19 February 2015, 08:13 AM

Dhaka tribunal issues death warrant against Jamaat leader Kamaruzzaman in war crimes case

Tribunal in Dhaka issues death warrant against Jamaat-e-Islami leader Muhammad Kamaruzzaman in war crimes case
19 February 2015, 06:57 AM

US not at war with Islam - we are at war with the people who have perverted Islam, says Obama

President Barack Obama says US 'not at war with Islam - we are at war with people who have perverted Islam
19 February 2015, 06:41 AM

New drug tested on monkeys effectively shields against AIDS, study reveals

Scientists say new drug tested on monkeys provided astonishingly effective shield against animal version of AIDS, major gain in the quest for an HIV vaccine
19 February 2015, 05:07 AM

Swiss cops raid HSBC's Geneva office

Swiss police are searching offices of the Geneva subsidiary of HSBC bank in an inquiry into alleged money-laundering
18 February 2015, 10:07 AM

Jamaat leader Subhan gets death in 3 war crimes charges

Dhaka tribunal hands death penalty to Jamaat-e-Islami leader Abdus Subhan on three charges for crimes against humanity in Liberation War in 1971
18 February 2015, 06:16 AM

2 local Jubo league leaders, BCL activist hurt in 'Shibir' attack at Binodpur Bazar in Rajshahi city

Two local Jubo league leaders and an activist of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) are injured in an attack allegedly by members of Islami Chhatra Shibir, student wing of Jamaat-e-Islami, in Rajshahi city
17 February 2015, 18:06 PM

Hartal extended till 6am Friday

BNP-led 20-party alliance extends ongoing hartal till 6:00am Friday
17 February 2015, 08:20 AM

Scientist find new ozone-destroying gases growing rapidly

Environmental scientists raise concern at rising levels of gases that attack Earth's protective ozone layer, including manmade chemicals not covered by key UN treaty
17 February 2015, 06:05 AM

War crimes verdict of Jamaat leader Subhan tomorrow

A tribunal in Dhaka is set to deliver its verdict tomorrow on Jamaat-e-Islami leader Abdus Subhan on war crimes trial
17 February 2015, 04:14 AM

West Bengal CM Mamata arrives in Dhaka on Thursday on three-day visit

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee arrives in Dhaka on Thursday on a three-day visit
16 February 2015, 14:54 PM

Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena seeks to mend India relations

Sri Lanka's new President Maithripala Sirisena seeks to mend relations with India over China's growing influence on Colombo
16 February 2015, 14:06 PM

Indian Air Force hands over ‘71 Dakota aircraft

Bangladesh receives the Dakota (DC-3) aircraft, which took part in the para drop operations in Tangail during the 1971 Liberation War, from Indian Air Force (IAF) today
16 February 2015, 12:00 PM

JCD calls 3-day strike at educational institutions from Tuesday

Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal has called a three-day strike at all educational institutions across the country from Tuesday
16 February 2015, 11:28 AM

JCD calls 3-day strike at educational institutions from Tuesday

Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal has called a three-day strike at all educational institutions from Tuesday demanding an immediate inclusive general election under a nonparty administration
16 February 2015, 11:02 AM

BNP leader Rizvi on 3-day remand for Jatrabari bus arson

BNP Joint Secretary General Rizvi Ahmed has been placed on a fresh three-day remand for bus arson case in Dhaka
16 February 2015, 10:41 AM

17 Bangladeshis detained in Malaysia

100 foreigners, including 17 Bangladeshis, have been detained in an operation at the Melaka Sentral Bus Terminal of Malacca province in Malaysia
15 February 2015, 16:12 PM

Take steps to stop violence, HC tells govt

Bangladesh High Court asks government to take steps to stop violence in the name of hartal and blockade
15 February 2015, 08:12 AM

BSMMU gets burn unit

Authorities of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) in Dhaka has opened a new burn unit
15 February 2015, 06:41 AM

Nationwide hartal progresses amid blasts

Three crude bombs go off at Kazi Nazrul Islam Avenue in Dhaka as BNP-led 20-party alliance is observing first day of the 72-hour nationwide hartal (shutdown)
15 February 2015, 06:23 AM
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