Aftershock felt across country after strong earthquake 7.9 injured 44
Rain or thunder showers likely
Rain or thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty/squally wind is likely to occur at a few places over the Khulna, Barisal, Chittagong and Dhaka divisions and at one or two ...
'Army to stay inside the cantonment'
The election commission (EC) has sent a new letter to the armed forces division about the deployment of army in the three city corporation elections."The army will stay inside the ...
Bangladesh Premier Hasina calls for peace, security
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday called for a triangular South-South cooperation to fight terrorism, human trafficking and climate change.
Workers denied rights in Bangladesh: HRW
Garment workers in Bangladesh face poor working conditions and anti-union tactics by employers including assaults on union organisers, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today.
BNP’s hartal underway peacefully
The dawn-to-dusk nationwide hartal enforced by the BNP against the attack on its chair Khaleda Zia’s motorcade at the city’s Karwan Bazar, is going on peacefully on Wednesday.
ADB cuts Bangladesh's GDP growth to 6.1pc
Asian Development Bank (ADB) today revised down Bangladesh’s growth forecast to 6.1 percent for the fiscal year of 2015.
Bangladesh cops yet to release footage from vital CCTV camera
Five days have passed, but police have yet to release the CCTV footage of the Suhrawardy Udyan entrance near TSC, the spot where the worst incidents of sexual assault on ...
Bangladeshis among Mediterranean shipwreck victims
Bangladeshis were reported among the migrants aboard on the boat which was capsized in the Mediterranean on Sunday.
Pakistan 59/4 from 16.5 overs
Pakistan captain Azhar Ali has won the toss and decided to bat first in the 2nd game of the three-match ODI series against Bangladesh at Mirpur Stadium today
Sexual assault on women: Who are they?
The assaults on the women took place in the evening on that day amid Pahela Baishakh celebrations.
337 Bangladeshis return home from Yemen
A total of 337 Bangladeshis returned home in the early hours of Sunday after being evacuated from war-torn Yemen.
If this is not sexual assault, what is?
The CCTV footage that police released yesterday clearly shows multiple incidents of sexual assault on women by rowdy men during the Pahela Baishakh celebrations on the Dhaka University campus.
28 fishermen abducted in Bay
Pirates kidnapped 28 fishermen along with their trawler from the Bay of Bengal in Maheshkhali upazila early on Thursday.The abducted fishermen hail from Kutubdia upazila.
Indian PM may come to Bangladesh in June
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi may visit Bangladesh in June and operationalise the LBA if it is ratified by parliament by that time, reports PTI.
Outrage over sex assault
The joyous celebration of the Bangalee's biggest festival -- Pahela Baishakh -- was tainted by incidents of sexual assault on women on the Dhaka University campus Tuesday evening, sparking widespread ...
Academic activities halted in BUET
Classes and examinations at Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) have been halted following an assault on a teacher allegedly by Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) activists for his Facebook ...
Shaheed Hamza Brigade: A new militant organisation
RAB claims to have discovered a new militant organisation based in Chittagong, called Shaheed Hamza Brigade (SHB). They do not know the objectives of the organisation, or who the leader ...
Destructive politics won’t continue, hopes PM
Expressing her firm optimism Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday said that occurrence of burning people in the name of politics won't happen in Bangladesh in future and new year ...
Nation welcomes Bangla New Year
The nation is welcoming the Bangla New Year 1422 today with its traditional fanfare and festivity.Shedding the preceding year’s glooms to oblivion, people from all walks of life is celebrating ...
