Pakistan releases 113 Indian ishermen

Pakistan yesterday released 113 Indian fishermen after a similar gesture by New Delhi was announced to mark the start of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
18 June 2015, 18:00 PM

Congress questions Modi's silence, says he too is liable

Congress yesterday questioned Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's continued "silence" in the Lalitgate and asked him to come out of his "meditation" and answer the nation as he too is "liable".
18 June 2015, 18:00 PM

Indian money in Swiss banks falls by over 10pc

Money held by Indians in Swiss banks fell by over 10 per cent last year to 1.8 billion Swiss franc (about Rs 12,615 crore), amid an enhanced clampdown against the famed
18 June 2015, 18:00 PM

Joypurhat Sugar Mill staff unpaid for 3 months

The salaries of the officials and employees of Joypurhat Sugar Mill have remained unpaid for the last three months as the mill's sugar
17 June 2015, 18:00 PM

Pakistan executes seven prisoners

Pakistan yesterday hanged seven prisoners, bringing the total number put to death since executions resumed last December to 160,
16 June 2015, 18:00 PM

Indian intellectuals criticise govt's 'jingoist sentiments'

A group of eminent intellectuals in India have expressed deep concern over the "thoughtless articulation of jingoist sentiments" by high-level representatives of the government and BJP in the wake of the Army operation in Myanmar and urged it to disassociate itself from them.
16 June 2015, 18:00 PM

Sushma offered to quit: report

A group of eminent intellectuals in India have expressed deep concern over the "thoughtless articulation of jingoist sentiments" by high-level representatives of the government and BJP in the wake of the Army operation in Myanmar and urged it to disassociate itself from them.
16 June 2015, 18:00 PM

Congress protests outside Sushma's house

The Aam Aadmi Party yesterday dragged the Prime Minister's Office into the raging row over External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj extending help to scam-tainted former IPL chief Lalit Modi alleging that “PMO may have been in the loop“.
15 June 2015, 18:00 PM

Historic Nepal sites set to reopen

Nepal is set to reopen all the heritage sites in the Kathmandu valley to the public, in a bid to attract tourists after April's devastating earthquake.
15 June 2015, 18:00 PM

Flood situation static in three districts

The flood situation remained static in Gaibandha, Bogra and Kurigram districts yesterday.
15 June 2015, 18:00 PM

Robbers loot house

Armed robbers looted cash and gold ornaments worth Tk 4 lakh from a house after injuring four people at Purbo Bapta village in Sadar
15 June 2015, 18:00 PM

Pakistan takes U-turn on Save the children

Pakistan yesterday suspended moves to close the national branch of the charity Save the Children.
14 June 2015, 18:00 PM

Indian FM defends herself amid opposition's call to go

Indian foreign minister Sushma Swaraj yesterday defended her decision to help corruption-hit former cricket boss Lalit Modi gain emergency travel papers in Britain, as the
14 June 2015, 18:00 PM

Lightning kills 7 in five districts

Seven people were killed by lightning in Bogra, Jessore, Mymensingh, Manikganj and Chapainawabganj districts yesterday and the day
13 June 2015, 18:00 PM

25 killed after high-tension wire falls on bus in Rajasthan

Twenty-five people die after bus they were traveling in, came in contact with a high-tension live wire in the Tonk district of Rajasthan.
12 June 2015, 12:53 PM

Save the Children ordered to leave Pakistan: officials

Pakistani authorities yesterday ordered the international aid group Save the Children to leave the country saying the charity was "working against the country", police and
11 June 2015, 20:25 PM

Cattle trader’s body found on Naogaon border

Body of a cattle trader was found on Kolmudanga frontier in Sapahar upazila of Naogaon.
11 June 2015, 06:25 AM

100 injured as two rival groups clash in Habiganj

At least 100 people, including three policemen, were injured in a clash between two rival groups in Tupkhana area under Baniarchang upazila of Habiganj district yesterday.
10 June 2015, 18:00 PM

Pakistan hangs 'teen' killer amid outcry

Pakistan yesterday hanged a man allegedly tortured into confessing to murder as a minor, and rejected an appeal from another also said to have been under-age, in the latest death row cases to draw international condemnation.
10 June 2015, 18:00 PM

Suu Kyi arrives in China for first visit

Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar's opposition leader, is expected to begin her first visit to China , at a time of tension between the two countries.
10 June 2015, 05:04 AM