Continue to facilitate humanitarian access, US urges Myanmar, Bangladesh

United States urges Bangladesh and Myanmar to continue to facilitate unrestricted humanitarian access to migrants adrift.
10 June 2015, 04:41 AM

UP minister booked for burning journalist to death

Police lodges FIR against UP Minister Ram Murti Verma and five others in connection with killing of a journalist by setting him on fire last week.
9 June 2015, 12:43 PM

Pakistani man Shafqat Hussain given death row reprieve

The execution of a Pakistani man convicted of manslaughter has been postponed hours before he was due to be hanged, prison officials say.
9 June 2015, 05:00 AM

AL activist hacked to death

An Awami League activist was hacked to death by unidentified criminals at Sonahata Bazar area under Nimgachhi union of Dhunat upazila
8 June 2015, 18:00 PM

#DespiteBeingAWoman: Modi faces flak for sexist comment

Prime Minister Narendra Modi faces flak on social media website Twitter for his remark on his Bangladesh counter part Sheikh Hasina.
8 June 2015, 13:57 PM

Myanmar arrests 93 traffickers, but none from Rakhine

Myanmar police arrest more than 90 people for human trafficking offences this year but no cases have been uncovered in Rakhine state where persecuted Rohingya have fled in droves.
8 June 2015, 12:31 PM

Delhi withdraws two-finger test circular on rape victims

The Delhi government will withdraw its earlier circular which ruled out the banning of the controversial two-finger test on rape survivors.
8 June 2015, 11:50 AM

Indian media term Modi visit ‘productive’, ‘successful’

The Indian media view Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Bangladesh as “productive” and “successful”.
8 June 2015, 07:55 AM

150 Bangladeshi trafficking victims return from Myanmar

A total of 150 Bangladeshi trafficking victims rescued by Myanmar navy on May 21 finally return home.
8 June 2015, 06:20 AM

Blaze in Mumbai high-rise kills 7

A fire in a high-rise apartment block in Mumbai has killed seven people after they became trapped on the upper floors, officials said yesterday. Fire officials are probing the
7 June 2015, 18:00 PM

India sees dawn of a new era

Like the Indian government, the country’s media have also termed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s maiden visit in Bangladesh as dawn of a new era.
7 June 2015, 09:24 AM

Modi’s 36-hr in Dhaka

Bangladesh is all set to receive the Indian prime minister Narendra Modi for his first official tour on June 6, 2015.
5 June 2015, 11:56 AM

Govt targets $200m from tourism by 2018

The government has aimed at earning US$200 million by 2018 through improving the facilities at different tourist attractions.
4 June 2015, 11:44 AM

Six 'aborted' babies found on Teesta bank

Police recovered the bodies of six “aborted” babies from the bank of the Teesta at Tepa Kharibari union of Dimla upazila here on
3 June 2015, 18:00 PM

School in remote hills outshines others in Bandarban

Tucked away among the green hills of Bandarban, Rowangchhari Government High School looks like an ordinary education institution
3 June 2015, 18:00 PM

SRK, Priyanka King-Queen of social media

After reigning on the big screen with their acting prowess, Shah Rukh Khan and Priyanka Chopra have now taken over the virtual world, coming out as the King and Queen of Social Media.
3 June 2015, 09:27 AM

South Asian countries must beef up efforts to end hunger

South Asian countries need to increase efforts to end hunger and malnutrition in the region as it is vulnerable to climate change, said speakers yesterday in the concluding
1 June 2015, 18:00 PM

Delhi wakes up to a cooler morning

Delhi, surrounding areas wake up to a cooler morning as mercury dropped to around 30°C from weeks of unrelenting temperatures caused by a heat wave that killed over 2,200 people in India.
1 June 2015, 06:08 AM

Madrasa boy brutally tortured, hospitalied

Some local influential people tortured a madrasa boy brutally, bringing charge of stealing a cellphone against him at Chouthaimahal
31 May 2015, 18:00 PM

‘Militant’ held for 'plotting' Ashulia bank heist

Police claim arrest of Ansarullah Bangla Team militant who said to have masterminded Ashulia bank robbery on April 21.
31 May 2015, 08:00 AM