Bangladesh

Beauty Akhter’s father and two others were “involved” in sensational murder of the 16-year-old girl, Bidhan Tripura, superintendent of police in Habiganj, said today. SP Bidhan Tripura said this at a press conference this afternoon following...

BRACU Mongol Tori is preparing with full motion with their rover “witty” for the upcoming URC 2018 competition. They are approaching with innovative ideas and upgraded technologies. The team secured itself among the top 36 teams...

The probe committee which was formed to investigate the cases filed over the abduction, rape and murder of the teenager Beauty Akhter in Habiganj, today recommended departmental action against the first investigating officer of one of...

A Dhaka court has sentenced film actor Ahmed Sharif to three years in prison over cheque fraud. The Fourth Additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge Md Iman Ali Sheikh delivered the verdict on Monday. A businessman, Mosharraf Hossain...

In an unprecedented move, India and Bangladesh have started a container train service between Kolkata and Dhaka. The trial run of the train was flagged off at a Concor terminus near the the Majerhat railway station...

Bangladesh Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali and his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov will discuss the Rohingya refugees crisis and economic cooperation between the countries in the bilateral meeting in Moscow. Ali is currently on a working...

A Dhaka University student died at Dhaka Medical College Hospital after he was found ‘critically injured in unknown circumstances’ on the campus, police said. Shabagh Police Station Inspector Zafar Ali Biswas identified the deceased as Mohammad...

The hotel hopes to compete with other five-star hotels in Dhaka and become popular with national and international guests again Prominent luxury hotel InterContinental Dhaka is renovating its old building and preparing to make a comeback....

Anti-Corruption Commission Chairman Iqbal Mahmood has called coaching centres ‘dens of corruption’ and called for their ‘permanent shutdown’. Mahmood’s remarks come soon after Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid said coaching centres were ‘unlawful’. The ACC chief...

Hosts Bangladesh have won six gold medals in South Asian Archery Championship. The local archers also secured five silver medals and a bronze in the competition that ended at the Bangladesh Krira Shikkha Protisthan or BKSP...