Dhaka, Oct. 5 -- A Dhaka court has sent North South University student Apurbo Pal to jail in a case filed over allegations that he insulted the Quran, the holy book of Islam. The order was issued on ... Read More
Dhaka, Oct. 5 -- The Pakistan Army has warned that any future conflict with India could lead to "cataclysmic devastation", saying it would respond "resolutely, without hesitation or restraint". The w... Read More
Dhaka, Oct. 5 -- Nine years after Bangladesh launched the Smart National Identity Card project, the Election Commission (EC) is still far from delivering cards to all citizens. When the Smart NID dis... Read More
Dhaka, Oct. 5 -- A group of protesters have staged a demonstration outside the headquarters of Islami Bank in Dhaka, demanding the dismissal of employees who were allegedly appointed without following... Read More
Dhaka, Oct. 5 -- Switzerland's Ambassador to Bangladesh Reto Renggli has held talks with Jamaat-e-Islami chief Shafiqur Rahman in Dhaka. The meeting took place at the Jamaat leader's office in Bashun... Read More
Dhaka, Oct. 5 -- Tofail Ahmed, an Awami League heavyweight and close confidant of Bangladesh's founding father Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, remains in critical condition after being hospitalised... Read More
Dhaka, Oct. 5 -- A Dhaka court has acquitted BNP National Standing Committee Member Gayeshwar Chandra Roy in a case over illegal acquisition of assets filed 16 years ago. The court of Dhaka Special J... Read More
Dhaka, Oct. 5 -- Veteran Language Movement activist and researcher Ahmed Rafiq had been unable to live a normal life for nearly three of his final years. With fading eyesight and declining mobility, ... Read More
Dhaka, Oct. 5 -- A man has died after two buses crashed into each other on the Dhaka-Mawa Expressway in Munshiganj's Sreenagar Upazila. Three more people were injured in the accident, which occurred ... Read More
Dhaka, Oct. 5 -- The National Consensus Commission will submit its final report to the interim government "very soon", according to the panel's Vice-Chairman Ali Riaz. The announcement came at a meet... Read More