Bangladesh, Aug. 15 -- "He was supposed to come home for his government job exam. Instead, my son came home in a coffin." Monowara Begum broke down as she spoke of her 23-year-old son Rana Mia, whose... Read More
Bangladesh, Aug. 15 -- The Bangladesh Athletics Federation (BAF) has barred Bangladesh Army athlete Jannat Begum and Bangladesh Navy athlete Kabita Roy from competing in the women's category after fai... Read More
Bangladesh, Aug. 15 -- The Bangladesh Knitwear Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BKMEA) has sought an instalment facility to pay gas and electricity bills. The industry body has asked the gove... Read More
Bangladesh, Aug. 15 -- British Prime Minister Andy Burnham called on Saturday for reflection following the death of a Black academic accused of plagiarism in a case that has prompted criticism of the ... Read More
Bangladesh, Aug. 15 -- The car of BNP MP Aynul Hoque, elected from Sirajganj-3 (Raiganj-Tarash), has come under attack and been vandalised. The lawmaker accused Jamaat-e-Islami of involvement, a char... Read More
Bangladesh, Aug. 14 -- The land depression over the West Bengal coast and adjoining areas is weakening and has shifted west-northwest. It now sits over India's Jharkhand and the adjoining Gangetic We... Read More
Bangladesh, Aug. 14 -- Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has taken comprehensive and multi-dimensional security measures to maintain law and order in the capital and ensure the safety of the city reside... Read More
Bangladesh, Aug. 14 -- Despite reports of preparations for Prime Minister Tarique Rahman's possible visit to Delhi next week, the Indian Ministry of External Affairs has not confirmed it. In a briefi... Read More
Bangladesh, Aug. 14 -- Amid load shedding across the country, electricity generation at Unit 1 of the Barapukuria Thermal Power Plant in Dinajpur has been suspended again due to a mechanical glitch. ... Read More
Bangladesh, Aug. 14 -- The dollar has continued to lose ground against the taka as remittance inflows rise and import spending trends lower. Over a week, the greenback fell 61 poisha, or 0.50 percent... Read More