'We follow Westminster type of democracy in Bangladesh': Sheikh Hasina tells British MPs
Jan 05, 2023, at 01:09 am
Dhaka/UNI: Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said the next general election will be held as per the country's constitution during her meeting with four MPs of the British All-Party Parliamentary Group.
Blasphemy: Bangladesh tribunal jails ex-leader of Hindu group for 7 years
Jan 04, 2023, at 03:33 pm
Dhaka: A Bangladesh court has sentenced a former leader of a Hindu group to seven years in jail on charges of blasphemy over a Facebook post allegedly insulting Islam five years ago, media reports said on Wednesday.
Bangladesh: 6 Rohingya robbers held in Cox's Bazar
Jan 03, 2023, at 11:15 pm
Dhaka: Bangladesh Coast Guard officials have arrested six Rohingya robbers with 14 domestic and foreign firearms, 486 rounds of ammunition and yaba from Cox's Bazar region of the country, media reports said on Tuesday.
Bangladesh: Sheikh Hasina flags off first metro train in Dhaka
Dec 28, 2022, at 08:43 pm
Dhaka: Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday flagged off the first metro passenger train at Dhaka's Diabari area, marking a new beginning in the public transportation paradigm of the country.
Bangladesh: Rohingya leader shot dead in Ukhiya camp
Dec 26, 2022, at 11:39 pm
Dhaka: A Rohingya leader has been shot dead in a refugee camp in Bangladesh's Ukhiya region, media reports said on Monday.
Bangladesh: RAB officials arrest banned terrorist outfit Hizb ut-Tahrir member from Dhaka
Dec 26, 2022, at 10:52 pm
Dhaka: Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) have arrested a member of banned terrorist outfit Hizb ut-Tahrir from Kamrangirchar area of Dhaka, media reports said on Monday.
Bangladesh: PM Sheikh Hasina says removing Awami League from power is not an easy task
Dec 19, 2022, at 06:19 am
Dhaka: Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina has said removing her Awami League from power is not an easy task.
Pakistanis 'trapped' in Dhaka carry out 'victory march' after 51 yrs
Dec 19, 2022, at 01:10 am
Dhaka: After 51 years of independence, some Bangladeshi citizens, who have their roots in Pakistan, took out a victory procession on the occasion of Bangladesh's Victory Day.
Bangladesh: Two women die as vehicle drops into roadside ditch
Dec 17, 2022, at 10:53 pm
Dhaka: Two women died and 25 others were hurt as a vehicle in which they were travelling fell into a roadside ditch in Bangladesh capital Dhaka on Saturday.
Dec 17, 2022, at 05:44 am
Dhaka: Bangladesh Muktijuddha Mancha handed a memorandum to the United Nations Missions in Dhaka for Secretary-General Antonio Guterres when they demanded trial of the Pakistani Army which was involved in the killings and Genocide during the Liberation War of Bangladesh in 1971.
Bangladesh: Fire breaks out in Dhaka's Le Méridien hotel building
Dec 10, 2022, at 10:02 pm
Dhaka: A fire broke out on the ground floor of the Le Méridien hotel building in Bangladesh capital Dhaka city on Saturday.
Bangladesh: RAB officials arrest five terrorists
Dec 05, 2022, at 09:20 pm
Dhaka: The Rapid Action Battalion on Monday said five members of a new terrorist group Jama'atul Ansar Fil Hindal Sharqiya have been arrested, media reports said.
High Air Pollution level creating physical, mental health hazards in Bangladesh: World Bank
Dec 05, 2022, at 12:42 am
Dhaka: Exposure to high level of air pollution significantly raises the risks of breathing difficulties, cough, lower respiratory tract infections, as well as depression and other health conditions. Children under five years, elderly, and people with comorbidities such as diabetes, heart or respiratory conditions, are most vulnerable, says a new World Bank report launched Sunday.
Dramatic increase in Andaman Sea crossings, warns UN refugee agency
Dec 03, 2022, at 06:52 pm
New York: UN refugee agency, UNHCR, on Friday, issued an alert over the dramatic increase in the number of people attempting to cross the Andaman Sea, from Bangladesh and Myanmar.
Bangladesh: Woman dies after being run over by a bus in Dhaka
Nov 25, 2022, at 10:17 pm
Dhaka: A woman died after she was run over by a bus in Dhaka city of Bangladesh, media reports said on Friday.
Nov 01, 2022, at 09:29 pm
A Bangladeshi court has issued arrest warrants against BNP's acting Chairman Tarique Rahman and his wife Zubaida Rahman in connection with a case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission over owning assets in excess of known sources of income, media reports said.
Rights body recognises Bangladesh Genocide of 1971
Oct 30, 2022, at 12:55 am
Washington/Dhaka: Human Rights Congress for Bangladeshi Minorities (HRCBM) has welcomed US resolution on Bangladesh Genocide by Pakistan in 1971.
Bangladesh: Cyclone Sitrang likely to make landfall tomorrow
Oct 24, 2022, at 08:12 pm
Dhaka: With Cyclone Sitrang moving closer, Bangladesh authorities have suspended river transports from Sadarghat to the southern districts, media reports said.
Chinese envoy Li calls on Bangladesh Foreign Minister
Oct 21, 2022, at 10:09 pm
Dhaka/UNI: Chinese Ambassador Li Jiming called on AKA Momen, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bangladesh, on Friday and discussed repatriation of displaced people from Myanmar among other issues.
Bangladesh: RAB officials arrest seven terror group members
Oct 21, 2022, at 02:43 pm
Rapid Action Battalion officials of Bangladesh have arrested seven suspects members of a terrorist group and three separatists while conducting an operation in Chattogram Hill Tracts.
BRT girder tragedy: Bangladesh minister says Chinese company will not work anymore
Oct 18, 2022, at 06:17 am
Dhaka: Bangladesh Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader said the Chinese company which was found responsible for the crane accident at Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Line-3 project will not be allowed to work in the country anymore after their current project is completed.
Oct 18, 2022, at 12:32 am
Washignton: The House of Representatives on Tuesday tabled a resolution which said the Pakistani armed forces committed genocide against ethnic Bengalis and Hindus in Bangladesh in 1971.
Domestic violence case: Arrest warrant issued against Bangladeshi cricketer Al-Amin
Oct 12, 2022, at 09:08 pm
Dhaka: A Dhaka court has issued an arrest warrant against Bangladeshi cricketer Al-Amin Hossain for non-appearance in a case related to domestic violence filed by his wife, media reports said on Wednesday.
Bangladesh: Idol vandalized by miscreants in Hindu temple in Jhenaidah
Oct 08, 2022, at 08:26 pm
Dhaka: Police are currently trying to find out the vandals who allegedly desecrated the idol of a deity at a Hindu temple in Jhenaidah's Shailkupa Upaliza in Bangladesh.
Bangladesh: Chinese national booked for promoting obscenity through mobile app
Oct 07, 2022, at 05:55 pm
Bangladesh police have booked a Chinese national and four others for making millions illegally in Bangladesh by promoting obscenity through a mobile app, media reports said on Friday.
China’s 73rd National Day: Bangladesh witnesses demonstrations over Uyghur treatment issue
Oct 03, 2022, at 01:16 am
Dhaka: Bangladesh recently witnessed protests over persecution of Uyghur Muslims by the Chinese government, debt trapping Dhaka through various projects and ill-treatment of Bangladeshi workers who are working on different Chinese projects, media reports said on Sunday.
US provides $170 mln in humanitarian assistance for Rohingya crisis
Sep 23, 2022, at 09:57 pm
The United States on Friday announced more than $170 million in additional humanitarian assistance for Rohingyas inside and outside Burma, as well as for host communities in Bangladesh.
Over 3 million child labourers in Bangladesh; 1.3 million exposed to hazardous conditions
Sep 20, 2022, at 01:34 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: Over three million children in Bangladesh are trapped in child labour and among them 1.3 million are made to work extremely hard in hazardous conditions, according to a report.
9/11: US Embassy alerts US citizens in Bangladesh
Sep 11, 2022, at 06:38 pm
Dhaka, Sep 11 (UNI) The US Embassy in Dhaka has called upon all US citizens in Bangladesh to take adequate personal precautions in view of the 21st anniversary of the 9/11 attacks on the United States on September 11.
Sep 05, 2022, at 01:47 am
New Delhi: Bangladesh PM SHeikh Hasina, who is scheduled to arrive in India on Monday, has revealed that she was once a secret resident of Delhi`s posh Pandara Road, where she lived with her children under an assumed identity trying to escape the attention of those who assassinated her father Sheikh Mujibur Rehman, the man who liberated the country from the cruel hands of Pakistan rule.