Durga Puja ends with idol immersion in Bangladesh
Oct 08, 2019, at 10:28 pm
Dhaka, Oct 8 (UNI) Tens of thousands of Hindus, dressed in colourful attires took to the streets on Tuesday, beating drums and chanting mantras as five days of revelry and celebration ended today with immersion of Devi Durga in rivers and water bodies across the country.
Sheikh Hasina completes her India trip, returns to Bangladesh
Oct 07, 2019, at 08:33 am
Dhaka: Completing her four-day visit to India, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina returned to Bangladesh on Sunday.
Rifaat murder: 4 accused surrender
Oct 06, 2019, at 06:21 pm
Dhaka: In a crucial development in the Rifaat murder incident, four fugitive accused have surrendered before a Barguna court, media reports said.
Bangladesh's top fugitive criminal arrested from Dubai
Oct 04, 2019, at 06:58 pm
Dhaka: In a major development, Bangladeshi top-listed fugitive criminal Zeesan has been arrested in Dubai, media reports said on Friday.
Bangladesh: Police arrest 45 Rohingyas from Chittagong
Oct 02, 2019, at 05:31 pm
Dhaka: Bangladesh police have arrested 45 Rohingyas from Sonaichhari union under Sitakunda upazila in Chittagong area of the country, media reports said on Wednesday.
South Africa: About 400 Bangladeshis murdered in 4 years
Oct 02, 2019, at 03:51 pm
Dhaka, Oct 2 (UNI) According to a recent report, more than 400 Bangladeshis have been murdered in South Africa over the past four years because of business and personal disputes within the community.
Myanmar willing to repatriate ‘verified returnees’ from Bangladesh
Sep 29, 2019, at 11:11 pm
New York: Myanmar is prioritizing the repatriation of scores of people who fled violence in northern Rakhine state for Bangladesh, a senior official from the country said on Saturday, the fifth day of debate in the UN General Assembly.
Bangladesh will be poverty-free by 2030: FM AHM Mustafa Kamal
Sep 29, 2019, at 05:51 pm
Dhaka: Bangladesh Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal on Sunday said the country is going to be poverty-free by 2030.
Bangladesh: Two ‘militants’ arrested over Gulistan blast
Sep 24, 2019, at 06:06 pm
Dhaka, Sept 24 (IBNS): Two men, who were earlier arrested in Bangladesh with suspected links to militancy, have been named in a separate case involving an attack on police in April, media reports said on Tuesday.
Bangladesh: Police surround suspected militant den in Narayanganj
Sep 23, 2019, at 10:12 am
Dhaka, Sept 23: Suspecting that it might be a military den, Bangladeshi police force have cordoned off a building at Narayanganj's Fatullah area on Monday, media reports said.
Crackdown on illegal casinos in Bangladesh: Kalabagan Krira Chakra President Firoz arrested
Sep 21, 2019, at 08:02 am
Dhaka, Sept 21 (IBNS): As a part of the Bangladesh government's crackdown on illegal casinos, Rapid Action Battalion or RAB officials have arrested Kalabagan Krira Chakra President Shafiqul Alam Firoz and four others during a raid on the sport's club in Dhaka city of Bangladesh, media reports said on Friday.
Casino links: Jubo League expels Khaled Mahmud Bhuiyan
Sep 20, 2019, at 05:00 pm
Dhaka, Sept 20 (IBNS): Jubo League, the youth front of the ruling Awami League, has expelled its leader Khaled Mahmud Bhuiyan, after he was arrested for allegedly running an illegal casino in Bangladesh capital city Dhaka, media reports said.
Chinese projects in Bangladesh in limbo over non-fulfilment of financial commitment
Sep 14, 2019, at 04:01 pm
Dhaka, Sept 14 (IBNS): Giving a hint that they are not fulfilling a financial commitment made to Bangladesh in 2016, China has so far only disbursed USD 981. 36 million, which accounts for five percent of USD 20 billion promised for development projects.
Monsoon destroys Rohingya shelters, sparking record UN emergency food agency response in Bangladesh
Sep 14, 2019, at 09:22 am
New York: Unusually heavy monsoon rains have inundated shelters in refugee camps in southern Bangladesh creating “havoc”, the World Food Programme (WFP) said on Friday, as it launched its biggest emergency response of the year for displaced Rohingya families.
Landslides claim two lives in Cox's Bazaar
Sep 10, 2019, at 03:50 pm
Dhaka, Sept 10 (IBNS): In separate incidents of landslides, which were triggered by heavy rainfall, at least two children lost their lives in Bangladesh's Cox's Bazaar area, media reports said.
Gas cylinder explosion in Bangladesh hotel leaves 18 hurt
Sep 08, 2019, at 05:41 pm
Dhaka, Sept 8 (IBNS): At least 18 people were injured as a gas cylinder exploded at a hotel in Board Bazar area of Bangladesh's Gazipur area on Sunday, media reports said.
Police arrest three Rohingya men with Bangladeshi passports
Sep 06, 2019, at 04:07 pm
Dhaka, Sept 6 (IBNS): Bangladesh police have arrested three Rohingya men with Bangladeshi passports in their possessions, media reports said.
Bangladesh, Maldives hold talks on intelligence sharing to fight against terrorism
Sep 04, 2019, at 04:23 pm
Dhaka, Sept 4 (IBNS): Leaders of Bangladesh and Maldives recently met and discussed the need to exchange intelligence in order to combat terrorism, media reports said.
Dhaka bomb attack: police HQ issues nationwide alert
Sep 02, 2019, at 03:36 pm
Dhaka: The Dhaka Police have directed all its units across the country to remain alert after a bomb attack rocked the Bangladesh capital on Saturday.
Bangladesh govt withdraws 139 NGO's from Rohingya camps
Sep 01, 2019, at 11:33 am
Dhaka, Sep 1 (UNI) The Bangladesh authorities have withdrawn the assistance of 41 non-government organizations at Rohingya refugee camps in Cox Bazar due to their involvement in malpractice.
Bangladesh: Constable beaten up by mob for 'sexual harassment'
Aug 30, 2019, at 03:33 pm
Dhaka, Aug 30 (IBNS): Amid allegations of sexual harassment against him, an angry mob beat up a police constable in Bangladesh's Rajshahi area, media reports said on Friday.
Rohingya's rally to mark second anniversary of exodus in Bangladesh
Aug 25, 2019, at 06:05 pm
Dhaka, Aug 25 ( UNI) Thousands of Rohingya refugees held a rally at Kutupalong refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar on Sunday, marking the second anniversary of the start of the crisis that began following an offensive of Myanmar army.
Rohingya Issue: US envoy to stand beside Bangladesh government
Aug 25, 2019, at 04:00 pm
Dhaka, Aug 25 (IBNS): US Ambassador Earl Robert Miller has said that his nation will stand beside Bangladesh in its efforts to repatriate the forcibly displaced Rohingyas to Myanmar.
Bangladesh: Six-year-old raped
Aug 24, 2019, at 11:14 pm
Dhaka, Aug 24 (IBNS): A six-year-old was allegedly raped in Chowgachha upazila of Jashore area of Bangladesh by a youth, media reports said on Saturday.
Religions for Peace express serious concern for Myanmar refugees
Aug 24, 2019, at 11:45 am
Lindau, Germany: The Religions for Peace (RfP) leaders from Myanmar and Bangladesh held track II consultations on the refugee problem affecting the two countries at the 10th World Assembly of Religions for Peace today in Lindau, Germany, which concluded today. Cardinal Charles Maung Bo represented Myanmar.
Abrogation of Article 370 is an internal matter of India: Bangladesh
Aug 21, 2019, at 03:18 pm
Dhaka: At a time Pakistan is raging a war of words over the doing away of Jammu and Kashmir's special status, Bangladesh maintained the abrogation of Article 370 is entirely an internal matter of India.
Bangladesh: Indigenous woman gang-raped in Ashulia
Aug 18, 2019, at 08:29 pm
Dhaka, Aug 18 (IBNS): An indigenous woman has been allegedly gangraped by three men in Bangladesh's Ashulia area, media reports said.
Thousands left homeless as fire destroys Mirpur slum
Aug 17, 2019, at 08:02 am
Dhaka, Aug 17 (IBNS): A massive fire broke out in Bangladesh's Mirpur 7 area in country capital Dhaka which left thousand of shanties gutted, media reports said on Saturday.
Bangladesh: Two die as lightning strikes them
Aug 16, 2019, at 06:15 pm
Dhaka, Aug 16 (IBNS): At least two people died as lightning struck them in Bangladesh's Jamalpur area on Friday, media reports said.
Bus mishap leaves six dead in Bangladesh
Aug 15, 2019, at 12:47 pm
Dhaka, Aug 15 (IBNS): A Cox Bazaar-bound picnic bus veered out of control in Feni and slammed into a roadside tree and left six people killed in Bangladesh, media reports said on Thursday.