Bangladesh: Protests erupt over rape case
Oct 10, 2020, at 12:39 am
Protests in Bangladesh erupted this week after a video of a group of men attacking, stripping, and sexually assaulting a woman went viral, Human Rights Watch said today. Protesters called for the resignation of Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal over the government’s failure to address an alarming rise in sexual violence against women and girls.
Sep 25, 2020, at 02:32 am
Dhaka: Bangladesh Christian Association on Wednesday demonstrated close to the Pakistan High Commission in Dhaka against Pakistan's blasphemy law.
Bangladesh crime: Youth stabbed to death in Dhaka
Aug 31, 2020, at 12:53 am
Dhaka: A youth was stabbed to death by unknown men in Bangladesh capital Dhaka on Sunday, media reports said.
RAB arrests two men, including a Rohingya, with 1.3 million yaba pills
Aug 26, 2020, at 12:02 am
Dhaka: Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) personnel have arrested two men with 1.3 million pieces of banned yaba pills in Bangladesh's Cox's Bazar area, media reports said.
Bangladesh: Human trafficking kingpin arrested
Aug 25, 2020, at 09:41 pm
Dhaka: Bangladesh security officials have arrested an alleged human trafficker who smuggled a 14-year-old girl into India by promising her a job in Malaysia, media reports said.
Dhaka: Crude bomb blast rocks Mirpur
Aug 10, 2020, at 10:19 pm
Dhaka: A crude bomb blast rocked Mirpur area in Bangladesh capital Dhaka city on Sunday, media reports said.
Dhaka: Mountaineer Reshma Nahar Ratna dies in road mishap
Aug 07, 2020, at 10:28 pm
Dhaka: Mountaineer Reshma Nahar Ratna, who was riding a bicycle, died during a road mishap in Bangladesh capital Dhaka on Saturday.
Dhaka: Dhamrai road accident leaves three killed
Aug 04, 2020, at 02:49 pm
Dhaka: A bus hit a pick-up van in Bangladesh's Dhaka-Aricha highway which left three people dead, media reports said.
Covid-19: Death toll mounts to 3,035 in Bangladesh
Jul 29, 2020, at 10:30 pm
Dhaka/UNI: The death toll from coronavirus has reached 3,035 in Bangladesh on Wednesday as the country recorded 35 more fatalities to the disease in the last 24 hours.
Bangladesh: Couple detained for allegedly torturing domestic help
Jul 18, 2020, at 11:44 pm
Dhaka: A couple have been detained by the police from Bangladesh capital Dhaka on allegations of torturing their domestic help.
Bangladesh: CID busts sex trafficking ring
Jul 12, 2020, at 09:46 pm
Dhaka: The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of Bangladesh Police has arrested three people for allegedly forcing young Bangladeshi women into prostitution in Dubai after trafficking them to the UAE city using tourist visas, media reports said.
Bangladesh Defence Secretary dies of Covid-19
Jun 29, 2020, at 05:18 pm
Dhaka/UNI: Bangladesh Defence Secretary, Abdullah Al Mohsin Chowdhury has died of COVID-19 on Monday morning.
Ferry capsizes in Dhaka, 25 bodies recovered
Jun 29, 2020, at 04:10 pm
Dhaka/UNI: At least 25 people drowned and several were missing after a ferry carrying around 100 passengers capsized in Buriganga river adjacent to Dhaka’s Shyambazar on Monday morning.
Bangladesh may end general holiday to prevent COVID-19 spread soonÂ
May 27, 2020, at 06:07 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: The Bangladesh government is likely to end the ongoing nationwide general holiday to prevent spread of COVID-19 and allow all offices and businesses to resume operation on June 1, media reports said.
Fight against COVID-19: Bangladesh govt enforces nationwide lockdown till Apr 25
Apr 10, 2020, at 04:58 pm
Dhaka: The Bangladesh government on Friday has enforced the nationwide lockdown till April 25 and said that the army will increase its patrol and resort to tough action against people not maintaining social distancing and violating home quarantine rules to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
Dhaka building fire leaves one woman killed
Feb 28, 2020, at 04:12 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: A fire broke out at a residence in Dhaka's Mohammadpur area which left a woman killed, media reports said.
Bangladesh: 2 suspected robbers killed in Comilla
Feb 21, 2020, at 05:41 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: In a reported gunfight with police in Palpari Bridge area under Adarsha Sadar upazila of Bangladesh's Comilla district, two suspected robbers have been killed, media reports said on Friday.
Bangladesh: Two teens raped in Dhaka
Feb 10, 2020, at 03:52 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: Two teen girls have been allegedly raped in Bangladesh's Dhaka city, media reports said on Monday.
Police arrest five Ansar-al-Islam members from DhakaÂ
Feb 10, 2020, at 03:32 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: Dhaka Metropolitan Police's (DMP) Counter-Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit has arrested five Ansar-al-Islam alias Ansarullah Bangla Team members from Bangladesh capital Dhaka city.
Bangladesh: 200 shanties gutted in Dhaka
Feb 08, 2020, at 04:34 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: A fire broke out in two slums in Banani area of Bangladesh capital city Dhaka and left at least 200 shanties gutted, media reports said on Saturday.
Crude bomb blast occurs in Dhaka University campus, no casualty
Feb 03, 2020, at 04:48 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: A crude bomb blast occurred near the Madhur Canteen at the campus of the University of Dhaka on Monday, media reports said.
Bangladesh: Man suspected to be infected by coronavirus hospitalised
Jan 31, 2020, at 10:20 am
Beijing/IBNS: A Bangladeshi citizen, who returned from China, has been admitted Kurmitola General Hospital as he is suspected of suffering from coronavirus.
Bangladesh trying to evacuate its nationals stranded in coronavirus-hit Wuhan
Jan 27, 2020, at 09:53 am
Dhaka/IBNS: The Bangladesh government is trying to evacuate its nationals who are currently stranded in Wuhan city of China where coronavirus outbreak occurred.
Virus scare in China: Screening of passengers taking place in Dhaka airport
Jan 21, 2020, at 04:53 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: Amid fear of the breakout of a new SARS-like virus in China, the screening process of passengers has started in Bangladesh's Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka.
Bangladesh: Minor gang-raped in Dhaka
Jan 11, 2020, at 09:21 am
Dhaka/IBNS: A minor girl was allegedly gang-raped in Bangladesh capital Dhaka city on Friday, media reports said.
Fire breaks out at Bangladesh plastic factory
Dec 27, 2019, at 03:52 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: A fire broke out at a plastic factory in Bangladesh's Hazaribagh area on Friday, media reports said.
Dhaka: Police arrest mosque imam for sexually abusing minor
Dec 25, 2019, at 04:54 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: Police arrested a mosque imam for allegedly sexually abusing a 14-year-old boy in Bangladesh's capital city Dhaka, media reports said.
Dec 24, 2019, at 09:09 am
Dhaka/IBNS: Two men, who were arrested in connection with the murder of a Chinese man in Bangladesh capital Dhaka, have confessed their crimes and gave statements in court “confessing” to killing him “for money”.
RAB arrest two suspected terrorists from DhakaÂ
Dec 06, 2019, at 04:32 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: The Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) members on Thursday arrested two members of banned militant outfit Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT) from the country's capital city Dhaka, media reports said.
Bangladesh: Security forces arrest 3 Allahr Dal militants
Nov 29, 2019, at 03:40 pm
Dhaka/IBNS: Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) officials have arrested three alleged members of banned militant organization Allahr Dal from Bangladesh's Chuadanga district, media reports said.