Bangladesh News

Tiny island dominates India-Bangladesh maritime boundary talks

The location of a tiny island and the flow of a river into the Bay of Bengal are the main points of negotiation as India and Bangladesh discuss their maritime boundary after a gap of 28 years.3:32 PM on September 16

Dhaka tries to stop more cricketers from joining rebel Indian league

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) officials, appealing to the patriotic sentiments of those players who have not yet joined the rebel Indian Cricket League (ICL), summoned them to a meeting Monday.2:33 PM on September 16

Dhaka envoy new head of Unctad body

Bangladesh's permanent representative in Geneva, Debapriya Bhattacharya, has been elected president of the Trade and Development Board (TDB) of the UN Conference on Trade and Development (Unctad) for one year.1:30 PM on September 16

Bangladesh cricketers blame the system for quitting

Six Bangladesh cricketers, who announced premature retirement Sunday, had been quoted in the media as saying that they took the drastic step in view of the aberrant functioning of the national team management.8:01 PM on September 15

Each 'Dhaka Warrior' hopes to earn $200,000 on joining ICL

Bangladesh's cricket officials have reacted with shock and anger on receiving the resignations of six national players, who hope to earn $200,000 each on playing the third edition of the breakaway Indian Cricket League (ICL)'s tournament next month.2:31 PM on September 15

India, Bangladesh resume maritime border talks after 28 years

With disputes over allocation of off-shore territories for oil and gas exploration piling up, Bangladesh and India Monday resumed talks on their maritime boundary in the energy-rich Bay of Bengal after a gap of 28 years.11:31 AM on September 15

Dhaka seeks closer economic ties with Beijing

Bangladesh hopes to attract Chinese investment in its infrastructure and manufacturing sectors and consolidate its defence ties during the visit of Chief Advisor Fakhruddin Ahmed to China that begins Monday.2:02 PM on September 14

Khaleda, Hasina tighten hold on parties ahead of polls

Consolidating their hold over their parties ahead of the general elections, former Bangladesh prime minister Khaleda Zia has been made president for life of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) while her rival Sheikh Hasina eased out an erring general secretary of her Awami League (AL).12:00 PM on September 14

Banned Huji may contest polls under new name

The banned Islamist outfit Harkatul Jihad al Islami (Huji) has started mobilising cadres across Bangladesh to take part in general elections in December under a new name, a report said Sunday.12:00 PM on September 14

Museum in Tagore's Bangladesh estate short of funds, care

The headquarters of Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore's erstwhile family estate in Bangladesh's Shahzadpur, now a museum, is lying neglected due to shortage of funds and care, a media report said.3:31 PM on September 13

Khaleda Zia agrees to talk to arch rival Hasina

They have not been on speaking terms for more than a decade. But now the 'unthinkable' in Bangladesh's fractious politics may happen - former prime minister Khaleda Zia has agreed to sit and talk with arch rival Sheikh Hasina 'in national interest'.2:01 PM on September 13

With two begums free, Dhaka in poll mode

Bangladesh's military-backed interim government has mounted efforts to bring together the two battling begums - former prime ministers Khaleda Zia and Sheikh Hasina who have been provisionally freed from detention - to prepare for the December parliamentary polls.2:00 PM on September 12

Khaleda Zia gets bail after a year in prison

Former Bangladesh prime minister Khaleda Zia was Thursday freed on bail after more than a year in jail on charges of corruption.4:02 PM on September 11

Dhaka shuts four websites for cheating in 'seven wonders' race

Bangladesh has closed down four websites accused of cheating to keep two of the country's best tourism destinations, Cox's Bazar and the Sundarbans, in the race for recognition as among the 'Seven Natural Wonders' of the world.4:02 PM on September 11

Stop bickering: lawyer urges Zia, Hasina

In Bangladesh, where politics polarises virtually everything, a prominent lawyer who defends both Sheikh Hasina and Khaleda Zia in numerous graft cases, has urged the warring former prime ministers to stop bickering and promote democracy.4:31 AM on September 11