Bangladesh News

Landslides kill 14 in Bangladesh

Tropical storms lashed southern Bangladesh with torrential rains Monday, triggering landslides which left at least 14 people dead and many injured and missing, the police and rescuers said.8:31 PM on August 18

Five killed in Bangladesh landslide

At least five people were killed and seven injured in a landslide early Monday in Bangladesh's southeastern city of Chittagong, about 242 km southeast of the capital.3:02 PM on August 18

Bangladesh may become middle income country in 17 years: UN

Bangladesh is expected to graduate from the Least Developed Countries (LDCs) group to a middle income country in the next 17 years if it sustains a growth rate between 6.5 and 6.7 percent, a UN report has said.2:30 PM on August 18

SAARC members to discuss setting up food bank

The setting up of a food bank to meet exigencies caused by natural disasters in the region will be discussed by officials of eight South Asian countries at a conclave in Kathmandu mid-October, a Dhaka daily said quoting officials.11:30 AM on August 16

Bangladesh fails to register its Urdu-speaking citizens as voters

Urdu-speaking non-Bengali citizens of Bangladesh will not be able to vote in the December parliamentary polls as the Election Commission has closed its voters' list without enrolling them, despite a court order.11:30 AM on August 16

Hundreds marooned in Bangladesh by landslides in India

Hundreds of people have been marooned in four villages along Bangladesh's northeastern border with India following landslides caused by excessive rainfall in the hills of Meghalaya.10:32 AM on August 16

Zia bargains for son as government readies to release her

Getting ready for freedom after 11 months of detention, Bangladesh's former prime minister Khaleda Zia is bargaining for ailing son Tarique Rahman's freedom with the interim government that plans to release her 'as early as possible'.12:00 PM on August 14

Bangladesh anthem makes music at Beijing

Bangladesh has bagged a silver on the sidelines of the Beijing Olympics - not for a sporting event but for its national anthem written by Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore.12:31 PM on August 13

Dhaka watches while 'unlawful killings' spiral: Human Rights Watch

'Unlawful killings' by Bangladesh's elite Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) have surged in recent months and the army-backed government bas watched silently, global rights group Human Rights Watch (HRW) has alleged.12:01 PM on August 13

Bangladeshi to make film on Indian revolutionary

A Bangladeshi filmmaker will make a movie on Kshudiram Bose, an Indian revolutionary who fought against the British and was hanged a hundred years ago.2:00 PM on August 12

Bangladesh's Meghna to be model basin for flood forecasting

Bangladesh is set to evolve a model for forecasting floods and rainfall starting with the Meghna river after which the other river basins of the country would also also be included in the proposed system.3:02 PM on August 11

Dhaka, Malaysia to sign money laundering pact

Bangladesh is to seal a pact with Malaysia on sharing information over money laundering, a newspaper report here said.2:02 PM on August 11

Bangladesh will again mourn Sheikh Mujib

After six years, Bangladesh will again observe Aug 15 as National Mourning Day to mark the assassination of its founding father and first president Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in 1975.12:30 PM on August 11

US, Bangladesh, conduct joint disaster relief exercise

The US and Bangladesh soldiers Sunday started a four-day joint disaster relief exercise in the country's Gazipur district, officials said.8:01 AM on August 11

TVS Motors eyes larger market share in Bangladesh

With the launch of TVS Motor's motorcycle 'Flame' in Bangladesh, the Indian scooter and motorcycle maker is keen to hike its share of the Bangladeshi market of two-wheelers from eight percent to 12.12:32 PM on August 10