Bangladesh News

Dhaka stops politician from going to Delhi for treatment

A senior Awami League official has alleged that he was being made to 'die slowly' after the Bangladesh government blocked his departure to New Delhi for medical treatment.12:31 PM on September 28

Throwing acid to settle scores on the rise in Bangladesh

Nasima, 35, received serious burn injuries earlier this month as men threw acid on her after she refused to withdraw a court case against those who had allegedly raped her 11-year mentally challenged daughter. 'What is more brutal for a mother than to receive acid burns instead of justice?' asks the doctor treating her.12:31 PM on September 27

Bangladesh to look into killing of Islamist rebels in Assam

The Bangladesh government has said it will look into the killing of seven militants of the Bangladesh-based banned Islamist group Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami (HuJI) by soldiers in the Indian state of Assam.12:31 PM on September 27

Hasina, Khaleda have no ill-gotten wealth: government probe

Bangladesh's former prime ministers Sheikh Hasina and Khaleda Zia, who were imprisoned on graft charges for over a year, 'possess no ill-gotten wealth', says a probe by the military-backed caretaker government.11:30 AM on September 26

I rejected $2.5 mn Indian Cricket League offer: Bangladesh skipper

Mohammed Ashraful, skipper of Bangladesh's new-look cricket team, has said that he rejected a $2.5 million offer from the Indian Cricket League (ICL) and denied having encouraged any of the fellow-Bangladeshi cricketers to opt for the rebel league.2:30 PM on September 25

India aims at 60,000 MW more hydropower by 2025

Power-starved India is aiming to get 60,000 MW of additional electricity from hydro projects by 2025, most of it through domestic resources, the country's Minister of State for Power Jairam Ramesh said here Wednesday.4:00 PM on September 24

Bangladesh among most corrupt despite anti-graft drive

Twenty months of an anti-graft drive by the military-backed caretaker government has made only a marginal difference to the perception about corruption prevailing in Bangladesh, which has been ranked among the top 10 corrupt nations in a global index.12:00 PM on September 24

New-look Bangladesh cricket team begins training

A very different looking Bangladesh cricket team has begun training for the home series against New Zealand, a week after 13 players left the team to play in the Indian Cricket League (ICL) as the 'Dhaka Warriors' team.2:01 PM on September 23

Dhaka seeks to retrieve money smuggled out of country

Bangladesh has sent memorandum of understanding (MoU) drafts to India and 14 other countries to seek information and retrieve money siphoned off by its politicians, officials and businessmen.12:30 PM on September 23

Bangladesh militant groups threaten bombings over leaders' arrests

Two outlawed militant outfits have joined hands and threatened a series of explosions in Bangladesh if the government failed to release activists of the Hizb ut-Tahrir (HuT), an international Islamist body banned in several countries, who were detained earlier this week.6:02 PM on September 22

Uncapped players fill Bangladesh's cricket vacuum

With its top brass turning 'Dhaka Warriors' of the Indian Cricket League (ICL), Bangladesh has recalled veterans and opted for several uncapped players in time for the New Zealand home series and the South Africa tour.5:01 PM on September 22

Dhaka business chamber calls for strife-free polls

A leading industry lobby in Bangladesh has asked political parties preparing for the Dec 18 polls to shun 'politics of conflict and violence'.5:00 PM on September 22

Bangladesh bans Chinese powdered milk amid health panic

Bangladesh imposed a ban on the sale and import of powder milk from China Monday after laboratory tests found presence of toxic chemical melamine in the samples, officials said.4:33 PM on September 22

Bangladesh's undernourished rise by 7.3 mn

Bangladesh's undernourished population has increased by 7.3 million, largely because of the damage to country's main paddy crop in natural disasters and the consequent food price spiral, The Daily Star reported Monday.1:00 PM on September 22

Bangladesh to have information law

Bangladesh's council of advisers has given the final approval to the much-awaited Right to Information (RTI) Ordinance 2008.2:31 PM on September 21