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13 killed in gas cylinder blasts in Bangladesh
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], Feb 11 (ANI): At least 13 people were killed in a gas cylinders explosions after a bus and a CNG-run covered van collided on Dhaka-Khulna highway in Faridpur's Nagarkanda last night.
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New CEC more loyal to Awami League than his predecessor: Bangladesh Nation
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], Feb. 10 (ANI): The opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) on Friday alleged that new chief election commissioner KM Nurul Huda is more loyal to the ruling Awami League than his predecessor.
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Under proposed new Bangladesh citizenship law, expats may contest local po
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], Feb.9 (ANI): Bangladesh's Law Minister Anisul Huq on Thursday announced that the government will soon come out with a draft of new citizenship law that will allow Bangladeshi expatriates to take part in local government elections, but not lawmakers, president or a Su
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Houthi rebel missile strikes Riyadh military base: Reports
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
London [UK]/Abu Dhabi [UAE], Feb. 6 (ANI): Yemen's Houthi rebels have reportedly fired a surface to surface missile that hit a Saudi military camp 40 kilometer west of Riyadh on Sunday night.
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CPJ, IFJ demand probe into B'desh journo's murder
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], Feb. 5 (ANI): The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has asked the Bangladesh to vigorously probe the killing of the daily Samakal newspaper journalist, Abdul Hakim Shimul.
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Cattle smuggling mainly responsible for border killings: Bangladesh minist
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], Feb. 2 (ANI): Bangladesh Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan has claimed that cattle smuggling from India is a major cause for killings taking place along his country's border with India.
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Liton Das recalled in Bangladesh squad for India Test
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], Feb.1 (ANI): Bangladesh batsman Liton Das has been recalled in the 15-member Test squad for the one-off match against India beginning February 9 in Hyderabad.
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Awami League, BNP submits names for next EC
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], Jan. 31 (ANI): The ruling Awami League and the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) have submitted the names separately of five people each they want as members of the next Election Commission to the Cabinet Division on Tuesday.
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Graft case: Khaleda Zia to appear before court today
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], Jan. 30 (ANI): Former prime minister and Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairperson Khaleda Zia will appear before a Dhaka court on Monday in connection with the Zia Orphanage Trust graft case.
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Kofi Annan visits Rohingya camp in B'desh
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], Jan. 29 (ANI): A three-member team of the Rakhine Commission headed by former United Nation (UN) chief Kofi Annan on Sunday visited the Rohingya camp in Balukhali area of Ukhiya in Cox's Bazar in Bangladesh.
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Graft case: Khaleda Zia to appear before court tomorrow
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], Jan. 29 (ANI): Former prime minister and Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairperson Khaleda Zia will appear before a Dhaka court on Monday in connection with the Zia Orphanage Trust graft case.
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B'desh HC rejects petition to ban three Indian channels
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Dhaka [Bangladesh], Jan. 29 (ANI): Three Indian Channels will now be able to continue their broadcast in Bangladesh as a High Court on Sunday rejected a writ petition challenging the legality of airing the channels in the country.
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