The army says it is conducting clearance operations against 'extremist terrorists' and security forces have been told to protect civilians.
01 Sep 2017 2:15 PM
The two-time former Prime Minister has said that all the cases against her were politically motivated.
22 Aug 2017 4:36 AM
Court police's Inspector Anwarul Islam said charges against 3 suspects were dropped as they had died while 4 of the convicts are absconding.
09 Aug 2017 10:55 AM
CNN is broadcast to give an extra American flavour, while the wi-fi password is ‘Ivanka Trump’.
16 Jul 2017 6:09 PM
Factory authorities said the main site was closed on Monday, and the workers there were conducting boiler maintenance.
04 Jul 2017 3:49 PM
With the apex court’s order, all the obstacles have been removed to continue a trial in a lower court against Ms Zia.
03 Jul 2017 2:07 AM
Hundreds of people die every year from lightning strikes in Bangladesh and experts say climate change has worsened the problem.
20 Jun 2017 1:04 PM
Bidyut, an Indian cricket fan, killed himself by jumping in front of a train, a police officer said.
19 Jun 2017 3:12 PM
With the addition of these two new landslides, the death toll from landslides in Chittagong division has risen further to 161.
18 Jun 2017 6:49 PM
As The district administrations opened a number of makeshift shelter homes for people evacuated and rescued.
17 Jun 2017 4:55 PM
To clear paths for rescue workers, villagers joined firefighters and soldiers in cutting fallen trees and clearing mud and debris.
14 Jun 2017 5:35 PM
Local people said a landslide pushed 15 army men down to around 30 feet, killing 4 instantly.
14 Jun 2017 12:58 PM
'The recovery work is still going on. The death toll could rise as many areas still remained cut off', officials said.
13 Jun 2017 5:50 PM
The officials said many people were asleep when the landslides hit, causing more casualties, especially among children.
13 Jun 2017 11:52 AM
The Rapid Action Battalion on Sunday also arrested a garment factory owner who it said was a financier of the extremist outfit.
12 Jun 2017 4:44 PM
A woman named Gunamala Chakma, 75, was killed in the arson attacks while almost 200 homes were looted and burnt.
03 Jun 2017 4:36 PM
Authorities in Cox's Bazar and Chittagong evacuated 350,000 people from low-lying areas before the storm blew in from the Bay of Bengal.
01 Jun 2017 3:36 PM
1 of the 6 persons died of a heart attack during the storm while others were killed by falling trees, houses in Cox's Bazar and Rangamati.
30 May 2017 4:58 PM
At least 2.5 million people in ten districts risk falling in the way of the severe cyclonic storm.
30 May 2017 8:35 AM
Kasem bin Abubakar was told nobody would buy his romance novels about devout young Muslims finding love in Bangladesh.
26 Apr 2017 11:42 AM