39 min ago | The Peninsula
Arrest warrants on 12 Bangla former ministers
The action, another first in Bangladesh's military-backed caretaker government's drive against corruption, prompted some of those charged to move a higher court for anticipatory bail. via The Peninsula
5 hrs ago | The Daily Star
Long waits for customs job discouraging passengers
“Before implementing the new schedule, they (Indian side) would need some time to reschedule the timetable of other trains that run on the route of Maitree Express between Gede and Chitpur”
These file photos show Maitree Express having a locomotive change at Darshana Railway Station and, right, passengers inside the train get weary of the delay of over two hours there. via The Daily Star
13 hrs ago | The Daily Star
The crisis and coping capacity of the ultra-poor
Photo: TANVIR AHMED/ DRIK NEWS In this column today, we shall present livelihood patterns of various types of poor households -- specially extreme or ultra poor -- in rural Bangladesh. via The Daily Star
21 hrs ago | Daily Times
Bangladesh orders arrest of Islamic party chief
“The order was issued after the Anti-Corruption Commission filed charges against them on Tuesday”
DHAKA: A Bangladesh court issued an order on Thursday to arrest the chief of the country's biggest Islamic party and five other former ministers on graft charges, officials said on Thursday. via Daily Times
Thursday | The Daily Star
Dhaka asks Yangon to allow smooth entry of aid workers
“Since our performance is good, we should be rewarded.”
Bangladesh yesterday requested Myanmar government to receive international aid for the cyclone victims and allow unimpeded entry of aid workers to that country. via The Daily Star
Thursday | The New Nation
Selection round of 'Sera Kantha' starts
Entertainment Report The second round of Channel-i Sera Kantha started yesterday at the Sports Zone at Mohakhali in the city. via The New Nation
Wednesday | The Associated Press | Posted by The Associated Press
Bangladesh editors call for free press
“Regular interference in day-to-day work of the media is not acceptable.”
Senior editors and journalists from more than a dozen leading Bangladesh newspapers and television stations have demanded an end to the country's state of emergency and called for greater press freedom.
The journalists met in Dhaka on Tuesday to discuss threats to the media, said Ataus Samad, a former BBC Bengali service reporter who chaired the meeting.
In a statement, they called for government agencies to stop interfering in the media's work.
A state of emergency was declared in Bangladesh on Jan. 11, 2007, after weeks of street violence over electoral reforms. An interim government backed by the influential military currently runs the country. Read more
Wednesday | News from Bangladesh
Police take control of central BNP office as ban on politics relaxed
“We had to make a tactical decision.”
The military-controlled government Tuesday morning took control of the central BNP office at Naya Paltan in Dhaka as offices of almost all other political parties across the country went abuzz again with their ... via News from Bangladesh
Wednesday May 14 | Newkerala.com
Bangladesh Foreign Adviser condemns bomb blasts in India
Dhaka, May 14: Bangladesh Foreign Affairs Advisor Dr Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury has condemned the bomb blasts in Jaipur that killed at least 67 and left nearly 200 injured. via Newkerala.com
Wednesday May 14 | South Asian Media Net
Govt failed to spend full funds of ADB
DHAKA: The government has failed to spend its Asian Development Bank project funds in time due to significant delays in procurement and recruitment, according to an ADB study. via South Asian Media Net







