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Energy minister discharged from hospital, advised to rest

Bangladesh, Sept. 7 -- Power and Energy Minister Iqbal Hassan Mahmood has returned home after being discharged from hospital and has been advised to rest for a few days. Mahmood was admitted to Ibrah... Read More


Man remanded for 5 days over attempt to breach PM's security cordon

Bangladesh, Sept. 7 -- A Dhaka court has granted police five days to interrogate a man in custody in a case filed under the Anti-Terrorism Act over an alleged attempt to enter Prime Minister Tarique R... Read More


Bangladesh, India share democratic values and vision beyond borders: Trivedi

Bangladesh, Sept. 7 -- Bangladesh and India share more than a border, with both countries also bound by similar aspirations and democratic values, according to Indian High Commissioner Dinesh Trivedi.... Read More


Bangladesh reports three more suspected measles deaths, 60 confirmed cases

Bangladesh, Sept. 7 -- Bangladesh has recorded three more deaths with measles symptoms in a 24-hour count. Another 60 people tested positive for measles, the Directorate General of Health Services (D... Read More


Gas crisis will ease 'within days' on import boost, says Advisor Titumir

Bangladesh, Sept. 7 -- Gas supplies are likely to return to normal within days as the government moves to boost imports and tap alternative sources, according to Prime Minister's Planning Advisor Rash... Read More


BNP's Rizvi calls for probe into ex-finance minister Saifur Rahman's 2009 death

Bangladesh, Sept. 7 -- BNP Acting Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi has called for an investigation into whether former finance minister M Saifur Rahman's 2009 death in a road accident involved any ... Read More


Bangladesh reports 4 more dengue deaths, 1,314 hospitalisations

Bangladesh, Sept. 7 -- Another four people have died from dengue in the past 24 hours, while 1,314 patients have been admitted to hospitals across Bangladesh. The latest deaths take this year's dengu... Read More


Minister Khosru says corrupt owners will face trial without shutting firms

Bangladesh, Sept. 6 -- Owners of loan-defaulting companies will face trial if involved in corruption, but their companies will not be shut down, Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury has said.... Read More


Darussalam shooting: RAB says husband fired at wife inside home

Bangladesh, Sept. 6 -- A family quarrel has turned violent in Dhaka's Darussalam, with a husband allegedly shooting his wife in the right arm, the Rapid Action Battalion has said. Jasmin Begum, 38, w... Read More


High Court clears Chinmoy Das of bail hurdle in two more cases

Bangladesh, Sept. 6 -- The High Court has granted bail to Bangladesh Sammilita Sanatani Jagaran Jote spokesman Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari in two cases over vandalism and obstructing police. The ... Read More