Four people were killed and 20 injured after a gas cylinder exploded on Monday inside a community kitchen in Gazipur on the outskirts of Bangladesh capital Dhaka, according to an official.Kabirul Alam, an officer of local Kaliakoir fire service station, told...

Revealing a rift in the Hefazat-e-Islam, which terms itself as Bangladesh's largest "non-political" Islamist group, its Joint Secretary General, Mainuddin Ruhi, on Saturday said that an "illegal" council meeting has been convened to implement the agenda of the...

Revealing a rift in the Hefazat-e-Islam, which terms itself as Bangladesh's largest "non-political" Islamist group, its Joint Secretary General, Mainuddin Ruhi, on Saturday said that an "illegal" council meeting has been convened to implement the agenda of the...

Twenty four people have now died and around 50 are injured after six air conditioners exploded during prayers in a mosque in Bangladesh's Fatullah town.So far, a total of 24 people, including a child, have died from burn injuries sustained in the blasts which...

Bangladesh State Minister for Disaster Management and Relief, Md. Enamur Rahman has said that the country's third stage flood situation has worsened in the Brahmaputra and the Ganges basins."The whole region is flooded, as we are down the tide. After July 27, the...

The flood situation in Bangladesh continues to be grim, with nearly one third of the country deluged by floodwater after heavy rains for over a month now. Around 15 lakh people in Bangladesh have been affected by floodwater -- a double whammy for them after...

Bangladesh all-rounder Mashrafe Mortaza has revealed that he has recovered from COVID-19 after treatment at home for the coronavirus since June.Mortaza released a statement on his Facebook page on Tuesday and said: "I heard the results of the test this evening,...

A red alert was sounded in Bangladesh's flood-affected Teesta zone on Monday while an eight-month-old girl in Lalmonirhat district became the latest fatality in the ongoing floods.The alert was issued by the Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB) as...

With Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan suspended from all cricket for two years -- with one year of that suspended -- for breaching the ICC Anti-Corruption Code, senior Bangladesh cricketers Mashrafe Mortaza and Mushfiqur Rahim took to social media and...

Torrential rains in the northern and southeastern parts of Bangladesh have put more than 4 million people at risk of food insecurity and disease, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) has said.Thousands are left stranded, without...

At least four people were killed and about a 100 others injured when a train derailed in Bangladesh's Moulvibazar district, an official said on Monday.The fire service official told Xinhua news agency that the accident took place at around 11.50 p.m. on...

The death toll due to cyclone Fani that slammed into Bangladesh after striking the Indian states of Odisha and West Bengal, has increased to nine, authorities said on Sunday.While confirming the toll, state Minister for Disaster Management and Relief Enamur...

At least six people were killed as cyclone Fani slammed into Bangladesh's coastline after striking the Indian states of Odisha and West Bengal, officials said.Bangladesh State Minister for Disaster Management Enamur Rahman said that 63 people were injured...

Bangladesh on Tuesday announced their 15-member squad for the upcoming World Cup slated to be held in England and Wales. Mashrafe Mortaza will be leading the side in the showpiece event while Shakib Al Hasan will serve as his deputy.Middle-order batsman Mosaddek...

At least eight people, including three children, were killed and 20 others injured when a passenger bus veered off the road and fell into a ditch in Bangladesh on Friday.The accident took place in the country's Joypurhat district, 249 km northwest of Dhaka,...

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Seventy people, including four children and five women were confirmed dead on Thursday while 56 were reported injured in a massive blaze in the Bangladesh capital that  engulfed several multi-storey buildings in the Chawkbazar area of the old city.The fire...

As many as eight people were killed and many others injured in a fire that engulfed a slum in Bangladesh's southeastern seaport city Chattogram, some 292 km away from here, on Sunday.According to officials, some 200 thatched houses were gutted, rendering...

Sheikh Hasina was on Monday sworn in as Bangladesh's Prime Minister for a record fourth term following her party's victory in the December 30 election fraught with violent incidents and allegations of fraud by the opposition.Hasina, 71, was sworn in along with...

Bangladesh Prime Minister and Awami League chief Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said she is confident about winning the 11th parliamentary election.In her reactions after casting vote at the Dhaka City College centre on Sunday morning, Hasina said: "The boat (her party...

Actress Manisha Koirala on Saturday unveiled her book "Healed", her personal story of a battle against ovarian cancer."Overcoming cancer has been a lesson in self-discovery and learning to love life again!! Dear friends, presenting you my book," Manisha tweeted...

Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated the China-financed Padma bridge rail link project by unveiling its foundation plaque at a ceremony in Munshiganj on the outskirts of capital Dhaka Sunday.She expressed her deep satisfaction over the bridge project,...

At least four people including three of the same family were killed after rain-triggered landslides struck their houses in Bangladesh's southeastern Chattogram city on Sunday.Jashim Uddin, Fire Service deputy assistant director in Chattogram, 242 km southeast...

The Union Minister of Commerce & Industry and Civil Aviation, Suresh Prabhu, began a 3-day visit to Bangladesh from September 24, 2018.During his 3-day visit Suresh Prabhu will hold discussions on Bangladesh - India trade relations with his Bangladesh...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and the Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina, today jointly unveiled e-plaques for the ground-breaking ceremony of two projects, via video conference. External Affairs Minister of India, Ms. Sushma Swaraj, and Minister...

Six people including a local political leader were killed on Saturday in a clash between two rival factions of a political party in Bangladesh's southeastern Chittagong Hill tracts.Police chief in Khagrachari Ali Ahmed Khan told Xinhua news agency that the...

Six people were killed on Saturday in a clash between two rival factions of a political party in Bangladesh's Chittagong district.A police officer told Xinhua news agency that the clash erupted in the Shonirbhor Bazar area of Khagrachari town at around 8.30...

Six people died after being electrocuted in Bangladesh's Sirajganj district on Tuesday, police said.The incident happened around 12.45 p.m. when some people were moving into a house which had live electrical wires hanging overhead. They came in contact with...

The Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh co-chaired the 6th meeting of the Home Minister level talks with his Bangladesh counterpart, Asaduzzaman Khan in Dhaka today. During the meeting, all security related matters of interest including counter-terrorism,...

The Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh called on the Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Sheikh Hasina in Dhaka today. The meeting took place in a cordial and friendly atmosphere in the presence of senior officials from both sides. The Home Minister conveyed the...

At least 17 people have been killed in lightning strikes in eight districts in Bangladesh, officials said.Besides, 15 others were injured when lightning bolts from the storms slammed into the ground in Sirajganj, Magura, Naogaon, Rangamati, Noakhali, Sunamganj,...

Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has sought the help of UN to implement the Bangladesh-Myanmar agreement on the return of hundreds of thousands of Rohingyas displaced from the Rakhine state.Hasina spoke with UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on the issue...

At least eight people were killed and 26 others injured when a bus veered off the road and fell into a ditch in Bangladesh's Gopalganj district.A police official said the accident occurred at around 3 a.m., reports Xinhua news agency. Six victims were killed...

Sri Lankan spinners masterminded a fantastic 215-run win over Bangladesh on the third day of the second and final cricket Test to seal a 1-0 away series win at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium here on Saturday.Roshen Silva led the batting charge to help...

The organisers of the PyeongChang Winter Olympics said Saturday its servers were hacked by an unidentified attacker during the opening ceremony the previous day.The PyeongChang Organising Committee for the 2018 Olympic & Paralympic Games (POCOG) said...

A Bangladesh court on Thursday sentenced former Prime Minister and the country's main opposition leader Khaleda Zia to five years in prison on corruption charges that she and her supporters described as a "politically motivated" attempt to keep her out...

Three militants were killed on Friday in a raid by Bangladesh's anti-crime elite force on a militant hideout near Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's office here.Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) Director General Benazir Ahmed confirmed the death of the three militants,...

At least nine persons were killed on Monday in a stampede in Bangladesh's Chittagong city during a funeral procession, police said.The procession was that of former Mayor Mohiuddin Chowdhury, reports bdnews24.The police said the toll could rise as several...

Bangladesh is moving ahead with a controversial plan to move Rohingya refugees to a low-lying, flood-prone island, with construction of facilities to begin "very soon".About 100,000 of the one million Rohingya refugees living in Bangladesh will be moved to Thengar...

Pope Francis on Saturday said that gossiping and speak ill of others within religious communities is like terrorism.He made the remark at a meeting with priests, nuns and novices at the Holy Rosary Church in Dhaka, on the last day of his visit to Bangladesh,...

Pope Francis held a mass attended by tens of thousands of worshippers here during which he ordained 16 new priests for the small church of the country which has less than 400 priests.The pontiff arrived in Dhaka on Thursday from Myanmar and said in his address...

The Bangladesh police have detained 53 people in connection with arson attacks on the homes of Hindus over a rumoured Facebook post by a local "insulting religion".More than 30 homes belonging to Hindu families in Rangpur's Thakurbari village were ransacked...

Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan on Monday called youth an engine which can propel a nation forward and advocated that they be exposed to "immediate surroundings and realities" to understand different cultures, an official said.Speaking at a workshop during...

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said that 622,000 Rohingyas have already arrived in the country and urged Myanmar to repatriate them immediately.Sheikh Hasina, who was speaking at the inauguration of the 63rd Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference...

 At least four Rohingya migrants were killed after a boat carrying them capsized off the coast of Bangladesh close to its border with Myanmar, a police official saidThe boat carrying 33 migrants capsized in the morning, the official told Xinhua news agency....

The influx of Rohingya refugees arriving in Bangladesh after fleeing violence in Myanmar continued on Saturday despite the two countries signing an agreement to stop the exodus."I do not see that the Rohingya influx has stopped. Normally, 1,000 to 2,000...

Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Monday said that Bangladesh gets priority among all of India's neighbours and bilateral ties were moving ahead at a fast pace.She also laid emphasis on investing in youth saying they are the future leaders of...

India underlined their continental supremacy as they overcame a fighting Malaysia 2-1 in the final here on Sunday to win the Asia Cup hockey championship for the third time.Ramandeep Singh (3rd minute) and Lalit Upadhyay (29th) scored for the 2014 Asian Games...

Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and her Bangladeshi counterpart Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali on Sunday co-chaired the India-Bangladesh Joint Consultative Committee meeting here.They "reviewed various aspects of bilateral relations", the Indian High...

India entered the final of the Asia Cup hockey championship after a thumping 4-0 win over arch-foes Pakistan in their final second-round clash here on Saturday.After the teams were deadlocked goalless at the half-time, India ran rampage with goals from Satbir...

A boat carrying Rohingya migrants capsized off the coast of Bangladesh, leaving eight dead and over 40 missing, a police official said on Monday."Bodies of four women and four children were recovered this morning. The exact time of the capsize is yet to...

India defeated Pakistan 3-1 to top Pool A of the Asia Cup at the Maulana Bhashani National Hockey Stadium here on Sunday.Chinglensana Singh (17th minute), Ramandeep Singh (43rd minute) and Harmanpreet Singh (45th) scored for India. For Pakistan, Ali Shan scored...

At least 12 Rohingya migrants were killed after a boat carrying them capsized off the coast of Bangladesh's Cox's Bazar district, police said on Monday."The bodies of 10 children, one man and one woman have been recovered," Xinhua news agency quoted a senior...

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said her government was very cautious and did not respond to any provocations by Myanmar, thereby defusing tensions between the two neighbours in the wake of a mass exodus of Rohingyas from Rakhine State."Our nearest...

The Bangladesh government on Thursday announced that it will identify Rohingya refugees as "forcefully displaced Myanmar citizens".Disaster Management Minister Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury Maya made the announcement at a press conference after his visit to...

Decrying the tendency in India to "panic" about retail inflation numbers, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday said the NDA government has a better track record than previous ones in containing price rise."Can you have an economy where you panic at an inflation...

 Around 10,000 Rohingyas are stranded in the no-man's land between Myanmar and Bangladesh, where they are being aided by the International Committee of the Red Cross, local authorities said on Wednesday.According to border authorities, a 45-metre wide area adjacent...

At least 14 people were killed on Thursday when a boat with dozens of Rohingyas fleeing Myanmar capsized in the Bay of Bengal close to Bangladesh's Cox's Bazar district, the police said.Afrozul Hoque Tutul, Additional Superintendent of Police of Cox's Bazar...

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, in the US in connection with the 72nd UN General Assembly session, has undergone a successful gallbladder operation in Washington, a media report said.A statement by Press Secretary Ihsanul Karim said the surgery was performed...

At least nine people were killed and 10 others injured as a Red Crescent truck carrying relief materials for Rohingyas veered off a road in Bangladesh on Thursday, an official said.The accident took place in Bandarban district, 316 km southeast of Dhaka....