Dhaka
Sons kill mother for marrying another man
Two young men in a Bangladesh village allegedly murdered their mother after she married another man having been divorced by their father.
The killing occurred in Dhaldope village of Sadar sub-distric
Violent clashes at Bangladesh religious protests
Police in Bangladesh fired rubber bullets and tear gas on Sunday at thousands of Islamic activists demonstrating for the restoration of a religious pledge to the nation's constitution.
Scores of demo
Bangladesh police arrest 'Robin Hood' burglar
A ‘benevolent burglar’ hailed as a modern-day Robin Hood for donating his ill-gotten gains to local orphanages has been arrested in southeastern Bangladesh, police said on Thursday.
Badiul Haq Nasir,
We have no indigenous population, Bangladesh tells UN
Bangladesh has told a UN forum that it has “no indigenous population”. Dhaka has also objected to a study on the status of implementation of an accord the government signed in 1997 with the Buddhist tribals of the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT).
Involve people to curb terror, Khaleda Zia tells US
Former Bangladeshi Prime Minister Khaleda Zia has urged the US to "involve people" for sustainable and effective curbing of terrorism. On a visit to the US, Zia, currently leader of the opposition in Parliament and chief of main Opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), was honoured by the New Jersey State Senate.
Pakistani militants have upper hand: Dhaka daily
The deadly attacks on military establishments in Pakistan indicate that militants have “an upper hand” over the government, a Dhaka daily said on Wednesday and added that the developments were disquieting for the South Asian region.
Bangladesh daily objects to Hasina congratulating Mamata
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina “undermined her status and office” by calling up Mamata Banerjee, victor of the election in India's West Bengal state, a Dhaka daily said on Sunday.
Bangladesh applauds Mamata win
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina telephoned Trinamool Congress leader Mamata Banerjee and congratulated her on her party's massive victory in the state Assembly elections in neighbouring West Bengal.
Bangladesh jails 11 for gang rape
A court in Northwestern Bangladesh sentenced 11 people to life in prison on Wednesday for gang-raping a teenage girl during a spate of violence following 2001 elections, the police said.
Hasina to meet panel on Islamic references in Constitution
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will on Wednesday appear before a parliamentary committee examining whether to retain or remove Islamic religious references in the country's constitution.
