Retired Hindu teacher, wife and two children found dead in Bangladesh
DHAKA: In a shocking incident, a retired Hindu school teacher, his wife and two children were found dead inside their locked house in the Daspara (Machhuapara) area of Rangpur city in Bangladesh in suspicious circumstances, prompting a police investigation.
Bangladesh's gas crisis hits factories, homes and transport
BRAHMANBARIA: Sheikh Sabiha ALAM The giant structures of Bangladesh's Ashuganj fertiliser factory have stood silent for more than a year, as a natural gas crisis shuts industries, triggers power cuts and sparks protests over fuel shortages
Anti-poaching efforts boost spotted deer sightings in Bangladesh’s Sundarbans
BAGERHAT: The intensified foot patrols, systematic searches and anti-poaching operations have helped improve the density of spotted deer in the eastern Sundarbans over the past 18 months. The forest department has observed.
198 undocumented workers detained in early-morning Subang Jaya raid
SUBANG JAYA: A total of 198 illegal immigrants were detained during an Immigration Department raid at a construction workers' quarters in USJ 23 here early Saturday (Aug 22).
Mirza Fakhrul sworn in as Bangladesh's 23rd President
DHAKA: (Bernama-BSS) Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has taken the oath as the 23rd President of Bangladesh on Friday (Aug 21), Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS) reported
Bangladesh PM Rahman likely to visit India from Aug 23-25, Indian newspaper reports
NEW DELHI: Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman is likely to visit India from Aug 23 to 25, the Indian Express newspaper reported on Friday (Aug 21), his first trip to the country since taking office in February.
BNP’s Alamgir elected president
Lawmakers elected ruling party veteran Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir as the country's president, a largely ceremonial post left vacant after the early resignation of his predecessor.
Bangladesh's Alamgir tipped to become new president
DHAKA: Bangladesh's parliament is set to elect the country's new president on Thursday (Aug 20), with the ruling party's Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir expected to take the largely ceremonial position.
Bangladesh launches women-only "Pink Bus"
DHAKA: The Bangladeshi government has launched a dedicated bus service for women, also operated and managed by female drivers, to ensure safe and comfortable journeys for female commuters.
Bangladeshis drift to their deaths over 11 days
DHAKA: At least 11 passengers, including nine Bangladeshis, died after a Greece-bound boat carrying 42 people drifted for days in the Mediterranean Sea without food or water, according to a Bangladeshi survivor now receiving treatment in Egypt.
