Bangladesh launches action plan to end child marriage
Dhaka, Aug 2 (IANS) Bangladesh on Thursday launched a national action plan to put an end to marriages of girls aged less than 18 years through institutional…Read more
Khaleda Zia gets bail in two cases
Dhaka, July 31 (IANS) A Bangladesh court on Tuesday granted bail to former Prime Minister and Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairperson Khaleda…Read more
Bangladesh PM opens satellite ground stations
Dhaka, July 31 (IANS) Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday officially opened two ground stations for "Bangabandhu Satellite-1", the…Read more
6 die of electrocution in Bangladesh
Dhaka, July 31 (IANS) Six people died after being electrocuted in Bangladesh's Sirajganj district on Tuesday, police said.
The incident happened…Read more
Bangladesh braced for spike in dengue cases, 8 deaths
Dhaka, July 29 (IANS) About 1,000 cases of dengue have been reported so far this year in Bangladesh, resulting in the deaths of eight people in capital…Read more
BNP rallies for Khaleda, demands her release from jail
Dhaka, July 20 (IANS) The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) took out a rally in the capital on Friday for the first time in two and a half years…Read more
Bangladesh appoint McKenzie as batting consultant
Dhaka, July 18 (IANS) Former South Africa international Neil McKenzie was appointed the Bangladesh batting consultant until next year's ICC World…Read more
Blasts at BNP poll rally in Bangladesh injures 3
Dhaka, July 17 (IANS) At least three people were injured in bomb explosions on Tuesday at an election rally of Bangladesh's largest opposition party…Read more
Bodies of 5 Bangladeshi footballers drowned in river recovered
Dhaka, July 16 (IANS) The bodies of five teenage Bangladeshi footballers who drowned in a river on Saturday evening were recovered early on Sunday.…Read more
Bangladesh, Malaysia to sign MoU on defence training
Dhaka, July 12 (IANS) Bangladesh and Malaysia are preparing to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on defence training and technical cooperation.…Read more