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Bangladesh's RAB raids militant hideout in Savar
Updated: Jul 16, 2017 12:32 IST

Dhaka [Bangladesh], July 16 (ANI): Bangladesh's anti-crime force Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) on Sunday launched a raid on a suspected militant hideout in Ashulia of Savar, on the outskirts of Dhaka.

Dhaka [Bangladesh], July 15 (ANI): Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday issued a joint statement pledging to strengthen bilateral relations and expressed their "deep satisfaction" on the signing of 14 agreements of cooperation in trade and investment, agriculture, information and communication technology, higher education, finance and people-to-people connectivity, bdnews24.com reported.

Dhaka [Bangladesh], July 15 (ANI): An Indian medical student studying in a private university in Chittagong was stabbed to death during a dispute with a roommate .

Bangladesh, Sri Lanka sign 14 agreements
Updated: Jul 14, 2017 21:49 IST

Dhaka [Bangladesh], July 14 (ANI):Bangladesh and Sri Lanka on Friday signed 14 agreements, including one between Shipping Corporations of the two countries in the presence of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and President Maithripala Sirisena.

Dhaka [Bangladesh], July 13 (ANI): Bangladesh and Sri Lanka will have bilateral delegation-level talks here on Friday.

Mortaza can play as long as he wants: BCB chief
Updated: Jul 12, 2017 09:36 IST

Dhaka [Bangladesh], July 12 (ANI): Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Nazmul Hassan has said that Mashrafe Mortaza will remain team's ODI captain for as long as he wants because it is nearly impossible for them to find a skipper like him in the country.

Dhakar [Bangladesh], July11 (ANI):After visiting two refugee camps in Cox's Bazar on the south-east coast, where hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims are living in camps, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Filippo Grandi has observed that granting citizenship to Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar is a lasting solution to the Rohingya crisis.

Bangladesh Air Force plane crashes in Chittagong
Updated: Jul 11, 2017 16:17 IST

Dhaka [Bangladesh], July 11 (ANI):A training plane of the Bangladesh Air Force has crashed in Foridarghunia area under Lohagara upazila of Chittagong district.

Dhaka [Bangladesh], July 9 (ANI): A Dhaka court has placed the bomb supplier for last year's deadly Holey Artisan Bakery attack in the upscale Gulshan suburb on a seven-day remand in connection with the case.

Dhaka [Bangladesh], June 28 (ANI): Bangladesh's trade with Bhutan and Nepal has been affected due to the ongoing unrest in India's Darjeeling city, as most of the trade takes place through this route.

Bangladesh marks Eid ul-Fitr
Updated: Jun 26, 2017 16:32 IST

Dhaka [Bangladesh] June 26,(ANI) : People in Bangladesh celebrated Eid-ul-Fitr, the biggest religious festival of the Muslims, across the country on Monday.

Bangladesh Govt's ICT division website hacked
Updated: Jun 17, 2017 16:56 IST

Dhaka [Bangladesh], June 17 (ANI): The Government of Bnagladesh said on Saturday that the official website of its Information Communication Technology (ICT) division had been hacked in the afternoon.

Bangladesh ranks 84th in Global Peace Index 2017
Updated: Jun 17, 2017 16:45 IST

Dhaka [Bangladesh], June 17 (ANI): Bangladesh has been ranked 84th in the Global Peace Index (GPI) of 2017.

Death toll rises to 156 in Bangladesh landslides
Updated: Jun 17, 2017 13:09 IST

Dhaka [Bangladesh], June 17 (ANI): The death toll following the recent incessant downpour and landslides in Bangladesh has risen to 156, as firefighters recovered four dead bodies from different areas of Rangamati.

New Delhi [India], June 16 (ANI): The first meeting between the government and the opposition on presidential elections remained inconclusive today as no name was discussed by either side.

Death toll rises to 152 in Bangladesh landslides
Updated: Jun 16, 2017 17:00 IST

Dhaka [Bangladesh], June 16 (ANI): The death toll following incessant downpour and landslides in Bangladesh has risen to 152, as another three bodies, including that of an army soldier Md Azizur Rahman, was recovered in Rangamati region, reports the Dhaka Tribune.

Dhaka [Bangladesh], June 16 (ANI): Bangladesh Foreign Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali has said that the Rohingya muslims, migrants from the Rakhine state of Myanmar, may be a threat to the national security.

Now, own your curves with style
Updated: Jun 16, 2017 09:19 IST

New Delhi [India], June 16 (ANI): Still yearning for that gorgeous evening gown, which you spotted on the runway or on the cover of Vogue, but you're apprehensive that it won't come in your size?

Dhaka [Bangladesh], June 14 (ANI): World's largest and strongest hammer has been deployed for the construction of Bangladesh's Padma bridge.

Dhaka [Bangladesh], June 14 (ANI): A U.S. court has granted bail to Bangladeshi diplomat Mohammed Shahedul Islam, who was indicted on charges of labour trafficking and assault, for forcing his servant to work without pay.

Dhaka [Bangladesh], June 14 (ANI): At least 130 people, including four army men, have died in the hilly areas of Chittagong, Rangamati and Bandarban in Bangladesh following incessant downpour and landslides overnight.

Dhaka [Bangladesh], June 13 (ANI): At least 25 people have been killed in a landslide in the hilly districts of southern Bangladesh, following a heavy downpour the day before.

Dhaka [Bangladesh] June 9 (ANI): Bangladeshi migrants are reportedly distressed over the possibility of them losing their jobs as seven Gulf region countries have snapped diplomatic ties with Qatar on grounds that it is backing terrorism in the region.

Bangladesh flood victims starving
Updated: Jun 06, 2017 15:42 IST

Dhaka[Bangladesh], June 6 (ANI): Flood victims in Bangladesh's Moulvibazar may be forced to starve as they are yet to receive relief materials after flash floods in April have destroyed embankments and roads, leaving more than 100,000 people marooned without sufficient food and drinking water. Meanwhile, the floods show no sign of improvement Monu River continues to flow 90 cm above the danger level.

EU slaps cargo curbs on Dhaka
Updated: Jun 06, 2017 14:03 IST

Dhaka[Bangladesh], June 6 (ANI):The European Union has put Bangladesh on the list of high-risk countries in terms of operating cargo services by air and sea to EU countries.

Dhaka [Bangladesh], June 3 (ANI): Bangalee settlers torched a number of houses and shops of the Chakma community in Rangamati's Longadu yesterday following the death of a local Jubo League leader.

Dhaka to launch Bangabandhu-1 satellite next year
Updated: May 30, 2017 15:18 IST

Dhaka [Bangladesh], May 30 (ANI) :The Bangabandhu-1 satellite will be commercially launched by June 2018, State Minister for Post and Telecommunications Tarana Halim said on Tuesday.

Dhaka [Bangladesh], May 30 (ANI): The Civil Aviation Authority in Bangladesh has suspended domestic and international flights in Chittagong and Cox's Bazar, even as local authorities have taken steps to evacuate nearly 300,000 people from the country's southern coastal areas where the high intensity Cyclone Mora is expected to make a landfall on Tuesday.

Dhaka [Bangladesh], May 30 (ANI): Massive evacuation is underway in Bangladesh as severe cyclonic storm 'Mora' hit Chittagong on Tuesday.

Dhaka [Bangladesh], May 30 (ANI): Thousands were issued a warning to evacuate near some coastal areas in Bangladesh as the Cyclonic storm 'MORA' is expected to intensify and hit the coast between Cox's Bazar and Chittagong by Tuesday morning.