B'desh lecturer charged for wishing death for PM on Facebook

A Bangladeshi university lecturer faces sedition charges for allegedly wishing death to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in a Facebook posting, a media report has said. The high court directed the......

Bangla lecturer posts derogatory Facebook status; lands in jail

A university lecturer, who posted a Facebook status wishing for the death of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, was on Wednesday sentenced to six-month in jail by a Bangladeshi court. Muhammad Ruhul......

8 charged for killing atheist blogger in Bangladesh

Seven university students and chief of a banned Islamist group were on Wednesday charged by a Bangladeshi court for the murder of an atheist blogger in 2013. Ahmed Rajib Haider, 35, was hacked to......

After 36 hours Anantnag encounter ends, 3 terrorists killed

Three Lashkar-e-Toiba militants were killed in a 36-hour gunbattle with security forces in Bijbehara area of Anantnag district in Kashmir which ended on Friday. A civilian was also killed on......

Rain may ruin third ODI

The third and final one-day international between India and Bangladesh, to be played in Chittagong on Tuesday, looks set to be washed out. It's been raining in the city since Monday morning, as a......

Minnows to Challengers: Bangladesh's 20 Test years

November 12, 2000. A landmark day for Bangladesh cricket. The day Bangladesh played its first Test match. Over the years Bangladesh have produced cricketers of the calibre of Mushfiqur Rahim,......