Bangladesh
- World
Bangladeshi mosque opens its doors to transgenders
In a new development, Bangladesh opened its door to the members of the transgender community to pray in a newly built mosque. The mosque named Dakshin Char Kalibari Masjid is located near…
- World
Nearly 1 million Bangladeshis may slip into poverty: World Bank
Dhaka: Nearly 1 million Bangladeshi people are projected to join the ranks of the moderately poor, who earn less than $3.65 a day in purchasing power parity (PPP), said the World Bank…
- Middle East
Bangladeshi pilgrim saved after respiratory distress at Makkah’s Grand Mosque
Riyadh: A medical team saved the life of an Bangladeshi pilgrim who suffered respiratory distress and fainted while performing the Umrah rituals in the Grand Mosque of Makkah. The ambulance teams from…
- India
Bangladesh embraces Indian medico’s ‘Save Girl Child’ campaign
Pune: Thousands of people and medicos in Bangladesh last week pledged to join a unique 12-year-old ‘Save Girl Child’ initiative by Pune’s famed gynaecologist Dr. Ganesh Rakh. Dr. Rakh, who was invited…
- Sports
Bangladesh pacer Mustafizur Rahman hospitalised after blow to head
Dhaka: Experienced left-arm pacer Mustafizur Rahman was on Sunday admitted to a local hospital after suffering a hit on his head by Litton Das during a training session ahead of a Bangladesh…
- World
Bangladeshi Nobel laureate Yunus charge-sheeted in fresh corruption case
Dhaka: Bangladesh’s anti-graft agency on Thursday submitted a charge sheet against Nobel Laureate economist Dr Muhammad Yunus on a fresh corruption charge, days after a court granted him bail in a case…
- India
Will protect India-Myanmar border with fencing: Amit Shah
Guwahati: Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday said the government will end the free movement of people at the India-Myanmar border, and fence it completely so that it can be protected like…
- World
Sheikh Hasina sworn in as prime minister of Bangladesh for fifth term
Dhaka: Sheikh Hasina was on Thursday sworn in as the prime minister of Bangladesh for the fifth term, days after her Awami League won an overwhelming majority in the general elections boycotted…
- News
US says Bangladesh elections not free or fair, UN also raise concern
United Nations: A day after Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s party emerged victorious at the polls, the US and UN voiced concern over violence and reports of irregularities on the day of…
- News
PM Hasina set for fourth consecutive win in Bangladesh elections
Dhaka: Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is set to secure a record fourth straight term as her Awami League party was on Sunday inching closer to a landslide victory in the general…