Tag: Dhaka

Office workers trapped in major new Dhaka inferno

DHAKA, BANGLADESH: A huge fire tore through a 19-storey commercial building in Dhaka on Thursday, with many office workers feared trapped in the latest...

Pakistan protests break-in at high commission in Dhaka

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan lodged a strong protest with Bangladesh on Tuesday after a burglary at the Pakistani High Commission in the capital Dhaka. Computers were stolen...

Mass protests over traffic deaths paralyse Dhaka for 5 days

DHAKA: Five days of protests by tens of thousands of students angry over the traffic deaths of two of their colleagues have largely cut...

OIC to hold 45th Council of Foreign Ministers session in Dhaka

ISLAMABAD: The 45th Session of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Member States of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) will be held on...

Clashes erupt as Khaleda Zia is jailed for five years in...

-- Two-time former Bangladeshi PM says she will be back, 'no need to cry' -- HRW calls on govt to stop arbitrary arrests, detentions...

Pakistan hatching conspiracy with Rohingya ‘terror groups’, alleges Bangladesh minister

DHAKA: Bangladesh Minister Obaidul Quader has accused Pakistan of hatching a conspiracy with Rohingya ‘terror groups’ and criticised it for supporting the war criminals of...

Hassan Ali mauls batting-heavy Dhaka with five-for

DHAKA: Pakistan fast bowler Hassan Ali has once again shown his mettle by taking a five-wicket haul against a batting line-up that included Kumar Sangakara,...

Dhaka demands apology from Pakistan over ‘misleading’ video post of Mujibur...

DHAKA: Bangladesh has demanded an apology from Pakistan, summoning Islamabad’s envoy in Dhaka over a video posted on its high commission’s Facebook page that...

India defeat Pakistan by two goals in Asia cup match

DHAKA: India won 3-1 against arch-rivals Pakistan in their last pool match of the Hero Hockey Asia Cup at Dhaka's Maulana Bhashani Hockey Stadium. Both...

Pakistan hockey team departs for Bangladesh to take part in Asia...

KARACHI: The Pakistan hockey team departed for Dhaka, Bangladesh on Sunday to take part in Asia Cup beginning October 11 to 22. Prior to leaving,...

Positive Bangladesh set foot in Sri Lanka

Bangladesh cricket team reached Colombo on Monday evening for their 45-day long tour of the island nation In their first bilateral tour of Sri Lanka...

‘Mastermind’ of Bangladesh cafe siege killed

An extremist accused of being one of the masterminds of last year’s deadly siege at a Bangladeshi cafe was shot dead during a pre-dawn...

Dhaka accuses Pakistan of interference in internal affairs

Bangladesh on Sunday summoned Pakistan’s acting high commissioner to protest its interference in its affairs after Islamabad said it was ‘deeply saddened’ by the...

Bangladesh ex-PM Zia ordered in court on sedition charge

Bangladesh opposition chief Khaleda Zia was ordered Monday to appear in court to answer a sedition charge, in another blow to the beleaguered former...

Hafeez signs with Dhaka Dynamites

Mohammad Hafeez, the Pakistan batsman, has signed with Dhaka Dynamites for the remainder of BPL 2015. He will arrive in Bangladesh on Sunday night...

Factory disaster film cleared for screening: Bangladesh’s SC

Bangladesh's Supreme Court on Sunday reversed a decision to ban the release of a film depicting the 2013 Rana Plaza garment factory collapse. More than...

Modi in Bangladesh to conclude land swap agreement

Bangladesh actually endorsed the deal in 1974 but it was only last month that India's parliament gave its approval