Bangladesh News Desk
Exclusive reporting, updates, and deep analysis from Bangladesh (17 articles).
Bangladesh tears down building seen as symbol of corruption
DHAKA: Bangladesh authorities on Wednesday began tearing down the headquarters of a powerful garment lobby long viewed as a symbol of corruption in a move hailed as a victory for the environmental movement. The demolition of the 15-storey building...
Bangladesh: Many dead in train collision
DHAKA: At least 15 people were killed and 58 others injured when two trains collided in eastern Bangladesh early Tuesday, police said. Three coaches were sent tumbling off the tracks at Mondolbhag station in the town of Kasba when a Dhaka-bound in...
12 killed in Bangladesh mosque gas explosion
A suspected gas explosion tore through a Bangladesh mosque killing at least 12 people while dozens suffered life-threatening burns, police said Saturday. Worshippers were at Friday evening prayers when the blast sent a ball of flames through the m...
Bangladesh skyscraper inferno death toll rises to 25
DHAKA: The death toll from a horrific blaze that ripped through a Bangladesh skyscraper rose on Friday to 25, including some who leapt to their deaths, as firefighters combed through the charred shell of the building. A day after flames tore throu...
Bangladesh girl burned to death on teacher’s order
DHAKA: A schoolgirl was burned to death in Bangladesh on the orders of her head teacher after she reported him for sexually harassing her, police said Friday. The death of 19-year-old Nusrat Jahan Rafi last week sparked protests across the South A...
Parineeti excited for ‘The Girl On The Train’ remake
India’s Reliance Entertainment will be producing a remake of Hollywood film The Girl On The Train. Parineeti Chopra will be reprising the role of Emily Blunt of the alcoholic divorcee who hopes to solve what she thinks is a crime. The Girl On The ...
Death Toll Continues to Rise in Nepal, Bangladesh & Northern India Floods
DHAKA: Severe flooding has killed at least 61 people, displaced nearly 800,000 and inundated thousands of homes across a third of Bangladesh, government officials said on Tuesday, after two weeks of heavy monsoon rains. Nearly 3 million people are...
People around the globe are more interested in knowing what's happening in India: Freida Pinto
Freida Pinto's latest project Netflix's Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle has brought together Hollywood and Bollywood. The film features a Hollywood voice-over cast and Bollywood stars dubbing it in Hindi. In her interview with PTI, she said, "People ...
Traffic Disrupted by Student’s Protests on the Streets of Dhaka
source: www.d30fl32nd2baj9.cloudfront.net According to the reports, 300 students from seven colleges of Dhaka had gathered at the New Market intersection at 11 am. The gathering was initiated in connection with the delay of examination results and...
Controversial Bengali Short Film Taken Down, Actor and Director Apologize On Social Media
source: www.i.imgur.com Recently, “Boishommo (Discrimination)”, a controversial Bengali film had been secretly published on the YouTube channel of Hurricane Productions and it went viral on the Internet. Recently, the director and the actor public...
Japanese Resident Arrested At Bangladesh’s Airport In Connection With Gold Smuggling, 11 Kg Gold Bars Discovered
source: www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com The Customs officials at Bangladesh’s main airport have captured a Japanese National in connection with carrying gold bars with him. The officials have reported the gold bars were weighing about 11 kg and t...
Indian-American Couple Donated $1 Million to Kennedy Centre
Indian-American Couple Donated $1 Million to Kennedy Centre In order to create an India fund through Performing Arts, an Indian-American couple donated $1 million to the Kennedy Center. The amount has been gifted by the couple for producing and pr...
Women Carrying Baby inside Carry-On Bag Onboard Arrested
Women Carrying Baby inside Carry-On Bag Onboard Arrested A woman has been caught by airport authority for hiding a child inside a carry-on bag after arriving at the Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport on Monday, March 7. According to the officials of ...
Mugu Is Affected With the Paws of Viral Fever Across The Region
Mugu Is Affected With the Paws of Viral Fever Across The Region According to the latest reports, many people have become the victim and died because of viral fever that has emerged to epidemic proportions throughout the regions of Mugu district. I...
Nepal Asks To Make SAARC More Effective In Reality
source: www.qph.ec.quoracdn.net As per the latest reports, Nepal has asked to increase the effectiveness and result-orientation of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC). The founding body and present chair of SAARC, Nepal ha...
PV Sindhu Praised By Pullela Gopichand for Her Fighting Spirit in the World Superseries Finals
PV Sindhu Praised By Pullela Gopichand for Her Fighting Spirit in the World Superseries Finals PV Sindhu has lost in the final match in the women’s singles final of the World Superseries Finals against Akane Yamaguchi on December 17. During the fi...
Spectacular House Owned an Indian American Received Best House Award in New Jersey
Spectacular House Owned an Indian American Received Best House Award in New Jersey The New Jersey Builders Association has awarded the spectacular house of an Indian American in New Jersey’s Short Hill area as one of the best homes in the state. T...