Hasina Ahmed, wife of BNP joint secretary general Salahuddin Ahmed, has denied that she ever told anyone that her husband is not safe in Bangladesh. “I did not say such a thing,” she claimed when her attention was drawn to her interview that appeared in an Indian newspaper in May. In the…

Bangladesh Railways (BR) have not been able to salvage the wagons that plunged into the canal and spilled furnace oil, although five days have passed since the massive accident. Moreover, train services on the Chittagong-Dohazari route are yet to be restored. BR sources said rail communications might…

Beximco Pharmaceuticals Limited (BPL) becomes the first Bangladeshi pharmaceutical company to be approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (US FDA) following successful inspection of its oral solid dosage facility at Tongi, during January 19-22, 2015.  The company says it has received the…

The International Crimes Tribunal -1 (ICT-1) has kept the verdict waiting against three detained Bagerhat Razakar, for their crimes against humanity during the 1971 War of Liberation. The accused war criminals are Sheikh Sirajul Islam, Abdul Latif Talukder and Khan Akram Hossain. After the hearing from…

Young leg-spinner Zubaer Hossain Likhon is likely to replace promising pacer Taskin Ahmed as Bangladesh would have to break the winning combination for the third and final ODI match against India. The same eleven played in the last two matches as Bangladesh won the historic win in the second match to…

The third and the final ODI between Bangladesh and India may be interrupted by rain, much to the concern of the local supporters as the entire nation is eagerly waiting for the Tigers to win the match for whitewashing the visitors.  The Met office in Dhaka forecasts rains and drizzles in the country…