Bangladesh University teacher killing: One person arrested

Dhaka, May 17 (IBNS) One person has been arrested in connection with the killing of Rajshahi University (RU) teacher AFM Rezaul Karim Siddique, media reports said on Tuesday.

Bangladesh: Motiur Rahman Nizami hanged

Dhaka, May 11 (IBNS) Islamist leader Motiur Rahman Nizami was hanged in Bangladesh for crimes during the war of independence from Pakistan in 1971 on Wednesday.

Bangladesh set to execute war criminal Motiur Rahman Nizami

Dhaka, May 10 (IBNS): The Bangladesh government is gearing up to execute death convict war criminal Motiur Rahman Nizami.

Nisha Desai Biswal calls Bangladesh trip as 'productive'

Washington, May 7 (IBNS): US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Nisha Desai Biswal on Saturday said her visit to Bangladesh was productive.

Bangladesh tailor death: Three detained

Dhaka, May 1 (IBNS): Three people have been detained in connection with the killing of a Hindu tailor in Tangail city of Bangladesh on Saturday, media reports said on Sunday.

Ansar Al Islam claims responsibility for killing of Bangladeshi gay rights activist

Dhaka, Apr 26 (IBNS): Bangladesh unit of al-Qaeda in the Indian Sub-Continent, Ansar Al Islam, has claimed responsibility for the killing of two men, including an LGBT magazine editor, in Bangladesh capital, Dhaka, on Tuesday.

12 killed Bangladesh road mishap

Dhaka, Apr 20 (IBNS): At least 12 people were killed as two buses collided on the Rangpur-Syedpur highway of Taraganj upazila at Rangpur area in Bangladesh on Wednesday, media reports said.

Samad death: Al-Qaeda's Bangladesh division 'claims' responsibility

Dhaka, Apr 8 (IBNS): Militant group al-Qaeda's Bangladesh division Ansar al-Islam has claimed responsibility for the killing of blogger Nazimuddin Samad.

Bangladesh court rejects petition to remove as Islam state religion

Dhaka, Mar 28 (IBNS) Setting aside a writ petition, Bangladesh High Court on Monday ruled that Islam will remain the state religion in the constitution of the Asian nation.

Freedom of expression came under severe attack in Bangladesh: Human Rights Watch

New York, Jan 27 (IBNS) Freedom of expression came under severe attack in Bangladesh in 2015, Human Rights Watch said in its World Report 2016.

Pakistan retalitates : Expels Bangladeshi diplomat

Dhaka, Jan 7 (IBNS) In a swift reprisal, Pakistan has expelled a Bangladeshi woman diplomat, asking her to leave the country by Thursday, days after a Pakistani woman diplomat was sent back for having alleged links with a banned militant group.

Bangladesh blogger death: 2 accused sentenced to death

Dhaka, Dec 31 (IBNS): In a significant verdict, two accused in the blogger Rajib Haider murder case have been handed death penalty by a Bangladesh court on Thursday, media reports said.

ISIS claims responsibility for Bangladesh mosque attack: SITE

Dhaka/ Washington, Nov 27 (IBNS) Militant group ISIS has claimed responsibility for the attack on a Shi’ite mosque in Bangladesh’s Bogra district, US-based SITE Intelligence group said.

Pakistan crticises Bangladesh over execution of two leaders

Islamabad, Nov 22 (IBNS): Pakistan on Sunday criticised Bangladesh over the execution of BNP leader Salauddin Quader Chowdhury and Jamaat-e-Islami Secretary General Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mujahid for the crimes committed by them against humanity during 1971.

Dhaka: 1 killed in homemade bomb explosions

Dhaka, Oct 24 (IBNS): At least one person as killed in homemade bomb explosions in old Dhaka on Saturday, media reports said.