Bangladesh court sentences former PM's sister, UK lawmakerA Bangladesh court has sentenced Sheikh Rehana, sister of former premier Sheikh Hasina, to seven years in prison for corruption. Her daught...
Bangladesh court sentences Hasina to 5-year jail term, UK lawmaker niece to 2 years in land scamA Bangladesh court has sentenced former prime minister Sheikh Hasina to five years in jail for a land scam. Her sister Sheikh Rehana receiv...
Mob damages homes belonging to minorities in Bangladesh; Govt orders repair worksIn northwestern Bangladesh, a mob damaged at least a dozen Hindu homes following allegations that a 17-year-old Hindu youth made derogatory...
Trump's pro-Israel cabinet picks upset Muslims who voted for himU.S. Muslim leaders who supported Trump are expressing disappointment over his cabinet picks, particularly those in roles related to foreig...
TMC faces challenges in by-polls amid RG Kar protests; BJP, Left will try to encash on law & order, women's safety issuesFacing challenges due to protests and issues of law and order, Trinamool Congress braces for assembly by-polls in six constituencies on Nov...
Bangladesh interim govt's chief adviser Muhammad Yunus acquitted in graft caseMuhammad Yunus, Bangladesh's interim government head, was acquitted in a graft case by a Dhaka court just three days after taking oath. The...
Terrorists arrested in Kolkata may have Al-Qaeda links: Police"Initial interrogation revealed that the JMB operatives were trying to build modules in West Bengal. These terrorists may have links with t...
Three suspected Bangladesh-based terrorists arrested in KolkataSeveral documents, including jihadi materials, lists of JMB top leaders and their associates in other terror groups were seized from their ...
Assam polls: AGP releases third list of 13 candidatesApart from Phani Bhushan Choudhury who will contest from Bongaigaon, the other sitting MLAs are Kalita himself who will be in the fray from...
No procession on Prophet's birth anniversary this year in Ayodhya: Muslim leadersThe decision was taken as a "precaution" and also due to "some sadness" among Muslims in the wake of the Supreme Court's Saturday verdict, ...
- Around 20 Bangladeshi nationals deported from Assam
They were sent from the Sutarkandi international border check post in Assam’s Karimganj district. “These people were escorted from the dete...
ISIS gunmen take hostages at Dhaka eatery; 2 policemen killedIslamic State group claimed responsibility for the attack through its Amaq news agency. Amaq also claimed that 20 people had been killed in...
Bangladesh arrests suspected ISIS activistThe development came a day after a court here indicted four suspected ISIS operatives on charges of hatching plots to topple Prime Minister...
Islamic State regional coordinator among four arrested in BangladeshThe four were arrested during overnight raids in the Jatrabari and Khilkhet areas of the capital, Dhaka.
Congress attacks Mamata Banerjee government on law and orderThe Congress today blamed the Trinamool Congress for the recent attack on Rejinager MLA Rabiul Islam Chowdhury in Murshidabad district.
Adhir blames Mamata for using govt exchequer to ensure his defeatIt appears that Chowdhury is slightly upset over chief minister and her party's recent moves to weaken his political dominance in the Congr...
- Left Front beats Congress, Mamta in West Bengal by-polls
Congress took revenge on Banerjee when Rabiul Alam Choudhury defeated its former MLA Humayan Kabir, who is now a TMC minister, in Rejinagar.