Mayor Jose Reyes said federal police have confirmed to him that a car bomb was used in the attack that killed three peo
For the first six months of the year, 2010 has been warmer than the first half of 1998, the previous record holder, by 0.03 degree Fahrenheit, said Jay Lawrimore
The victims were found last week at the bottom of a 100-meter (300-foot) deep airshaft near the entrance to an abandoned mine in Guerrero state, officials said. Initially it was thou
The bloodshed Monday comes as insurgents step up bombings and other attacks ahead of a major NATO operatio
Kan, 63, to be sworn in as Japan's fifth premier in three years, must convince voters to give his Democratic Party a second chance
The cuts are part of a government austerity package aimed at reducing the country's budget deficit, swollen by almost two years of recession.
The protests come amid a European debt crisis that began in Greece.
Earl
BP offered the first positive signs since the massive oil leak began April 20, placing a cap on a ruptured pipe, which appeared to be working to capture most of the oil
It was unclear whether there was any violence, although those aboard had said in advance they would not resist.
An Israeli military spokeswo
Earlier, a spokesman for the Free Gaza Movement which organized the six-ship flotilla said at least two were killed.
Casualties could hurt Israel's
Santos, a Uribe supporter and scion of an elite family, won 47 percent of the votes, well ahead of former Bogota Mayor Antanas Mockus, who with 22
Tropical Storm Agatha also forced more than 74,000 people to flee their homes as it whipped heavy rains across Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras and Mexico.
"As
Known for such cult classics as Easy Rider, Apocalypse Now and Blue Velvet, Hopper embodied the image of the Hollywood icon.
Hopper died on Saturday morning surrounded by friends and family at his home in Venice, California.
He was last seen in publi
At least 28 others were injured, some seriously, when the vehicle's fuel tank caught fire after it overturned, trapping the passengers inside, the Press Trust of India
All units of BNP and its front and associate organisations across the country will observe Zia's death anniversary with due fervour and solemnity.
On May 30 in 1981, President Zia was assassinated by a group of disgrunt
Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Barrister Shafique Ahmed said this while inaugurating a two-day ‘Meeting on Cooperation between Election Commissions of South
It has 10,000 troops, both from the armed forces and the police, in 13 countries.
President Zillur Rahman in a message on the day said: "It is a matter of pride that the peacekeepers from Bangladesh are successfully working for estab
Top officials of the Obama Administration are seen twitting round the clock and various wings of the US government have now dedicated team for sites like Twitter, Fa
"We have cancelled a total of 76 flights scheduled to be operated on domestic as well as international sectors from Delhi, Mumb
At least four people have been killed, including two policemen, one soldier and a civilian, and several others were wounded in two days of violence.
The government declared a state o
The report by the South's Yonhap news agency immediately hit already nervous Seoul financial markets, with the main share index dropping more than three perce
The match had looked all but over after West Indies had slipped to 236 for 8 in the 45th over, still 65 short of their target but Sammy lau
At least 6-8 people in critical condition have been rescued. Rescue operation was hampered by the thick smoke that engulfed the plane, airport authorities said.
"I'm always suspicious of these broad bans," Schmidt told a gathering at non-profit public policy institute New America Foundation, of which he is chairman of the board.
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As of Wednesday night, the se
The order came when a petition was filed after the site held a competition featuring caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad.
The petition, filed by a lawyers' group called the Islamic Lawyers' Movement, said the contest was "blasphemous".
A mes
A meeting chaired by Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva "agreed to impose the curfew to better secure the area and curtail their activities", said Dithaporn
Yar'Adua's death Wednesday comes following a lengthy illness and almost three months after his vice president assumed control of Africa's m
The tornado hit two rural counties in the giant municipality at around 2:00 am (1800 GMT Wednesday), Xinhua news agency said, citing government sources.
The
Kasab has been found guilty of 80 charges under various acts including "waging war against nation" and mass murders, for wh
The center-right Conservatives, led by former public relations executive David Cameron, have seen their poll lead dwindle since the turn of the year, wit
Home Minister Sahara Khatun yesterday called Chief Investigator Abdul Matin to her ministry to explain the allegation of his past affiliation with an organisation w
Mehsud threatened to retaliate against the United States within a month for the killing of Islamist militant leaders, according to a transcript of the video al
The three members court, led by BDR Director General Maj Gen Md Mainul Islam, started it’s proceedings at 9:00am, reports our Rangamati correspondent.
Earlier on Feb 18, the court adjourned the hearing till May 3.
Under a five-year project, around one lakh female students will get Tk 200 per month on the basis of some conditions, said sources in the education ministry and the Directorate of Secondary and H
Thirty of the mutineers identified as to be involved in Pilkhana carnage belong to 44 Rifles Battalion, Prosecutor Lt Col Kazi Aniruddha told the BDR Special Court-5 on Monday.
Sepoy Selim Reza played the key role when a group of mutineers entered the Darbar Hall to kill the BDR high officials, including the then director general, on February 2
Sakina Aktar Ratna lost almost her entire family to the deadly fire that broke out at her five-storey apartment's ground floor on Thursday in Nimtali of Old Dhaka.
Her younger sister, Runa Aktar, was set to be engaged that evening and guests had already
The fundamentalist religion-based party will exclude sub-clause 5 under section 2 which states, in short, that the only sovereign power is the almighty Allah and that the party would not accept any law except that of
The incident occurred around midday, with people inside the building saying it seemed as though the building had tilted.
The incident comes after another seven-storey building in Begunbari was seen t
A fire brigade team rushed to
Before reeling out from the tragic deaths of 25 helpless people in the collapse of a five-storey building at Begunbari in Tejgaon on Tuesday, the nation was
Al-Haj Kamaruddin Ahmed, president of the British chapter of the party, at a press conferen
Addressing the inaugural session at Hotel Sheraton in the morning, she urged the developed economies to provide a
Jamaat-e-Islami will hold a press conference at its central office this (Monday) noon protesting the arrests of its leaders and activists.
Expressing concern at the
Teachers, students and officials of the university demanded arrest and exemplary punishment of the driver and other staffs of the bus, and proper compensation by the bus company to
Over two crore under-5 children was administered vitamin-A plus capsule and de-worming tablets in the nationwide campaign.
This year's slogan of the campaign was 'Feed vitamin A capsule t
"Transparency and accountability of accounts will be ensured if we can undertake good accounting practices," he said, inaugurating the 4th assembly of the Association of G
"Our government has always been very supportive whenever the issue of strengthening and modernising the armed forces raised on the table and I want to assure you that we are ready to take all
Robert O. Blake Jr., Assistant Secretary of State, Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs, in a statement in Washington, said the JMB has been responsible for numerous acts of indiscrimina
Convicted in an explosives case and sentenced to 14 years' i
Saidur has been arrested from the capital's Dania area, Inspector General of Police (IGP) Nur Mohammad told a press briefing at his office in the afternoon.
Police also nabbed JMB'
The man, Mohammad Siddique, seriously wounded in a bomb explosion during the attack on police team has been undergoing
Police have picked up Shiblu's parents and two siblings for quizzing and recovered nine more homemade grenades from the flat.
Additional Superintendent of Police Zan
The Daily Star called all four accused last night, but could only reach Saydee
The Bangladesh Medical Association (BMA) says that the countrywide strike was to press for the doctors' demand for justice and trial of assault on a physician.
All specialist physicians in Dhaka closed their private chambers to public on Monday evening protesting t
Musa, is also the first journalist in the world to scale the height.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and leader of the opposition Khaleda Zia yesterday greeted Musa for his feat.
Mu
Construction work
She urged the officials and employees of civil, police and military administrations not to obey the 'unjust order' of the government.
Form
Terming the gover
The attack took place near Singra bazaar under Naotre district.
The deceased was identified as Zakir Hossain, president od Garidaha union of Sherpur under Bogra distri
Addressing a joint meeting of six thana units of the Dhaka City AL, he alleged that the supporters of the war criminals were hatching conspiracy to creat
Although Matin mentioned 'personal ground' as the reason for his relinquishing the position, it was learnt that he resign
Barrister Mainul Hosein will get the ownership of Ittefaq Bhaban at 1, Ramkrishna Mission Road and Tk 10 crore.
A formal agreement was signed yesterday afternoo
"The prosecution has prepared a watertight case against all the three accused and we hope the v
Telecom minister Raziuddin Ahmed Raju suggested almost as much.
Rumour of Channel 1 shutting down anytime has spread throughout the media grapevine.
Raju said machinery and licence of television channels are not transferable.
Hafiz to face debacle 'politically'
Bhola, Apr 25 (bdnews24.com) – Defeated BNP candidate Maj Hafiz Uddin Ahmed said he would counter the election irregularities politically.
A six-time winner from the constituency, Hafiz said he would not initiate legal action against what he claims to be vote rigging in the Bhola-3 by-elections.
Rejecting
Power key to investment
Dhaka, April 21 (bdnews24.com) — Bangladesh should primarily focus on attracting investment in infrastructure, especially power, said speakers at a discussion on Wednesday.
They noted that it was the key for attracting further investment in other areas.
Although the discussion was supposed to be on investment, speaker
BNP wants poll centres open to politicians
Dhaka, Apr 21 (bdnews24.com) – BNP has urged the Election Commission to cancel its decision banning political leaders and MPs to enter polling centres on the election day in Bhola.
"We want the commission to reconsider its decision," party's joint secretary general Rizvi Ahmed told a press briefing on Wednesday.
Sources said the trawler sank with around 100 passengers near Shoilchapra in Dhamapasha at about 9:00am when it was going to Selborosh from Balijuri.
Rescue workers recovered 18 bodies of them
The victim was identified as Sokina, 55, wife of Abul Kashem.
The victim's son Sohel is also fighting for his life in the same hospital.
With the new death, the number of total deaths rose to 119 till yesterday evening.
Earlier on Sunday
Drogba, 32, suffered the injury in his side's 2-0 win against Japan on Friday.
After undergoing successful surgery on Saturday, the striker has now linked up again with his team-mates.
A timeframe
The statement further said that the ruling party men had filed many false cases against him across the
Two courts of the Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magistrate court granted three-day remand in a case filed with the Tejgaon Industrial Area Police station and one-day remand in
The PM was accompanied by the Deputy Leader of the House Syeda Sajeda Chowdhury, cabinet members and members of parliamen
A huge fire in Old Dhaka's Nimtali area on Thursday has resulted in the deaths of at least 117 people.
"Th
The government has declared a day of national mourning today (Saturday) across the country in memory of the victims of fire. It was declared upon the decision of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina with her cabin
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was scheduled to inaugurate the 'World Environment Day-201
On May 30 in 1981, president Zia was assassinated by a group of disgruntled army officers at the Circuit House in Chittagong.
All units of BNP and its front and asso
The concept is usable to the String theory and Quantum mechanic theory, said Md. Khairul Islam, a third year student of physics department, also the inventor of the concept.
The newly invented and fourth mathematical dimension level is
The site could be unblocked by Tuesday once offensive contents are taken off the site, said high-ups of the country's two IIG (international internet gateway) service providers.
Regulators blocked access to Facebook
"The declaration in this regard will come soon," Dr Hasan Mahmud, state minister for forest and environment, said at a news briefin
No representative from the Awami League and BNP was present at the programme on
Agatha, the first named storm of the 2010 Pacific hurricane season, brewed up on Saturday morning and quickly raced inland. It was blamed for the deaths of 12 people in Guatemala
The official, speaking on condition anonymity, admitted that elite crime busters RAB requested temporary closure of the site in the country.
"Yes, it's been b
"Banks will not only serve the elite group of the society," he said, adding that the financial services are the fundamental rights of the people.
The central bank governor
The new Annual Development Programe (ADP) was approved at a meeting of the National Economic Council (NEC) at its conference room, with Pr
“People living outside the capital are also human beings and they have also the right to get health services. We’ll give you everything for your professional development. In exchang
The bombs were brought to Kotwali police station for inspection, police said.
Acting on a tip off, police recovered the large bombs on Monday night wrapped in red tape from Khalifa Para Mahalla of the town's RK Road, sub-inspector
The officials detected the consignment at about 1:30am and arrested the Malaysia-bound Indian passenger, Pir Mohammad, 42, from a Malaysian Airlines counter at the de
The government and various socio-cultural and political organizations have chalked out elaborate programmes in observance of the day.
The programmes include placing of wreaths at the poet's grave on the prem
An elaborate programme has been drawn up Nationally to mark the occasion. The main programme of the day will be held at Nazrul Mancha at Trishal in My
Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Tun Abdul Razak gave the assurance when Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina called on him at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre yesterday.
The Malaysian premier said he would place the matter of legalisation of Bangladesh
Plumes of black smoke billowed across the skyline in the aftermath of the military assault on the "Red Shirt" camp which left at least six people dead, including
Besides, the income for the month of March of the current FY was 1515.75 dollars, which was 18.38 per cent higher than the income o
The airline unveiled its new logo and inducted a Boeing 767-300ER into its fleet on the day.
Commerce minist
Officials of the National Board of Revenue said on Tuesday that income tax revenues had exceeded the target by 2.2 percent, and the VAT by 1.82 percent.
The government earned 41, 648.23 crore against a target
The information surfaced yesterday during the submission of the commanding officer of the battalion, before the special court-5 s
Sohel, Salman cleared in Gazipur land cases
Dhaka, Apr 21(bdnews24.com)- A judge has dismissed two last remaining cases, filed during the military-installed 2007-8 caretaker government, against Beximco chiefs.
Sohel F. Rahman and Salman F. Rahman, chairman and vice chairman of the Beximco Group, were sued by the land officials in Gazipur district on May 17, 2007 in what w
BCL clash at JU, 25 injured
Jahangirnagar University, Apr 21 (bdnews24.com) – At least 25 students were injured in a clash between activists of the Bangladesh Chhatra League at Jahangirnagar University on Tuesday night.
One student, Sumon, received bullet wounds, and was taken to Dhaka Medical College Hospital. He was later shifted to the Orthopaedi
The post of high commissioner in Islamabad had been vacant for about six months when Yasmin Murshed, the previous envoy, returned to Bangladesh on Nov 23 last year
Papua New Guinea to take BD workers
Dhaka, Apr 21 (bdnews24.com) – Papua New Guinea has shown significant interest in taking Bangladeshi workers for gas excavation and construction work, labour and employment secretary Zafar Ahmed Khan said on Wednesday.
The country is also interested in taking college and university teachers.
Khan was talking to reporters af

