Bombs kill 25 at Pakistan Shia march
Three bombs ripped through a Shia Muslim religious procession in the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore on Wednesday, killing 25 people and wounding about 150 others, officials said.The explosions appeared to be the latest in a string of attacks by Sunni extremists against the minority Shias they consider infidels. Allied with al-Qaeda and the Tali
Expressway route finalised
The cabinet yesterday approved the route for the Dhaka Elevated Expressway that would run 21km from Shahjalal International Airport to Demra via Mohakhali, Tejgaon, Moghbazar, and complete within December 2013.At a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, the cabinet reviewed a report prepared by the project's Australian consultant Aecom
PM asks for lease details
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has asked for the details on Biman's lease deal with Kabo Air and leasing airport land to a private company to resolve the conflict between civil aviation minister and a parliamentary body.The PM has also directed the ministry to provide the civil aviation rules and regulation on leasing or purchasing old aircraft, so
Pakistan seeks IMF aid on floods
Children look at rising floodwaters near Shahdadkot in Sindh province at sunset (23 August 2010) Tens of thousands of Pakistanis have fled a threatened flood surge in the southOfficials from Pakistan are holding with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to discuss its $11bn loan package in the wake of the devastating floods.
The IMF's regional
Iran begins fuelling first nuclear reactor
Iranian and Russian engineers began loading fuel into Iran's first nuclear power plant on Saturday, a major milestone as Tehran forges ahead with its atomic program despite UN sanctions.The weeklong operation to load uranium fuel into the reactor at the Bushehr power plant in southern Iran is the first step in starting up a facility the US once h
Iran begins fuelling first nuclear reactor
Iranian and Russian engineers began loading fuel into Iran's first nuclear power plant on Saturday, a major milestone as Tehran forges ahead with its atomic program despite UN sanctions.The weeklong operation to load uranium fuel into the reactor at the Bushehr power plant in southern Iran is the first step in starting up a facility the US once h
BSF kills 2 in C'nawabganj
Indian Border Security Force (BSF) gunned down two Bangladeshi cattle traders along Shingnagar frontier in Shibganj upazila of Chapainawabganj Monday night.The deceased were identified as Fatik, 30, son of Tarajul of Parchowka village and Ismail Hossain, 25, son of Mokhlesur Rahman of Pialmari village in the upazila.
Sources said the BSF troops
UN chief to tour Pakistan flood devastation
ISLAMABAD: Celebrations of Pakistan's independence on Saturday were cancelled as floods continued to bring misery to millions and aid agencies warned of a "second wave" of deaths from disease.The warnings came as UN chief Ban Ki-moon was expected to arrive in the country.
Relief for those affected by the worst natural disaster in Pakistan's hist
N’ganj textile workers block Dhaka-Sylhet highway
ACS textile workers blocked the Dhaka-Sylhet highway since morning at about 8.30 am.Witness said the workers of ACS textile in Rupganj upozila started demonstration inside the mill demanding their salary and eight-hour shift instead of existing twelve hours.
The workers were continuing their programme and blocked the road.
HC scraps jail sentence of Shahjahan
The High Court (HC) on Tuesday overturned a lower court judgement that convicted former BNP minister Shahjahan Siraj and sentenced him to 13-year imprisonment in a corruption case, adjudging the conviction against him illegal.A special court, set up on the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban premises, on April 22, 2008 sentenced Shahjahan to 13-year imprisonme
Mirza Abbas gets bail
The High Court on Tuesday granted ad interim bail for four months to former BNP minister Mirza Abbas in three separate cases filed on charges of vandalising cars and obstructing police in discharging their duties.An HC bench of Justice Syed Mohammad Dastagir Husain and Justice AMK Zahirul Hoque also issued separate rules upon the government to ex
Mahmudur's contempt of court hearing adjourned till Oct 11
The Supreme Court on Tuesday adjourned till October 11 the hearing on a contempt of court petition filed against detained Mahmudur Rahman, acting editor of daily Amar Desh.Two SC lawyers Reaz Uddin Khan and Barrister Mynul Hassan filed the contempt of court petition on August 17 with the Supreme Court against Mahmudur Rahman and Hasmat Ali, publi
Prisons asked to produce Sayedee Sept 21
The International Crimes Tribunal has directed the prisons authorities to produce detained Jamaat-e-Islami leader Delwar Hossain Sayedee before it on August 24 as he was not produced yesterday due to sickness.Earlier on August 4, the tribunal ordered the authorities to produce the Nayeb-e-Ameer of Jamaat before it yesterday. The order followed a
6 Years After Aug 21 Attack
Investigators of the August 21 grenade attack believe they will find all masterminds of the incident making a departure from the tradition of other grievous crime probes where enquiries are finished with main culprits remaining unknown."We have identified some of the masterminds of this attack and we are still hopeful that we would be able to fin
JMB active despite arrest of top brass
Law enforcers fear a backlash from Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) despite detaining the top brass of the banned militant outfit in recent months.Rab and police officials said the JMB is still a concern for them as some dedicated operatives are active in the organisation. Some of the militants have training on making high-powered explosives
Constitution to recognise Father of the Nation
The Constitution will be amended to declare Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Father of the Nation, co-chair of the special committee on constitution review Suranjit Sengupta said in a meeting of the governing Awami League at Bangabandhu International Conference Centre in Dhaka on Monday. "We will amend sections three and four and put 'Father of the nation She
Obama backs ‘Ground Zero mosque project’
US President Barack Obama has staunchly defended controversial plans to build a mosque near Ground Zero in New York.Opponents have protested against the construction of an Islamic cultural centre and mosque several hundred feet away from the site of the Twin Towers.
Obama acknowledged "sensitivities" surround the 9/11 site, but said Muslims have
Concert for Bangladesh
Jimmy Carter to visit NKorea to free US man: report
WASHINGTON: Former US president Jimmy Carter plans to visit North Korea soon on a mission to secure the release of an American man serving eight years of hard labor there, Foreign Policy magazine said."Jimmy Carter is set to travel to North Korea very soon, according to two sources familiar with the former president's plans, in what they characte
22-year-old Mexico woman crowned Miss Universe
A 22-year-old Mexico woman won the Miss Universe pageant Monday night after donning a flowing red gown and telling an audience it's important to teach kids family values.Jimena Navarrete of Guadalajara was first to answer an interview question Monday night and the last of 83 contestants standing in the headline-grabbing pageant on the Las Vegas S
2 terrorists arrested after gunfight in Gazipur
Gazipur: RAB members after a gunfight arrested two injured terrorists front of Maya Hotel at Tongi Bazaar on Friday nightThe injured terrorists were identified as Rony, 25, and Sayed, 27.
Acting on a tip-off, members of RAB-1 in plainclothes conducted a drive in the area at about 9pm when a gang of arms traders were preparing to sell arms to ano
Baghdad suicide bomb hits army recruits, kills 41
BAGHDAD: Iraqi officials say 41 people have been killed and 112 wounded in a suicide bombing strike against Iraqi army recruits in Baghdad.The Tuesday morning blast targeted recruits lined up outside an Iraqi army division headquarters in the heart of the capital.
Two police officials said at least two soldiers were among the dead and eight amon
AL leader killed, three drivers shot at in city
A ward-level leader of ruling Awami League was killed and three CNG-run auto-rickshaw drivers were injured in separate incidents of gun attack in the capital yesterday.They said unidentified assailants shot dead Ibrahim Ahmed, 40, a leader of ward No 56 unit, for reasons 'unknown' while extortionists shot at the drivers for failing to realise toll
Downpours bring more worries for China landslide town
China: Heavy downpours may bring fresh misery on Wednesday to a Chinese town devastated by a landslide, swelling an unstable lake trapped behind a barrier of mud and debris and hindering the search for bodies.There is little hope of finding more survivors in the remains of the valley town of Zhouqu, where 702 people are confirmed to have died
18 die in trawler capsize in Sunamganj
At least 18 people drowned and eight others went missing after a trawler capsized in a hoar in Dharmapasha upazila of the district this (Tuesday) morning.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