7 babies die in Rangpur
December 20, 2011
Seven new born babies died due to cold-related complications in 24 hours till yesterday evening in Rangpur.
Cocktails rock Bijoynagar, Naya Paltan
December 19, 2011
Six cocktails rocked the capital’s Bijoynagar and Naya Paltan areas Monday afternoon.
1 killed as violence erupts in city
December 18, 2011
A man was killed and another injured as a hand-made bomb went off at Motijheel while four vehicles were set afire as activists of BNP-Jamaat led four-party alliance fought pitched battles with police at different points in the capital Sunday morning.
Dense fog disrupts ferry service
December 17, 2011
Ferry service on Mawa-Kawrakandi route remained suspended for nine hours till Saturday morning due to dense fog.
War crimes trial end pledged on V-day
December 17, 2011
Bangladesh celebrated its 40th Victory Day in the war for freedom against Pakistan on Friday, paying deepest respects to the freedom fighters and taking a vow to complete the trial of the suspected war criminals of 1971.
Pakistan’s Zardari to rest in Dubai for 2 more weeks
December 12, 2011
Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari will remain in Dubai for two more weeks, the country’s prime minister was quoted as saying, after his rush to a hospital there triggered speculation he might resign.
UN charts new climate course
December 12, 2011
A marathon UN climate conference yesterday approved a roadmap towards an accord that for the first time will bring all major greenhouse-gas emitters under a single legal roof.
7 Jamaat men land in jail on surrender
December 11, 2011
Two separate Dhaka courts sent seven Jamaat-e-Islami leaders and activists including lawmaker Hamidur Rahman Azad to jail on Sunday, hours after their surrender before the court in two cases filed for assaulting police and obstructing them from discharging duties.
HC grants anticipatory bail to Oli
December 11, 2011
The High Court on Sunday granted anticipatory bail for two months to Liberal Democratic Party chief Oli Ahmed in connection with a defamation case against him.
Gaddafi to be buried in secret desert grave: NTC
October 25, 2011
Ousted Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi will be buried on Tuesday in a secret desert grave, a National Transitional Council official said, ending a wrangle over his rotting corpse that led many to fear for Libya’s governability.