More than 300 passengers aboard a Saudi Arabian Airlines flight escaped unhur...

"More than 300 passengers aboard a Saudi Arabian Airlines flight escaped unhurt Tuesday after their Boeing 747 jet caught fire as it landed in Bangladesh, an official said.The 326 passengers were evacuated after...

The list of top collaborators of 1971 & their present whereabouts (Bangladesh)

A. Members of the Central Peace CommitteeB. Leaders of the Central Peace and Welfare CouncilC. Members of the Malek CabinetD. The Central Committee of the Islami Chhatra Sangha (The Al-Badr High Command) E. Collaborating Academics:

Tigers whitewash Ireland

Tigers whitewash IrelandRiding on a brilliant maiden century by opener Tamim Iqbal, Bangladesh beat Ireland by 79 runs in the third match at Mirpur Sher-e-Bangla Stadium Saturday and whitewash the visitors in the 3-day Ispahani ODI Series, reports UNB.Batting first...

Dhaka seeks sectoral exemption in immigration to UK

Dhaka seeks sectoral exemption in immigration to UK  Dhaka on Thursday hoped that Britain would respond positively to its request for ‘sectoral exemption’ in the point-based immigration policy to allow Bangladeshi chefs to work in curry restaurants in the...

Birdflow effect in goats, Bangladesh

bird flow effect in goats Place: KAdirdi, Faridpur, Bangladesh 

"No Good Deed..." - The Trouble of Raising Awareness in Bangladesh

As soon as I saw the look on his face, I knew something was wrong. I was in a DHL shipping office in Dhaka City. Just outside was a dusty back-alley full of the pungent aroma that can only be caused by the mixture of open sewers and rotting garbage. Inside, however, was...

Death toll rises to 39 in Bangladesh ferry Capsizal incident

Dhaka (ANTARA News/Xinhua) - The death toll has risen sharply to 39 in the ferry capsizal incident in Bangladesh`s capital Dhaka, as more dead bodies have been recovered with the salvage of the launch on early Friday.The MV Sourav ferry sailing from Dhaka Sadarghat Terminal...

Images of the Solar Eclipse

"SOLAR ECLIPSE: This morning, the Moon passed in front of the sun, off-center, producing a partial solar eclipse visible from Antarctica, New Zealand and parts of Australia"

Bird flu spreads to urban Bangladesh: Widespread Across the Nation

Viral/Pandemic Warning"DHAKA, Feb 6 (Reuters) - Bird flu has spread to the Bangladesh capital Dhaka and to the port city Chittagong despite efforts by authorities to contain it, livestock officials said on...

$130 Million Donated Anonymously to Bangladesh

As reported by the Associated Press, an anonymous donor has just made the single largest individual donation to Bangladesh totalling $130 million. Money was donated to the Islamic Development Bank to help rebuild after the damage caused by Cyclone Sidr.Details from the...

12 people die during cold wave in Bangladesh

Dhaka (ANTARA News) - A sweeping cold wave which affected people across Bangladesh in the last few days claimed 12 people` s lives in two districts, according to private news agency UNB Saturday.In northwestern Sirajganj district, about 110 km northwest of capital Dhaka,...

Bangladesh bird flu worsening

"BANGLADESH needs house-to-house surveillance to fight bird flu because the situation has worsened and is "posing a danger to public health", the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) said today."

India faces bird flu 'disaster'

"INDIA'S worst ever outbreak of the virulent H5N1 strain of bird flu could turn into a disaster, an official warned, as five people were reportedly quarantined with symptoms of the virus.""Across the border ... a...

Grameenphone-IPO

Mobile-phone operator, Grameenphone, plans to list on Dhaka Stock Exchange by June, a statement has said, after it holds what is expected to be the nation's biggest IPO. 62 percent owned by Norwegian telecom...

Deshi-Digest: Acquitting the Academia

"Four Bangladeshi university teachers accused of inciting-students during campus protests that caused the government to impose curfews in major cities last year were acquitted on Monday, court officials and lawyers said. ""The teachers at Dhaka-University, the country's...

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