5 hrs ago | Newkerala.com
Plan to attack US embassy in Dhaka was hatched in Pakistan
Dhaka, Nov 8: A plan to attack the US embassy here was hatched in Pakistan by the terror group Lashkar-e-Taiba , Bangladeshi investigators have said.
10 hrs ago | The New Nation
3 Bangladeshis killed in NY fire
Referring to neighbours and Fire Department officials, the newspaper said the fire 'started in the basement of an illegally subdivided house in Queens'. Police identified one of the dead as SD Jahan, 31.
18 hrs ago | www.mediabangladesh.net | MMR
3 Bangladeshis die in New York fire
Three Bangladeshis died and four others received burn injuries after a fire broke out in the basement of their house in New York City in the United States early Saturday.
19 hrs ago | New Delhi News.Net
Hand over Indian separatists, BSF tells Bangladesh
The Border Security Force has asked its Bangladesh counterparts to hand over militants from India's northeast and convicted Indian nationals hiding in their territory, a BSF spokesman said here Sunday.
Bhutan, Bangladesh seek greater regional connectivity
Bhutan may sell power to Bangladesh in return for more imports, including fruits and vegetables, as the South Asian nations discussed trade and tourism as well as cooperation in setting up industries.
Three LeT men who planned to attack US mission held in Bangladesh
Bangladesh News.Net Friday 6th November, 2009 Three Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists, who had surveyed the area around the US mission in the Bangladesh capital and were allegedly planning to attack it, have been arrested.
EU's trade ties with India, ASEAN worries Dhaka
Tajikistan News.Net Thursday 5th November, 2009 The European Union's bilateral free trade agreements with India, Southeast Asian nations and South Korea may pose a potential threat to Bangladesh, a report quoting officials of the European Commission has said.
BNP observing National Solidarity Day
Bangladesh Nationalist Party is observing the National Revolution and Solidarity Day on Saturday marking the civil-military "uprising" that led to release of then army chief Ziaur Rahman on this very day in 1975.
3 suspected Lashkar-e-Taiba men remanded in Bangladesh
Three suspected Lashkar-e-Taiba leaders, arrested with links to a plot to attack the US embassy in Dhaka, were placed on a two-day remand yesterday.
Hasina vows retrial of 1975 accused
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said the Bangladesh government will seek retrial of former army officers responsible for killing four leaders who were part of the country's government-in-exile during the 1971 freedom movement.
Bangladesh goes all out solving power crisis
Power-starved Bangladesh has decided to use solar power in all new public buildings now to save electricity as a means of stop-gap period as the country has signed agreement for nuclear power with Russia.
Top ULFA leaders, held in Bangladesh, now in Assam police custody
Two senior separatist leaders of the outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom , arrested in Bangladesh, are now in the custody of Assam Police, officials Friday said.
Apparel and Textile Exposition
Foreign buyers inspect Bangladeshi garment products during the Batexpo in Dhaka yesterday.
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday offered ready-made garmentsA A entrepreneurs a virtual trade-off between the welfare of their workers on one hand, and additional government support for the industry on the other.
Azad for responsible role of media
BSS, Dhaka Information and Cultural Affairs Minister Abul Kalam Azad on Thursday said the mass media would have to play more responsible role in upholding the peoples rights.
Extremist groups' rivalry led to 285 killings in Bangladesh
Rivalries between Bangladesh's Left extremist groups operating in districts bordering India's West Bengal state have led to 285 people being killed this year, a media report said Thursday.
Phones sound the death knell for postmen
Chunnu Biswas opened his tiny two-room tin-roofed post office in the morning as usual, but another long day stretched ahead without any letters for him to sort or deliver.
Bangladesh Islamic party chief arrested
Bangladeshi police said yesterday they had arrested a top Islamic party leader in connection with a deadly grenade attack that wounded Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in 2004.
DHAKA: The government is set to form Dhaka Mass Transit Authority abolishing the existing Dhaka Transport Coordination Board to look after the city's transport system, said Communications Minister Syed Abul Hossain at a seminar yesterday.
BSF-BDR to talk about militancy
The BSF will hand over a list of around 100 camps of different militant groups located in Bangladesh and seek action against them during a four-day meeting with top BDR commanders in Sylhet beginning Wednesday, official sources said.
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