Bogra medical college closed sine die after BCL-ICS clash
Shaheed Ziaur Rahman Medical College was closed today for indefinite period following clashes between the activists of the student wings of Awami League (AL) and Jamaat-e-Islami last night that left 17 injured. More

BNP didn't make any deal with govt: Delwar
BNP Secretary General Khandaker Delwar Hossain today said they did not make any underhand deal with the caretaker government and the meeting with Chairperson Khaleda Zia inside the makeshift jail was not wrong. More

No condition imposed for Khaleda's release: Ghulam Quader
Communications Adviser Maj Gen (retd) Ghulam Quader has categorically denied that any condition was imposed for the release of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia or her release was held up because of any condition. More

CA for comprehensive steps to face impact of climate change
Chief Adviser (CA) Fakhruddin Ahmed today called for taking immediate comprehensive and integrated steps and turning words into deeds to combat the adverse effects of global warming on food security. More

AL wonders at Khaleda's meet with Delwar, Mojahid in jail
Acting General Secretary of the Awami League (AL) Syed Ashraful Islam today wondered over the long meeting of BNP Secretary General Khandaker Delwar Hossain and Jamaat Secretary General Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojahid with BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia at the makeshift jail on Thursday. More

40 hurt as RMG workers clash with cops in Gazipur
Around 40 people, including two policemen, were injured in clashes between readymade garment (RMG) workers and police in Gazipur today following the sacking of some of their fellow workers and hearsay about the death of another. More

4 killed in Pabna bus plunge
At least four people, including a woman, were killed when a local bus toppled down into a roadside ditch in Sujanagar upazila of the district today, our Pabna correspondent reports. More

50 injured in B’baria clash
At least 50 people were injured in a fierce clash between two groups at a local market in the district town today. More

Robber leader killed in Narsingdi 'shootout'
A robber ringleader was killed in a 'shootout' between his cohorts and police at Narendrapur village in Monohordi upazila early today. More

Bangladesh-India home secretary level talks begin
Bangladesh-India home secretary level talks began in Dhaka today focusing on border management and security. More

Under-strength Aussies thrash Bangladesh
An under-strength Australia crushed Bangladesh by 180 runs in their one-day international at TIO Stadium here on Saturday. More

Kuwait gives illegal expats 6-week amnesty
Kuwait on Saturday granted illegal foreign residents a six-week amnesty to legalise their status or leave the oil-rich emirate without paying a fine. More

40 militants killed in Pakistan air strike
Pakistan's army killed 40 militants in an air strike that targeted a rebel stronghold in the country's troubled northwestern Swat region, a military spokesman said today. More

Zardari to battle 2 others for post of Pak president
Pakistan's presidential election next week to choose a successor to Pervez Musharraf will be a triangular fight after the Election Commission announced its final list of candidates Saturday. More

20 feared dead as rescue boat capsizes in India floods
At least 20 people were feared dead after an overloaded rescue boat capsized in flood-hit eastern India, where hundreds of thousands of people are marooned, officials said Saturday. More

Bomb blast in Sri Lanka capital wounds 43
A powerful bomb ripped through a busy commercial area of Sri Lanka's capital Colombo on Saturday, wounding at least 43 people, security and hospital sources said. More

Hurricane Gustav bears down on Cuba after killing 85
Hurricane Gustav closed down on western Cuba early Saturday after ripping through the Cayman Islands, Dominican Republic, Haiti and Jamaica and leaving 85 people dead in its wake. More

9 people killed in a fire in southern Vietnam
Police in southern Vietnam say nine people from one family have been killed when their house in southern Vietnam was engulfed by fire. More

Putin in fresh attack on US over Georgia
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin made fresh accusations of US involvement in the Georgia conflict and rejected suggestions Moscow could target Ukraine next, in an interview aired today. More

Strong 6.3 quake hits Papua New Guinea
A 6.3 magnitude earthquake shook the Pacific island nation of Papua New Guinea on Saturday, seismologists said. More