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At least 15 people drowned Sunday and as many as 40 remained missing after an overcrowded boat capsized in the Solimoes river in the northwestern Brazilian state of Amazonas, the Brazilian navy said. [Read more]

China and the Dalai Lama’s envoys agreed to keep the door open on dialogue after holding talks here Sunday, state media said, although no breakthrough in ending the Tibet crisis was reported. [Read more]

About 60 gunmen launched an attack on a ranch in Mexico’s southern Guerrero state Sunday, killing nine people and leaving another six wounded, authorities said, the second such incident in two days. [Read more]

A Honduran police official says at least 18 inmates have died in a prison attack. [Read more]

Bangladesh Bank has asked the scheduled commercial banks to reduce the interest rates at reasonable levels within June and warned them of stern actions if they fail to comply with the directive. [Read more]

Today members of Congress and a coalition of Asian American Organizations celebrated the Asian Pacific American Heritage Month at Capitol Hill’s Dirksen Senate Building. [Read more]

Major political parties including Awami League and Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) have rejected the demarcation of the constituencies for the parliamentary elections calling it an impediment to holding a free and fair election. [Read more]

In this exclusive interview with VOA Bangla Service, Khaled Shams, now a deputy managing director of Grameen Bank,  talks at length about Grameen Bank and how he saw its evolving relationship. [Read more]

You may call us direct to our studio number 202-619-3062 during the show time on Wednesday, May 7, 2008. [Read more]

UNB, Dhaka
The record of the Niko graft case against detained former Prime Minister and Awami League chief Sheikh Hasina was sent to the Metropolitan Sessions Judge’s court yesterday for trial, following the submission of charge-sheet Wednesday.Sessions Judge M Azizul Haque accepted the charge-sheet and issued warrant of arrest against the other accused who are absconding.The […]

UNB, Dhaka
A court here on Wednesday sentenced two people to death and nine others to life term imprisonment in sensational seven-murder case in Lalbagh in the city. The condemned convicts Abdus Salam and Zahid Hossain were tried in absentia.The lifers are Abdul Alim, Munna, Kalu, Delwar Hossain, Amir Hossain and four others - Monir […]

UNB, DhakaThe Government yesterday banned the export of all varieties of rice excepting aromatic ones for next six months, as the domestic market of the staple remained overheated.The Ministry of Commerce imposed the restriction through a statutory regulatory order (SRO) signed by a deputy secretary, Abu Sayeed Chowdhury. “The order comes into effect immediately.” It […]

BSS, NarayanganjLabour and Employment Adviser Anwarul Iqbal on Monday hoped that Bangladesh Knit Wear Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BKMEA) would revise its workers wages for bringing their economic welfare.After inaugurating a rice distribution programme among the knit garment workers at Shastapur upazila compound and BSCIC industrial estate at Panchobati, the adviser told the reporters […]

Staff ReporterAn airbus of Bangladesh Biman escaped an accident at ZIA International Airport yesterday evening when it skidded off the runway.The aircraft with 143 passengers from Sylhet landed at the airport at 6:45pm. While taking turn toward the airport building, it suddenly skidded off the runway. The BG-118 flight earlier came to Dhaka from […]