Sky over the capital Dhaka and most parts of the country remained cloudy for the third consecutive day on Saturday. [Read more]

Staff ReporterExperts at a seminar in the city said there is no scope for densely populated country like Bangladesh to examine or experiment with coal extraction.The 100 to 200 metres of soft sand on the upper layer of all coal deposit could not protect the open pit landslides. As a result, severe landslide could take [...]

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Suspected separatist militants shot dead five Muslims, including a 16-year-old boy, in separate attacks in Thailand’s restive south, police said Saturday. [Read more]

Eight detained Dhaka University students were released on Wednesday. [Read more]

BSS, DhakaA few cases of cheating in the name of senior army officials have come to the knowledge of the Army Headquarters recently. An Inter Service Public Relations (ISPR) press release issued here yesterday said that an organised group of cheats have been engaged in extracting financial and other benefits illegally over telephone identifying themselves [...]

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Pakistan’s cricket hero-turned-politician Imran Khan called on the United States Thursday to pressure President Pervez Musharraf to reinstate sacked top judges or face the prospect of Kenya-type post-election violence. [Read more]

The Awami League’s acting president, Zillur Rahman has demanded that the election date for the election in Bangladesh should be announced immediately. [Read more]

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Ten extremist leaders were sentenced to death, six to life imprisonment and five others to 10 years’ rigorous imprisonment (RI) by the speedy trial tribunal here yesterday for killing four police and looting their firearms in Manda police station under Naogaon district.Divisional Speedy Trial Tribunal Judge ATM Mesbauddoula found the convicts guilty of the [...]