Pakistan’s top civilian security official says military operations against insurgents along the Afghan border will be suspended for the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. [Read more]

Australia on Sunday warned of a “high risk” of terror attacks on domestic and international flights in and to the United States, urging citizens to be vigilant while in the country. [Read more]

Thailand’s Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej on Sunday reassured the nation that he would not impose emergency rule, ahead of a parliament session he hopes will defuse the siege of his Bangkok offices. [Read more]

Staff Reporter
At least eight people were killed and four others injured in separate road accidents at different districts of the country on Friday. In the first accident, two betel leaf traders were killed and another was injured in a collision between two trucks at Prembagh on Jessore-Benapole road yesterday morning.Police and eyewitnesses said the [...]

Staff Reporter
Two businessmen were shot in separate incidents at Kafrul and Sabujbagh in the city Thursday midnight and yesterday.Source said some unknown assailants shot to death Rakib Hossain, alias Abu, 28, a tea-stall owner-cum-cab driver of 99, Purbo Kazipara in the city’s Kafrul yesterday.Police and witnesses said 4 to 5 gunmen called out Abu from [...]

Sports Reporter
Bangladesh National Cricket team will face mighty Australia National Cricket team today in the first One Day International (ODI) match at Darwin in Australia. The match starts at 6.00 a.m ( Bangladesh Standard Time). Star Sports will telecast the match live from the stadium.Bangladesh and Australia faced 13 times each other. Of them, Bangladesh [...]

BSS, Karachi
Pakistan presidential hopeful Asif Ali Zardari has moved to a top security location in Islamabad due to fears of attacks being made on his life, the country’s prime minister said Friday. Zardari, the widower of assassinated former premier Benazir Bhutto, plans to run in the September 6 poll to succeed Pervez Musharraf who resigned [...]

নতুন প্রতিযোগিতা, দ্যা নেক্সট বিগ থিং৻ [Read more]

UNB, Dhaka
Foreign Adviser Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury said yesterday BIMSTEC carries immense potential for creating wider space for greater economic interaction, flow of trade and investment for the member states.“We need to ensure that this opportunity is not lost,” the Foreign Adviser said at the opening session of the 10th BIMSTEC Ministerial Meeting in New Delhi, [...]

ঢাকায় বাংলাদেশ সংলাপের ষষ্ঠ পর্বে আলোচনা হয়েছে নির্বাচনে অর্থের প্রভাব থেকে শুরু করে পুলিশের আচরন সহ বিভিন্ন বিষয় [Read more]