Mahmudullah is expected to get an extended run and retain his place in Bangladesh's 14-man squad for the first Test against New Zealand, which starts on November 9 in Chittagong. The allrounder has had a horrid run in the last two Test series and was dropped from the second Test against Zimbabwe in … [Read [...]

DHAKA, Bangladesh — A special war crimes tribunal in Bangladesh ruled on Tuesday that a senior member of the main opposition party should be put to death by hanging for his involvement in the killing of hundreds of people during the county's independence fight against Pakistan in … [Read More]

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SEOUL South Korea - In a major show of its military might, South Korea Tuesday held a massive military parade to celebrate its 65th armed forces raising day and to counter provocation from North Korea.
The military parade, described as the largest in decades, comes as top US defense officials Defence Secretary Chuck Hagel and [...]

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DHAKA Oct 1 (Reuters) - Bangladesh's only offshore gas field stopped permanently on Tuesday due to its uncommercial level of production.
"Santos, an Australian oil and gas exploration company, the operator of the field officially informed us about the closure," said Mohammad Imaduddin, [...]

After Dhanmondi were put into bat, they were off to a sound start despite losing Junaid Siddique early. Jahurul Islam, who made 60, added 89 runs for the second wicket with Dilshan Munaweera. They lost a few wickets in the middle overs, but a final onslaught put them right on … [Read More]

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Salauddin Quader Chowdhury gestures as he is surrounded by police forces at the war crimes tribunal in Dhaka. Photograph: … [Read More]

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DHAKA, Oct 1 (Reuters) – Bangladesh's only offshore gas field stopped permanently on Tuesday due to its uncommercial level of production. "Santos, an Australian oil and gas exploration company, the operator of the field officially informed us about the closure," said Mohammad Imaduddin, director of state run Bangladesh Oil, Gas and Mineral Corporation or [...]

Bangladeshi policemen escort Bangladesh Nationalist Party chief's parliamentary advisor Salauddin Quader Chowdhury, centre, to a court in Dhaka in … [Read More]

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DHAKA | Tue Oct 1, 2013 8:36am EDT
DHAKA Oct 1 (Reuters) - Bangladesh's only offshore gas field stopped permanently on Tuesday due to its uncommercial level of production.
"Santos, an Australian oil and gas exploration company, the operator of the field officially informed us about the [...]

Salauddin Quader Chowdhury was found guilty of crimes against humanity in Bangladesh's war for independence and will be hanged, a tribunal ruled Tuesday. Chowdhury, 64, is the first sitting member of Parliament and a key political figure convicted of crimes that rocked Raozan, Boalkhali, Hathazari and Chittagong City during the 1971 war and beyond, [...]