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Twin suicide attacks kill 45 in Lahore

Saturday, March 13th, 2010
Twin suicide attacks seconds apart targeted the Pakistani military yesterday, killing up to 45 people in the second attack to hit security forces in the country's cultural capital this week.The bombers walked up to army vehicles in the crowded R A Bazaar area of Lahore, blowing themselves up as people ... (read more)

More jobs in Qatar assured

Friday, March 12th, 2010
Foreign Minister Dipu Moni yesterday said Qatar would soon recruit more skilled and semi-skilled manpower from Bangladesh.“We have discussed recruitment of human resources from Bangladesh. Qatar assured us of employing more semi-skilled and skilled manpower,” Dipu Moni told reporters after her meeting with visiting Qatar minister Khaled Bin Mohamed Al-Attiya ... (read more)

Indian intruders fish in Jaintapur under BSF guard

Monday, March 8th, 2010
A group of Indian Khasia (indigenous people) intruded into Bangladesh territory on 10 boats and caught fish from the Dibir haor on Jaintapur borders under the protection of the Indian Border Security Force yesterday.Showing utmost restraint BDR posted red flags in the area, but the intruders continued fishing inside the ... (read more)

Detained Jaish man tells plane hijack story

Saturday, March 6th, 2010
Detained Billal, a suspected Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) operative, has admitted that he made a safe passage for several militants, who were involved in 1999 Indian plane hijacking, to India from Bangladesh."Nannu Mia alias Belal Mandal alias Billal told us during interrogation that he helped enter such 12-13 militants to India from ... (read more)

Sachin scripts history

Thursday, February 25th, 2010
India's Sachin Tendulkar became the first man in the 2,962-match history of one-day internationals to make a double century when he scored 200 not out against South Africa here on Wednesday.Three Indians -- Tendulkar, current captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni and former skipper Sourav Ganguly -- are responsible for four of ... (read more)

Dhaka, Delhi agree on 1,320MW joint venture power plant

Saturday, February 20th, 2010
Bangladesh and India yesterday agreed to form a joint-venture company to set up a two-unit coal-fired power plant of total 1,320 megawatt capacity in Khulna.The two countries also agreed to establish a cross-border power grid, for which tenders will be invited this month, and the work order will be ... (read more)

Thai diplomat dies in Tangail road crash

Friday, February 19th, 2010
Thai Minister Counsellor Pannee Lickanajule, also the deputy chief of Thai Embassy in Dhaka, was killed in a road accident at Mirzapur in Tangail yesterday.As an entourage of Thai Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn, Pannee was returning to Dhaka from Gaibandha. She was in a microbus of the princess' motorcade.Pannee ... (read more)

Ahmadinejad declares Iran ‘nuclear’ nation

Friday, February 12th, 2010
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad boasted Iran was now a nuclear nation as he announced yesterday the production of its first highly enriched uranium on the anniversary of the 1979 Islamic revolution."One day they said we cannot enrich uranium, but with the resistance of our leader, nation ... and with the help ... (read more)

Hosts claim football gold

Tuesday, February 9th, 2010
Bangladesh capped off their best-ever performance in the South Asian Games with a dream gold in football at the Bangabandhu National Stadium yesterday where the men's team thrashed Afghanistan 4-0 in the final much to the delight of a packed home crowd.Bangladesh scored twice in each half to make sure ... (read more)

Overseas jobseekers to get smart card

Saturday, February 6th, 2010
The government is introducing smart card, a tag with computer chip, for overseas jobseekers from tomorrow to ease the immigration process and help them more effectively while they are abroad.The card will contain all the information furnished in the passport, a jobseeker's fingerprints and the name and licence number of ... (read more)

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