Two major opposition parties — the BNP and the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami — called a countrywide 36-hours hartal from Sunday 6:00am to Monday 6:00pm protesting the government mov... Read more
Chamber and trade body leaders yesterday expressed their mixed reactions to the proposed national budget for fiscal 2011-12. They agreed with some proposals but disagreed with many others. I... Read more
It is believed the bean sprouts were produced in Germany Investigators have determined that locally grown vegetable sprouts are the cause of the European E. coli outbreak that has killed 29... Read more
In a Pakistani public park, Sarfraz Shah begs not to be shot. He is unarmed but quickly surrounded by paramilitary forces in camouflage cargo pants and Ranger T-shirts. Shah pleads with the... Read more
Spanish police arrested three men suspected to be members of the hacker group Anonymous on Friday, charging them with organizing cyber attacks against the websites of Sony Corp, banks and go... Read more
Fazul Abdullah Mohammed, suspected of having played a key role in the 1998 US embassy bombings in East Africa, has been killed in Somalia, officials say. Unconfirmed reports say Abdullah and... Read more
Investigators are still trying to find the origin of the new strain of enterohaemorrhagic E. coli Germany’s health minister says new E. coli infections from a deadly outbreak are dropp... Read more
Rafael Nadal The BBC is to broadcast in 3D for the first time next month when it screens the Wimbledon singles finals. The climaxes of the men’s and women’s competitions are amon... Read more
One in 10 girls claims to have been targeted by cyber bullies A new phone app is being launched with the aim of putting an end to cyber-bullying of children via texts and mobiles. The Block... Read more
Bangladesh Samyabadi Dal on Wednesday expressed its support for introduction of an electronic voting system (EVS) in the next general polls. The party leaders expressed their opinions when t... Read more
