Journalist couple stabbed to death in Dhaka (Lead)
February 11th, 2012 - 9:43 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Feb 11 (IANS) A Bangladeshi husband-wife journalist duo was stabbed to death by unidentified attackers early Saturday in front of their five-year-old son at their home in a ... Read more...
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Harry Styles parties with Pixie Geldof
February 6th, 2012 - 9:51 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, Feb 6 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Harry Styles and Pixie Geldof were spotted partying last weekend. The One Direction star was seen with the daughter of Sir Bob Geldof at the party of ... Read more...
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35,000 narcotic tablets seized in Bangladesh
January 31st, 2012 - 6:01 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Jan 31 (IANS) About 35,000 narcotic tablets were seized from three people who were travelling in a bus in Bangladesh, a media report said Tuesday.Border Guard Bangladesh arrested the ... Read more...
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One dead in Bangladesh clash
January 30th, 2012 - 10:29 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Jan 30 (IANS) An activist of the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami party died and several others were injured Monday when party activists clashed with police, a media report said. Four people ... Read more...
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Caroline Flack denies that she is dating Joey Essex
January 30th, 2012 - 8:09 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, Jan 30 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Caroline Flack and ‘The Only Way Is Essex’ star Joey Essex have both denied reports that they are going out. Flack and boyfriend Harry Styles announced the ... Read more...
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Coup attempt: Hasina says she wants democracy, peace
January 20th, 2012 - 12:29 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Jan 20 (IANS) As reports came in of a coup attempt being foiled, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina reasserted that she wants democracy and peace in the country.Two ... Read more...
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Seven-story building collapses in Beirut, killing 27
January 17th, 2012 - 8:17 pm ICT by BNO News
BEIRUT, LEBANON (BNO NEWS) -- More than 25 people were killed on late Monday afternoon when a seven-story building collapsed in the Lebanese capital of Beirut, officials said on Tuesday. A dozen ... Read more...
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Protests erupt in Dhaka after bus hits journalist
December 28th, 2011 - 10:31 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Dec 28 (IANS) Angry journalists from media houses in the Bangladesh capital Wednesday staged demonstrations, burnt tyres and vandalised vehicles after a fellow journalist's right leg had to be ... Read more...
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3,000 poultry culled over bird flu scare
December 27th, 2011 - 8:24 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Dec 27 (IANS) Over 3,000 poultry were culled and 1,300 eggs destroyed at a poultry farm in Bangladesh following detection of the bird flu virus, officials said Tuesday.Livestock officials ... Read more...
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Three get death for killing Bangladeshi student
December 27th, 2011 - 8:07 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Dec 27 (IANS) A court in the Bangladesh capital Tuesday sentenced three college students to death for murdering a fellow student two years ago.Accused Nasir Uddin Anik, Akhter Hossain ... Read more...
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Tinchy Stryder is all set for Celebrity Big Brother
December 20th, 2011 - 12:09 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, Dec 19 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Shortly after Chipmunk reportedly turned down an offer from Channel to be part of the hit reality show Celebrity Big Brother, another rapper Tinchy Stryder has gladly ... Read more...
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Four blasts at Bangladesh protest
December 17th, 2011 - 10:12 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Dec 17 (IANS) Four blasts took place Saturday in a Bangladesh district during a strike organised by the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) protesting the killing of a local ... Read more...
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Bangladesh to have sophisticated crime database
December 16th, 2011 - 1:39 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Dec 16 (IANS) The Bangladesh government is working on a highly-sophisticated criminal database, the first of its kind in the country, that will recognise 150 particulars of a criminal ... Read more...
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63,000 narcotic tablets seized in Bangladesh
December 14th, 2011 - 9:47 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Dec 14 (IANS) Around 63,000 narcotic tablets that were being smuggled from Myanmar were seized Wednesday in the port city of Cox's Bazar by the Bangladesh Coast Guard.The yaba ... Read more...
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Human traffickers to get death in Bangladesh
December 13th, 2011 - 8:33 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Dec 13 (IANS) The Bangladesh cabinet has approved a draft bill on human trafficking that would punish offenders with death, an official said.The proposed "Human Trafficking Prevention and Protection ... Read more...
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No compromise on Bangladesh’s security: Hasina
December 13th, 2011 - 8:31 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Dec 13 (IANS) Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Tuesday said her government would never compromise on the country's security and sovereignty."We believe in peace and peaceful coexistence with ... Read more...
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Elephant kills two in Bangladesh
December 1st, 2011 - 10:11 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Dec 1 (IANS) A wild elephant attacked the house of a 45-year-old Bangladeshi woman early Thursday and trampled to death both the woman and her 12-year-old grand-daughter.The incident took ... Read more...
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Bangladesh speaker, MPs to pay income tax
November 28th, 2011 - 10:26 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Nov 28 (IANS) The Bangladesh cabinet decided Monday to make it mandatory for the parliament speaker, deputy speaker and MPs to pay taxes on their remuneration.The cabinet approved ... Read more...
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Give access to Bangladesh war crimes trial: US official
November 28th, 2011 - 9:57 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Nov 28 (IANS) The ongoing trial for crimes against humanity during the 1971 Bangladesh liberation war should be made accessible to all, a visiting US official said Monday."Given the ... Read more...
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Coronation Street’s star Tracy Barlow wedding to Steve McDonald to be sabotaged by Becky
November 25th, 2011 - 9:08 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, Nov 25 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Becky McDonald, played by Katherine Kelly, will be leaving the Coronation Street at the end of the year. The Daily Star reports that Becky will exact her ... Read more...
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Apologise for 1971 war crimes, Bangladesh tells Pakistan
November 21st, 2011 - 2:00 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Nov 21 (IANS) Bangladesh has sought an apology from Pakistan for war crimes committed during the 1971 war of liberation.Foreign Minister Dipu Moni sought the formal apology from Islamabad ... Read more...
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Bangladesh strategically important, says US envoy
November 19th, 2011 - 7:54 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Nov 19 (IANS) Newly-appointed US ambassador to Bangladesh Dan W. Mozena Saturday promised to work to promote Bangladesh as a peaceful, secured, healthy, prosperous and democratic country."This is good ... Read more...
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Bangladeshi woman politician’s house bombed
November 17th, 2011 - 9:40 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Nov 17 (IANS) The house of a woman politician in Bangladesh was bombed and her son was shot at by unidentified gunmen Wednesday night, police said Thursday.Four bombs were ... Read more...
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1,000 huts gutted in Dhaka
November 17th, 2011 - 9:25 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Nov 17 (IANS) A massive fire gutted around 1,000 huts in a slum in Dhaka Thursday, an official said.The blaze destroyed two under-construction buildings adjacent to the tin-shed slum ... Read more...
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Freddie Starr all set for Celebrity Big Brother
November 17th, 2011 - 8:40 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, Nov 17 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Freddie Starr is reportedly set to join next season’s Celebrity Big Brother show. He reportedly told his friends that he has been added to the show.Starr ... Read more...
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Bangladesh call-up Mortaza for national camp
November 17th, 2011 - 3:04 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Mov 17 (IANS) Bangladesh has called up 15 cricketers, including injured paceman Mashrafe Bin Mortaza, to attend a camp in Chittagong Nov 18-24 for the forthcoming home series against ... Read more...
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UN offers help during Bangladesh polls
November 16th, 2011 - 9:53 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Nov 16 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has said that if Bangladesh's political leaders want, the UN was ready to provide technical and logistic support to help conduct ... Read more...
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18,000 free textbooks seized in Bangladesh
November 15th, 2011 - 9:33 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Nov 15 (IANS) Police in Bangladesh have seized 18,000 textbooks meant to be distributed free of cost and arrested three people for trying to sell them.The books of the ... Read more...
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Bird flu detected on Bangladesh farm
November 15th, 2011 - 9:17 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Nov 15 (IANS) Over 11,000 poultry birds were culled and 43,000 eggs destroyed after the bird flu virus was detected at a poultry farm in Bangladesh.The culling operations began ... Read more...
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Bangladesh fishermen to get identity cards
November 4th, 2011 - 12:13 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Nov 4 (IANS) Bangladesh will soon issue identity cards to local fishermen in a bid to check piracy in the Sundarbans and the Bay of Bengal.Without the identity cards ... Read more...
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Bangladeshi held with fake Indian notes
November 3rd, 2011 - 9:43 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Nov 3 (IANS) A 30-year-old Bangladeshi man was arrested in Dhaka Thursday for possessing fake Indian currency notes with a face value of Rs.8.45 lakh, police said.The man, identified ... Read more...
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Bangladesh Sundarbans to have dolphin sanctuaries
November 3rd, 2011 - 10:23 am ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Nov 3 (IANS) Bangladesh will soon declare parts of the river area near the Sundarbans as "dolphin sanctuaries" to ensure a safe environment for the endangered freshwater mammals, officials ... Read more...
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25 Bangladeshi migrants held in Britain
November 1st, 2011 - 7:54 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Nov 1 (IANS) A total of 25 Bangladeshi migrants have been arrested in Britain for working illegally at businesses across the country, while a Bangladeshi restaurant owner has been ... Read more...
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No DRS for Bangladesh-Windies series
October 2nd, 2011 - 5:55 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Oct 2 (IANS/CMC) The controversial Decision Review System (DRS) will not be used during the West Indies' tour here this month, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has said.BCB media chairman ... Read more...
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Dhaka, Delhi to exchange Teesta river data
September 30th, 2011 - 3:38 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Sep 30 (IANS) India and Bangladesh will exchange data on water availability in the Teesta river, an official said.The two countries were not able to ink an accord ... Read more...
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