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Bangladesh to sign new anti-terror deal with India: govt

AFP South Asian Edition 33 days ago

Bangladesh is set to sign a prisoner exchange deal with India that will legalise the transfer of key separatist leaders its larger neighbour accuses of terrorism, Dhaka's foreign minister said Thursday. A new agreement to combat international terrorism will also be signed ...

APTOPIX Bangladesh Cold

AP News 34 days ago

Monkeys cuddle together to warm themselves during a cold and foggy morning at the Dhaka zoo, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2010. Six cold wave related deaths have been reported in the country and some districts in the north have reported ...

India pick newcomer Tyagi for Bangladesh Tests

AFP Global Edition 36 days ago

India's selectors on Tuesday named uncapped paceman Sudeep Tyagi in a 16-man squad for an away two-Test series against Bangladesh later this month. Tyagi, who has played just one one-day international, was included as the fourth fast bowler behind Zaheer Khan, Ishant ...

Bus accident kills 18 in Bangladesh

Reuters US Online Report World News 40 days ago

DHAKA (Reuters) - At least 18 people were killed and 40 injured on Friday when a crowded bus crashed into a tree about 150 km (90 miles) southwest of Dhaka, police said. The accident happened just after midnight. Police said visibility was ...

Mortaza to miss out on tri-series

AFP South Asian Edition 41 days ago

Bangladesh on Thursday left out first-choice captain and fast bowler Mashrafe Mortaza for a one-day cricket tri-series that begins next week after he failed to recover quickly enough from a knee injury. Mortaza, 26, damaged his knee during the first Test of ...

Mortaza returns to lead Bangladesh

AFP South Asian Edition 50 days ago

Fast bowler Mashrafe Mortaza has been named Bangladesh's captain for next month's triangular one-day series and two Tests, it was announced on Tuesday. The 26-year-old, who suffered a knee injury on the West Indies tour in July, missed a recent home one-day ...

Ex-conjoined twins leave hospital on birthday eve

AP News 51 days ago

Formerly conjoined twins released from Australian hospital, will spend 3rd birthday at home Formerly conjoined twin sisters Trishna and Krishna were discharged from an Australian hospital Monday, five weeks after their separation surgery and just in time to celebrate their third birthday. ...

Worst-hit Bangladesh 'pleased' with climate deal

AFP South Asian Edition 52 days ago

The prime minister of Bangladesh, one of the nations worst-hit by global warming, said she was satisfied with the Copenhagen summit's outcome, and hoped rows over thorny issues would be ironed out soon. "I am pleased to say that we have been ...

Rising seas threaten 20 million in Bangladesh

Reuters Environmental Online Report 60 days ago

DHAKA (Reuters) - Rising sea levels, triggered by global warming, will displace about 20 million people in low-lying Bangladesh, a study by a state-run think-tank said on Friday. "The sea level will rise at least by three meters (yards) submerging some 18 ...

Fire in Bangladesh's capital kills 1

AP Features 67 days ago

A fire department official in Bangladesh's capital says a fire that raced through a 12-story commercial building has killed one man and injured 10 other people. Fire official Parvin Akhter said the blaze broke out Saturday on the ground floor and spread ...

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