Tarique's bail upheld in Trust case

The Appellate Division on Monday upheld a bail order and a stay order in two cases against Tarique Zia, elder son of opposition leader and former prime minister Khaleda Zia. [ Read more ]

AL holding council 'in line with law': Ashraf

Awami League is holding its national council on July 24 to ratify a permanent party constitution to maintain proper legal procedure, not to push any other party into difficulties, said party spokesman Syed Ashraful Islam on Tuesday. [ Read more ]

Pakistan should refrain from comment: Shafiq

Trial of 1971 war crimes is an internal matter and Pakistan should refrain from negative comment, law minister Shafiq Ahmed said Sunday in a reaction to an observation from Islamabad that the trials may lead to a cooling of ties between the two countries. [ Read more ]

AL fulfilling pledges to foreign state

The ruling Awami League is fulfilling its pledges to foreign states instead of election pledges to people, a senior BNP leader said. [ Read more ]

Deliver or quit, Khaleda tells govt

Opposition leader Khaleda Zia has asked the government of her bitter rival Sheikh Hasina to step down if it fails to provide gas, power, running water, jobs which were the prime minister's campaign pledges. [ Read more ]

Microsoft CEO says not interested in hardware buys

Microsoft is not interested in buying any hardware companies, Chief Executive Steve Ballmer said in Cairo on Wednesday. [ Read more ]

BNP says 'plot' over Khaleda's cantt home

BNP MP-elect Mohammad Jamiruddin Sircar has termed prime minister Sheikh Hasina's call for BNP chief and opposition leader Khaleda Zia to vacate her cantonment house as "conspiratorial and objectionable". [ Read more ]

IBM, Sun Micro talks 'collapse over price'

IBM's talks to acquire smaller computer and software rival Sun Microsystems Inc broke down on Sunday after Sun rejected IBM's $7 billion offer, a source with knowledge of the matter said. [ Read more ]

Space shuttle crew boards station for 8-day visit

The US space shuttle Discovery arrived at the International Space Station on Tuesday to deliver its final pair of solar wing panels and the first Japanese astronaut to live aboard the station. [ Read more ]

Shuttle Discovery blasts off for space station

The US space shuttle Discovery blasted off its seaside launch pad on Sunday with a pair of solar wing panels and the first Japanese resident astronaut for the International Space Station. [ Read more ]

6 laws pushed through parliament

Parliament passed Monday six laws—four on budget, two new ones on Election Commission and electoral rolls—ignoring reservations of the opposition. [ Read more ]

NASA delays shuttle flight a fourth time

NASA delayed its first space shuttle launch of the year for a fourth time on Friday after failing to resolve concerns about a potential problem with fuel pressurization valves. [ Read more ]

Kissing: It really is all about chemistry

Valentine Lotharios beware: There's a lot riding on a kiss, new studies on the science of smooching suggest. [ Read more ]

PM wants 'reconstituted' ACC

Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday told parliament that the Anticorruption Commission should be "reconstituted" to ensure its own accountability. [ Read more ]

South Korean bio firm says dog cloning to be cheaper

Cloning a Chow Chow is expected to be easier and perhaps as much as 50 percent less costly, a South Korean biotech firm said on Thursday as it unveiled a new cloning technology. [ Read more ]

Sony sinks to Q3 loss, Nintendo cuts outlook

Sony Corp fell into the red in the latest quarter and reiterated its forecast for a record annual loss due to sliding demand and a stronger yen, while rival Nintendo Co cut its full-year outlook for the second time in three months. [ Read more ]

'Star Trek' creator and wife's ashes space-bound

"Star Trek" creator Gene Roddenberry and late wife Majel Barrett Roddenberry are about to go on their final mission. [ Read more ]

The touch experience

Sajeeb is tired, very tired, suddenly his eyes sparkled with a winning smile on his face. He was one of the first in the huge queue in front of Shopper's World in Gulshan, waiting for hours in the cold, to get his hands on the 'Tube' codename for the new touch screen from Nokia, the 5800 ExpressMusic. [ Read more ]

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Khaleda stops short of rejecting results

In her first public reaction after the national election BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia thanked the chi [ Read more ]

Nokia on Sunday removed one of the key obstacles for takeup of its new Internet offering, combining

Nokia on Sunday removed one of the key obstacles for takeup of its new Internet offering, combining sign-ins for its overall services site Ovi.com and for its media sharing service. [ Read more ]

Phoenix probe sheds new light on Mars weather

NASA is still unable to say for sure whether its Phoenix lander has found a place where life could have existed on Mars. [ Read more ]

Khaleda promises a shift from destructive politics

BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia has pledged to settle thorny issues in the parliament and avoid the politics of chaos and destruction if the four-party alliance is elected to office. [ Read more ]

Bangladesh goes to vote Dec 29

The general election will be held on Dec. 29 and Upazila Parishad polls on Jan. 22, the chief election commissioner announced on Sunday after a week of intense negotiations between the Election Commission, government and major parties. [ Read more ]

Call for withdrawal of restriction on manpower export

Experts at a seminar Sunday urged the government to exert pressure on the developed countries at the upcoming UN conference on Financing for Development (FfD) in Doha to lift all kinds of restrictions on Bangladesh to ensure skilled manpower unhindered access to labour markets of those countries, reports UNB. [ Read more ]

Scientists find genes that lift lung cancer risk

An international research team has identified two genetic variations that appear to increase a person's risk of developing lung cancer by up to 60 percent, they reported on Sunday. [ Read more ]

CA urges Muslims to regain sci-tech lead

Chief adviser Fakhruddin Ahmed on Monday urged the Muslim nations to take the lead in science and technology, as they had once, through effective steps and better communication. [ Read more ]

Microsoft, LG sign mobile collaboration deal

Microsoft Corp. and South Korea's LG Electronics Inc on Monday said they had signed a preliminary agreement on strategic collaboration in mobile technology. [ Read more ]

Yiddish revival creates rift with Hebrew speakers

Hebrew is the language of the state of Israel and the Bible, but a growing number of Jews around the world are reclaiming Yiddish as the language of their culture, creating a rift with some Hebrew speakers. [ Read more ]

HP launches $400 mini-notebook as it plays catch-up

Hewlett-Packard Co on Wednesday will unveil a new mini-notebook in a move to gain ground in the fastest-growing PC category, which until now has been dominated by its smaller rivals. [ Read more ]

MTV and Activision face off in battle of the brands

Now that "Rock Band" publisher MTV Networks just scored the Beatles catalog for a new videogame, announced days after the October 26 release of Activision's "Guitar Hero World Tour," the stage is set for another battle of the bands between the two music-based game franchises. [ Read more ]

Social networking sites `good for businesses'

Good news for workers addicted to Facebook, Bebo and MySpace -- a British think-tank says bosses should not stop their staff using social networking sites because they could actually benefit their firms. [ Read more ]

Govt plotting "selection through election": Khaleda

BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia has called for complete withdrawal of the state of emergency before the upcoming election, alleging that the government was "plotting selection through election amid emergency." [ Read more ]

What you need to know about liver cancer

Primary liver cancer is the fifth most common cancer worldwide and the third most common cause of death from cancer, resulting in more than 600,000 deaths per year. [ Read more ]

HP launches $400 mini-notebook as it plays catch-up

Hewlett-Packard Co on Wednesday will unveil a new mini-notebook in a move to gain ground in the fastest-growing PC category, which until now has been dominated by its smaller rivals. [ Read more ]

Italian extravaganza @ Radisson

There's not much to do when it comes to recreation in Dhaka city, except maybe the occasional theatre or visiting local galleries for exhibitions. Which is why, dining out with friends, family or a special someone is definitely among the top three options in the list of things to do for entertainment. [ Read more ]

The woman in red drives the men crazy, study finds

If a woman wants to drive the men wild, she might want to dress in red. [ Read more ]

New cyber heart model recalls da Vinci's sketches

Five centuries after Leonardo da Vinci's intricate drawings transformed understanding of the human heart, a new computer model promises to do the same for modern-day cardiac care, experts say. [ Read more ]

Google looking to invest in energy sector: NYT

Internet search and advertising leader Google Inc is increasingly looking at the energy sector as a potential business opportunity, the New York Times reported. [ Read more ]

Body found after search for Jennifer Hudson's nephew

Police on Monday found the body of a young boy following a search for Academy Award-winning actress Jennifer Hudson's 7-year-old nephew, who has been missing since Hudson's mother and brother were slain last week. [ Read more ]

Bengali artist joins Euro art label elite

Art labels, Europe's fad on wine bottles, have come to the sub-continent with the first-ever Bengali artist, from Kolkata, being commissioned for this exclusive art form. [ Read more ]

16 year old Bangladeshi girl detained as Would-Be Bomber

An article published on April 8 in New York's Times by Nina Bernstein says "A Bangladeshi 16-year and another Guinean 16-year-old girl are now described by the government as would-be suicide bombers and are being held in a detention center for illegal immigrants in Pennsylvania. [ Read more ]

Geography of Bangladesh

Bangladesh is located in the low-lying Ganges-Brahmaputra River Delta or Ganges Delta. This delta is formed by the confluence of the Ganges (local name Padma or Pôdda), Brahmaputra (Jamuna or Jomuna), and Meghna rivers and their respective tributaries. [ Read more ]

Economy of Bangladesh

Despite continuous domestic and international efforts to improve economic and demographic prospects, Bangladesh remains a developing nation.[43] Its per capita income in 2006 was US$2300 (adjusted by purchasing power parity) compared to the world average of $10,200.[2] [ Read more ]

NASA satellite to scan solar system's outer limits

NASA is preparing to launch a satellite that will study in unprecedented detail the distant regions where the outermost reaches of our solar system collide with the cold expanse of interstellar space. [ Read more ]

Eid away from home…

IT was my first Eid in America, my first Eid outside of Bangladesh...I must admit that it was an atypical celebration of Eid for me. I came to know that the Muslim residents of St. Cloud, Minnesota were celebrating Eid on 30 September at 12:00 am! And that too would have remained outside my knowledge had a Bangladeshi student not informed me of it. [ Read more ]

Recap: Bridal Asia 2008

BRIDAL Asia 2008 has successfully completed their show in Regency Hyatt, New Delhi, earlier this month and most importantly for us in Bangladesh, designer Maheen Khan took part in the show after a long sabbatical of almost five years. [ Read more ]

US diplomat sees prospects for Dhaka-Washington trade enhancement

A diplomat at the US embassy in Bangladesh sees a number of prospects and opportunities for enhancing the Dhaka-Washington trade, despite the unprecedented global financial fallout, according to a press release. [ Read more ]

Bangladesh notches down in ease of business

Bangladesh slipped six steps to the 110th position among 181 countries in "ease of doing business", said a global survey report jointly prepared by the World Bank (WB) and International Finance Corporation (IFC). [ Read more ]