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Bangladeshi man, 2 sons convicted of 'honour killing' in UK
A Bangladeshi-origin man and his two teenage sons have been found guilty in Britain of murdering his daughter's boyfriend in 2004, in yet another incident of 'honour killing'.

Huge alcohol seized from Bogra BNP leader's shop, house
Police seized a huge quantity of alcohol from a shop and house owned by a leader of Sariyakandi upazila BNP in the district on the night of Eid-ul-Fitr.

Trader slaughtered, fraud lynched in Ctg
A trader was slaughtered at Pahartali on Friday while angry mob lynched an alleged fraud and injured another at Hathazari in Chittagong on Thursday.

Recruit more Bangladeshis
PM urges Brunei
Prime Minister Khaleda Zia yesterday urged Brunei to take more manpower from Bangladesh and make investments here by availing the existing opportunities.

Bangladeshi shot dead by BSF
Indian Border Security Forces (BSF) shot dead a Bangladeshi at Benapole border on Friday.

Jamaat hosts party for foreign diplomats
The Jamaat-e-Islami arranged a party for foreign diplomats on a large scale for the first time on Eid day to exchange Eid greetings.

Hasina goes to monga-hit northern dists tomorrow
Awami League President Sheikh Hasina goes to northern districts tomorrow on a four-day monga-relief mission.

Tk 11 lakh, gold ornaments looted from expat's house in Sylhet
Armed robbers looted Tk 11 lakh and gold ornaments worth Tk two lakh and other valuables from the house of an expatriate at Palerchak village in Biswanath upazila in the early hours of Thursday.

‘US prone to medical errors’
Patients in the United States reported higher rates of medical errors and more disorganised doctor visits and out-of-pocket costs than people in Canada, Britain and three other developed countries, according

209 media men to cover Saarc summit
Much enthusiasm has been created in the media circle centring the twice-postponed 13th Saarc summit scheduled to be held here on November 12 and 13.

Manekshaw hospitalised
Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw, the hero of India's 1971 war against Pakistan leading to liberation of Bangladesh, is suffering from acute pneumonia in an army hospital in the southern state of Tamil Nadu.

Bonus, Salary
Teachers demand punishment to bank officials
The leaders of Jatiya Shikkhak Samity Oikyajote, an alliance of teachers' associations, demanded exemplary punishment to the bank officials due to their failure to give bonus and salary to teachers of

BNP programmes to observe Nov 7
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) will observe the National Revolution and Solidarity Day today in a befitting manner.

Mir Nasir admitted to Singapore hospital
The ailing State Minister for Civil Aviation and Tourism Mir Mohammad Nasiruddin has been admitted to Mount Elizabeth Hospital at Singapore in the small hours of Sunday.

Eight Indians arrested
Eight Indian nationals were arrested from Bhomra border in Sathkhira on Saturday for entering Bangladesh without valid papers.