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Bangladesh mourns loss of 'dear friend' in Kim Jong Il

Dhaka - Bangladeshi leaders on Monday sent their condolences to North Korea, saying the death of leader Kim Jong Il was an 'irreparable' loss.

German president to visit Bangladesh, Indonesia

Berlin - German President Christian Wulff is to travel to Asia on Sunday for a six-day visit that will take him to Bangladesh and Indonesia.

UN chief to promote 'green fund' at Durban climate summit

Dhaka - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday proposed a 'green fund' for poor and vulnerable nations at the global climate summit later this month

UN chief Ban in Bangladesh, to survey health projects

Dhaka - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon arrived in Dhaka Sunday, his first stop on a three-nation Asian tour to promote United Nations programmes and visit Bangkok's flood-affected areas.

UN leader to visit Bangladesh, Thailand and Indonesia

New York - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon will next week begin a three-nation tour of Southeast Asia to promote UN programmes and visit Bangkok's flooded areas, the United Nations said Friday.

Russia to build Bangladesh's first nuclear reactor

Moscow - Russia will build Bangladesh's first nuclear reactor, the state-owned energy company Rosatom said in a Monday statement.

Bangladesh leader meets Merkel, welcomes continued aid

Berlin - Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wazed said Tuesday that Germany Chancellor Angela Merkel had promised to continue aid to the country, after the leaders met in Berlin.

Bangladesh recognizes Libya's transitional council

Dhaka - Bangladesh on Thursday officially recognized Libya's new leadership as 'the only acceptable interim authority,' a statement from the Foreign Ministry said.

15 die as 6.8-magnitude quake hits north-east India, Nepal

New Delhi - At least 15 people were killed and more than 100 injured in a 6.8-magnitude earthquake that shook north-eastern India and neighbouring Nepal and Bangladesh on Sunday.

Bangladesh condemns terrorist attack in India

Dhaka - Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday condemned the bomb attack outside the High Court in New Delhi that killed 11 people and wounded 76.

Texas executes white supremacist in deadly post-9/11 rampage

Washington - A white supremacist who killed two people in a string of shootings in the days after the 2001 terrorist attacks was executed Wednesday in the US state of Texas.

Texas to execute white supremacist for deadly post-9/11 rampage

Washington - A white supremacist who killed two people in a string of shootings in the days after the 2001 terrorist attacks was to be executed in Texas later Wednesday.

Bangladesh beefs up security after bin Laden's death

Dhaka - Muslim-majority Bangladesh on Monday tightened security in Dhaka's diplomatic zones after US special troops killed al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden in Pakistan.

Sri Lanka's president leaves for visit to Bangladesh

Colombo – Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa on Monday left on a three-day official visit to Bangladesh aimed at boosting trade and bilateral relations, officials said.

Pot-smoking Bangladeshis stuck in container for 10 days

Singapore - Two Bangladeshi men who had snuck into a shipping container to smoke marihuana were too high to notice that the container was locked and loaded onto a ship, the Straits Times reported Friday.

Bodies of three more Bangladeshi evacuees from Libya found in Crete

Athens - Coast guard officials in Crete have found the bodies of three men, believed to be Bangladeshis who drowned in the area after being evacuated from Libya more than a week ago, media reports said Wednesday.

Bangladesh to evacuate Tokyo embassy to Hiroshima or Nagasaki

Dhaka - Bangladesh on Tuesday said it was moving its embassy out of Tokyo amid fears of a meltdown at a Japanese nuclear power plant following last weeks' quake and tsunami, a minister said.

Bodies of seven drowned workers fleeing Libya found in Crete

Athens - The bodies of seven men - thought to be part of a group of Bangladeshi who jumped from a ship evacuating them from Libya earlier in March - have been found in Crete, reports said Tuesday.

Pirates release Bangladeshi crew of hijacked ship in Somalia

Dhaka - Somali pirates on Monday released all 26 crew members of a Bangladesh-flagged ship hijacked more than three months ago in the Arabian Sea.

No plan to evacuate Bangladeshis from Libya, official says

Dhaka - Bangladesh has no plan to evacuate its citizens from Libya, where more than 30,000 of its workers are stranded, a top official said Thursday.

3 Bangladeshi evacuees drown, 16 missing off island of Crete

Athens - At least three Bangladeshi evacuees from unrest- ridden Libya drowned off the southern Greek island of Crete on Sunday as they tried to swim ashore from a passenger vessel, officials said.

Evacuees from Libya drown off of Greek island of Crete

Athens - At least three Bangladeshi evacuees from unrest- ridden Libya drowned off the southern Greek island of Crete on Sunday as they tried to swim ashore from a passenger vessel, officials said.

Italian warship carries Asians evacuated from Libya

Catania, Sicily - An Italian navy destroyer on Tuesday arrived in Sicily carrying 305 mostly Asian workers evacuated from Libya.

Bangladesh monitors cricket betting gang suspects

Dhaka - Bangladesh is monitoring 25 international betting gang members as part of efforts to combat illegal gambling activity during the cricket World Cup, a junior minister said Wednesday.

Bangladesh to evacuate its citizens from Libya

Dhaka - The government in Dhaka said Tuesday it was working to evacuate Bangladeshi workers from Libya.

Report: Libyan envoy to Bangladesh resigns

Dhaka - Libya's ambassador in Dhaka has resigned in a move to support protests against embattled Libyan leader Moamer Gaddafi, Bangladeshi media reports said Tuesday, quoting Foreign Ministry officials.

Demonstrators attack South Korean construction site in Libya

Seoul - Around 18 foreigners were injured in Libya when hundreds of armed Libyans attacked a South Korean-run construction site in the capital Tripoli, news reports said Monday.

Dhaka gets facelift ahead of cricket World Cup (Feature)

Dhaka - The Bangladeshi capital is abustle in the run-up to next week's opening of the cricket World Cup, as the city and its residents pull out all the stops to prepare a fitting welcome.

Rohingya refugees left at sea by Thailand rescued near India

New Delhi - At least 91 ethnic Rohingya refugees allegedly pushed out to sea in a barge by Thailand were rescued by Indian police near the Andaman and Nicobar islands, officials said Thursday.

Bangladesh to clear beggars from streets ahead of World Cup

Dhaka - The Bangladesh government plans to clear beggars off the streets of capital Dhaka ahead of next month's ICC World Cup, officials said Tuesday.

Mozambique police hold 130 Asian suspected illegal immigrants

Maputo ­ Mozambican Police are holding a total of 133 illegal immigrants of Asian origin apparently being smuggled into the country via Maputo International Airport, the private TV channel STV reported on Wednesday.

Nepal to deport hundreds of Bangladeshis

Kathmandu - Hundreds of Bangladeshis illegally employed in Nepal's capital will be deported, officials said Monday.

Bangladesh names Shakib as ICC World Cup skipper

Dhaka - Bangladesh on Friday selected all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan as captain for the ICC World Cup in February, officials said.

WikiLeaks: British trained Bangladesh's controversial paramilitary

Berlin - Britain trained a controversial paramilitary in Bangladesh, which has been repeatedly accused of large-scale human rights abuses, leaked United States diplomatic cables show.

WikiLeaks: Bangladesh intelligence backed Islamists' political wing

Dhaka - A Bangladeshi intelligence agency supported the idea of an Islamist terrorist group forming a political party as the South Asian country was being governed by a military-backed administration two years ago, media on Friday quoted WikiLeaks documents as saying.

Myanmar vote rigged, shouldn't be recognized, exiles say

Dhaka - Myanmar exiles living in Bangladesh on Friday asked the international community not to recognize the results of Myanmar's general election this weekend because they said it was run by the ruling military junta there and would only benefit the junta.

Nepal-Bangladesh climbing team summits virgin peak

Kathmandu - A joint team of Nepalese and Bangladeshi mountaineers have scaled a virgin peak in Nepal's eastern Himalayas, the climbers said Monday.