• Two explosions have rocked a police station in Afghanistan's southern city of Kandahar, killing at least two policemen, officials say.They say about 30 people - including civilians - were injured when two suicide bombers detonated their bombs in quick succession inside the station.

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Hurricane Ike has struck the Turks and Caicos Islands as a Category 4 storm, according to the National Hurricane Center in Miami, Florida. Local media on the islands say that almost half the homes there have been destroyed or lost roofs, while authorities in the Florida Keys have advised residents and tourists to evacuate

• Former Biman official Mohammad Mashiur Rahman, former government officer Dabir Uddin Ahmad and noted businessmen Mohammad Dewan Zillul Haq Chowdhury yesterday formally joined the Jatiya Party (JP), says a press release.

• Despite facing life threat from the militia and also from the malaria, the Bangladesh Armed Forces (Bangladesh Battalion and Bangladesh Air Force) have performed their duties in UN peace keeping mission in Congo with utmost sincerity.

• National Alliance for Election Monitoring (NAEM), a new election monitoring group, has demanded holding the coming general election in a normal and democratic environment, not under the state of emergency. Eight civic, electoral, human rights and research organisations formed NAEM to monitor and work for credible elections in the country.

• There is a good news for those who were longing to see Aamir and Shahrukh together. If not in films, the duo will come together for a show named Temptation. Shahrukh is the main protagonist of the show and at his request,

• Defending 198 in a one-day international is rarely a comfortable position these days but Michael Clarke, Australia's stand-in captain, insists he was never scared that Bangladesh would cause a mammoth upset and dent his leadership credentials.

• Manchester United chief David Gill has rejected claims rivals City will make a £135m bid for Cristiano Ronaldo under new owners Abu Dhabi United Group.

• The One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) organisation has signed a deal with Amazon to sell its low cost laptops.

• In a collaborative study at the University of California, San Diego, investigators from neurosciences, chemistry and medicine, as well as the San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) have investigated how >>>

• Part of it seems to be (and not just on the part of women) that some people look at politics like they look at sports.

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• TRENTON, N.J. (AP) -- Cries for help inside a Trenton, N.J., home turned out to be for the birds. Neighbors called police Wednesday morning after hearing a woman's persistent cry of "Help me! Help me!" coming from a house.

• AB Bank's hunt for partners to set up a Tk 100 crore automated teller machines (ATM) network is yet to get proper response from banks despite its relentless efforts over the past one year, officials said.

• Exercise may help treat memory problems in adults, according to new research from Australia

• Just because you and your man dig each other doesn't mean you're destined to be life partners. So how do you find out? Answering these questions will clue you in.

• Here are some clothing style tips for men that will provide guidelines regarding the right man fashion clothing for different body type. These man-clothing tips can be a great help in adorning you but you must follow the advice seriously.

• The country's politics has reached a crossroad and is set to enter a new phase as vital political issues are likely to be dealt with seriously by the government with the political parties during the coming week.