• Amnesty International has appealed to Sri Lanka's government to allow aid to reach more than 300,000 people displaced by fighting in the north. The human rights group urged both the government and Tamil Tiger rebels to allow international.......

• The second-in-command of Islamic militant network al-Qaeda has called on Muslims to harm "criminal" America. In a message purportedly from Ayman al-Zawahiri, the al-Qaeda deputy accused US President-elect Barack Obama of betraying his .........

• The 11 daylong "3rd Dhaka University Central Theatre Festival '08" ended at the TSC auditorium, DU on November 18. Centrally organised by the University of Dhaka and under the management of the Department of Theatre and Music, DU ...

• Bangladeshi Brac employees Akhter Ali and Mohammad Shahjahan Ali, who were abducted in Afghanistan two days ago by unidentified gunmen, are yet to be located or rescued.

• The BNP-led four-party alliance is using religion as a political weapon--violating the electoral code of conduct--to force the caretaker government and Election Commission (EC) to reschedule the December 18 parliamentary polls, said legal experts.

• Khan Ataur Rahman was a multi-faceted talent and was a pioneering actor, singer, musician, lyricist, organiser and producer. On his 80th birth anniversary (November 17), Rumana Islam, daughter of Khan Ataur Rahman, launched a solo album ......

• Graeme Smith extended his exceptional record against Bangladesh with another hundred, as South Africa's international summer began in imperious style on the first day in Bloemfontein. Smith, now fully recovered from the long-standing .......

• (CNN) -- Argentina's David Nalbandian will meet Spaniard David Ferrer in Friday's opening Davis Cup final singles rubber, following the draw made on Thursday.

• In a surprise move, Microsoft has announced it will offer a free anti-virus and security solution from the second half of next year. It will stop selling OneCare, its all-in-one security and PC management service, from the end of June 2009.

• Estrogen hormones may play role in protective effect, researchers say

• Earth observation scientists have made a last-minute plea to Gordon Brown to put the UK's weight behind Europe's environmental monitoring project, GMES. The 2bn-euro venture will build a full picture of the state of the planet from ......

• Luve's like a red, red rose

• Though glory is coming Kangana Ranaut’s way splendidly, the sexy actress is going though too much of personal trauma. She gets candid during the promotion of Raaz – The Mystery Continues and evoked what she is going through last couple...

• The revenue earnings may fall in 2008-9 fiscal year as the prices of fuels and foods have slid in the international markets, the National Board of Revenue (NBR) Chairman has warned. Mohammad Abdul Majid sounded the warning in a briefing on ......

• Surgeons in Spain have carried out the world's first tissue-engineered whole organ transplant - using a windpipe made with the patient's own stem cells. The groundbreaking technology also means for the first time tissue transplants can be ..........

• Taking his cue from Magnum PI and Marty Whelan, Joe O'Shea is cultivating his face fuzz -- but it's all for a men's health charity

• candidate Governor Sarah Palin waves to the crowd as she arrives at Grand Junction Regional Airport for a rally in Grand Junction, Colorado.

• The Election Commission (EC) asked Bangladesh Jatiya Party (BJP) to reapply for registration as the party's previous application failed to prove fit...