Bangladesh culled more than 2,500 chickens after the H5N1 bird flu virus infected more farms in the northern part of the country, officials said on Monday.
The latest infection was detected in two villages in Gaibandha district, about 350 km (210 miles) from the capital Dhaka, an official at the government’s livestock department said.
Bird flu was […]

A Bangladesh court started prosecution on Wednesday against detained former prime minister Sheikh Hasina for alleged extortion.
“The hearing has just begun over one of the two extortion charges, in the presence of lawyers, officials and reporters,” a court official said without giving details.
The court later adjourned the session and refixed December 31 to resume the […]

At least 21 persons died and 85 others were injured in spearate rail and road accident in Sirajganj and Mymensingh in the last four days.
Sirajganj police and witnesses said, eight people were killed and 35 others were injured, six of them critically in a road accident on the Dhaka-North Bengal highway at Simantabazaar Swalpo Mahmudpur […]

There has been a significant breakthrough in investigations into the court blasts in Uttar Pradesh that took place last month.
The police claim that the two men Tariq and Khaleed planned the UP blasts in July along with four other HuJi terrorists.
The bombs were allegedly made by another terrorist who was in Varanasi at the time. […]

Famous pop star Shakira, who is also UNICEF goodwill ambassador, is in Bangladesh to see community projects and areas hit by last month’s devastating Cyclone Sidr.
The two-time Grammy winner arrived here Tuesday and immediately headed for Rajashahi to get a first hand experience of various community projects.
She expressed satisfaction at the work done before leaving […]

A second US aircraft-carrier navy ship is expected to join the relief campaign in cyclone-ravaged Bangladesh in a few days, replacing the USS Kearsarge which was already working to help the survivors of the worst storm to hit the country in decades.
“USS Tarawa is expected reach Bangladesh in next two or three days to replace […]

Bangladesh will stress the need for increasing the climate change adaptation fund at the Climate Change Conference on the Indonesian island of Bali.
A 24-member official delegation comprising government and non-government organisation (NGO) officials will participate in the 12-day-long conference starting from tomorrow, said Environment and Forest Adviser Dr CS Karim while speaking at a press […]