• Madoff victims may get some cash within a month: report
• Israel to halt Gaza attacks for 3 hours a day

Khandaker hopes 'trials soon'
Minister A K Khandker says he hopes the trial of war criminals will start soon. Khandaker, who was second-in-command to Gen Osmany during the war of independence in 1971, also leads the Sector Commanders' Forum, campaigning for their trial. More...

>> Khandker stresses planning ministry's think-tank role

HC lifts ban of 5 milk powder brands
The High Court on Wednesday withdrew the sale and display embargo on five foreign brands of powdered milk—Dano, Red Cow, Diploma, Nido and Anlene—after the World Health Organisation said European tests showed none exceed harmful levels of melamine. Recast More...

Boat with 193 foreigners stranded off Aceh, Indonesia
A wooden boat carrying 193 people, thought to be from either Bangladesh or Myanmar, was found stranded on a tiny island off Aceh in northwest Indonesia, a police official said on Wednesday. More...

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