In a rare event in Bangladesh’s history, trial process of bigwig corruption suspects booked amid the state of emergency begins today.

Fourteen members of the European Parliament have urged the caretaker government to ensure Sheikh Hasina’s security on her return home.

The Awami League’s president, Sheikh Hasina, is likely to fly from London today and is scheduled to reach Dhaka on Monday.

Hasina on Friday served a legal notice on the British Airways in London seeking £ 1 million in damages for not flying her to Bangladesh.

Nobel laureate Prof Muhammad Yunus is leaving Dhaka today for Venezuela where he will have a meeting with president Hugo Chavez, the most acclaimed populist leader in the present world’s political scene.

The Biman Bangladesh Airlines has decided to lease foreign aircraft for smooth transportation of an estimated 20,000 Hajj pilgrims to Saudi Arabia during the 2007-08 Hajj season.