Solar Power Offers Light and Hope to Bangladesh VillagesSource: planetark.org
Straw fences and tin roofs: the homes in Pritomoddi village are typical of millions of others across rural Bangladesh, except for one thing: the shiny solar panels that provide electricity, all the time.
Bangladesh rare leopard cub foundSource: BBC News
A critically endangered clouded leopard cub has been captured by tribespeople in a remote area of Bangladesh, a leading zoologist has told the BBC.
Taking jobs to Bangladesh's poorSource: BBC News
Never mind the global downturn, even in the good years, Ratankandi would be an unlikely place to come across a positive business story.
250 turn out for frogs' weddingSource: Australian Broadcasting Corporation
More than 250 people in northern Bangladesh have attended a wedding ceremony between two frogs as part of a ritual to bring rain to the parched region, according to local newspaper Bengali.
Officers still missing after Bangladesh mutinySource: Australian Broadcasting Corporation
The grim search for dozens of missing army officers entered a third day in the Bangladeshi capital after a revolt by border guards left at least 76 people dead, most dumped in two mass graves.
Bulgarian bus hijacker surrendersSource: BBC News
A gunman in Bulgaria has surrendered to police after hijacking a bus with about 40 passengers on board, claiming to have a bomb, officials said.
Explosives seized in BangladeshSource: BBC News
Seven suspected militants with ties to a banned Islamic group in Bangladesh have been arrested with a large cache of explosives, police have said.
The raids come ahead of national elections due to take place on Monday to restore democracy to the country.
25pc of Bangladesh landmass flooded: officialSource: Australian Broadcasting Corporation
A quarter of Bangladesh's landmass was underwater on Friday (local time) and emergency authorities warned the situation would worsen during the weekend, an official said.
Poison umbrella murder case is reopenedSource: Independent.co.uk
Scotland Yard detectives have flown to Bulgaria in a fresh attempt to shed light on one of the murkiest and most controversial episodes in the secret history of the Cold War.