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The hostage crisis here passed its 22nd day yesterday with the abductors paying no heed to an appeal by the authorities to free three Europeans they are holding hostage in the Rangamati hill district.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday accused the opposition of hatching a conspiracy to capture power through devious means and not by democratic procedures.

Foreign Minister Abdus Samad Azad said the three European hostages freed early Saturday were receiving medical attention, parrying questions about the military operation behind their rescue.

Widespread speculation that ex-president H.M. Ershad would be released from jail yesterday came to nought as he was detained for another 30 days.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wajed reacted sharply to some observations made in the U.S. State Department report on human rights in Bangladesh, and termed it "unfortunate".

A long list of unresolved disputes between the two neighbours will be thrashed out when the representatives of the border forces of Bangladesh and India meet in a top-level conference in New Delhi today .

A tropical storm killed at least 20 people and injured more than 250 as two days of high winds and heavy rain lashed the impoverished nation, officials said.

One BNP activist was killed yesterday on the first day of a two-day general shutdown called by the BNP-led opposition alliance.

The Bangladeshi capital was paralysed yesterday by a general strike called by a group of 11 left-wing opposition parties to protest against price hikes and alleged corruption and plundering of national wealth by the country's rulers.

A fresh government attempt to secure the release of three foreigners suffered a setback yesterday after the kidnappers again failed to turn up for talks with official negotiators, local security officials said.

At least six people were killed and 100 others injured in fierce street battles yesterday between Islamic extremists and police in eastern Brahmanbaria town crippled by a day-long strike.

Bomb blasts rattled the capital and police used tear gas and batons to disperse protesters as an anti-government strike entered the third day, yesterday, leaving at least 10 people injured