The BBC's Bengali section head has fallen foul of the Bangladesh government and lost his job.
February 2001
Pirates find rich pickings in Asian shipping lanes
The Global Mars, an ageing, modest-sized tanker bound for India with 6,000 tonnes of palm oil products, was making good time.
January 2000
Anwar trial restarts as Mahathir's critics pay price dissent
The sodomy trial of the deposed Malaysian deputy prime minister Anwar Ibrahim reconvenes today under the renewed glare of international scrutiny after the arrest this month for sedition of Anwar 's lawyer, Karpal Singh.