Dhaka - At least eight people were feared drowned in norther

Vatican City  - Pope Benedict XVI received Thursday a group of bishops from Bangladesh, urging them do more to help men and women in their country prepare for married life.

"Many of your people suffer from poverty, isolation or discrimination, and they look to you for spiritual guidance," Benedict told the prelates during a meeting at the Vatican.

Dhaka - A raging gun battle between an elite security force

Dhaka - Former Bangladesh prime minister will be released from detentionso she can seek medical treatment abroad, police said Wednesday.