The 222~000 I-band light curves of variable stars detected by the OGLE-II
survey in the direction of the Galactic Bulge have been searched for eclipsing
binaries (EBs). A previously developed code to analyze lightcurve shapes and
identify long period variables (LPVs) has been adapted to identify EBs. The
parameters in the modified code have been optimised to recover a list of about
140 detached EBs in the Small Magellanic Cloud previously identified in the
literature as particularly well suited for distance estimates (and wich have
periods \more 0.85 days). The power of the code is demonstrated by identifying
16 and 178 previously uncatalogued EBs in the SMC and LMC, respectively. Among
the 222~000 variable stars in the direction of the Galactic Bulge 3053 EBs have
been identified. Periods and phased lightcurves are presented.Comment: accepted Astronomy and Astrophysic
