In an apparent last-ditch effort to resolve the political crisis in Bangladesh, UN Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs Oscar Fernández Taranco arrives here on Friday evening to “encourage dialogue” for parliamentary elections billed for January 5.
Dhaka – Communications Minister of the polls-time cabinet Obaidul Quader on Thursday said Awami League will not allow Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to quit.
Opposition BNP on Thursday alleged that the government has created a volatile situation like Afghanistan in the country by resorting to repressive acts and imposing a ban on political activities.
The nationwide straight 131-hour road-rail-waterway blockade, enforced by the BNP-led 18-party alliance, ended at 5pm on Thursday amid violent incidents like clashes and arson on vehicles that left 24 people dead.
Kazi Zafar Ahmed is meeting Opposition Leader Khaleda Zia for the second time in a week after being expelled from the Jatiya Party.
Jatiya Party ministers have not yet resigned from the all-party cabinet, the party’s Secretary General ABM Ruhul Amin Hawlader has said. He, however, said they might resign any time as per the decision of the party chief.
Dhaka – Hours after publishing the full judgment by the apex court, war crimes convict condemned Abdul Quader Mollah of Jamaat-e-Islami was shifted to Dhaka Central Jail from Kashimpur Jail on Thursday evening.
Ukraine’s three previous post-Soviet presidents have given their support to mass anti-government protesters.
A tiger that is believed to have killed three villagers in the past week in the southern Indian state of Karnataka has been caught, a senior official said.
Dangerous radioactive medical material taken when a lorry was stolen in Mexico has been found, local officials say.
Ten whales have died and as many as 30 more are stranded after a pod beached off Florida’s Everglades National Park, US government officials have said.
Three artists have been shortlisted for this year’s Brit Critics’ Choice award, won last year by singer Tom Odell.
A Norman Rockwell painting, Saying Grace, has been sold for $46m (£28m) in New York, a new record for a piece of American art sold at auction.
A series of attacks at Yemen’s defence ministry have left at least 20 people dead and 37 injured, officials say.
King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand has urged people to support each other for the sake of the country, in his address to the nation on his birthday.
Bangladesh cricket coach Shane Jurgensen says an improvement in fitness has played a key role in his team’s rise this year.
Fifa general secretary Jerome Valcke has appealed to Brazilians to support next summer’s World Cup, saying it would be the “wrong time” to protest.
A light tremor jolted the country’s northern region on Wednesday afternoon. According to Met Office, the 4.5-magnitude quake shook the region, including Panchagarh, Rangpur, Dinajpur and Nilphamari districts, at 7:05pm.
Bangladesh runs the risk of losing its Generalised System of Preferences (GSP) facilities in the European Union (EU) if it fails to fulfil key EU conditions – trade union rights for workers and greater safety in workplace – within a…
Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad has said the government will be responsible for the rise of any ‘undemocratic force or Jamaatees’ in the event of elections not being held.
A senior BNP leader has claimed that people are endorsing the Opposition-backed agitation ignoring their hardships and troubles.
Police have arrested BNP Vice-Chairman Sadeque Hossain Khoka at Uttara, his aide has said.
The law and order situation is improving slowly after several days of widespread violence, Land Minister Amir Hossain Amu has claimed.