Russia and Hungary have signed a cooperation agreement for development of human resources for the nuclear power sector on February 17, 2015 in Budapest during the visit of Russia’s President Vladimir Putin to Hungary. Sergei Kirienko, Director General of Russia’s…
A Correspondent Unidentified miscreants on Thursday set the district unit office of the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) on fire. Chair, table, fan and other belongings in the office were damaged in the fire. The District BNP has blamed ruling…
British lawyer Geoffrey Robertson wants trial of some freedom fighters for alleged war crimes perpetrated against surrendered Pakistani troops and Urdu-speaking civilians locally called ‘Biharis’. “There are some severe allegations of war crimes against the Bengali freedom fighters ,” Robertson…
The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT-2) has issued the death warrant for Jamaat-e-Islami leader Mohammad Kamaruzzaman who had earlier been convicted of war crimes. The warrant, wrapped with red cloth, was sent to the jail on Thursday afternoon. The three judges…
US President Barack Obama says the US is “not at war with Islam – we are at war with the people who have perverted Islam”. He was speaking to representatives from 60 nations attending a three-day event on extremism that…
Diplomats from various countries stationed in Dhaka held a meeting in the city and discussed political issues to find ways on how they can help Bangladesh resolve the ongoing crisis peacefully. A diplomatic source said the meeting was held at…
Introduction 1. The Rio+20 outcome document, The future we want, inter alia, set out a mandate to establish an Open Working Group to develop a set of sustainable development goals for consideration and appropriate action by the General Assembly at…
The Global Water Partnership (GWP) launched in early February a campaign to maintain a dedicated water goal on the UN post-2015 development agenda. Countries are currently negotiating the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as part of the United Nations Post-2015 Development…
The chief minister of West Bengal Mamata Banarjee is scheduled to arrive in Dhaka Thursday on a 3-day visit. “We hope the visit will deepen Bangladesh’s soul-ties with the West Bengal. We also expect it’ll create supportive environment in settling…
A Dhaka court yesterday (Wednesday) deferred the argument in the case filed against Jatiya Party Chairman and the Prime Minister’s Special Envoy HM Ershad and others in the case filed for corruption in connection with the purchase of ruder for…
BNP joint secretary general Salahuddin Ahmed yesterday asked Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to take lesson from the history analysing the reasons behind the “dire consequences” the first AL government had met. In a statement he demanded of the government to…
Jamaat-e-Islami yesterday announced countrywide “doa” programme on Friday seeking release of its detained leaders. Jamaat acting ameer Makbul Ahmed yesterday in a statement condemned the death sentence of party nayebe ameer Maualna Abdus Sobhan. “Sobhan was deprived of justice and…
Confirming the UN chief’s letter to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and BNP Chief Khaleda Zia, State Minister for Foreign Affairs M Shahriar Alam on Wednesday reiterated the government’s position saying there would be no dialogue with the ‘killer’. He, however,…
The Bangladesh tigers send their home crowd passing time in restless discomfort due to political crisis into jubilation on Wednesday by their deserved win against the cricket world cup debutant Afghanistan.
The Ukrainian president says his forces are making an “organised” withdrawal from the embattled town of Debaltseve.
Afghanistan’s historic first World Cup match ended in a 105-run defeat by Bangladesh in Canberra.
The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall joined Dame Judi Dench and Dame Maggie Smith on the orange carpet at the royal premiere of The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel on Tuesday.
An alien star passed through our Solar System just 70,000 years ago, astronomers have announced.
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) recovered 300 bottles of Indian Phensidyl syrup from Nalta Kalnipara in Kaliganj upazila on Tuesday night.
Bangladesh Coast Guard in a drive seized 4,080-kg of jatka (small hilsa fish) from four launches on Dhaleshwari river in Sadar upazila of the district this morning.
Barind Multipurpose Development Authority (BMDA), a state-owned organisation, has decided to check any more installation of deep tubewell (DTW) to control the lowering of underground water table.
All necessary preparations have been completed to observe the Amar Ekushey and International Mother Language Day-2015 in a befitting manner here on February 21 (Saturday) next, official sources said.
A minor girl was killed and another injured in a road accident in front of Kalkini Press Club here this morning.
Forty-five shops were gutted as a fire broke out at Babur Hat Bazar in Dimla upazila early Wednesday.
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) recovered five firearms from Alipur village in Sadar upazila early Wednesday.
By Navin Singh KhadkaEnvironment reporter, BBC World Service The route used by mountaineers to scale Mount Everest is to be changed amid fears of an increased avalanche risk. Nepal will change the path next month after a deadly collapse in…
Two activists of Jamaat-e-Islami were killed in a reported ‘gunfight’ between their cohorts and police at Begatipara in Monirampur upazila of Jessore early Wednesday. The deceased were identified as Bazlur Rahman Bazlu,35, son of Nagar Ali, a resident of Joypur…
The International Crimes Tribunal – 2 has sentenced Jamaat Leader Moulana Abdus Sobhan to death in the verdict in the War Crimes trial against him on Wednesday. The ICT-2 led by its chairman Justice Obaidul Hasan gave the verdict. Two…
UN secretary general Ban ki-moon has expressed his concern about the loss of life and violence that have occurred in Bangladesh since the start of this year. He has also tasked Oscar Fernández Taranco to continue having contacts with the…
SANTIAGO- The Interoceanic Canal that will run through Lake Nicaragua could kill life in the vast lake and have other serious effects on the country’s environment and economy unless safeguards are put in place, an independent international panel of experts…