A 14-member delegation of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) reached in Shiliguri of India on Monday morning to attend a 3-day firing competition with its counterpart Indian Border Security Force (BSF).
Day: September 28, 2015
Khaledea urges NRBs to work for restoring democracy
Khaleda Zia has called upon non-residents Bangladeshis to play their due roles in the opposition’s movement to restore democracy in the country likewise Bangladesh’s war in 1971. “The country has turned into a greater prison and the nation is now…
Hajj pilgrimage management under fire
The death of 769 people in a stampede at Mina near the holy city of Makkah has not only cast a gloom on the Eid celebrations in the Muslim world but also created a big tension as some countries. Iran…
Local govt head from Jokiganj Bnp suspended for ‘violence’
Jokiganj upazila chairman and BNP leader Iqbal Ahmed was suspended on Sunday as he has been indicted in the charge sheet of a case in connection with violence.
Hasina receives ‘Champions of the Earth’ award at UN
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has received the highest environmental accolade of the United Nations Environmental Programme-(UNEP), ‘The Champions of the Earth’, award in recognition of Bangladesh’s far-reaching initiatives in addressing problems induced by climate change. UNEP Executive Director Achim Steiner…
Modi hails social media power, he used before election, at Facebook HQ
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has hailed the political power of social media, as he visited the headquarters of Facebook in California. “To leaders all over the world: you are not going to gain by running away from social media,”…
Bnp US unit demo before UN for fair polls under neutral Govt
The US unit of Bnp staged an anti-government demonstration in front of the UN headquarters in New York where Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina went to receive ICT prize and make an address, says a report received in Dhaka. Prime…
BCB chief says Bangladesh is one of safest places to play cricket now
Bangladesh Cricket Board President Nazmul Hassan thinks Bangladesh is one of the safest places in the world to play crickets at the moment. Cricket Australia’s Head of Security Sean Carroll flew into Dhaka on Sunday to assess the security situation.…
Australia set to refuse visa for singer Chris Brown
Australia intends to refuse a visa for US singer and hip-hop star Chris Brown, a government spokesman said on Sunday, following through on a threat made last week over the singer’s history of domestic violence. Brown, 26, had been due…
‘Supermoon’ coincides with lunar eclipse
People around the world are watching the skies to observe a rare celestial event, as a lunar eclipse coincides with a so-called “supermoon”. A supermoon occurs when the Moon is in the closest part of its orbit to Earth, meaning…
Victorious Catalan separatists claim mandate to break with Spain
Separatists on Sunday won a clear majority of seats in Catalonia’s parliament in an election that sets the region on a collision course with Spain’s central government over independence. “Catalans have voted yes to independence,” acting regional government head Artur…
Asia shares sag on caution, dollar consolidates
Asian stocks sagged on Monday after Wall Street’s uninspiring Friday performance and ahead of key economic indicators, while the dollar consolidated its gains against the yen and euro. MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan stood virtually flat. Shanghai…
Russia wants ‘co-ordination’ against IS in Syria
Russian President Vladimir Putin has called for a regional “co-ordinating structure” against Islamic State (IS). Mr Putin reiterated his support for Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, who Western countries and the Syrian opposition have said must go. The crisis is expected…