Saudi monarch King Salman has no plans to abdicate in favour of his son, Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman, according to reports. “There is no possibility whatsoever that the king will abdicate,’’ the official said, citing the example of King…
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Trump puts elephant trophy imports on hold
US President Donald Trump has suspended the import of elephant hunting trophies, only a day after a ban was relaxed by his administration. Imports of trophies from elephants legally hunted in Zambia and Zimbabwe had been set to resume, reversing…
Protesters to hold mass anti-Mugabe rally
Protesters are due to march in Zimbabwe’s capital Harare to demand the resignation of President Robert Mugabe. The rally is supported by the military which staged a takeover on Wednesday. Regional branches of the ruling Zanu-PF party as well as…
Gigi pulls out of Victoria’s Secret fashion show
Gigi Hadid will not walk in this year’s Victoria’s Secret fashion show. The 22-year-old model announced she would not be taking part in the annual parade of feathers and crystals – and, somewhere amongst those things, bras – in a…
Toto Riina, Mafia ‘boss of bosses’, dies in jail
Notorious Sicilian Mafia “boss of all bosses” Salvatore “Toto” Riina has died from cancer in jail, aged 87. Riina was serving 26 life sentences and is believed to have ordered more than 150 murders. The head of the feared Cosa…
Mugabe’s first public appearance at graduation ceremony
Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe has made his first public appearance since the country’s army took over on Wednesday. He attended a graduation ceremony in the capital, Harare. Mr Mugabe had been under house arrest for days. The army made its…
Kuwait Airways ‘within its rights’ to ban Israeli: German court
A German court has ruled that a Kuwaiti airline was within its rights to refuse to carry an Israeli citizen. The ruling angered Jewish groups and others, who argued that it condoned anti-Semitism. Kuwait Airways cancelled the passenger’s ticket for…
Darkness: Investigating mass rape in Burma: HRW
Interview: November 16, 2017 12:00AM EST The Burmese military is carrying out a campaign of ethnic cleansing against Rohingya Muslims in northern Rakhine State. Scores of people have been murdered and hundreds of villages destroyed, and more than 600,000 Rohingya…
প্রকৃত নেতার বৈশিষ্ট্য
‘চট্টগ্রাম থেকে ট্রেনে ঢাকা ফিরছি। ভৈরবের কাছাকাছি কোন ষ্টেশনে ট্রেন থামতেই এক দল যুবক আমাদের কামরায় হৈচৈ করে ঢুকে পড়ল। আমাকে দেখেই হোমড়া চোমড়া দলনেতা বলল, ‘স্যার আপনি? কোথায় যাবেন?’ জবাবে বললাম, ঢাকা যাব। টেলিভিশনে টকশোর উপস্থাপক হওয়াতে অনেকে আমাকে…
Macron invites Saad Hariri, family to France
French President Emmanuel Macron has invited Lebanese PM Saad Hariri and his family to France, but said he was not offering political exile. French officials say Mr Hariri will arrive “in the coming days”. Mr Hariri resigned unexpectedly during a…
AU leader says Zimbabwe takeover seems like a coup
The Zimbabwean military’s takeover of power and detention of President Robert Mugabe “seems like a coup”, key regional bloc the African Union says. Its head, Alpha Conde, said the AU demands an immediate return to constitutional order. The military denies…
UAE symbol of tolerance, diversity in region: Macron
French President Emmanuel Macron says Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin are threatening Western values of openness and tolerance, but isolating them from Europe would be counterproductive. “If you decide just to push them back from Europe and our values, saying…
Zimbabwe army takes over, Mugabe arrested?
Zimbabwe’s military has read out a statement after taking over the national broadcaster, ZBC, saying it has taken action to “target criminals”. However, it said this was not “a military takeover of government” and President Robert Mugabe was safe. But…
The Queen, Royal Family members at Armistice event
The Queen was joined by members of the Royal Family to commemorate the fallen at the Royal Festival of Remembrance at the Royal Albert Hall.
Commode and cleanliness in RMC hospital needed
A few days ago, I went to a cardiac ward at Rajshahi Medical College Hospital (RMCH). I visited my patient who was about 83 years old. There was no commode in the toilet and all the toilets are so dirty.…
IBBL Shariah Supervisory Committee meeting held
Dhaka – A meeting of the Shariah Supervisory Committee of Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited was held on 12 November 2017, Sunday at Islami Bank Tower. Mufti Sayeed Ahmad, Vice Chairman of the Committee presided over the meeting.
World War III is postponed!
Proinsias Mac Pheadair The actions recently of the world’s most notorious arms dealer Dr Moosa bin Shamsher (73) and former Chairman of Donald Trump’s election campaign Paul Manafort (68) are believed to have prevented an American nuclear attack on North…
Air Chief leaves for Turkey
Dhaka, Nov 12 – Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Abu Esrar along with his spouse and three other entourage members left Dhaka for Turkey on Sunday on a five-day official visit.
Rajoy to kick off campaigning in Catalonia
Spanish prime minister Mariano Rajoy will visit Catalonia on Sunday to begin campaigning for his Popular Party, ahead of early elections in December. Mr Rajoy is expected to address a meeting of supporters of the conservative party on Sunday morning.…
Putin and I had ‘good discussions’ at Apec summit: Trump
US President Donald Trump said he had “good discussions” with Russian leader Vladimir Putin when they met briefly at an Asia-Pacific summit in Vietnam. On Twitter, he blasted “haters and fools”, who, he said, do not encourage good relations between…
Sitting service buses cost fixed income group people more
Makhan Lal, a private car driver, lives at Arambag and works at Mohakhali. He has to travel between Arambag and Mohakhali to do his job. Not very long ago he could travel either by Balaka Paribahan or Gazipur Praibahan buses…
People, planet and the climate talks: Poles apart?
By: Tetet Nera-Lauron November 10, Bonn – The 23rd Conference of Parties (COP 23) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is happening from November 6-17, 2017 in Germany, with the Government of Fiji presiding. The 2-week…
Tillerson warns against Lebanon proxy wars
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has warned other countries against using Lebanon for proxy conflicts, following a crisis triggered by the resignation of its prime minister, Saad Hariri. Iran and its Lebanese ally, the militant Shia group Hezbollah, claim…
CJ Surendra Kumar Sinha resigns
Chief Justice (CJ) Surendra Kumar Sinha has resigned according to different satellite news channels of Bangladesh. Earlier news agencies reported, he issued a statement before leaving Dhaka for Australia following two and a half months of discussions and criticisms surrounding…
Female MP ‘assaulted’ by Habiganj AL youth associate leader
Dhaka, Nov 10 – A Jubo League leader allegedly assaulted female MP Amatul Kibria Keya at Mirpur Bedepalli in Babubal upazila of Habiganj on Friday afternoon.
Celebrate 20th year of Kyoto Protocol – developing nations
Bonn, 10 Nov (Jade Chiang) – The climate talks in Bonn could be a historic moment if Parties are able to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the adoption of the Kyoto Protocol (KP) by ensuring the entry into force of…
JU VC Dr. Farzana Islam gets bomb threat
Savar – Prof Dr Farzana Islam, vice chancellor of Jahangirnagar University (JU), received a bomb threat by a letter from an anonymous person.
Fighting the creeping catastrophe of climate change
By Lourdes Tibig and Denise Margaret Matias Bonn, Germany, Nov 8 (IPS) – November 8 marks the fourth anniversary of Haiyan’s landfall in the Philippines. The super typhoon was the strongest ever to make landfall.
IBBL signs deal with tech co SAS Institute, India
Dhaka – Islami Bank Bangladesh Limited has signed an agreement with the technology services provider SAS Institute (India) Pvt. Ltd. and Thakral Information Systems Pvt. Ltd. of Bangladesh for monitoring the transaction.
Won’t be vindictive against Hasina: Khaleda Zia
Dhaka – BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Thursday reiterated that she has forgiven her arch rival and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina despite latter’s vengeful behaviour to her and assured that she would not behave vengefully towards Hasina.