Russia’s next-generation strategic bomber, known as the PAK-DA, may be unveiled to the public by the end of 2018, the Defence Ministry announced. In the long term, the new stealth bomber is set to replace the current fleet of Tu-160,…
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China considers Bangladesh important partner: Xi
Dhaka – Chinese President Xi Jinping, now on a historic 22-hour state visit to Dhaka, has said China considers Bangladesh as an important partner in South Asia and the Indian Ocean region. “We’re ready to work with the Bangladeshi side…
Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives in Dhaka
Dhaka – Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Dhaka Friday morning on a historic state visit to help usher in a new era in Dhaka-Beijing relations, UNB news agency reported. President Abdul Hamid received his Chinese counterpart on his arrival…
Momentous negotiations to address global health, climate change
Shaila Mahmud The year 2016 may become a milestone in the history for safeguarding the interest of the earth and its people as the two most important UN conferences – COP22 (United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change) and COP7…
‘NGO regulation bill must not hinder work, freedom of expression’
Dhaka – Heads of Mission of the European Union resident in Bangladesh have noted that the Parliament has passed on 5 October the Foreign Donations (Voluntary Activities) Bill 2016. The EU and its Member States is in terms of grants,…
2 schoolboys missing after boat capsize in the Padma
Dhaka – Two schoolboys went missing as a boat capsized in the Padma River in Par-Ghorapakhiya area of Shibganj upazila of Chapainawabganj on Thursday, UNB news agency reported.
Maldives quits Commonwealth, citing ‘unfair’ treatment
Colombo (AP/UNB) — The Maldives government said Thursday it has decided to leave the Commonwealth because the grouping of former British colonies has treated it “unjustly and unfairly” and sought to interfere in its politics. The statement by the Foreign…
Michelle Obama attacks Trump over sexual assault comments
Manchester (AP/UNB) — Michelle Obama said Thursday that Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s boast on a 2005 tape about his fame allowing him to “do anything to women” shook her to the core.
Man gets life term for murder in Sherpur
Dhaka – A court on Thursday convicted a man in Bangladesh and sentenced him to life term imprisonment for killing a man in 2007, UNB news agency reported.
Nine suspected pirates held in Bhola
Dhaka – Police arrested nine alleged pirates from Urir Char in Manpura upazila of Bhola on Thursday night, UNB news agency reported.
Thais in grief, mourn death of beloved monarch
Bangkok (AP/UNB) — Thailand began its first day in 70 years without a king on Friday in a profound state of mourning, with people across the shaken nation dressed in black following the death of the world’s longest-reigning monarch, Bhumibol…
Note 7 recall costing Samsung at least $5.3 billion
South Korea (AP/UNB) — Samsung Electronics said Friday that the discontinuation of the Galaxy Note 7 would cost the company about $3 billion during the current and next quarters, bringing the total cost of the recall to at least $5.3…
ICC prosecutor warns Philippine authorities over killings
Netherlands (AP/UNB) — The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor said she is “deeply concerned” about reports of extrajudicial killings of suspected drug dealers and users in the Philippines. Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda also said Thursday that statements by “high officials” in…
25 MoUs, deals to be signed during Xi’s Dhaka visit
Dhaka – Bangladesh and China are likely to sign over 25 MoUs and deals which are expected to usher in a new chapter of greater collaboration between the two countries. The two countries are actively considering 25 priority projects for…
China tops US in numbers of billionaires
China’s annual rich list has indicated that, once again, the country has more dollar billionaires than the US, and the gap is widening. Property magnate Wang Jianlin of Dalian Wanda tops the list of 594 billionaires in the country, ahead…
Developing countries share sustainable dev philosophies
UN (IPS) – Countries of the Global South, also known as developing countries, share many principles in common when it comes to implementing the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals. This was reflected at a special meeting of the 133 members of…
3 killed in eastern Bangladesh elephant attack
Dhaka – Three people were killed in an attack by wild elephants at Panbar village in Jhenaigati upazila of Sherpur on Thursday night, UNB news agency reported.
Lyricist, singer Bob Dylan wins Nobel in Literature
Stockholm (AP/UNB) — Singer-songwriter Bob Dylan won the 2016 Nobel Prize in literature on Thursday, a stunning announcement that for the first time bestowed the prestigious award on a musician for “having created new poetic expressions within the great American…
Chinese President Xi arrives Friday on historic trip to Dhaka
Dhaka – Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives here on a historic state visit on Friday morning amid a high hope in Bangladesh that it will steer a ‘historic new journey’ towards opening up a ‘new horizon’ in relations between the…
Thailand king Bhumibol, world’s longest-reigning monarch, dies
Bangkok (AP/UNB) — King Bhumibol Adulyadej, revered in Thailand as a demigod, a humble father figure and an anchor of stability through decades of upheaval at home and abroad, died Thursday. He was 88 and had been the world’s longest…
Seven robbers held in B’baria
Dhaka – Police arrested seven alleged robbers, including the gang leader, following an robbery attempt on the Titas River at Pakhimul in Sarail upazila of Brahmanbaria on Wednesday night, UNB newqs agency reported.
Day-long hartal in three hill districts being observed
Dhaha – The day-long hartal, enforced by five Bangalee settlers organisations demanding revocation of the draft Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) Land Dispute Resolution Commission (amended) Act 2016, is underway peacefully in the three hill tracts districts on Thursday UNB new…
Emboldened by BB hackers, new group targets SWIFT users
Dan Goodin Malicious tools can cause infected computers to self destruct. A few months after hackers broke into Bangladesh’s central bank and came close to getting away with $1 billion (~£800M), researchers have uncovered evidence that a separate hacking group…
Water ‘haves’ and ‘have nots’
Richard Pearshouse and Amanda Klasing This week, Brisbane hosts the world’s first conference on water scarcity and drought. Of course, access to drinking water varies considerably around the world due to natural differences in geography and climate. But there is…
A nonviolent strategy to end the climate catastrophe
Robert J. Burrowes As the evidence mounts that we are fast approaching the final point-of-no-return beyond which it will be impossible to take sufficient effective action to prevent climate catastrophe – see ‘The World Passes 400 PPM Threshold. Permanently’ http://www.climatecentral.org/news/world-passes-400-ppm-threshold-permanently-20738…
Inclusive growth and job creation through trade
Colombo/Geneva – The 16th World Export Development Forum (WEDF) was today opened by President Maithripala Sirisena in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Welcoming the more than 600 delegates attending the WEDF opening ceremony at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall.
Bangladesh’s Sonali bank fined £3.3m in UK
Dhaka – The UK operations of Bangladesh’s biggest bank, Sonali Bank, have been banned from accepting deposits from any new customers for 24 weeks. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) said the bank had failed to put anti-money laundering controls in…
German bomb plot suspect kills himself in prison cell
Berlin (AP/UNB) — A 22-year-old Syrian man arrested in Germany for a suspected Islamic extremist bomb plot killed himself Wednesday in a prison cell in Leipzig, Saxony’s state Justice Ministry said late Wednesday. Justice Ministry spokesman Joerg Herold told The…
2 women say, Trump touched them inappropriately
Washington (AP/UNB) — Two women tell The New York Times that Donald Trump touched them inappropriately — groping a woman in one instance and kissing a woman in another — during separate encounters that took place as long as three…
Russia rejects allegations of meddling in US elections
Moscow (AP/UNB) — Russian officials have once more vigorously rejected accusations of meddling in the U.S. presidential elections and dismissed allegations that Moscow was behind a series of recent hacks on U.S. institutions. In an interview with television network CNN…