Canadian police reportedly killed a lone suspect in a major anti-terrorist takedown operation on Wednesday. The suspect was linked to Islamic State and believed to be behind a suicide bomb plot on a major Canadian city. The suspect was identified…
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US report notes inaction over vested property depriving Hindus
Dhaka – The government did not adjudicate any of the more than one million pending cases of land seized from Hindus declared ‘enemies of the state’ in pre-independence Bangladesh, said a report of the US Department of State, UNB News…
Work to pay debt of Bangabandhu, martyrs: PM
Dhaka – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today made a fervent call to the public servants to work with utmost sincerity and devotion to materialize the dream of the Father of the Nation and millions of martyrs to whom the nation…
Khaleda secures bail in 10 cases, charge framing Oct 10
The Metropolitan Sessions Judge’s Court of Dhaka on Wednesday granted bail to BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia in 10 cases including eight sabotage cases filed under the Special Power Act and a sedition one. Metropolitan Sessions Judge Kamrul Hossain Mollah…
‘Radicalisation test’ suggestion sparks Twitter outrage in France
A high school ‘radicalisation detection test’ is the latest proposal to fight terrorism from one French official – with the suggestion causing outrage online, but also spawning a large amount of ridicule. Geoffroy Didier, vice president of the council of…
Germany plans tough new security laws
Following a recent spate of attacks, Germany’s leading coalition parties are readying a set of new security laws to fight extremism which will include measures accelerating deportations, abolishing dual citizenship, and loosening medical confidentiality. German Interior Minister Thomas de Maizière…
Monsoon depression brings heavy downpour to Bangladesh
Dhaka -The monsoon depression over coastal gangetic West Bengal and southwestern part of Bangladesh moved northeastwards and lies over Khulna and adjoining area on Wednesday morning and is likely to move northwards further. Under its influence, steep pressure gradient persists…
Jamaat ex-MP Shakhawat awarded death for war crimes
Dhaka -The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) on Wednesday handed down death sentence to former Jamaat MP Maulana Shakhawat Hossain of Jessore district and jailed seven others until death on charges of crimes against humanity during the Liberation War of 1971,…
Putin, Erdogan pledge reset after diplomatic rift
Saint Petersburg (BSS/AFP) – Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday pledged to reinvigorate ties after their first meeting since Ankara shot down a Russian warplane last November. Erdogan’s visit to Putin’s hometown of Saint…
Pro-Trump art reinstated after New York ‘arson’ attack
Staten Island (BSS/AFP)- When arsonists reputedly set fire to some Donald Trump “lawn art” outside a New York family home, the man billed as the only conservative artist in America came out swinging. Scott LoBaido simply erected a bigger version…
6 JMB suspects with arms, munitions held in capital
Dhaka -Six alleged members of Jama’atul Mujahidin Bangladesh (JMB), an outlawed militant organization, have been arrested by the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in an overnight drive. Huge firearms and explosives were recovered from different areas in the capital.
Phelps The Great Olympian: Gold medals in bag 21
Rio De Janeiro (AP/UNB) — Michael Phelps sat alone, thoroughly exhausted. He put his head in his hands and then motioned at his neck as though he had nothing left to give. No need. His work was done. He had…
Celebrate the world’s indigenous peoples
Danielle Nierenberg August 9 was International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples. This year’s theme is Indigenous Peoples and Education to highlight the importance of education and preserving indigenous knowledge. Around the world, many indigenous people cannot access the basic…
Hillary next US President
In the present context of the United States of America and of the world, Hillary Clinton is the most suitable personality to becoming the next President of the United States. On the contrary, if Donald Trump becomes the next US…
A nonviolent strategy to end war
Robert J. Burrowes There is a long history of anti-war and peace activism. Much of this activism has focused on ending a particular war. Some of this activism has been directed at ending a particular aspect of war, such as…
JU swimming pool abandoned for 20 years
The swimming pool of Jahangirangar University (JU) has been dumped for twenty years and become rather a drain for lack of attention of JU authorities. Students are going another pond or lake which are deep and unfit for swimming and…
Rosatom subsidiary Nukem to build Radioactive Waste Repository
Nukem Technologies, a sister concern of Rosatom’s ASE engineering group, joined the consortium to build a radioactive waste storage facility at Kozloduy NPP. Alongside Nukem, the consortium includes four Bulgarian companies. The contract is worth 72 million Euros. The facility…
Khaleda Zia to appear in 12 cases Wednesday
BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia will go to lower court of Dhaka on Wednesday to appear the hearings of 12 cases, filed against her, including the Niko and Barapukuria coalmine graft cases.
Newsmen of Online portal Banglamail sent to jail
The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Tuesday sent three journalists of online news portal Banglamail, including the agency’s acting editor rejecting the bail plea of the prosecution. Magistrate Golam Nabi of the CMM Court passed the order…
Santu Larma urges ethnic groups to achieve their rights
Bangladesh Adivasi Forum (BAF) President Jyotirindra Bodhipriya Larma alias Santu Larma urge the young generation of the ethnic minority come forward spontaneously to strengthen the ongoing struggle for their rights. “Indigenous people will have to survive through struggle. They have…
World Bank to provide Taka 1bn for BBIN transportation project
The World Bank would provide Tk 1000 crore for the development regional communications and implement the project taken under Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal (BBIN). WB Bangladesh representative Qimiao Fan made the disclosure after a meeting with Commerce Minister Tofail…
Thusands of primary schools closed for flood in 20 districts
Over 2,300 government primary and secondary schools in 20 districts have been closed in the ongoing flood, hampering educational activities of thousands of students.
Shringla tells Khaleda extremism obstacle to region’s uplift
Indian High Commissioner Harsh Vardhan Shringla on Tuesday told BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia that terrorism and extremism are major impediments to peace and development in the region.
Putin meets Erdogan since downing of Russian jet
Turkish president Recep Tayip Ergodan is meeting with “his friend” Vladimir Putin in hopes of turning a fresh page in the two countries’ relations. It is their first meeting since Turkey downed a Russian bomber over Syria last November. Ankara…
‘State-supported’ ProjectSauron malware attacks world’s top PCs
Two top electronic security firms have discovered a new powerful malware suite being used to target just dozens of high-value targets around the world. The research shows that it was likely developed on the orders of a government engaging in…
Six to walk gallows for killing Gazipur schoolboy
Gazipur – A court here sentenced six people to death and three others to life term imprisonment on Tuesday for killing a schoolboy in 2001. The condemned convicts are Rafiqul Islam, Atiqul Islam, Atique Sheikh, Selim Sheikh, Anwar Hossain Sheikh…
37th BCS preliminary exam Sept 30
Dhaka – The preliminary test of the 37th Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) examinations under the Public Service Commission (PSC) will be held on September 30 next.
At least two journalists killed in Pakistan blast
Washington — At least two journalists were among at least 70 people killed in a massive bomb blast at a hospital in Quetta, Pakistan, today, according to press reports. The Committee to Protect Journalists condemned the attack.
Ten students fall sick ‘drinking water’ at Rajshahi madrasah
Dhaka – At least ten students of a madrasah fell sick reportedly after drinking water from a tank in the madrasah premises in Kakonhat of Godagari upazila of Rajshahi on Monday night, UNB news agency reported. Eight of the sick…
Republican security experts call Trump ‘most reckless’
An open letter signed by 50 Republican national security experts has warned that nominee Donald Trump “would be the most reckless president” in US history. The group, which includes the former CIA director Michael Hayden, said Mr Trump “lacks the…