Dhaka – State Minister for Foreign Affairs M Shahriar Alam on Wednesday said Pakistan’s ‘request’ to withdraw Bangladesh’s diplomat without showing any reason will not be ‘supportive’ for relations between the two countries. “There’s been no explanation (from Pakistan). They…
NK News North Korea claimed it carried out a successful hydrogen bomb test on Wednesday, in a broadcast at midday Pyongyang time on Korean Central Television (KCTV). The announcement followed the detection of an artificial earthquake which took place two…
Leo Byrne North Korean media’s claims they they tested a hydrogen bomb on Wednesday have caused widespread speculation about the current status on the DPRK’s nuclear weapons technologies. Thermonuclear explosions – such as the pictured Ivy Mike nuclear test.– are…
By Keegan Hamilton North Korea has announced that it successfully detonated a small hydrogen bomb, a declaration that followed a suspicious earthquake Wednesday near a site where the country previously conducted three nuclear weapons tests. A hydrogen bomb, also known…
Danielle Nirenberg 2016 is the United Nations International Year of Pulses (IYP). Pulses, or grain legumes, include 12 crops such as dry beans, dry peas, chickpeas, and lentils, which are high in protein, fiber, and micronutrients. In celebration of the…
The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Wednesday sent BNP Standing Committee member Mirza Abbas to the jail rejecting his bail petitions in three cases. Of the cases two have been filed with Paltan and Motijheel Police Stations…
Dhaka – The Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police arrested an employee of Bangladesh Biman Airlines from Uttara in the city on Tuesday night in connection with recovery of 14.5 kg gold from the domestic terminal of Hazrat Shahjalal…
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the death penalty against Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer, Motiur Rahman Nizami, for his involvement in wartime offences. In its short order, the apex court said, “This appeal is allowed in part. Appellant…
Jamaat-e-Islami on Wednesday called a dawn-to-dusk hartal across the country for today as the apex court upheld the war tribunal’s death sentence awarded to its ameer Maulana Motiur Rahman Nizami for committing crimes against humanity during the Liberation War in…
The European Union grants EUR 118 million (11 Crore 80 Lac Taka) for Civil Society Participation in Decision Making, Food and Nutrition Security, and Skills Development in Bangladesh The EU Development Cooperation Multiannual Indicative Programme (MIP) 2014-2020 aims at assisting…
Dhaka – Terming the hartal as ‘Paper hartal’ the Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Wednesday called upon the transports workers to ply their vehicle. Ply your vehicles despite hartal hours without any fear as members of the law enforcement agencies…
Somajtantrik Chhatra Front of Jahangirnagar University (JU) unit organioed a protest Procession demanding for withdrawal of increased fees fixed for honours 1st year admission of the 2015-16 academic session in the name of development fees here the campus.
One more department at Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology (RUET) has started functioning to meet the demands of present competitive world. In preliminary stage, the newly launched Chemical and Food Process Engineering (CFPE) department has accommodated 30 brilliant students…
he new year is supposed to bring change, rebirth, radically different directions. At least until Monday drudgery and that person you swore you’d cut out of your life come calling again. The New Year’s weekend just ended followed a rather…
By VICE News and Reuters Kuwait became the latest country to recall its ambassador from Iran on Tuesday, as protesters in Iran and Iraq marched for a third day in protest at Saudi Arabia’s execution of a dissident Shia cleric.…
By Olivia Becker President Barack Obama, officially fed up with trying to get any gun control measures through the Republican-controlled Congress, is taking matters into his own hands to enact gun control measures during his last year in office. Obama…
By Rachel Browne Before Adam Ahmed could even walk or talk, he was flagged as a security risk in Canada. His parents, Sulemaan Ahmed and Khadija Cajee, suspected there was something wrong shortly after he was born when they were…
Besieged ‘children eating leaves off the trees’ in Madaya, SyriaBy Avi Asher-Schapiro Correction: a previous version of this story contained photos purporting to show malnourished children in Madadya. VICE News has since learned that the pictures may not have been…
Shahlaa Ahmed Bahrain: More than 10,000 ‘illegal’ (undocumented) foreign workers have left Bahrain within the last six months as part of a nationwide amnesty. The government-initiated amnesty, which ended on Thursday, allowed illegal expatriates a chance to return home or…
NK News Latest – 10:02 EST: North Korea has declared it will issue a special statement at 12:00 noon Pyongyang time. Seismic event in country’s northeast measures 5.1 on Richter scale An artificial earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale…
Dhaka – The feature film “Rana Plaza” directed by Shamima Akhter has not been granted permission for public exhibition under the Film Censorship Law, 1963.
Dhaka – Attorney General Mahbubey Alam said on Tuesday the state would file a plea seeking review of the Appellate Division judgement that commuted death sentence of Delwar Hossain Sayedee to life imprisonment. The chief state counsel said this while…
A court of Habiganj on Tuesday afternoon accepted the charge sheet against 32 accused, including former State Minister Lutfozzaman Babar, in the case filed under the Explosive Substances Act in connection with the grenade attack that killed former Finance Minister…
Dhaka – Pakistan on Tuesday urged Bangladesh authorities to withdraw its diplomat Maushumi Rahman within 48 hours without citing any reason. Pakistan Foreign Ministry summoned the Bangladesh High Commissioner to Pakistan Suhrab Hossain in the afternoon and conveyed the message…
BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Tuesday called upon the government to take immediate measures for holding fresh parliamentary polls through holding dialogues and reaching an understanding. “We want an end to the current political impasse through talks. We want to…
Ruling Awami League general secretary and public administration minister Syed Ashraful Islam on Tuesday called upon the BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia to practice ‘peaceful politics’ in a bid to take the country forward. “Come we take the country forward through…
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party and the Bangladesh Awami League are holding separate rallies in different areas of Dhaka on Tuesday, marking the second anniversary of the 5 January elections. Awami League has arranged two rallies at Bangabandu Avenue and another…
BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia has joined a rally, being held in front of party’s Naya Paltan central office on Tuesday afternoon marking ‘democracy killing day’. The decision to attend the rally was taken at a meeting of party’s senior leaders…
Mr. Hashen (not real name), a young Bangladeshi guy of 25 years, ran a small business in Sylhet. One night he has directed to Dhaka airport for Ecuador, airport was contacted, trafficker/human smuggler will take BDT.600, 000 ($7,500) after arrival…
Penang (T Ajit) — A proposal by the Like-Minded Developing countries (LMDC), aimed at ensuring that nationally determined contributions (NDCs) under the Paris Agreement are comprehensive and not mitigation-centric, was a hard fought battle that eventually succeeded in being reflected…