Iran’s president defended the 2015 nuclear deal with world powers on Saturday, saying not even 10 Donald Trumps can roll back its benefits to his country, state TV reported. Hassan Rouhani’s comments came as President Donald Trump appears to be…
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BNP repeats allegation: Sinha forced to go on leave
BNP senior leader Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain on Saturday alleged that the government has sent Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha on ‘forced’ leave to establish its ‘control’ over the Supreme Court. “He (CJ) is not sick. His visit to Dhakeshwari Temple…
Credit deal with India not good for Bangladesh: BNP
BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Saturday alleged that the credit deal with India is not ‘good’ for Bangladesh due to its tough conditions and slow disbursement. “The projects taken under the Indian Line of Credit are…
Govt tarnished image of judiciary: Moudud
BNP senior leader Moudud Ahmed on Friday alleged that the government has tarnished the judiciary’s image by sending Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha on ‘forced’ leave. “The Chief Justice is the symbol of justice and the judiciary. He is an…
Step-by-step justice for Syrians
The hundreds of thousands of Syrian asylum seekers and refugees who fled to Europe brought something incredibly valuable with them – their memories. They know the names of people who were “disappeared,” the faces of soldiers who rampaged villages, and…
Pressure Myanmar to take back Rohingyas: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday once again urged the international community, including the United Kingdom, to mount pressure on Myanmar to bring back the Rohinyas from Bangladesh. “International pressure on the Myanmar government should continue so that Naypyidaw is…
Nobel says to korea nuke players: We are watching
They couldn’t award it to Kim Jong Un or Donald Trump; that much was certain. But the granting of the Nobel Peace Prize to the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons opened itself to a clear interpretation across Asia: When…
Google introduced new smartphones
Alphabet Inc’s Google on Wednesday unveiled the second generation of its Pixel smartphone along with new voice-enabled home speakers, redoubling its commitment to the hardware business as it competes with a surge of devices from Apple Inc and Amazon.com Inc.…
Anti Nuclear campaign wins Nobel Prize for Peace
Nuclear disarmament group ICAN won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for its decade-long campaign to rid the world of the atomic bomb as nuclear-fuelled crises swirl over North Korea and Iran. More than 70 years since atomic bombs were…
Staple prices record notable fall
The prices of different kinds of rice have declined by Taka 5 to 8 in per kilogram across the country. With government’s initiatives, including running of open market sale (OMS) in the city and district, conducting mobile courts and possibility…
Reform law to check non-performing loans: Experts
It is essential to take necessary steps to reform the legal framework to reduce the non-performing loan (NPL) as it is increasingly becoming a matter of concern for the banking sector, observed experts. “There are some borrowers who become defaulters…
Walton opens smartphone plant in Bangladesh
State Minister for Posts and Telecommunications Tarana Halim has said the launching of Walton Smartphone Plant has opened up a new era of ‘Digital Bangladesh’. “Today is a historical, a joyful and a glorious day for us. Through starting the…
british author Kazou Ishiguro wins Nobel Price for Literature
British author Kazuo Ishiguro, best known for his novel “The Remains of the Day”, won the Nobel Literature Prize on Thursday, the Swedish Academy said. The 62-year-old, “in novels of great emotional force, has uncovered the abyss beneath our illusory…
CJ to retire with dignity, hopes Nasim
Spokesperson of the Awami League-led 14-party grand alliance Mohammad Nasim on Thursday hoped that Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha will go on retirement with dignity. “The post of the Chief Justice is a glorious and dignified one. Chief Justice Surendra…
Putin opens talk with Saudi King at the Kremlin
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Saudi Arabia’s King Salman have opened talks at the Kremlin in the first official visit of a Saudi monarch to Russia. The king’s talks with Putin on Thursday are expected to focus on the global…
ICDDRB joins global initiative to end cholera
icddr,b has joined the launch of an ambitious new strategy to reduce deaths from cholera by 90 percent by 2030. The initiative was launched by the Global Task Force on Cholera Control (GTFCC), a diverse network of over 50 UN…
Dhaka Delhi ink $4.5Bn credit deal
Bangladesh today signed $4.5 billion third Line of Credit (LoC) agreement with India as both sides pledged to bolster the economic ties between the two close neighbors. Economic Relations Division (ERD) Secretary Kazi Shofiqul Azam and Managing Director of Indian…
Aid groups seek $434 for Rohingya refugees
Humanitarian organisations helping Rohingya Muslim refugees in Bangladesh said on Wednesday they need $434 million over the next six months to help up to 1.2 million people, many of them children, who need life-saving help. There are an estimated 809,000…
Solar energy is the fastest growing source of power
A report shows that solar energy was the fastest-growing source of power last year, accounting for almost two-thirds of net new capacity globally. The International Energy Agency said Wednesday that the rise was due to a boom in photovoltaic panel…
No Politics over CJ issue, says Law Minister Anisul Haq
Reiterating that Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha is sick, Law Minister Anisul Huq on Wednesday said there is nothing to do politics over the issue. “Sickness is one’s individual matter and there’s nothing to do politics over the issue,” he…
CJ Sinha forced to refrain from performing duty: BNP
BNP on Wednesday alleged that Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha has been forced to refrain from performing his duty in the name of his illness. Speaking at a press conference, BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir also urged the…
Las Vegas Gunman’s father robbed bank and fled FBI
Stephen Paddock’s father lived a life of crime. In his early 30s, Benjamin Hoskins Paddock, the father of the gunman who opened fire on concertgoers in Las Vegas on Sunday night, killing at least 59 people, sold garbage disposals and…
Foreign envoys say Myanmar villages burned down
Ambassadors of 20 mostly western countries based in Myanmar in a joint statement has said they saw Rohingya villages were burned to the ground with residents fleeing elsewhere while visiting the Rakhine state, the scene of the violent military crackdown.…
Burma ready to begin Rohingya verification in BD
The Myanmar government on Tuesday said they are ready to begin the verification and repatriation of its nationals crossed over to Bangladesh. Myanmar Union Minister for the Office of the State Counsellor Kyaw Tint Swe reiterated Myanmar’s position on Monday,…
Dhaka to sign $4.5b 3rd LoC deal with Delhi
Bangladesh is all set to sign the final $4.5 billion third Line of Credit (LoC) agreement with India on Wednesday as Indian Finance Minister Arun Jaitley arrived here on Tuesday to witness the signing. As many as 17 projects have…
BNP calls Myanmar repatriation offer as eyewash
BNP on Monday described the decision of Bangladesh and Myanmar to form a joint working group to start the repatriation process of all the Rohingyas staying in Bangladesh as eyewash and deception. “The meeting between Bangladesh and Myanmar is nothing…
Sweden and Germany first to hold trials on atrocities in Syria
Efforts to bring those responsible for atrocities in Syria before European courts are starting to bear fruit, notably in Swedish and German courts, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. While various authorities in Europe have opened investigations…
Justice Sinha sent on forced leave: SC Bar president
Supreme Court Bar Association president Advocate Zainul Abedin on Tuesday said Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha did not go on leave on his own but he was forced to do so. The SCBA president came up with the remark while…
World Tourism Day observed: High forex income potential
The World Tourism Day was observed here today with much enthusiasm in line with this year’s theme ‘Sustainable Tourism – A Tool for Development’. Bangladesh Tourism Board (BTB), Bangladesh Parjatan Corporation (BPC), under the supervision of Civil Aviation and Tourism…
A Wife’s hillariously extra grocery list husband
Some people prefer to bring a detailed list when they go grocery shopping. Era Golwalkar’s husband Gaurav gets one with diagrams and bullet points. The couple, who live in Pune, India, takes turns grocery shopping every other week, Era told…