President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina have greeted Ram Nath Kovind on being elected the President of India.“I firmly believe that the ties of friendship and cooperation, which so happily exist between our two countries, will further be…
A Hindu nationalist leader has been chosen India’s new president, a largely ceremonial position.Ram Nath Kovind was elected by the Indian Parliament and state legislatures in voting held Monday, with the results announced Thursday.
A White House reporter violated the Trump administration’s ban on recording press briefings. Ksenija Pavlovic of The Pavolovic Today broadcast a live-streaming audio record from the Wednesday press briefing with Sarah Huckabee Sanders.
On Inauguration Day, President Donald Trump stood in front of the U.S. Capitol and vowed that his “America First” agenda would bring jobs back to the United States. “We must protect our borders from the ravages of other countries making…
A total of 2,332 people committed suicide in the district in the last seven years till 2016, as per the data of Society for Voluntary Activities (SOVA). SOVA, which has been working on suicide in Jhenidah for over 10 years,…
The government has revoked the passport of fugitive Islamic preacher Zakir Naik following a recommendation from the National Investigation Agency (NIA) which has already booked him under Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act for his terror links. The revocation of the passport…
BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Wednesday alleged that a fair election under Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda is very difficult as he is a ‘partisan’ person. “You (Huda) are not the Chief Election Commissioner of…
The average traffic speed in the capital has dropped from 21 kms per hour to 7 kms, slightly above the average walking speed, in the last 10 years, according to a new World Bank analysis. The traffic congestion in Dhaka…
Angola’s Constitutional Court has ruled that a presidential decree that imposed severe restrictions on civil society groups violates the constitution. The ruling provides a big boost to nongovernmental organizations that operate in a politically contentious environment in which the courts…
Childhood should be a time of innocence, play, and learning. But 15-year-old Subekti spent his shackled to the floor of his family’s house in Serang, a city about a three-hour drive from Indonesia’s capital, Jakarta.For the past six years, since…
British and French researchers say the number of dead dolphins washing up on their shores is at its highest level in more than 14 years. In the first six months of this year, more than a thousand dolphin carcasses have…
The Philippines, Bangladesh, Vietnam, Myanmar Pakistan, and Thailand are among the world’s top 10 countries most affected by extreme weather events the Asian Development Bank said in a new report. A business-as-usual approach to climate change will be “disastrous” for…
New York City police are searching for the person who stole a 100-year-old tortoise from an animal shelter.The Daily News reports police were called to the Alley Pond Environmental Center in Queens on Monday after staffers discovered the reptile was…
Bangladesh Shipakala Academy (BSA) announced the names of seven artistes to be honoured with ‘Shilpakala Padak-2016’ on July 20.The names are selected for the contribution to the development of Drama, Music, Dance, Folklore, photography, instrumental music and fine arts.
A dilapidated, three-story building in a poorer neighborhood of Pakistan’s port city of Karachi collapsed before dawn on Tuesday, killing at least five people and injuring 14, a rescue and senior police official said.Several hours into the day, rescuers were…
A court here on Tuesday sentenced three men to death for killing a boatman in 2015 at Bahadurpur village in Harirampur upazila.The convicts are Monirul Islam, a resident of Pirer Char village in Bhanga upazila of Faridpur district, Rasel Mollah…
BNP on Tuesday alleged that the Election Commission’s (EC’s) roadmap for the 11t parliamentary elections is part of the government’s blueprint to secure its path to stay in power again in its ‘old style’.“The Election Commission has announced a roadmap…
Online shopping may have its pros and cons, but when it comes to buying products that have an invisible morality tag, it’s the safest possible option, believes Franklin Paul. One of India’s most vocal advocates for youth rights to sexual…
You need to slow down, stat! We have trouble with the concept of slow, don’t we? Given the frenetic pace of modern life, it’s not surprising. We are feeding the lie that busier lives are better lives, and in doing…
The government has cleared an amendment to the law allowing more family members to become potential organ transplant donors.The amended law will also require all hospitals without a specialised unit for such procedures to obtain prior approval for transplants.The draft…
Today, July 17, is the Day of International Criminal Justice. It marks the 19th anniversary of the 1998 Rome Statute: the founding treaty of the International Criminal Court (ICC), which is the only permanent criminal court that holds perpetrators of…
Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Monday said Awami League will make comment on the Election Commission’s roadmap after seeing the progress of its implementation.“We’ll talk about it after observing the progress of its implementation after taking some…
BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday said the Election Commission must create a proper election environment in the country to make its election roadmap a success.“We would like to call upon the Election Commission you please first…
The nine children who recently died of unknown disease in Sitakunda of Chittagong were suffering from measles, says the Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR).“The children died at Tripurapara of Sitakunda after they were affected from measles virus…but…
Strongly denouncing law enforcers’ reported intervention in a meeting at Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JSD-Rab) President ASM Abdur Rab’s Uttara residence, BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia on Saturday alleged it has manifested the state’s current ‘atrocious and extremely anti-people nature’.
BNP senior leader Moudud Ahmed on Saturday said the unity of opposition political parties with a one-point demand for a credible election is a must to put an end to the current ‘despotic rule’, and ‘restore’ democracy and people’s voting…
BNP standing committee member Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain on Saturday said their Chairperson Khaleda Zia will present a framework on the election-time supportive government soon after she returns home from the UK.“Our chairperson is going to London for her treatment. Hope,…
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena on Saturday attended a trade and investment event before leaving Dhaka that discussed ways to have greater trade and investment cooperation between the two countries.Bangladesh and Sri Lanka want to see their two-way trade volume…
Turkish authorities sacked nearly 7,400 more civil servants for alleged links to terror groups as the country on Saturday marked the first anniversary of last summer’s failed coup attempt that left some 250 people dead.Thousands are expected to turn out…
Bangladesh and Sri Lanka have agreed to work for shared prosperity through mutually beneficial win-win partnership and underlined the need for a peaceful, stable, inclusive and sustainable South Asian region. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena…