Latvia’s foreign minister says the moment Canada’s troops land in Latvia to lead a NATO battle group deterring Russian aggression both his country and Canada need to be ready to “immediately counter” Russian-backed smear campaigns and fake news. In an…
President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today described the “Genocide Day” as a strong protest against genocide carried out by the then Pakistani occupational forces on unarmed Bangalees in 1971 Liberation War. In a message on the eve…
Joint forces are preparing to raid a house, presumed to be a hideout of militants, at Shibbari in Dakkhin Surma upazila. Police cordoned off the suspected militant den in the early hours of Friday asked the suspected militants to surrender.…
Leather made with child labor and under dangerous, polluted conditions in Bangladesh went to factories that produced goods for major U.S. and European shoe and handbag brands and companies, according to a report released Friday by New York-based nonprofit Transparentem.…
An unidentified young man was killed as a bomb he was reportedly carrying exploded near a police outpost at Airport Road in the city on Friday evening. Deputy Commissioner (Media) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Masudur Rahman told UNB that…
The copies of the death warrants against death row top leader of banned terror outfit Harkat-ul Jihad al-Islami Bangladesh (HUJI-B) Mufti Hannan and his cohort Sharif Shahedul Alam reached Kashimpur Jail in Gazipur. The death warrants reached Kashimpur Jail from…
The BNP yesterday expressed apprehension that Bangladesh’s geographical independence would be threatened if defence agreement is signed with India. “The people will not accept any agreement against country’s independence and sovereignty during Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s ensuing visit to India,”…
Bangladesh and India on Thursday signed an agreement on the ‘South Asia Satellite’ formally joining the Indian government’s initiative. Chairman of the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) Shahjahan Mahmood and Indian High Commissioner Harsh Vardhan Shringla signed the agreement titled…
A network of more than 300,000 farmworkers, servers, cooks and food-manufacturers, including a large local chain of the Service Employees International Union, is joining a May 1 nationwide strike “to stop the relentless attacks of the Trump administration and its…
Most people think slavery is a thing of the past and has nothing to do with them. They’re wrong on both counts. Slaves or trafficked victims are exploited in mining (gold, coltan, molybdenum, niobium, tin), agriculture, weaving, ship breaking, brick…
Few things are better than biting into a good piece of chocolate. But melting into dark chocolate autopilot may be hiding a darker side of this sweet treat. Take a bite. Then take a minute to think. Have you ever…
Leaders of countries affected by recent terror attacks have voiced solidarity with the UK after the deadly attack near the Houses of Parliament. A lone attacker was shot dead after he used a car to run down pedestrians, killing two,…
In Asia, it likely will not be straightforward water wars. Prolonged water scarcity might lead to security situations that are more nuanced, giving rise to a complex set of cascading but unpredictable consequences, with communities and nations reacting in ways…
The government has officially declared March 25 as ‘Mass Killing Day’, marking the widespread killings by Pakistani Army on the unarmed Bengalis on the black night of March 25, 1971. “The government has decided to observe March 25 as the…
A special tribunal here on Wednesday issued death warrants for Harkat-ul-Jihad (Huji) chief Mufti Abdul Hannan and two others condemned to death in a case filed over the grenade attack on ex-British envoy to Bangladesh Anwar Choudhury in 2004. Copies…
Mobile phone towers in the country are emitting a harmful level of radiation, a government report has found. The Health Ministry submitted a report on the radiation levels of phone towers to the High Court on Wednesday with a directive…
The enemy drone whined in the distance. The Interceptor, a drone-hunting machine from Silicon Valley startup Airspace Systems, slinked off its launch pad and dashed away in hot pursuit. The hunter twisted through the air to avoid trees, homed in…
The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) on Tuesday approved Tk 1.15 lakh crore 4th Health, Population and Nutrition Sector Programme, aiming to improve equity, quality and efficiency for gradually moving towards Universal Health Coverage and achieving health-related…
Bangladesh has intensified its diplomatic efforts to get UN recognition for March 25 as Mass Killing Day commemorating the atrocities and mass killing committed by Pakistani occupation forces in 1971. “Though it’s a time-consuming process but it’s not impossible,” State…
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday called on people not to vote for those to power who indulged in corruption, engaged in terrorism and militancy and killed people in arson attacks as they will push the country towards destruction again.…
Fatima, 62 years old, fled persecution and the destruction of her city of Aleppo, Syria, with the dream of reuniting with her daughter and grandchildren in Germany. She survived the treacherous journey to Greece, but border restrictions in the Western…
When on March 20-21, 2017, on the eve of the World Water Day, India and Pakistan’s Permanent Indus Commission met in Islamabad for its 113rd meeting, there is a lot at stake besides the immediate issues or even the Indus…
Experts at human chain programme yesterday stressed the need for proper management of waste water to resolve the drinking water crises instead of over relying on underground water.
Feeling embarrassed at their activities, family members of a suspected militant couple, who along with their child and two other militants were killed during a special drive at Premtala in Sitakunda upazila, refused to receive their bodies. “They’ve humiliated us…
A global happiness report has made Norway’s foreign minister, well, happy. Norway jumped to top spot in the World Happiness Report despite the plummeting price of oil— a key part of its economy — but researchers said it’s the “human…
Joint forces on Monday conducted drives at two houses, believed to be militant hideouts, at Colonel Haat and Uttar Kattoli in Akbar Shah areas of the city on Monday evening. However, no arrest could be made during the simultaneous drives…
The Cabinet on Monday approved the draft of Urban and Zone Planning Bill, 2017 aimed at brining discipline in land management and restricting the misuse of land in the country. The Cabinet gave the approval in principle at its regular…
An Israeli aircraft reportedly launched a strike into Syria on Sunday that left one person dead, in what appeared to be the second cross-border attack in three days as tensions between the neighbors escalated over the weekend. The Israeli attack…
The BNP questioned the death of a youth in Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) custody after the suicidal attack on its Ashkona barrack.
BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Sunday urged the government to create a congenial atmosphere for forging a national unity to eliminate militancy. “Though our leader Khaleda Zia has called for a national unity to curb militancy, Prime…