Senior Palestinian officials have warned that the Palestine Liberation Organisation’s recognition of Israel – one of the key pillars of the moribund Oslo peace agreements – will be in danger of being revoked if U.S. President-elect Donald Trump moves the…
Since gaining independence in 1971, Bangladesh – the world’s third-largest Muslim majority country – has made remarkable social and economic progress. Once branded a basket case, the rate of the country’s social progress is now faster than its neighbour India.It’s…
Scampering up the wall of his tin shack in Bangladesh’s capital, three-year-old Rozzob Ali has the same combination of mischief, charm and boisterous energy as many other boys.But the fourth of five children, all born in a Dhaka slum, Ali…
Sri Lanka’s government should promptly implement recommendations on transitional justice proposed by the Consultation Task Force (CTF) in a report released on January 3, 2017, Human Rights Watch said today. The report reflects the first broad survey of Sri Lankan…
It could be one of the biggest astronomical events in years ― a star explosion so intense it could literally change the night sky.Astronomers are predicting that binary star system KIC 9832227, located in the Cygnus constellation, will merge and…
If you think President-elect Donald Trump’s regular attacks on his own intelligence are strange, imagine how it looks to people living in other countries.Christiane Amanpour, CNN’s chief international correspondent, said on Tuesday morning that America’s allies across the world feel…
A protest in Baja California, Mexico turned violent over the weekend as demonstrations against soaring gas prices continued across the country. Some U.S. border crossings closed temporarily as a result of the protests elsewhere.Protests started a week ago when Mexico…
China delivered yet another stern warning to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Sunday night, saying in the state-run Global Times tabloid that it would “take revenge” if the incoming president abandoned its decades-old “One China” policy toward Taiwan.The latest threat…
President-elect Donald Trump’s selection of Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions as United States attorney general reinforces fears that Trump’s administration will threaten human rights protections, Human Rights Watch said today. Sessions has said that he supports the use of torture and…
Since the attacks of 9/11, the United States has spent more than $250 billion building up military and police forces around the world. From attempts to build whole armies in Iraq and Afghanistan to efforts to help Yemen or Nigeria…
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday urged all to extend their cooperation to maintain the present pace of development to turn Bangladesh into a middle income digital country by 2021 and a developed one by 2041..”I seek cooperation from all…
McDonald’s is selling off most of its China business in a deal worth as much as $2.1 billion.Citic, a massive Chinese financial firm, is taking the majority stake in McDonald’s (MCD) operations in mainland China and Hong Kong.U.S. private equity…
The historic Homecoming Day of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman will be observed in the city and elsewhere in the country in a befitting manner tomorrow.Bangabandhu, the undisputed leader of the nation and supreme commander of the…
The High Court on Monday asked the authorities concerned to issue a circular within 30 days asking the physicians to write prescription clearly.The HC bench of Justice Naima Haider and Justice Abu Taher Md Saifur Rahman passed the order following…
Once Samuel L. Jackson appeared in the Mideast hotspot of Dubai, it really was only a matter of time before the snake on a plane would turn up too.Dubai-based airline Emirates said on Monday that one of its flights from…
The South Korean military said on Monday that North Korea is close to being able to launch an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), a day after a Pyongyang spokesman said its ICBM could be test fired “at any time and any…
Hollywood musical La La Land has broken the record for the most Golden Globe Awards, winning seven prizes.It won every award it was nominated for – including best musical or comedy film, best director, screenplay, score and song.Its stars Emma…
Police have arrested former Sundarganj Upazila Parishad Vice Chairman and Awami League leader Ahsan Habib Masud in connection with the murder of Awami League MP Manjurul Islam Liton.Masud was arrested from his home in the Sundarganj town on Sunday morning,…
The Supreme Court on Sunday overruled a High Court order that had asked for examining the testimonies of the witnesses in the chargesheet in the radar purchase graft case against former President and Jatiya Party chairman HM Ershad.A four-member bench…
Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Nurul Islam today said Bangladesh will send about eight lakh workers abroad this year.”The main objective of sending workers abroad is to continue the present trend of overseas employment as well as attaining the…
A truck rammed into a group of Israeli soldiers who were disembarking from a bus in Jerusalem Sunday, killing four people and wounding 15 others, Israeli police and rescue services said.Police spokeswoman Luba Samri said the truck veered off course…
Researchers are closely watching part of a giant shelf of ice in Antarctica that could soon become an iceberg.It’s part of the Larsen Ice Shelf which floats off the coast of Northwestern Antarctica.Scientists who study the ice-covered continent have been…
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday stressed the need for making well-thought-out investment in the capital market and not to do anything whimsically based on rumours.“Financial literacy is essential to protect people from whimsical investment in the capital market,” she…
Senior BNP leader Ruhul Kabir Rizvi reckons the fire at Gulshan’s DNCC Market is an act of sabotage and was orchestrated by the government.There was a strong connection between the ruling party and the fire, Rizvi claimed at a press…
Awami League (AL) General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader today said Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) is out to oust the government of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina through conspiracy.”Although BNP is speaking of democracy they are orchestrating…
Gano Forum President Dr Kamal Hossain on Friday urged all to get united for what he said restoring democracy, the rule of law and the election system, and establishing people’s rights.”There’s no proper democratic atmosphere in the country. The rule…
Amman – Jordan’s government spokesperson warned on Thursday of “catastrophic” repercussions if US president-elect Donald Trump makes good on a campaign promise to move the US Embassy in Israel to contested Jerusalem.Such a move could affect relations between the US…
A court in the Chinese city of Nanjing has jailed two men for swindling customers of their savings through a fake bank, state media report.The men, surnamed Zeng and He, were found guilty of pocketing 435m yuan (£51m; $63m) from…
Several supporters of BNP and Awami League (AL) were injured in a clash in Barisal city on Thursday.The BNP claims their supporters were attacked while preparing for a procession — a claim rubbished by Awami League activists, who say the…
This “has to be an isolated case.” So claims a spokesman at Burma’s foreign ministry about a disturbing video that emerged this weekend showing police officers brutally beating ethnic Rohingya villagers, including some who appeared to be children, in northern…