The Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Friday said that it would observe ‘democracy killing day’ on January 5 holding black flag processions across the country amid the ruling Awami League’s ‘threat’ not to allow BNP to take to street.
Category: Conflicts
Myanmar to take back 2,415 citizens from Bangladesh
Myanmar has said it will take back 2,415 citizens from Bangladesh, only a tiny fraction of the 300,000 people who Bangladesh says are Myanmar citizens taking refuge there and should go home. Mension has been rising between the neighbours over…
Jica to continue dev projects in BD despite Gulshan killings
Dhaka – Despite the killing of seven JICA officials in Gulshan attack in July 1, its chief as recommitted to continue development projects in Bangladesh. Out going JICA chief Mikio Hateda in a letter committed to remain and continue with…
98 Hindus killed 209 idols ransacked this year: Hindu Jote
Dhaka – Ninety-eight members of the Hindu community were killed and 357 others injured across the country till December 29 this year, says a report prepared by Bangladesh Jatiyo Hindu Mohajote (BJHM).
Putin says Russia won’t oust US diplomats in hacking flap
Moscow, (AP) — President Vladimir Putin has condemned a new round of U.S. sanctions against Russia but said Moscow will not retaliate by expelling American diplomats.
US kicks back 35 Russian diplomats: Russia to retaliate
Honolulu (AP/UNB): The United States struck back Thursday at Russia for hacking the U.S. presidential campaign with a sweeping set of punishments targeting Russia’s spy agencies and diplomats. The U.S. said Russia must bear costs for its actions, but Moscow…
Russia, Turkey broker Syria peace, sideline US
(CNN)Call it a pop-up alliance. After spending much of this year berating each other after Turkey shot down a Russian jet over the Syrian-Turkish border, the two governments are suddenly the “honest brokers” of a ceasefire in Syria — one…
Mobilise public opinion against militancy: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday reiterated her call to all, including teachers, students, guardians, religious teachers and people of various professions, to mobilise public opinion and wage a social movement against terrorism and militancy.”All will have to remain alert,…
Repatriate all Myanmar citizens: BD to Myanmar
Bangladesh on Thursday demanded “early repatriation” of all Myanmar nationals staying in the country after strongly protesting the “unprovoked attack” and firing on a Bangladeshi fishing boat that left four fishermen injured.Bangladesh expressed its readiness to engage with Myanmar to…
Five ‘JMB operatives’ on remand
Dhaka – A Dhaka court on Wednesday placed five JMB operatives, arrested from city's Mirpur area, on a seven-day remand each in connection with planning to conduct subversive activities.
Defying UN, Israel prepares to build more settlements
Undeterred by a defeat at the UN, the Israeli government has said that it would move ahead with building thousands of new homes in the disputed West Bank area, a media report said on Tuesday.According to the report, the city…
Arson Attack on Santals: Judicial probe body visits victims in Gaibandha
A judicial probe body that was formed to investigate the forced eviction, killing and arson attacks on the Santal community at Sahebganj in Gobindaganj upazila visited Madarpur and Joypurpara areas on Tuesday morning to hear the affected people and witnesses…
Japan PM Shinzo Abe in Hawaii for landmark Pearl Harbor visit
Japanese PM Shinzo Abe has visited several memorials in Hawaii, ahead of a visit to Pearl Harbor, the US naval base attacked by the Japanese in 1941. Mr Abe will be accompanied by US President Barack Obama, making the visit…
Two ‘female militants’ on remand
The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Monday placed two women of a militant outfit on a seven-day remand each in a case filed in connection with Saturday’s raid at a militant hideout in Ashkona of the city’s…
Bullet found in teenage Afif’s body, says autopsy report
Doctors of Forensic Department of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) on Monday found a bullet in the body of teenage boy Afif Quaderi who was killed during a police raid on a militant den at Ashkona in the city.Professor Sohel…
Ashkona militant hideout raid: 8 sued
Dhaka – A case was filed against eight suspected militants in connection with Saturday’s raid on a militant hideout at Ashkona of Dakhkhin Khan in the capital.
17 grenades, 2 suicide vests, 2 pistols, teen’s body recovered
Dhaka – Police Sunday recovered 17 grenades, two live suicide vests, two pistols and the dead body of teenager lying beside unexploded suicide vests from the nest of neo JMB at Ashkona, according to police sources. Senior police officials suspect…
German town evacuates on Christmas morning for WWII bomb
Thousands of people in the southern German city of Augsburg have left Christmas presents and decorations behind, forced to evacuate while authorities disarm a large World War II aerial bomb.The bomb was uncovered last week during construction work in the…
‘Militant Musa who fled early Saturday to be arrested soon’
Dhaka – Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Md Asaduzzaman Mia on Sunday said militant Musa, who managed to flee the militant’s den at Ashkona, will be arrested soon.
China opposes call for nuclear weapons boost by Trump, Putin
Beijing – China opposed on Friday the call for a nuclear weapons boost by Russia and the United States. On Thursday, Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President-elect Donald Trump had called for enhancing nuclear weapons capabilities.
Palestine’s Hamas lauds, Israel rejects UN vote against settlements
Palestine’s Hamas movement has welcomed the Security Council vote demanding a halt to Israeli settlements in the occupied territory. Israel rejected the measure, which was approved after the US refrained from vetoing it. Hamas, which governs Gaza, said Saturday the…
Rohingya man who spoke to media killed in Myanmar
Myanmar authorities reported the death of a Rohingya Muslim in Rakhine state days after he spoke with the media visiting the region, officials said on Saturday.The decapitated body was found on the outskirts of Doe Dan, while his head was…
UN adopts Bangladesh’s resolution on ‘Culture of Peace’
The United Nations (UN) General Assembly has unanimously adopted a resolution titled “Culture of Peace” proposed by Bangladesh.The resolution was adopted at a meeting of the UN General Assembly on Saturday, according to a release of the Permanent Mission of…
2 ‘militants’ killed in blasts, 2 women surrender in Dhaka city
Dhaka – Two militants blew themselves up while two women and two children surrendered during a raid in a house in the capital’s Ashkona area on Saturday. Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal and Inspector General of Police AKM Shahidul Hoque…
“Let it be an arms race”
President-elect Donald Trump dropped a proverbial bomb Thursday on Twitter, declaring the United States “must greatly strengthen and expand its nuclear capability until such time as the world comes to its senses regarding nukes.” The 140-character missive, which came less…
Iran, 6 powers make public restricted nuke deal documents
Vienna (AP/UNB) — In an unusual move, Iran and six world powers on Friday released previously restricted documents about their nuclear deal to enforce their view that Tehran is not circumventing limits on its limit of enriched uranium, which could…
Police raid ‘militant hideout’ in Dhaka: 2 women surrender
Dhaka – Police has unearthed a militant hideout at Ashkona of Uttara area in capital Dhaka early Saturday. Two women along with two children surrendered to police during a raid on a militant den at Ashkona of Uttara area in…
UN Security Council calls for an end to Israeli settlements
The United Nations Security Council has passed a resolution urging an end to illegal Israeli settlements after the US refused to veto it. The Egyptian-drafted resolution had been withdrawn after Israel asked Donald Trump to intervene but it was proposed…
Ivy visits Sakhawat’s home with sweetmeats
Narayanganj – Mayor-elect of Narayanganj city Dr Salina Hayat Ivy on Friday visited the residence of her nearest rival BNP mayoral candidate Sakhawat Hossain Khan with sweetmeats following her Thursday’s landslide victory.
Berlin truck attack suspect killed in Milan police shootout
Milan (AP/UNB) — The Tunisian man suspected in a deadly attack on a Christmas market in Berlin was killed early Friday in a shootout with police in Milan during a routine patrol outside a train station, ending a Europe-wide manhunt.…