(Washington, DC) – The United States decision to impose visa bans on International Criminal Court (ICC) staff will imperil accountability for grave international crimes, Human Rights Watch said today. US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo on March 15, 2019 announced that the bans…
Dhaka, Apr 6 – BNP is set to observe a six-hour token hunger strike in the capital on Sunday demanding its chairperson Khaleda Zia’s release from jail. The programme is scheduled to begin at 10am in front of the Institution…
Cox’s Bazar, Apr 6 – Three suspected Rohingya robbers were killed in a ‘gunfight’ with police in Habiber Ghona hilly area in Teknaf Upazila early Saturday. The deceased were identified as Nur Alam, 23, Mohammad Jubayer, 20 and Hamid Ullah,…
Thakurgaon, Apr 5 (UNB) – BNP on Friday alleged that the ruling Awami League has depoliticised the country by ‘restoring one-party Bakasl rule as it did in 1975’. “Now, there’s no politics in the country. Politics is now under the…
Dhaka, Apr 5 (UNB) – The United Nations has said the Myanmar military is again carrying out attacks against its own civilians which may constitute war crimes and said they are “deeply disturbed” by the intensification of conflicts in Rakhine…
Dhaka, Apr 5 (UNB) – BNP senior leader Dr Abdul Moyeen Khan on Friday said their party is getting ready to wage a movement together with people to free their chairperson Khaleda Zia from jail. “We must free our leader…
Dhaka, Apr 5 (UNB)- Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday sharply criticised the USA for issuing an alert on Bangladesh without citing any reason or giving any explanation. “I saw the USA issued an alert. They didn’t inform us why…
Dhaka, Apr 4 – Nearly two weeks after his removal, Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad on Thursday reinstated his younger brother GM Quader as his party’s cochairman. A press release, signed by Ershad, SCO-chairman decision came into effect on Thursday.…
Khulna, Apr 4 (UNB) – For the third consecutive day on Thursday, workers of the state owned jute mills in the district are continuing the 72-hour strike to press home their nine-point demand including implementation of the wage commission. The…
Dhaka, April 03 – Leaders and activists of ‘Jatiya Party Oikya Jote’ on Wednesday staged a demonstration demanding the reinstatement of Golam Mohammed Quader (GM Quader) as Jatiya Party (JP) Co-Chairman and also deputy leader of the opposition in Jatiya…
London, Apr 3 (AP/UNB) — With Britain racing toward a chaotic exit from the European Union within days, Prime Minister Theresa May veered away from the cliff-edge Tuesday, saying she would seek another Brexit delay and hold talks with the…
Dhaka University, Apr 2 (UNB) – Newly elected Dhaka University Central Student Union (Ducsu) Vice President (VP) Nurul Haque Nur was physically assaulted and confined allegedly by leaders and activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) Salimullah Muslim Hall unit on…
By Daryl G. Kimball Washington DC, Apr 1 2019 (IPS) – Fifty years ago, shortly after the conclusion of the 1968 nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT), the United States and the Soviet Union launched the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT). Negotiated…
Khulna, Apr 2 (UNB) – Workers of state-owned jute mills went on a 72-hour strike in Khulna region on Tuesday morning to press home their demands including implementation of the wage commission. The workers took position on Notun Rasta, Shiromoni…
Barishal, Mar 29 – Amid growing student protests, Barisal University Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr Imamul Haque on Friday expressed sorrows for his recent ‘offensive comment’. In a press statement signed by university public relations officer Faisal Ahmed, the VC requested the…
Dhaka, Mar 29 (UNB) – Describing the Awami League-led government as a ‘puppet-one’, BNP on Friday alleged that bureaucrats are now ruling the country. “We all know who did what in the (December-30) election. Now, the state is being run…
Dhaka, Mar 27 (UNB) – Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Wednesday said Bangladesh will not relocate Rohingya people to Bashan Char, an island in Noakhali district, if all concerned think that will be a problem for them. “We…
Dhaka, Mar 27 (UNB) – BNP on Wednesday alleged that people are no longer independent in Bangladesh as the Awami League government has revived “one-party rule” in the country. “Though we achieved independence (in 1971), we don’t have freedom any…
Dhaka, Mar 27 (UNB) – Jatiya Oikyafront convener Dr Kamal Hossain on Wednesday alleged that the government has betrayed the martyrs of the Liberation War by “capturing power” without people’s mandate. “There’s no scope to exercise people’s right to franchise…
London, Mar 27 (UNB) – MPs have set out details of their plan to consider other Brexit options, as Theresa May was warned more ministers could quit unless she changes course, reports BBC. The Commons will begin voting on alternatives…
Dhaka, Mar 26 (UNB) –Jatiya Oikyafront convener Dr Kamal Hossain on Tuesday stressed the need for a united movement of people for the restoration of their rights and a democratic governing system. “We’ve been on a movement and we must…
Dhaka, March 25 – Magistrate Sarfuzzaman Ansari of the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka yesterday transferred blogger, Avijit Roy’s, murder trial to the anti-terrorism tribunal for further hearing. The CMM Court passed the order on Monday, after seeing…
Dhaka, Mar 25 (UNB) – Jatiya Oikyafront convener Dr Kamal Hossain on Monday urged all to be vocal against discrepancy and the abuse of religion to uphold the achievements of the country’s independence. “It’s unconstitutional to destroy unity abusing religions.…
Escondido, Mar 25 (AP/UNB) — A note referencing the recent terrorist attacks in New Zealand was found at the scene of a possible arson fire at a Southern California mosque, police said Sunday. Nobody was hurt, and members of the…
Chattogram, Mar 24 (UNB) – A police constable and a man sustained bullet injuries as miscreants attacked and opened fire at a polling station in Chandnaish upazila on Sunday morning. The injured Constable Farhad Hossain, 31, of Chandnaish Police Station,…
Dhaka, Mar 24 (UNB) – UN Secretary-General’s special adviser on prevention of genocide Adama Dieng on Sunday called on the international community to put pressure on the government of Myanmar to fulfill its commitment for the safe and dignified return…
Gazipur, Mar 24 (UNB) – Students blocked Dhaka-Mymensingh-Tangail highway at Gazipur intersection on Sunday morning demanding safer roads and protesting the killing of two college students in a road crash on Saturday. Several hundred students of different colleges including Bhawal…
Mali, Mar 24 (AP/UNB) — Militia fighters descended on a village in central Mali before dawn Saturday, killing at least 115 people in the latest deadly attack blamed on an ethnic militia, local authorities said. The massacre in the village…
Hundreds of thousands of people have marched in central London calling for another EU referendum, as MPs search for a way out of the Brexit impasse. Organisers of the “Put It To The People” campaign say more than a million…
Worshippers have returned to the Al-Noor mosque in Christchurch for the first time since a mass shooting there in which dozens of people were killed. The building had closed so police could investigate the attack but on Saturday small groups…