Stating that the party wants exemplary punishment of the real perpetrators of the August 21 grenade attack incident, BNP on Monday alleged that the government is making efforts to fulfill its desire using the case as a political weapon.
Category: Conflicts
Youth ‘pushed’ to death from running bus in Chattogram
A young man was pushed to death from a moving bus allegedly by its helper in City Gate area of the port city on Monday afternoon.
Myanmar generals should face ‘genocide’ case: UN
UN human rights investigators on Monday said Myanmar’s top military leaders should be prosecuted for “genocide” against Rohingyas.
UNSC should seek justice for Myanmar atrocities: Report
United Nations member countries should urgently act to ensure that those responsible for atrocity crimes in Myanmar are held to account, Human Rights Watch said. The UN Security Council should refer the situation in Myanmar to the International Criminal Court…
Tiny reminder of rape: Rohingya mothers cradle the unwanted
Story and photographs by Julie Zaugg, CNN Updated August 25, 2018 Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh (CNN)Yasmin is 33 days old. Wrapped in a checkered blanket, she writhes around in her makeshift crib, a rice sack attached to the ceiling with rope.…
Alarming No. of Rohingya children orphaned by violence
One in two Rohingya children who fled to Bangladesh without their parents were orphaned by brutal violence, said a new research study on Saturday.
Palestinians: US aid cut to pressure Jerusalem stance
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’ spokesman says the U.S. decision to cut more than $200 million in aid is meant to force the Palestinians to abandon their claim to Jerusalem.
Rohingya influx: Rights bodies demand justice
Different rights bodies on Saturday formed a human chain and demanded that Myanmar junta must be brought to the International Criminal Court (ICC) for justice, otherwise ethnic cleansing and genocide like the one in Rwanda will recur in the history.
US will cut $200m aid to Gaza, West Bank
US President Donald Trump has ordered more than $200m (£155m) in economic aid which was to be allocated to Gaza and the West Bank be redirected elsewhere. A State Department official said the decision was made after a review “to…
Artificial intelligence beyond the superpowers
By Perry World House Much of the debate over how artificial intelligence (AI) will affect geopolitics focuses on the emerging arms race between Washington and Beijing, as well as investments by major military powers like Russia. And to be sure,…
How North Korea saw the final days of the Soviet Union
Pyongyang saw the fall of its longstanding backer with understandable trepidation Fyodor Tertitskiy In December 1991, the Cold War ended with the collapse of the Soviet Union. This was an event the whole world was waiting for, yet while Moscow…
Force Myanmar to face ICC for atrocities: S Asian MPs
More than 130 lawmakers from across Southeast Asia on Thursday demanded the international community bring officials in Myanmar to justice for the atrocious crimes it committed against its Rohingya population in Rakhine State.
UK seeks long-term global support for Rohingyas
The United Kingdom (UK) has called on the international community to provide long-term support to keep Rohingya people — both in Bangladesh and Myanmar– safe in the years to come.
ISIS-given ‘breathing space’ in US-occupied areas of Syria?
By Whitney Webb By maintaining an ISIS pocket in the territory it occupies, the U.S. can continue to justify its illegal presence in the country for the long-term, ultimately substituting Iran for ISIS as its new regional boogeyman.
Blast at Trinamool office in West Bengal, 1 killed
A man was killed in an explosion at an office of the Trinamool Congress (TMC) in West Midnapore district on Thursday.
US declines invitation to Russia-led talks on Afghanistan
The United States has rejected an invitation to join Russia-led talks on Afghanistan because they are unlikely to help bring peace, a State Department spokesman said Wednesday, as the Trump administration prepared to appoint a diplomatic veteran as a new…
IS releases new audio, purportedly of its leader al-Baghdadi
Beirut, Aug 23 (AP/UNB) — The Islamic State group has released a new militant audio recording, purportedly of its shadowy leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, his first in almost a year.
Timing of Rohingya return depends on BD: Suu Kyi
Singapore, Aug 210 (AP/UNB) — Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi says it is difficult to put a time frame on the return to Rakhine state of ethnic Muslim Rohingya because her nation needs the cooperation of the country to…
BNP, Khaleda, Tarique involved in Aug 21 grenade attack: PM
Dhaka, Aug 21 – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday said there is no doubt that BNP, its chief Khaleda Zia and her son Tarique Rahman were involved in the brutal grenade attack on August 21, 2004.
Myanmar security forces torture Rohingya returnees: HRW
Refugees Arrested, Mistreated as Accused Militants Bangkok – Myanmar authorities have tortured and imprisoned Rohingya refugees who returned to Rakhine State from Bangladesh, Human Rights Watch said Tuesday. The mistreatment reinforces the need for international protection, including United Nations monitors…
Safe road protests: Actress Nawshaba denied bail
Rejecting her bail petition, a court here on Monday sent actress Quazi Nawshaba Ahmed to jail in a case filed under the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Act.
BNP making blueprint of violence like in 2014: Quader
Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader today said BNP is making a blueprint to carry out widespread violence across the country ahead of the forthcoming national polls like in 2014.
AL plotting to keep BNP away from election: Fakhrul
BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Sunday alleged that the ruling party is again ‘plotting’ to keep BNP away from the next general election ‘creating a chaos’ in the country.
AL sensing 1/11-like situation for its past conspiracy: BNP
BNP senior leader Nazrul Islam Khan on Sunday said Awami League is now sensing the smell of a ‘1/11 like dangerous’ situation as the party was behind such a conspiracy in 2007.
6 killed Saturday in BD Hill Districts internecine fight
Dhaka, Aug 17 – After three months of killing five leaders of the local political parties in Chattagram hill tracts, seven people have been killed and three others injured in shootouts at Swanirborbazar, Narankhaiya and Parachora areas in Khagrachari on…
Govt will be responsible for disorder over unilateral polls
BNP on Saturday warned the government that it will be held responsible for the emergence of any ‘disorder’ if the next general election schedule is announced without any discussion with political parties.
Quader confined Moudud to his ancestral home: BNP
BNP on Saturday alleged that its senior leader Moudud Ahmed has been kept confined to his ancestral home at Companiganj, Noakhali since Friday morning at the behest of Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader.
34,000 Rohingyas murdered in Rakhine since Aug last
Over 24,000 Rohingyas were murdered and 18,000 Rohingya women and girls raped during Myanmar’s crackdown in Rakhine State since August last year, says a research report.
Plot on to wage movement like student one: Quader
Claiming that the opposition conspired to make gains mixing intruders into the peaceful movement of students, Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Saturday said this conspiracy is still going on.
UN chief presents Palestinian protection proposals
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday presented four possibilities to improve the protection of Palestinian civilians. The proposals were outlined in a report requested by the UN General Assembly in response to increased violence in Gaza, where 171 Palestinians…