At least 10 students were injured during a factional clash between two groups of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) over establishing supremacy at Brindaban Government College in the district on Saturday.
Category: Conflicts
39 JCD men held from Kushtia house of BNP leader
Kushtia, June 30 – Police arrested 39 leaders and activists of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) while they were ‘planning sabotage’ at the house of a BNP central leader in the town on Friday night.
South Korea’s Yonhap News Agency plans bureau in Pyongyang
Colin Zwirko South Korea’s state-funded Yonhap News Agency is planning to open a bureau in North Korea, a company official confirmed to NK News on Friday. A formal proposal for bureau already submitted to North Korea’s KCNA, reports Yonhap.
UNHCR chief, UN Special Rapporteur in Dhaka
Dhaka, Jun 29 – United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi and UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar Yanghee Lee arrived here on Friday to meet Rohingyas in various locations of Cox’s Bazar. Filippo…
Non-govt teachers threaten tougher movement
Teachers and employees of non-government educational institutions threatened tougher movement if their demand for nationalsation of non-govt educational institutions is not met.
‘Countdown for farewell to govt has begun’: BNP
BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Friday said the next general election must be held under a non-party neutral administration as the ‘countdown for farewell to the government has begun’.
Beijing assures Dhaka of facilitating Rohingya return
China has assured Bangladesh of facilitating the return of Rohingyas from Bangladesh as Dhaka sought active support from Beijing to this end.
Five killed in ‘targeted’ attack on US newspaper in Maryland
A gunman opened fire at a local newspaper office in Maryland, killing five people and injuring others in what police said was a “targeted attack”.
Apple, Samsung settle 7-year battle over smartphone design
San Jose,(AP/UNB) — Apple and Samsung have finally settled a seven-year battle over smartphones that went all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Chargesheet in café attack case in 10 days: DMP
Dhaka Metropolitan Commissioner Asaduzzaman Miah on Thursday said the chargesheet in Holey Artisan café attack case will be submitted within 10 days.
Sherpur Neo-JMB militant awarded 21 years jail
Dhaka – A court here in Sherpur on Wednesday sentenced a Neo JMB member to 21 years imprisonment in an explosives case.
When two mass movements clash
Last week saw leading lights in one mass movement, the Labour party, attack elements of another mass movement, those who want to remain in the EU. What led to this attack seemed to be posters issued by an organisation called…
Amnesty wants trials of Burma military for Rohingya genocide
United Nations, Jun 27 (AP/UNB) — Amnesty International released a report Wednesday that details new evidence of atrocities inflicted on Myanmar’s Rohingya population and names 13 top military commanders the human rights group says should be prosecuted for crimes against…
Bangladeshi UN peacekeeper killed in South Sudan
Juba, June 27 (AP/UNB) — A United Nations peacekeeper was killed on Tuesday in South Sudan when a UN convoy was attacked. Lieutenant Commander Ashraf Siddiqui from Bangladesh was part of a convoy protecting humanitarian workers travelling from Yei to…
Voting on in Bangladesh’s Gazipur City polls – BNP complains
Gazipur, June 26 – Voting in the Gazipur City Corporation (GCC) elections began on Tuesday morning to elect its new mayor and councillors.
Nigeria: ‘Deeply unfortunate killings’ as 86 reported dead
Lagos, Jun 25 (AP/UNB) — Nigeria’s presidency late Sunday announced a “deeply unfortunate killings across a number of communities” in central Plateau State as one report cited police as saying 86 people were dead in clashes between mostly Muslim herders…
Dozens hurt in grenade attack at pro-PM rally in Ethiopia
Ethiopian officials say scores of people have been injured, some critically, in an explosion at a rally for the new PM Abiy Ahmed. Earlier Mr Abiy had said that several people had died. Mr Abiy described it as an “unsuccessful…
Trump’s order changes one harmful order for another
In a McAllen immigration detention center last week, I talked to a cheerful 5-year-old boy and his mother. They’d crossed into the United States seeking safety after fleeing violence and threats at home. Later that day, US Customs and Border…
Quader rules out dialogue with BNP
Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader today ruled out any possibility of holding dialogue with BNP ahead of the next parliament election.
US states sue Washington over immigrant separation
Several US states are suing the Trump administration over its “zero tolerance” policy that led to thousands of migrant children being split from their families on the US border with Mexico.
Bangladesh among 3 nations hosting half of world’s refugees
Turkey, Bangladesh and Uganda alone received over half of all new refugees last year. Never before has the world registered a larger number of people displaced by war and persecution.
AL, Jubo League men clash in Savar leaves 5 hurt
Savar, June 20 – Five people were injured in a clash between the activists of Awami League and Jubo League over a trifling matter at Kaliakoir village in Savar, on the outskirts of the capital, early Wednesday.
Bangladesh: 8 Brazil fans hack Argentina fans in football craze
Khulna, June 20 – An attempt to murder case has been filed against eight Brazil fans for hacking an Argentinean supporter and his wife in Daulatpur Upazila under Khulna district in Bangladesh.
Forced displacement above 68m in 2017: UNHCR
Wars, other violence and persecution drove worldwide forced displacement to a new high in 2017 for the fifth year in a row, led by the crisis in Congo, South Sudan’s war, and the flight into Bangladesh from Myanmar of hundreds…
Watching as US officials take children from their parents
The Horror of Sessions’ ‘Zero Tolerance’ Immigration Policy Michael Garcia Bochenek Sitting across from me in an immigration holding cell in McAllen, Texas, the 24-year-old woman told me a familiar story. Her town in Honduras is plagued by gang violence,…
Moudud detached from people in own constituency: Quader
Road, Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader today said BNP standing committee member Moudud Ahmed has become detached from the people in his own constituency.
Trade war looms as Trump slaps tariffs on Chinese cargo
President Donald Trump brought the world’s two biggest economies to the brink of a trade war Friday by announcing a 25 percent tariff on up to $50 billion in Chinese imports to take effect July 6.
Dissident UPDF man shot dead in Rangamati
A UPDF (Ganotantrik) activist was shot to death and another injured in a gunfight between two groups of United People’s Democratic Front in Dosarpara Steel Bridge area in Langadu upazila on Friday.
Dhaka welcomes Trump-Kim summit
Bangladesh has welcomed the historic Summit between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un which has generated ‘momentum’ to overcome long-drawn tensions.
UN Assembly blames Israel for Gaza violence, not Hamas
United Nations, June 14 (AP/UNB) — The U.N. General Assembly approved a Palestinian-backed resolution Wednesday blaming Israel for violence in Gaza and deploring its “excessive use of force,” after narrowly rejecting a U.S. demand to add a condemnation of attacks…