Dhaka, May 6 – BNP senior leader Nazrul Islam Khan on Sunday hinted that their party may change the nature of their current movement in the days to come.
Category: Conflicts
Maintain peace in hill districts: PM Hasina
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday laid emphasis on maintaining a peaceful atmosphere in the hill tracts of the country.
Dhaka-Riyadh to work against terrorism together
President M Abdul Hamid today said Bangladesh is firm to work with the world community to fight against extremism and terrorism as the country always shows zero tolerance to this menace.
BNP faces challenge failing to launch movement: Quader
Chattogram, May 5 – Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Saturday said BNP is facing a major challenge after its failure in launching a movement.
Health-care workers suffer attacks every single week
Geneva (ICRC) – An incident of violence against health-care facilities or personnel has taken place every single week since the passage two years ago of a U.N. Security Council Resolution meant to increase respect for the sanctity of health care.
5 killed in Rangamati gun attack on funeral of slain leader
Five people were killed and eight others injured in a gun attack on a motorcade of the followers of slain Naniarchar upazila parishad chairman Shaktiman Chakma at Betchhari in the upazila on Friday.
Panmunjom declaration: A glimmer of hope
By Askiah Adam Taken pleasantly by surprise, not least because of the speed at which the joint Panmunjom Declaration has materialised, the world cannot but rejoice. In the few months from the recent Winter Olympics in South Korea when the…
U.N. could help Myanmar gather evidence of crimes against Rohingya: British envoy
Britain’s U.N. envoy on Tuesday suggested the U.N. Security Council could consider helping Myanmar collect evidence of crimes committed during a military crackdown of the Rohingya people, denounced by the world body as ethnic cleansing after most recent bout of…
Paris police arrest 200 after violent May Day riots
Paris, May 2 – Police in Paris have arrested nearly 200 masked demonstrators who smashed shop windows and torched cars during annual May Day protests.
Protect civilians in Myanmar’s Kachin: UN
All parties urged to abide by their obligations Dhaka, May 2 – A UN human rights expert has expressed grave concerns over a sharp escalation in hostilities in Myanmar’s Kachin State which reportedly killed at least 10 civilians, left several…
US and its allies to launch final operation against ISIS
Mohammad Zainal Abedin New York: The US soon launches final operation against ISIS strongholds in Syria, says Heather Nauert office of the Spokesperson of State Department.
Workers, activists mark May Day with defiant rallies
Workers and activists marked May Day on Tuesday with rallies to demand their government address labor issues. International Workers’ Day is a public holiday in many countries, though activities are restricted in some places, sometimes leading to confrontations. A look…
RMG workers block Dhaka-Aricha highway demanding arrears
Agitated workers of a readymade garment factory on Tuesday blocked the Dhaka-Aricha Highway for at least five hours demanding their arrears.
Suu Kyi underscores Myanmar’s readiness to receive ‘verified’ Rohingyas
Myanmar’ State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi underscored Myanmar’s readiness to receive the verified Rohingyas and necessary cooperation of Bangladesh to expedite the repatriation process.
Myanmar army chief denies rape allegation of Rohingas
Myanmar military commander-in-chief Sr. Gen. Min Aung Hlaing in a meeting with the UN Security Council delegates in the capital Naypyidaw claimed that no sexual abuse took place during the crackdown on Rohingya Muslims.
UK backs Iran nuclear deal despite US and Israel opposition
The UK has backed a “vitally important” nuclear deal with Iran, despite accusations from the US and Israel that Iranians are pursuing atomic weapons.
Charge-sheet in Avijit murder case within next month
Dhaka, April 30 – Charge sheet in blogger Avijit Roy murder case will be submitted next month, a top police official, reported Monday.
Quota reform demo: JU student forced out of hall
Savar (Dhaka), April 30 – A leader of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), Jahangirnagar University (JU) unit, on Sunday allegedly drove a student out of a university dormitory for his involvement in quota reform demo.
9 journos among 25 killed in twin Kabul blasts
At least 25 people were killed, including Agence France-Presse chief photographer for Afghanistan Shah Marai and eight other journalists, when two suicide blasts ripped through Kabul on Monday.
China, Russia, India, Japan; help resolve Rohingya issue:PM
Dhaka, Apr 30 – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday said Bangladesh expects China, Russia, India and Japan to play a major role in resolving the Rohingya crisis. “We expect China, Russia, India and Japan to play a major role…
S. Korea to remove propaganda loudspeakers at shared border
Seoul, Apr 30 (AP/UNB) — South Korea says it will remove propaganda-broadcasting loudspeakers from the border with North Korea.
5 alleged JMB men held in C’nawabganj
Chapainawabganj, Apr 29 – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in a drive arrested five alleged members of banned Islamic outfit Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) from Bajitpur area of Shibganj upazila early Sunday.
UNSC to work sincerely for immediate Rohingya solution
Visiting high level UN Security Council (UNSC) team today observed that the Rohingya crisis came from Myanmar and vowed that they will work sincerely for a quick solution.They acknowledged that the Rohingya issue is a crisis of Myanmar and the…
Trump says he has a responsibility to end Korean conflict
President Donald Trump claimed credit Friday for a historic inter-Korean summit, but now faces a burden in helping turn the Korean leaders’ bold but vague vision for peace into reality after more than six decades of hostility.
N. Korea glorifies summit with South; analysts less sure
North Korea’s state media on Saturday trumpeted leader Kim Jong Un’s “immortal achievement” a day after he met South Korean President Moon Jae-in and repeated past vows to remove nuclear weapons from the peninsula and work toward a formal end…
Tabling Jamaat rival factions scuffle at Kakrail Mosque
A scuffle took place between the followers of Indian Tabligh Jamaat leader Maulana Saad Kandhalvi and their rivals in the city’s Kakrail Mosque.
UNSC team in Cox’s Bazar Rohingya camps
A high-profile delegation of the UN Security Council arrived here on Saturday afternoon to see the brutalities that the Rohingyas faced in Myanmar’s Rakhine State and steps taken by the government of Bangladesh.
BNP slams AL leaders’ India visit
Dhaka, April 26 – BNP on Thursday alleged that a 19-member Awami League delegation went to India as part of the party’s ‘desperate move’ to hold another ‘lopsided’ general election in the country with interference by others.
33 leftist rebels killed in two Western Indian encounters
NEW DELHI,(BSS/Xinhua) – As many as 33 left-wing Naxalite rebels have been killed in two consecutive shootouts with security forces Sunday and Monday in the western Indian state of Maharashtra, police said Tuesday.
Canadian police seek motive behind van attack that killed 10
TORONTO, Canada,(BSS/AFP) – Canadian police sought a motive Tuesday for a van attack on a bustling downtown Toronto street that left at least 10 pedestrians dead.The driver of the van, who was arrested, was to appear in court Tuesday at…