Criticising BNP leaders for their movement to have their party chief Khaleda Zia released, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday said if their movement is for the thief who has landed in jail for plundering money.
Category: Conflicts
Influx from BD part of Pak proxy war with China help: Indian Army chief
Indian army chief General Bipin Rawat has claimed that a planned ‘influx of people from Bangladesh’ into India’s north-eastern region is underway as part of a ‘proxy war’ being waged by Pakistan with support from China, report Indian media.
Hospitals overwhelmed by bombing blitz of Damascus suburbs
Beirut, Feb 22 (AP/UNB) — Doctors in Syria’s rebel-controlled suburbs of Damascus said Wednesday they were unable to keep up with the staggering number of casualties, amid a ferocious bombing campaign by government forces that have targeted hospitals, apartment blocks…
Some missing Nigeria girls ‘rescued’ after school attack
Some of the schoolgirls missing after a militant attack on a boarding school in northern Nigeria have been rescued by the military, officials say.
BNP calls black flag procession in capital for Thursday
BNP will bring out a black-flag procession in the city on Saturday protesting the denial of permission for its planned rally on Thursday demanding the release of party chairperson Khaleda Zia from jail.
UK lawmakers for ICC referral of Burmese general
Over 100 British Parliamentarians have said it is time for the UK to state that Myanmar’s military should be referred to ICC for their appalling ‘security operations’ against the Rohingya, described as ethnic cleansing and possibly genocide by OHCHR.
Eastern Syrian bombing catastriphic
A doctor working in the Syrian rebel enclave of the Eastern Ghouta says the situation is “catastrophic” – and he believes the international community has abandoned the people living there.”We don’t have anything – no food, no medicine, no shelter,”…
Father of Palestine’s Icon: Everyone is blaming my daughter
By Erik Larsson As a video clip spread all over the world, so too did the name Ahed Tamimi. For Palestinians, she has become an icon of freedom. Arbetet Global met the father of the teenage girl that kicked and…
Paradise on tenterhooks
By Amantha Perera Colombi, Sri Lanka, Feb 20 (IPS) – It was a shutdown that was emblematic of the instability plaguing the Maldives in recent months. On Feb. 8, Raajje TV, an opposition aligned TV channel in the atolls, suspended…
PM urges India to force Myanmar to take back Rohingyas
Dhaka, Feb 20 – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday urged India to put pressure on Myanmar so that the country takes back its nationals, Rohingyas, from Bangladesh to their homeland Rakhine.
Diplomats want Burma to address Rakhine security, citizenship issues
Diplomatic missions in Myanmar have urged the Myanmar authorities to address the underlying problems, including security, freedom of movement, access to livelihoods, health and education, and citizenship issues.
Protect rights of labourers in Gulf: Filipino community
A call to ensure the rights of unskilled domestic workers in Gulf countries has been issued by the Filipino community. It comes as the Philippines Department of Labour and Employment (DOLE) on Monday issued an employment ban of overseas Filipino workers…
Over 10,000 civilian casualties in Afghan conflict last year
Geneva (Kanaga Raja) – Civilians continued to suffer the effects of armed conflict in Afghanistan throughout 2017, with 10,453 civilian casualties (3,438 deaths and 7,015 injured) being documented between 1 January and 31 December of that year, according to a…
North Korea catalogue of US HR violations
By Jake Johnson US “can never camouflage its true identity as the gross violator of human rights,” Pyongyang says Just as U.S. President Donald Trump was preparing to lambast North Korea as “a menace that threatens our world” in his…
BNP accuses govt of efforts to score electoral goal in empty field
Dhaka, Feb 19 – BNP on Monday alleged that the government wants to make a goal in empty filed but the people would not allow them to do it.
BNP not to respond to govt provocations: Mosharraf
BNP senior leader Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain on Monday said their party will not change their current peaceful programmes despite ‘government provocations’.
Russia: 5 dead in church shooting; police kill suspect
Makhachkala, Feb 19 (AP/UNB) — A gunman opened fire with a hunting rifle on churchgoers leaving a service in Russia’s Dagestan region, killing five people and wounding four others, then was shot and killed by police, authorities say.
Rohingyas see no atmosphere in Rakhine to return
Dhaka, Feb 17 – The repatriation of Rohingyas living in Bangladesh may take further time as the verification of the first-batch list of Rohingyas, handed over by Bangladesh, ‘depends on Myanmar’ as there is no specific timeframe to complete it.
Global coalition to defeat ISIS sets guiding principles
From Mohammad Zinal Abedin in NY New York: The Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS has reiterated its firm commitment to uproot the terror group. The Foreign Ministers and principals, after their meeting at Kuwait City on February 13, in a joint…
‘Suu Kyi could be guilty of crimes against humanity’- Video
Jonathan Miller Asia Correspondent The United Nations Special Envoy on Human Rights in Myanmar, also known as Burma, has claimed that Aung San Suu Kyi could be complicit in the systematic persecution of the Rohingya people, in what bears all…
Create congenial environment for safe Rohingya return: President
President M Abdul Hamid today urged the Myanmar government to create a congenial atmosphere to ensure safe return of displaced Rohingyas to their homeland Rakhine state with dignity.
South African President Zuma succumbs to pressure, resigns
Johannesburg, Feb 15 (AP/UNB) — South African President Jacob Zuma resigned on Wednesday in a televised address to the nation, ending a turbulent tenure marred by corruption scandals that sapped the popularity of the ruling African National Congress and hurt…
BNP ends hunger strike 3 hours before time on request
Dhaka, Feb 14 – The BNP on Wednesday ended its token hunger strike demanding the release of chairperson Khaleda Zia in the city three hours before the schedule time upon request from law enforcers.
Case against Khaleda filed by her favourite people: PM
Rome (Italy), Feb 14 – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said the trial of those involved in corruption, terrorism and militancy must be held as the government wants to build a peaceful environment in the country.
Fortify rights calls on UNSC to take Myanmar to ICC
Dhaka, Feb 14 – The United Nations Security Council should refer Myanmar to the International Criminal Court for investigations into accusation of genocide and other atrocity crimes against Rohingya Muslims, Fortify Rights said on Tuesday.
BNP on hunger strike seeking Khaleda’s release
Dhaka, Feb 14 – As part of its countrywide programme, BNP leaders and activists started observing a 6-hour hunger strike in the city on Wednesday morning demanding the release of its chairperson Khaleda Zia from jail.
’54 Palestinians die’ as Israel refuses medical permits
by Farah Najjar Israel was responsible for at least 54 Palestinian deaths last year as it rejected hundreds of medical permit requests it received from Gaza residents seeking treatment outside the besieged strip, rights groups have said.
BSF tortures two BD fishermen in Rajshahi
Rajshahi, Feb 14 – Members of Indian Border Security Force (BSF) picked up two Bangladeshi fishermen from Padma River along Khorchaka border in Godagari upazila and beat them up mercilessly early Tuesday.
India’s Sitharaman warns Pakistan after Jammu attack
by Zeenat Saberin New Delhi, India – India has warned Pakistan that it “will pay” for its “misadventure” in Indian-administered Kashmir in the wake of a deadly attack on an army camp in Jammu city.
Israeli Court to decide if Ahed Tamimi will be on bail
Bill Van Esveld On Monday, an Israeli military court will decide whether to release 16-year-old Ahed Tamimi on bail or keep her in jail until the end of her trial. She has become a symbol of Palestinian resistance, and some…