Savar – Demanding the withdrawal of case filed against some students, general students of Jahangirnagar University (JU) have continued their demonstration. on Sunday evening, they brought out a torch procession on the campus.
Category: Conflicts
Pak PM Nawaz Sharif resigns after Panama Papers verdict
Nawaz Sharif has resigned as prime minister of Pakistan following a decision by the country’s Supreme Court to disqualify him from office.
North Korea launches another ballistic missile
Seoul, South Korea — North Korea launched a missile on Friday that was in the air for 45 minutes before landing off Hokkaido, the northernmost Japanese island, officials from the United States, South Korea and Japan reported.
Another Holey Artisan attack mastermind arrested
Dhaka, Jul 28 – Police arrested another mastermind of Gulshan Café attack from Singra Upazila of Natore district early Friday.
Khaleda plotting against PM in London: Quader
Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Thursday alleged that BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia along with her son Tarique Rahman has been hatching a conspiracy against Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina staying in London in the name of treatment. He came…
US tained Iraqi forces linked to Mosul war crimes
An Iraqi army division trained by the United States government allegedly executed several dozen prisoners in Mosul’s Old City, Human Rights Watch said today. Two international observers detailed the summary killings of four people by the Iraqi army’s 16th Division…
Pak PM accused India of undermining Saarc spirit
MALE: Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has accused India of “undermining” the spirit of the SAARC by “casting shadows” of bilateral issues on the multilateral forum for regional cooperation. In a joint press conference with Maldivian President Abdulla Yameen here,…
Biological annihilation on Earth accelerating
Robert J. Burrowes Human beings are now waging war against life itself as we continue to destroy not just individual lives, local populations and entire species in vast numbers but also destroy the ecological systems that make life on Earth…
Student siddiqur hurt in clash with cops to be flown to Chennai
Government Titumir College student M Siddiqur Rahman who suffered serious eye injuries during a police action at Shahbagh will be flown to Chennai of India on Thursday for better treatment.Health Minister Mohammad Nasim came up with the announcement while talking…
Death sentence of two JMB activists commuted to life in prison
Dhaka – The High Court on Monday commuted the death sentences of two activists of the banned Islamist outfit Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh to life imprisonment in connection with a case filed for their involvement in the series bomb blasts in…
India must pull back troops amid border standoff: China
Beijing, Jul 24 (AP/UNB) — China is warning India not to underestimate its determination to safeguard what it considers sovereign territory amid an ongoing standoff between the two neighbours over a contested region high in the Himalayas.
Two killed at Israeli building in Amman
Two Jordanians have been killed and an Israeli wounded in an incident next to Israel’s embassy in Amman. Israel’s foreign ministry said a Jordanian attacked a security guard with a screwdriver in a residential building used by the embassy.
Sohel confesses to involvement in Gulshan Café attack
Dhaka – Sohel Mashfuz arrested from Chapainawabganj, a “Neo JMB” militant on Sunday made a confessional statement before a Dhaka court admitting his involvement in supplying bombs for July 1 Dhaka cafe attack.
Arab League chief says Israel plays with fire over Jerusalem
The Arab League has warned Israel is “playing with fire” over the “red line” of Jerusalem and its foreign ministers will hold an emergency meeting on Wednesday over Israeli-Palestinian violence, according to statements on Sunday.Israel sent extra troops into the…
Muslim Umman in crisis due to militancy: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday said the Muslim Ummah faces a danger and crisis as some people choose the wrong path of militancy. “The whole Muslim Ummah has got trapped in danger due to some people’s move to take…
6 killed as tensions over shrine turn violent in Israel
Jerusalem, Jul 22 (AP/UNB)- Three Palestinians were killed in street clashes in Jerusalem and three Israelis died in a stabbing attack at a West Bank settlement as tensions turned into violence over the Holy Land’s most contested shrine.
Iran inaugurates production line for missile
Tehran, Jul 22 (AP/UNB) — Iranian state TV is reporting the inauguration of a production line for a new version of an air defense missile.
Qatar’s ruler voices willingness to talk to solve Arab rift
Dubai, Jul 22 (AP/UNB)- Qatar’s ruling emir said on Friday that his embattled Gulf nation remains open to dialogue with four Arab countries that have isolated it, but that any resolution to the crisis must respect his country’s sovereignty.
Cops cordon off suspected ‘militant den’ in Meherpur
Dhaka, July 22 – Police cordoned off a house in Bamondi area of Gangni Upazila in Meherpur on Saturday morning suspecting it to be a militant hideout.
US to ban Americans from visiting North Korea
The US is to ban its citizens from travelling to North Korea, according to two agencies that operate tours there. Koryo Tours and Young Pioneer Tours said the ban would be announced on 27 July to come into effect 30…
China urges India withdrawal in standoff, stages drills
Beijing, Jul 19 (AP/UNB) – China renewed a call for India to immediately withdraw its troops from disputed territory high in the Himalayan mountains, following a report that Chinese forces recently held live firing drills in the region. Foreign ministry…
Accept 6 combat extremism principles: Qatar urged
UN, Jul 19 (AP/UNB) – Four Arab nations that cut ties with Qatar urged the tiny Gulf nation Tuesday to commit to six principles on combatting extremism and terrorism and negotiate a plan with specific measures to implement them –…
‘Listed criminal’ killed in Ctg ‘gunfight’ with Rab
Dhaka, July 19 – A ‘listed criminal’ was killed in a reported gunfight between his cohorts and the members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) at Polo Ground in city’s Double Mooring area of Chittagong early Wednesday.
Water scarcity hotspots shifting
New York – Reservoirs, dams and irrigation systems have shifted global patterns of water scarcity over three decades, “causing a distinct pattern of beneficiaries and losers”, according to recent research.
Mobile court to continue for 2 more weeks
Dhaka – The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed the High Court High Court order for two more weeks that declared mobile courts, conducted by executive magistrates contradictory to the Constitution of the country.
‘Nearly all military court cases in West Bank end in conviction’
Report shows the military appeals courts decidedly favor the prosecution, with judges accepting 67 percent of prosecution appeals, as opposed to only 33 percent of appeals filed by the defense.
South Korea proposes rare military talks with North Korea
South Korea has proposed holding military talks with the North, after weeks of heightened tension following Pyongyang’s long-range missile test.
Cops, journo among 40 hurt in police-autodriver clash
Dhaka, Jul 16– At least 40 people, including two policemen and a journalist, were injured in a clash between law enforcers and CNG-run auto-rickshaw drivers at Borotakia Bazar in Mirsarai Upazila of Chittagongbon Saturday afternoon.
RAB cordons off suspected ‘militant den’ at Ashulia
Savar, Jul 16 – The Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) on Sunday cordoned off a house in Chakalgram Chourapara area of Pathalia union in Ashulia, suspecting it as a militant hideout.
Turkey marks one year since coup attempt
Turkish authorities sacked nearly 7,400 more civil servants for alleged links to terror groups as the country on Saturday marked the first anniversary of last summer’s failed coup attempt that left some 250 people dead.Thousands are expected to turn out…