The wrangling over Bhutan between China and India escalated on Monday amid accusations by Beijing that ”intrusion by Indian troops in the Sikkim sector” is a “betrayal” of a former colonial era understanding of the boundary alignment in this area.In…
Eight people have been injured in a shooting outside a mosque in southern France, officials have confirmed. Worshippers leaving the Arrahma mosque in Avignon were approached by two hooded suspects at about 22:30 local time (21:30 GMT) on Sunday.
In ways big and small, Congress is taking back power from President Donald Trump on national security matters, US leading news network CNN has reported. From Russia to the Pentagon budget, Republicans in Congress are proposing new checks to curb…
Dhaka, Jul 1 – Law enforcers concluded their operation, ‘Trepid Punch’, at a militant den in Banonpara area of Bheramara upazila headquarters under Kushtia district on Saturday night, nearly 22 hours after they cordoned it off. Additional deputy commissioner of…
Dhaka – People from different walks of life including political leaders, diplomats and cultural activists on Saturday paid homage to the victims of Holey Artisan Bakery by placing wreath and vowed to eliminate militancy from the country.
Washington — Less than three months after President Donald Trump and China’s leader strolled the manicured lawns at Mar-a-Lago, the White House is suddenly engaged in a multipronged pressure campaign against Beijing, born of frustration with the limited results of…
Laxmipur -A local leader of Jubo Dal, who was arrested in a case of special power act 2014, died in the district jail early Saturday. -UNB
Hong Kong – Chinese President Xi Jinping on Saturday said any activities in Hong Kong seen as threatening China’s sovereignty and stability would be “absolutely impermissible,” employing some of his harshest language yet toward pro-democracy activities in the territory. –AP/UNB
Dhaka, Jul 1 – Police arrested three alleged female militants along with suicide vests from a suspected militant den in Banonpara area of Bheramara upazila headquarters under Kushtia early Saturday.
Guest Blog by Gauri Noolkar-Oak The minute I crossed over the Indo-Bangladesh border into India at Chengrabandha, the atmosphere changed instantly; more briskness, more people and more English and Hindi surrounded me. I also spotted posters of Baahubali 2, and…
Dhaka – Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader yesterday harshly criticized BNP for blaming his party’s role in depositing money to Swiss Bank and said it is not AL, it is BNP that is a platform of money launderers.
Dhaka – Today is the 1st of July exactly one year since the militant attack on the Holey Artisan Bakery in the capital in the evening when guests many of them foreigners were having thei dinner. It was a wake-up…
Dhaka – BNP on Friday alleged that the deposits by Bangladeshis in Switzerland’s different banks marked a sharp rise as the ‘ruling party’ men are siphoning off their ill-gotten money there. -UNB
People from six mainly Muslim countries and all refugees now face tougher US entry due to President Donald Trump’s controversial travel ban. It means people without “close” family or business relationships in the US could be denied visas and barred…
Mosul, Jun 30 (AP/UNB)- With anti-Islamic State group forces on the offensive in both the Iraqi city of Mosul and the Syrian city of Raqqa, Iraq’s prime minister on Thursday declared an end to the extremist group’s self-proclaimed caliphate.
Dhaka, June 29 – Army personnel in a drive recovered firearms and ammunition from a reported criminals’ den at Golachhari in Langdu upazila early Thursday.
United Nations — North Korea’s U.N. ambassador warned the United States and the rest of the world Wednesday that his country will keep building up its nuclear arsenal regardless of sanctions, pressure or military attack. –AP/UNB
Robert J. Burrowes It is a tragic measure of the depravity of human existence that genocide is a continuing and prevalent manifestation of violence in the international system, despite the effort following World War II to abolish it through negotiation,…
Dhaka – BNP on Wednesday sharply reacted to Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader’s comment that election-time supportive government will be formed under Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, saying it is a hint to push the country towards a grave danger.…
Laxmipur – The residence of the joint secretary general of Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) was allegedly vandalised by Jubo League activists in Ramganj of the district on Tuesday night. -UNB
Venezuela’s Supreme Court has been attacked by grenades dropped from a helicopter in what President Nicolás Maduro called a “terrorist attack”.
Caracas – President Nicolas Maduro said a police helicopter fired on Venezuela’s Supreme Court on Tuesday in a confusing incident that he called a thwarted “terrorist attack” aimed at ousting him from power. -AP/UNB
By Victor Madrigal-Borloz Copenhagen, June (IPS) – “Torture works” might rank among the most sweeping generalisations ever uttered, one brutal in its disregard of the pain and suffering created by this abhorrent practice. Indeed, torture works, but to all the…
Chinese troops crossed the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in the Indian state of Sikkim in early June , smashed two bunkers before they were stopped by Indian soldiers, military officials said on Monday, bdnews24.com reported on Tuesday.
Turkey’s president says he will not pull Turkish troops from their base in Qatar, rejecting a demand by major Arab states that it do so to end the ongoing crisis with the small Gulf country. Speaking Sunday after Eid prayers…
Jerusalem, Jun 25 (AP/UNB) – Israeli aircraft struck various positions in Syria Saturday, destroying two tanks, in response to more than 10 projectiles that landed in its territory, the military said.
Peshawar, Jun 24 (AP/UNB) – The death toll from twin blasts in the northwestern town of Parachinar climbed to 67 Saturday, bringing the overall death toll from three separate attacks in Pakistan to 85, with several others in critical condition,…
Riyadh, June 24 (AP/UNB) – A suicide bomber blew himself up near the Grand Mosque at Makkah as police disrupted a plot to target the holiest site in Islam just as the fasting month of Ramadan ends, Saudi security forces…
BNP leader Moudud Ahmed sees an ulterior motive of the government in the counter case that has been filed following attacks on Mirza Fakhrul Islam’s motorcade in Chittagong.
President Emmanuel Macron said today he will seek parliamentary approval to extend the country’s state of emergency until November 1, dashing hopes the new president might lift measures that have led to abusive practices. Macron also announced, in the wake…