US President Donald Trump is visiting Israel and the Palestinian territories, as he continues his first foreign trip. He flies in from Saudi Arabia, a key US ally, where he gave a speech to Arab and Muslim leaders at a…
Category: Conflicts
Argument in appeal against 16th amendment verdict
Dhaka – The Appellate Division the Supreme Court on Sunday asked the prosecution not to make any political argument during hearing on the appeal against the High Court order that declared illegal the 16th amendment to the constitution establishing Parliament’s…
Stop evil politics of ransacking opposition office: Khaleda
Dhaka – BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Sunday tweeted that they want to get rid of evil politics like ransacking opposing office using police without any reason. “We want to remove the evil politics like ransacking opposition office misusing police…
North Korea in new missile test, South says
North Korea has conducted another missile test, South Korea’s military has said.
US, Saudi Arabia sign arms deals of almost $110bn
US Secretary of State says the arms agreements will help Saudi Arabia deal with ‘malign Iranian influence’. The US and Saudi Arabia signed arms deals worth almost $110bn on Saturday, the first day of President Donald Trump’s visit to the…
Trump seeks to win over Muslims with Islam speech
After saying ‘Islam hates us’ and calling for a Muslim travel ban, Trump seeks to reset relations with Islamic world. Donald Trump is set to deliver a major speech on Islam during his visit to Saudi Arabia, just two months…
Five ‘militants’ surrender to Rab in Narsingdi
Narsingdi, May 21 – Five suspected militants, who were inside the house at Gabtali village in the sadar upazila, surrendered to Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) on Sunday morning.
Islami Bank infighting deepens
Islami Bank’s Vice Chairman Syed Ahsanul Alam Parvez has claimed most of the bank’s directors support him in his battle against Chairman Arastoo Khan and said they will resign if he is forced to step down. A joint statement was…
BNP demo Sunday protesting Police rain on Khaleda’s office
BNP will stage demonstrations across the country on Sunday in protest against the raid on its Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s Gulshan office. BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi announced the programme at a discussion meeting at Dhaka Reporters Unity…
Police-RAB cordon off ‘Narsingdi militant den’
Members of law enforcement agencies cordoned off a house at Gabtoli village (Uttar) in Sadar upazila on Saturday suspecting presence of militants there.
Duterte says China threatened war if he pursued sea dispute
Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said China threatened to go to war after he asserted the Southeast Asian nation’s sovereignty over disputed territory. In an unspecified meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, Duterte said he will drill for oil in the…
Islamic preacher Zakir Naik granted Saudi citizenship
Dhaka, May 20 (UNB)- Controversial Islamic preacher Dr Zakir Naik, booked under an anti-terror law, has been granted citizenship by Saudi Arabia, according to media reports.
BNP slams move to monitor journos while abroad
Dhaka – BNP on Friday strongly denounced the Foreign Ministry’s circular to monitor the activities of Bangladeshi journalists while traveling abroad, saying it has exposed the government’s Baksali attitude. UNB news agency reported
Clash over land dispute in Chhatak; 1 dead
Dhaka, May – A man was killed and 20 others were injured in a clash between two groups of people over a land dispute at Jaua Bazar in Chhatak upazila of Sunamganj district on Thursday.
Suspected robber killed in Laxmipur ‘gunfight’
Dhaka, May 19 – A suspected robber was killed in a reported gunfight with police at Dattapara in Sadar upazila of Laxmipur on SE Bangladesh early Friday.
Chinese jets intercept US aircraft over East China Sea, US says
Two Chinese Sukhoi Su-30 jets have conducted an “unprofessional” intercept of a US aircraft, the US military said. The US WC-135 plane was on a mission to detect radiation in international airspace over the East China Sea.
Cauvery suffers a slow death – urbanisation flourishes
(Editor’s (firstpost.com) note: This is the fourth piece in a multi-part series on the nature of human excesses that have imperiled the fragile ecosystem of the Western Ghats, home to at least 325 globally threatened species of flora and fauna,…
Trump election: Former FBI boss to lead Russia inquiry
A former FBI boss has been named special counsel to oversee an inquiry into Russia’s alleged meddling in the election and any Trump campaign ties.
BAU BCL activists beat up SSForum leaders
Dhaka – Bangladesh Chhatra League, student wing of ruling party Awami League of Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) chapter activists beat up two leaders of Socialist Students Front (SSF) allegedly yesterday (Wednesday).
Jhenidah ‘militant den’ raid resumes on SW Bangladesh
Dhaka, May 17 – The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) resumed their operation for the second day at a suspected militant hideout at Chuadanga village in Sadar upazila on Wednesday morning.
Bombs and suicide vests found at ‘militant den’ in Southwest BD
Dhaka – Two suicide vests and five explosives were found during a raid on a suspected militant hideout in Jhenaidah’s Sadar Upazila, according to RAB, bdnews24.com reported on Tuesday evening.
Danish ambassador in Dhaka says forfeign diplomats still feel unsafe
Diplomats are “happy” over the post Jul 1 security measures in Bangladesh, but still feel the risk of terrorist attacks remains. “In terms of risk assessment, we still feel the risk. We still have restrictions on our movement,” Danish Ambassador…
Bomb disposal unit starts work at Jhenaidah ‘militant den’
Dhaka, May 16 – The Bomb Disposal unit of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) have started their operation at the suspected militant hideouts at Chuadanga village in Sadar upazila of Jhenaidah district in Southwest Bangladesh on Tuesday.
Mexico’s award-winning crime journalist shot dead
Veteran reporter, who covered drug trafficking and organised crime, was the fifth journalist killed in Mexico this year. Javier Valdez, an award-winning reporter who specialised in covering drug trafficking and organised crime, was murdered in the northern Mexico state of…
WannaCry ransomware cyber-attack ‘may have N Korea link’
Dave Lee North America technology reporter of BBC Who was behind the huge global cyber-attack? One prominent theory right now is North Korea – but what we know is far from conclusive. You may not have heard of the Lazarus…
Trump ‘shared classified information with Russia’
President Donald Trump revealed highly classified information about so-called Islamic State (IS) to Russia’s foreign minister, sources have told US media.
HC order on mobile courts stayed
Dhaka – The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court yesterday stayed an order of the High Court that declared mobile courts conducted by the executive magistrates illegal till May 18.
N Korea carries out new ballistic missile test, fuels furies
North Korea has carried out another ballistic missile test days after a new president took office in the South. The missile was launched near north-western Kusong, flying hundreds of miles then landing in the Sea of Japan. It puts immediate…
Comey’s independent streak, dramatic flair could haunt Trump
Washington – James Comey cut an unorthodox path as FBI director, time and again compelled by what he described as strongly held convictions to speak with unusual candor and eloquence about the bureau’s work. It’s a combination of qualities that…