Presidents Vladimir Putin and Recep Tayyip Erdogan agreed on Wednesday to support the formation of “de-escalation zones” in Syria, saying both Russia and Turkey wanted to bolster the fragile truce in the war-ravaged country. The meeting between the former foes,…
United Nations member countries should denounce the Philippines’ brutal “war on drugs” that has killed more than 7,000 people since President Rodrigo Duterte took office in June 2016, Human Rights Watch said today. The Philippines will appear for the third…
Washington (CNN)President Donald Trump on Wednesday vowed to work as a “mediator, an arbitrator or a facilitator” to help broker peace between the Israelis and Palestinians as he welcomed Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas to the White House.
French presidential candidate Emmanuel Macron was more impressive than rival Marine Le Pen in Wednesday evening’s final TV debate, a viewers’ poll says. The candidates traded insults for more than two hours, arguing over terrorism, the economy, and Europe. The…
Bangkok, May 3 (AP/UNB)- In one corner: the unpredictable dictator, the third-generation family ruler whose nation has a seven-decade reputation of being erratic, quick to take umbrage and insistent that it is powerful enough to upend the planet. In the…
All available evidence strongly suggests that on April 4, 2017, a Syrian government warplane attacked Khan Sheikhoun, a town in the northwestern governorate of Idlib, with a nerve agent, killing at least 92 people, 30 of them children. The death…
Dhaka, May 2 – Members of the Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) arrested a suspected member of banned militant outfit Ansarullah Bangla Team from the city’s Bhatara area on Monday night.
Reclusive state acting in ‘open defiance of the international community’, says Lieutenant General America’s National Security Adviser has said America should be “prepared” to take military action against North Korea. Lieutenant General HR McMaster called on other world powers to…
Indian police officials say two Muslim men have been beaten to death by a mob in the northeastern state of Assam over allegations of cow theft, the latest in a series of similar attacks across the country. Senior Assam police…
Two Indian soldiers were killed Monday by rockets and mortars fired by Pakistan along the highly militarized de facto border that divides the disputed region of Kashmir between the nuclear-armed rivals, the Indian army said. Pakistani soldiers fired at two…
Donald Tusk President of the European Council Rue de la Loi/Wetstraat 175 1048 Brussels Federica Mogherini High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy / Vice-President of the European Commission Rue de la Loi / Wetstraat 200…
Finance Minister AMA Muhith and top business leaders on Sunday had a heated debate at a meeting over the implementation of the new VAT law. Amid chaos over the issue during the meeting of the consultative committee of the NBR,…
PM Sharif fired an adviser and ordered ‘action’ against a senior bureaucrat after controversial news story leak. Karachi, Pakistan – Pakistan’s military has rejected Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif’s decision to fire a top foreign policy advisor over his alleged connections…
One of the four militants, killed during the operation at Shibnagar Trimohoni militant den in Shibganj upazila, has primarily been identified as Abdullah who fled the Jhenidah militant den. Chief of Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit Monirul Islam…
United Nations – North Korea’s deputy U.N. ambassador said Friday that U.S. efforts to get rid of his country’s nuclear weapons through military threats and sanctions are “a wild dream.” AP/UNB news agency reported
North Korea has test-fired a ballistic missile, South Korean and US military officials say. It apparently exploded seconds after lift-off, the South Korean military was quoted as saying by Yonhap news agency. The US military said the missile did not…
The South Korean government has quickly refuted U.S. President Donald Trump’s call for Seoul to pay $1 billion for the THAAD missile defense system. The Defense Ministry put out a statement Friday saying, “There is no change in South Korea…
‘Neo JMB’ functionary Abul Kalam alias Abu was killed by bullets while his three associates died in explosions during the operation at the militant den of Shibnagar Trimohoni in Shibganj upazila, said a physician on Friday. Dr Shafiqul Islam, one…
Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader on Friday said militant attacks will come down sharply if BNP takes part in the next general election. The minister came up with the remarks without further elaboration after inaugurating a mosque at Sundalpur…
Manila, Apr 28 (AP/UNB) — Southeast Asian nations expressed “grave concern” Friday over North Korea’s nuclear tests and ballistic missile launches despite a plea from Pyongyang not to be subjected to such pressure. Foreign ministers of the Association of Southeast…
Chapainawabganj, Apr 28 – The bodies of four militants, who were killed during Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT)’s operation in Shibnagar Trimohoni militant den in Shibganj upazila on Thursday night, have not been removed from the house till Friday morning.
Dhaka, Apr 28 Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday again said the three organs of the State — legislature, judiciary and executive — will have to work with an understanding for successfully running the state and urged all concerned to…
Washington, Apr 28 (AP/UNB) — U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said Thursday that China has threatened to impose sanctions on North Korea if it conducts further nuclear tests. “We know that China is in communications with the regime in…
Islamabad, Apr 28 (AP/UNB) — Afghanistan’s Taliban announced the start of their spring offensive Friday, promising to build their political base in the country while focusing military assaults on coalition and Afghan security forces.
Former British Prime Minister David Cameron here on Thursday termed Bangladesh a ‘shining example’ of progress in the world and laid emphasis on addressing three challenges, including maintaining quality democracy, to reach the next stage of development. Tagging quality of…
Four militants were killed during Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT)’s operation in Shibnagar Trimohoni militant den in Shibganj upazila, said Khurshid Hossain, Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of police, Rajshahi range. Khurshid Hossain disclosed this at a press briefing at a…
Arms depot near Damascus International airport goes up in flames after series of overnight strikes blamed on Israel. Israeli air strikes have hit an arms depot operated by the Lebanese Hezbollah group near Damascus airport, Syrian opposition sources told Al…
Dhaka, Apr 27 – The Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) of police resumed its operation at Shibnagar Trimohoni ‘militant den’ in Shibganj upazila of Chapainawabganj on northwestern Bangladesh on Thursday morning.
Madrid, Apr 27 (AP/UNB) —The Trump administration told lawmakers Wednesday it will apply economic and diplomatic pressure on North Korea to dismantle its nuclear weapons program, as an extraordinary White House briefing served to tamp down talk of military action…
The operation, ‘Eagle Hunt’, which was launched on a ‘militant den’ at Shibnagar Trimohoni in Shibganj upazila, has been suspended for Wednesday. The drive was postponed due to technical reason and it will resume on Thursday morning, said SWAT deputy…