Dhaka, Apr 26 – Police cordoned off a suspected military den at Trimohoni village in Shibganj upazila of Chapainawabganj early Wednesday.
Category: Conflicts
White House summons US Senate to briefing on N Korea
The entire US Senate will go to the White House on Wednesday to be briefed by senior administration officials about the brewing confrontation with North Korea. The unusual briefing underlines the urgency with which the Trump administration is treating the…
US submarine arrives in South Korea as tensions rise
A US submarine has arrived in South Korea, amid worries of another North Korean missile or nuclear test. The missile-armed USS Michigan is set to join an incoming group of warships led by aircraft carrier Carl Vinson. North Korea is…
US blocks Indian compliance panel request
Geneva (D. Ravi Kanth) – The United States has continued to adopt its classical policy of double-standards by blocking a first-time request from India for establishing a compliance panel at the World Trade Organization on 19 April for determining whether…
Maoist rebels kill 24 Indian Paramilitary soldiers
Maoist rebels killed at least 25 Indian paramilitary soldiers and injured six others in their stronghold in central India on Monday in one of the worst attacks on the country’s security forces in recent years, police said. The rebels fired…
Reducing European inequality: Cohesion through convergence
by Michael Dauderstädt When founded in 1957, the then European Economic Community comprised six relative prosperous countries, albeit including a very poor region, the Italian Mezzogiorno. With the first enlargement in 1972, poor Ireland joined the Community, bringing a start…
Cease ‘destabilising actions, rhetoric’: US tells N Korea
Washington (CNN) With tensions rising between the US and North Korea, the Pentagon on Sunday called for the isolated communist nation to avoid destabilising the situation further.
BNP stepping towards collapse, not power: Hanif
Dhaka – Ruling Awami League party’s joint general secretary Mahbubul Alam Hanif on Sunday said BNP is step by step moving towards the verge of collapse not towards the state power. In response to a statement of BNP leader Shamsuzzaman…
Operation at Jhenidah reported ‘militant den’ ends
Dhaka, Apr 22 – The operation ‘Southpaw’ conducted by law enforcers, including the Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP), at ‘Neo JMB militant hideout’ at Porahati village in Sadar upazila of Jhenidah concluded on…
Operation at Jhenidah ‘militant den’ resumes
Dhaka, Apr 22 – The Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) resumed its operation at Thanthalia ‘militant den’ in Sadar upazila of Jhenidah on Saturday morning.
Explosives, suicide vests found at ‘militant den’: Police
Dhaka, Apr 21 – Huge explosives, and several firearms and suicidal vests were found at a ‘militant den’ at Thanthalia village in Sadar upazila on Friday, claimed police.
Remove sculpture from SC premise before Ramadan: IAB
Dhaka – The Islami Andolon Bangladesh (IAB) on Friday demanded the removal of controversial sculpture from in front of Supreme Court premises before the holy Ramajan begins.
Another seven war crimes suspects held in Khulna
Dhaka, Apr 21 – Police in separate drives arrested seven war crimes suspects from their houses in Dumuria upazila of Khulna on Southwest Bangladesh early Friday.
Culprits injure mother, daughter in Gaibandha acid attack
Dhaka, Apr 21 (UNB) – A woman and her young daughter suffered burn injuries in an acid attack by miscreants at Tarafsadulla village in Sadullapur upazila of Gaibandha, in northern Bangladesh, on Thursday night.
Paris police shot on Champs-Elysees; IS group claims attack
Paris, Apr 21 (AP/UNB) — A gunman opened fire on police on Paris’ iconic Champs-Elysees boulevard Thursday night, killing one officer and wounding three people before police shot and killed him. The Islamic State group quickly claimed responsibility for the…
AL GS Quader says, BNP won’t repeat boycott of election
Dhaka – The Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader Thursday said their arch rival Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) would not repeat its mistake by boycotting the next polls scheduled to be held in 2019.
Muslim population – The future of world leadership
The picture of research works on demographic changes of western countries in relation to the Muslim immigration and their fertility rate is very intriguing. The average Fertility Rate per family amongst the westerners is 1.65 as compared to the Muslims’…
US gunman kills three ‘in race attack’
Three white men were olice hkilled and another wounded when a black gunman opened fire in Fresno, California, in a suspected race attack, pave said.
Obaidur Quader asks BRTA to review decision on stopping
In the wake of public transport crisis in the capital following a BRTA drive, Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Tuesday asked the BRTA authorities to review its decision of stopping ‘sitting service’ of buses in a bid…
US attack on Syria mosque likely unlawful
United States forces appear to have failed to take necessary precautions to avoid civilian casualties in a March 16, 2017 strike that killed at least 38 people in western Aleppo in Syria, Human Rights Watch said in a report released…
3 cops among 4 injured in Keraniganj fight
Dhaka, Apr 18 – Four people, including three policemen and a suspected robber, were injured during a fight between ‘robbers’ and cops at Chandipur of Keraniganj on the outskirts of capital Dhaka early Tuesday.
Pence put North Korea on notice
US Vice President Mike Pence put North Korea on notice on Monday neither the United States nor South Korea would tolerate further missile and nuclear tests, with U.S. attacks in Syria and Afghanistan showing its resolve. Pence and South Korean…
Suspected criminal killed in Dhaka ‘gunfight’
Dhaka, Apr 17 – A suspected criminal was killed in a reported gunfight with detectives in the city’s Mirpur area early Monday.
Tahmid acquitted Holey Artisan attack charges
Dhaka – The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court of Dhaka on Sunday acquitted Holey Artisan attack survivor, Tahmid Hasib Khan, in a case filed against him of the charges of hiding information about the attack. Magistrate Mahmudul Hasan passed the…
Remarks against anti-militancy drives encourage militancy: IGP
Inspector General of Police (IGP) AKM Shahidul Hoque on Sunday said irresponsible remarks by some political leaders against anti-militancy drives encourage militancy. “Irresponsible remarks by several political leaders against anti-militancy drives drew my attention. Such statements encourage militant activities,” he…
Chinese tour operators halt tourist visits to N korea
Amid escalating military tension on the Korean Peninsula, Chinese tour operators have canceled travel packages to North Korea, according to Hong Kong’s South China Morning Post. The report said Sunday that state-owned China International Travel Services and Ctrip.com International —…
North Korean test missile explodes on launch, says US
Seoul, Apr 16 (AP/UNB) – A North Korean missile exploded during launch Sunday, U.S. and South Korean officials said, a high-profile failure that comes as a powerful U.S. aircraft supercarrier approaches the Korean Peninsula in a show of force.
Over 100 killed in blas during Syria’s population transfer
Beirut, Apr 16 (AP/UNB) – A stalled population transfer resumed Saturday after a deadly explosion killed at least 100, including children, government supporters and opposition fighters, at an evacuation point – adding new urgency to the widely criticized operation.
Nato deploys troops in Poland near Russian border
Poland on Thursday welcomed the first US troops in a multinational force being posted across the Baltic region to counter potential threats from Russia. More than 1,100 soldiers – 900 US troops as well as 150 British and 120 Romanians…
Two suspected criminals killed in Meherpur ‘gunfight’
Dhaka, Apr 14 – Two suspected criminals were killed in a reported gunfight between their cohorts and police on Malsadah-Hariadah road in Gangni upazila of Meherpur, on western Bangladesh, early Friday.