WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has called President Barack Obama`s announcement of plans to limit sweeping US government surveillance programmes a “victory of sorts” for fugitive former spy agency contractor Edward Snowden.
Category: Governance
US embassies to reopen after alert
DHAKA – US embassies and consulates that were closed in the Middle East and Africa because of a terrorist threat will reopen on Sunday.
Obama proposes surveillance-policy overhaul
WASHINGTON—In a striking policy shift that ensured the rancorous spy-policy debate would extend into the fall, President Barack Obama announced plans to overhaul key parts the National Security Agency’s surveillance programs.
Saudi police arrest 2 suspected al-Qaida militants
RIYADH — Saudi Arabia’s Interior Ministry says police have arrested two foreign residents suspected of having contacts with al-Qaida’s offshoot in Yemen over imminent suicide attacks in the region.
Spain to review train speeds after deadly crash
MADRID — Spain will review speed limits and security systems throughout its rail network to avoid a repeat of a train crash that killed 79 people last month, a government minister said Friday.
Nawaz Sharif ‘sad’ at LoC killings, wants to meet Manmohan
Islamabad – Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Thursday sought to assuage feelings in India by expressing “sadness” over the recent incidents on the LoC and “loss of precious human lives” that sparked tensions between the two countries.
Verdict against Nafis in US on Eid day likely
Dhaka – Bangladeshi national Quazi Mohammad Rezwanul Ahsan Nafis, now detained in the USA for his alleged plot to blow up the Federal Reserve Bank in Manhattan, is awaiting the verdict which is likely to be delivered on Friday, the…
Quetta suicide bomber kills at least 28 people
Islamabad – A suicide bombing at a funeral for a policeman in south-western Pakistan has killed at least 28 people including a senior police officer, police say.
Felani’s family demand exemplary punishment of killers
The activities of the trial of Felani killing will begin on August 13 in a special court of BSF at Coochbihar district of West Bengal province in India. The father of Felani Nurul Islam Nuru, Maternal uncle Abdul Hanif, Public…
‘Khude Gaanraj’ Jhuma Akhter in police custody.
The first runner-up of the 2008 version of ‘Meridian Channel I Khude Gaanraj’ has been staying at the Victim Support Center of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) near Tejgaon Police Station premises for the last two days.
Jahangir confesses in Milky murder case
Accused Jahangir Mandal made confessional statement while witness Maruf Reza Sagar made depositions in the Milky murder case on Wednesday.
Blogger Asif secures bail again
A Dhaka court on Wednesday granted bail to blogger Asif Mohiuddin in the case filed for making alleged derogatory comments in his write-ups about Islam and Prophet Muhammad (pbuh).
Pakistanis testify for SQ Chowdhury
ISLAMABAD – A group of Pakistani people filed statements on oath before a Bangladeshi war crime tribunal to save the life of a former member of Bangladeshi parliament.
BJP won’t back Bill on Bangladesh
The BJP has said it will not support the Constitution Amendment Bill to give effect to the 2011 India-Bangladesh Boundary Agreement dashing the government’s hopes to get the measure through Parliament. The party has argued that the government has “failed”…
Soldiers killing: India, Pakistan speak over hotline
Top military officials of Pakistan and India on Wednesday spoke to each other on hotline to lower tension after the killing of five Indian soldiers along the Line of Control in Poonch sector in Jammu and Kashmir.
PM has Iftar with Saudi Ambassador
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina joined the Saudi Arabian Ambassador for Iftar at the latter’s residence on Tuesday.
US asks citizens to leave Yemen immediately
The United States told its citizens in Yemen on Tuesday to leave the country immediately due to the threat of “terrorist attacks”, the US State Department said in a statement.
City-dwellers flock to village homes to celebrate Eid
With Eid-ul-Fitr only days away, people are crowding Dhaka’s bus, train, steamer and motor launch counters to get tickets to go home.
Mother killed in Bangladesh ‘by jealous relatives’
A London mother was hacked to death with machetes in front of her 12-year-old son in Bangladesh by jealous relatives, her family told the Evening Standard.
India in touch with Bangladesh over tribal exodus
Agartala/New Delhi: The Indian government was in touch with Bangladesh over the exodus of more than 1,500 tribals to the Indian border along Tripura seeking refuge after ethnic strife broke out with non-tribal Muslims, official sources said Sunday.
Canada reopens embassy in Bangladesh
OTTAWA — Canada’s high commission in Dhaka, Bangladesh, reopened its doors Monday after a “security precaution” resulted in one-day closure of the embassy on Sunday, according to the Foreign Affairs Department.
UPDF observes road blockade in Khagrachhari
A dawn-to-dusk road blockade enforced by United People’s Democratic Front (UPDF) protesting an arson attack in which around 50 houses of indigenous families were burnt in Matiranga upazila on Saturday, passed off in the district on Monday.
Saudi- Bangladesh consulate campaign helps bring down crime rate
(MENAFN – Arab News) Educational campaigns at the Bangladeshi consulate in Jeddah have succeeded in curbing the number of registered crimes during the past six months, according to Bangladeshi diplomatic officials.
41 BCC employees sacked by caretaker govt reinstated
Forty-one employees of Barisal City Corporation earlier sacked by caretaker government in 2007 joined again in job Sunday after reinstated by High Court order.
SC stays HC order on Hajj flights
The Supreme Court on Sunday stayed for eight weeks a High Court order that allowed the Hajj pilgrims to go to Saudi Arabia by any airlines of their choice.
Sagor’s wife ‘confesses involvement in Milky’s killing’
Slain Juba League leader of Dhaka Metropolitan City Reazul Haque Milky’s driver Maruf Reza Sagar’s detained wife Fahima Islam Lopa made confessional statement on Sunday afternoon before a Dhaka court admitting her involvement in the killing.
Hall mark chairpersosn Jesmiun gets conditional bail
A Dhaka court on Sunday granted bail to Hall-Mark Group Chairperson Jesmin Islam subject to payment of Tk one billion every month until their outstanding loan payment of Tk 2,600 crore is completed.
HSC percentage of pass 74.30
The success rate in HSC and equivalent exams this year has dropped by about four percent over last year.
Sagor’s wife detained
Rapid Action Battalion on Saturday detained the wife of Maruf Reza Sagor, believed to be a close associate of slain Juba League leader Reazul Haque Milki, in Dhaka.
Staff shortage hits Comilla Education Board
An acute shortage of officials and employees is now prevailing in the Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board, Comilla, hampering its normal activities.