Dhaka, 18 Jan – BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia’s lawyers on Wednesday argued that the prosecution’s documents and facts on Zia Orphanage Trust graft case were based on “forgery” and has no substance.
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Rohingya repatriation uncertain – Part One
By Naimul Haq Dhaka, Bangladesh, Jan 14 (IPS) – The repatriation of Rohingya refugees driven from their villages through violence and terror appears uncertain, with critics saying the agreement legalising the process of their return is both controversial and impractical.…
Mongabay-India launched
“Mongabay-India: Bringing biodiversity discussions into the mainstream “Mongabay-India is the newest product from the Mongabay.com group of online publications with 20 years of publishing history. “Even though India was a leader in biodiversity policy, it has been a laggard in…
Meaningful solution to ‘political crisis’ possible: BNP
Dhaka, Jan 13 – Though the party is ‘upset’ about the Prime Minister’s statement on the next general election, BNP on Saturday said it is still confident that a meaningful solution to the crisis over the polls can be found…
IGP hopes to intensify crackdown against militants
Dhaka, Jan 13, 2018 (BSS) – Inspector General of Police (IGP) AKM Shahidul Hoque in an exclusive interview recently said they will intensify nationwide crackdown against militants this year in line with the ‘zero tolerance’ policy against militancy. “Police have…
Nation frustrated at PM’s address: BNP
Dhaka, Jan 12 – BNP on Friday claimed that the nation has been frustrated by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s address to the nation as there is no indication for reaching a political understanding over the next general election.
Khaleda’s lawyers for justice in graft case filed after 1/11
Dhaka, 11 Jan – BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’a lawyer Barrisster Jamiruddin Sircar yesterday Claimed that the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) failed to prove any allegations of graft against BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia in the Zia Orphanage Trust and Zia Charitable Trust…
Hasina again swipes at Khaleda for Padma Bridge remark
Dhaka, Jan 10 – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday called BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia an ‘insane’ for her recent remarks over the Padma Bridge.
3 suspected forest robbers killed in Sundarbans ‘gunfight’
Bagerhat, Jan 11 – Three suspected forest robbers were killed in a ‘gunfight’ with members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in Sukhpara Char area under Swarankhola range of the Sundarbans on Thursday morning. Identities of the deceased could not be…
Myanmar army admits killings Rohingyas
Myanmar’s army has admitted for the first time its soldiers were involved in the killing of Rohingya Muslims in recent violence in Rakhine state.
Sketches of model of Obama Presidential Centre
Hello Mostafa Kamal, Over the past year, Michelle and I have been working with an extraordinary team to dream up a campus for active citizenship on the South Side of Chicago. And while this Presidential Center may have our name…
Khaleda for punishment against Trust Graft Case witnesses
Dhaka, 10 Jan – On behalf of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, a lawyer yesterday filed a petition seeking punitive action against six witnesses in Zia Orphanage Trust graft and Zia Charitable Trust graft cases on the charges of making fake…
Trump gives 200,000 Salvadoreans deadline to leave US
Donald Trump’s administration has decided to cancel permits that allow nearly 200,000 people from El Salvador to live and work in the US. They were granted Temporary Protected Status (TPS) after earthquakes rocked the Central American country in 2001.
Tillerson ‘never questioned’ Trump’s mental health
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson says he has “never questioned”, President Trump’s mental health after the author of a controversial book said his staff saw him as a “child”.
North Korea accepts Olympics talks offer, says South
North Korea has accepted an offer to attend high-level talks next week, South Korean officials have said. The meeting, on 9 January, will focus on finding a way for North Korean athletes to attend the Winter Olympic Games in South…
Apan Jewellers’ bail stay extended further
Dhaka, 02 Jan – The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court yesterday (Tuesday) extended their earlier order that stayed the High Court order granting bail to three owners of Apan Jewellers until January 8 in three money laundering cases.
Suspected militant held for Aug 15 blast
Dhaka 01 Jan – The Counter-terrorism unite detained one militant, Mamun, 21 in a connection to the hotel blast in Dhaka’s Panthapath area on August 15 last year. He allegedly made the bomb and supplied the same for the attack…
Restoration of electoral system – Great challenge: BNP
Dhaka – BNP standing committee member Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury thinks that restoration of country’s election system and people’s confidence would be the great challenge for the Election Commission in the year 2018. The election system has been broken and…
AC Land Biroda exempted from charge, granted apology
Dhaka, 28 Dec – Bhurungamari’s Assistant Commissioner (land) Biroda Rani Ray has been exempted from the charge over sentencing a lawyer illegally, after she offered unconditional apology.
The Jerusalem vote and the US-Israel link
By Chandra Muzaffar One hopes that the overwhelming rejection of the Trump Administration’s recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel by the UN General Assembly (UNGA) on the 21st of December 2017 will compel Washington DC to rescind its…
Next proceedings in Grenade Attack Case Jan 1
Dhaka, 27 Dec – Judge Shahed Nuruddin of the Speedy Trial Tribunal-1 fixed January 1 for next proceedings of the case lodged over the August 21 grenade when prosecution will place their arguments on legal points.
Raw jute worth Tk 109-crore gutted in Khulna fire
Khulna, Dec 27 – Huge raw jute were burnt down in a fire that broke out at two godowns of a jute mill by Bhatpara-Bejerdanga road in Phultala upazila early Wednesday.
Bangladesh releases its first biotech rice
Dhaka, Dec 27 – Scientists in Bangladesh have developed country’s first biotech rice variety giving farmers an answer to the difficulties they face in harvesting the staple with machines. Stems of BRRIdhan-86, the variety that got official release approval Wednesday,…
UN: “American Dream” rapidly becoming “American Illusion”
Geneva, 19 Dec (Kanaga Raja) – “The American Dream is rapidly becoming the American Illusion as the US now has the lowest rate of social mobility of any of the rich countries,” said Professor Philip Alston, the UN Special Rapporteur…
Trump to drop climate change from US Security Strategy
Donald Trump speaks alongside Vice President Mike Pence and Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis, earlier in December.
BD-Myanmar talks on working group formation Tuesday
Dhaka, Dec 17 – A six-member delegation from Myanmar arrives here on Monday evening to take forward the process of forming a joint working group to start the repatriation of Rohingyas living in Bangladesh.
Bangladeshi migrants worry they’ll pay price for NYC subway bomb
New York, (AP/UNB) – When an immigrant from Bangladesh set off a bomb in New York city’s subway system this week, he was the only person injured. But New York city’s vibrant Bangladeshi community is worried that it, too, may…
Money talks at One Planet Summit in Paris
By Paris Correspondent Paris, Dec 14 (IPS) – As funding to combat climate change has lagged behind lofty words, the One Planet Summit in France this week invited governments and business leaders to put money on the table.
WTO Ministerial Confce-11 collapses as US blocks outcomes
Buenos Aires, 14 Dec (D. Ravi Kanth) – The World Trade Organization’s eleventh ministerial conference (MC11) collapsed here on Wednesday like a house of cards, after the United States single-handedly blocked outcomes on mandated decisions and the draft ministerial declaration,…
Rapidly-growing corporate control of food chain
Agrifood Atlas is a report which shows the dramatic impacts of the global food system being rapidly monopolised by ever-fewer, ever-larger corporations at every stage of the food chain. Between 2015 and 2016, five of the largest 12 mergers between…