Sydney (Australia), April 27 – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday stressed the need for keeping up pressure on Myanmar from different levels in various ways for resolving the Rohingya crisis.
Category: Int’l relations
Forge an alliance to support global women: PM
Sydney (Australia), April 27 – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday called for forging an alliance to support millions of women in need around the world and uphold their rights.
Koreas make nuclear pledge after summit
The leaders of North and South Korea have agreed to work to rid the peninsula of nuclear weapons after holding a historic summit. The announcement was made by the North’s Kim Jong-un and Moon Jae-in of South Korea after talks…
Oil prices to average $65 a barrel, commodities to be dearer
Washington, April 24 – Oil prices are forecast to average $65 a barrel over 2018, up from an average of $53 a barrel in 2017, on strong demand from consumers and restraint by oil producers, while metals prices are expected…
2 suspected robbers killed in Rajshahi, Laxmipur ‘gunfights’
Dhaka, Apr 27 – Two suspected robbers were killed in separate incidents of reported gunfights in Laxmipur and Rajshahi early Friday.
Korean summit starts with a handshake, after year of tension
Goyang, Apr 27 (AP/UNB) — After a year of tensions, the first North-South Korea summit in more than a decade began Friday with a handshake.
Development prospects for hundreds of millions in jeopardy
By Amina J. Mohammed UN, Apr 24 (IPS) – The global economy is strengthening. A broad-based economic upturn has underpinned progress in many areas.
4 Indian citizens held along Sunamganj border
Dhaka – Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) detained four Indian nationals from Chargaon border area in Tahirpur upazila in Sunamganj on Thursday morning.
PM leaves for Sydney via Thailand
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who left Dhaka for Sydney on Thursday afternoon on a three-day official visit to Australia at the invitation of her Australian counterpart Malcolm Turnbull, reached Suvarnabhumi International Airport in Thailand.
Memorial to African Americans who were lynching
In a plain brown building sits an office run by the Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles, a place for people who have been held accountable for their crimes and duly expressed remorse.
The insecurity cycle
During the past decade – in the aftermath of the most serious financial and economic crises since the Great Depression – the question of why policy doesn’t always change when it looks like it ought to has been an open…
Globalisation: New deal on labour mobility
What do you think is the crisis of globalisation and how did it come about? The crisis is the result of a lot of people not being particularly happy about the way that globalisation has gone. I think it’s rooted…
EU wants credible polls in Bangladesh
The European Union (EU) at a meeting here hoped that the government of Bangladesh will ensure conditions for credible, transparent and inclusive elections.
‘No Bangladeshi killed by Indian BSF this year’
Dhaka, April 26 – Director General (DG) of Indian Border Security Force (BSF) KK Sharma on Thursday said no Bangladeshi national was killed this year along Indo-Bangla border till to date as his force started maintaining non-lethal strategy.
21 young AL, BNP leaders complete DI fellowship together
Dhaka, April 25 – The Democracy International (DI) on Wednesday organized a graduation ceremony under the `Young Political Leaders Fellowship Program’ and awarded certificates to 21 young leaders affiliated with Bangladesh Awami League and Bangladesh Nationalist Party at the Long…
Indian court jails spiritual guru for life in rape case
New Delhi(AP/UNB) — An Indian court on Wednesday found a high-profile spiritual guru guilty of raping a teenage female devotee in 2013 and sentenced him to life in prison.
World is changing ten years after the great recession
Dhaka-A decade after the outbreak of the global economic crisis, the deepest since the Great Depression, a question remains open: what has changed in the international economy? For some analysts, there is a shared feeling of a return to business…
Trump and Macron hint at new Iran nuclear deal
US President Donald Trump and his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron have suggested there could be a new agreement on Iran’s nuclear programme.
PM Hasina to receive Global Women’s Leadership Award
Dhaka- Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will be awarded with the prestigious Global Women’s Leadership Award in recognition of her leadership role in expansion of women education and women entrepreneurship in Bangladesh, Asia and Asia-pacific region.
33 leftist rebels killed in two Western Indian encounters
NEW DELHI,(BSS/Xinhua) – As many as 33 left-wing Naxalite rebels have been killed in two consecutive shootouts with security forces Sunday and Monday in the western Indian state of Maharashtra, police said Tuesday.
Canadian police seek motive behind van attack that killed 10
TORONTO, Canada,(BSS/AFP) – Canadian police sought a motive Tuesday for a van attack on a bustling downtown Toronto street that left at least 10 pedestrians dead.The driver of the van, who was arrested, was to appear in court Tuesday at…
Stolen Ethiopia artifacts exhibition revives controversy
LONDON – A new exhibition that opened April 5 at London’s famous Victoria and Albert museum of ancient treasures looted from Ethiopia has revived debate about where such artifacts should reside, highlighting the tensions in putting Western imperialism in Africa and…
Saudi King Salman launches Entertainment City
RIYADH (BSS/AFP) – Saudi King Salman will launch the construction of an “entertainment city” near Riyadh Wednesday, authorities said, part of a series of multi-billion dollar projects as the kingdom seeks to diversity its oil-reliant economy.
Ahead of summits, US tones down its war games with S. Korea
Seoul, Apr 24 (AP/UNB) — Spring on the Korean Peninsula is normally the season of D-Day-style beach landings with big guns thumping in the distance and skies crisscrossed by the contrails of fighter aircraft.
Law Minister assures changes to Digital Security Bill
Dhaka, April 23 – Law Minister Anisul Huq yesterday assured that necessary step would be taken to bring changes in order to removing any confusion over the freedom of press if there is any in the proposed Digital Security Bill,…
It’s a boy for Kate on England’s national day
London, April 23 — For Kate, the wait is over. The Duchess of Cambridge gave birth Monday to a healthy baby boy — a third child for Kate and Prince William and fifth in line to the British throne.
Trigger-happy BSF shoots BD youth shot by BSF
Thakurgaon – A Bangladeshi youth was shot by the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) near Kondal Border Camp in Haripur Upazila here on Sunday. The injured is Md Rezwan, 27, son of Solaiman Ali of Daoga village in the same…
Tarique surrenders BD nationality, says Shahriar
State Minister for Foreign Affairs M Shahriar Alam has said Tarique Rahman, now acting chairman of BNP and living in London, surrendered his nationality by handing over his Bangladesh passport.
BNP stages demo in city seeking Khaleda’s release
Leaders and activists of BNP Dhaka North City unit staged a demonstration in the city on Sunday seeking their ailing chairperson Khaleda Zia’s release from jail.
Conscious DU teachers form human chain for students’ security
Dhaka, April 22 – Teachers of Dhaka University (DU) formed a human chain on the campus on Sunday morning with a call to ensure security of the university students as well as to protect students’ right.