Special Correspondent Dhaka,Feb 28 – The two days’ voting in the Dhaka Bar Association (DBA) election for the session 2018-2019 ended wednesday peacefully with enthusiasm.
Category: Int’l relations
Ousted Pak PM’s brother head of ruling party
The younger brother of Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has been elected as acting president of the country’s ruling party after the Supreme Court ruled that anyone disqualified from office cannot serve as party chief.
UK wants strong democracy in Bangladesh: Envoy
British High Commissioner in Dhaka Alison Blake on Wednesday said the United Kingdom wants to be part of Bangladesh’s journey towards a middle-income country and laid emphasis on having strong democracy.Blake said one of the things they strongly believe is…
US expects fair polls in Bangladesh: Bernicat
Mentioning that they have no favourite party and political personality in Bangladesh, US Ambassador in Dhaka Marcia Bernicat on Wednesday said they just expect fair polls here.
N Korea ‘providing chemical weapons materials to Syria’
North Korea has been sending equipment to Syria that could be used in chemical weapons manufacturing, US media report, citing findings by UN experts. The materials include acid-resistant tiles, valves and pipes, reports say. An as-yet-unreleased UN report also says…
Bangladesh wants peace not war: PM
Dhaka, Feb 27 – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday reiterated that Bangladesh does not want war with anyone as its works for peace. “We want peace, not war with anyone,” she said.
Saudi Arabia to recruit Bangladeshi manpower on priority
STAFF REPORTER Dhaka, Feb 27 – Saudi Arabia has pledged to give priority to Bangladesh in recruiting manpower both male and female from abroad, said Minister for Expatriate Welfare and Overseas Employment Nurul Islam.
Rohingya shelters being ungraded to mitigate disasters
Dhaka, Feb 27 – UN’s migration agency IOM on Tuesday said they are upgrading shelters to mitigate disasters when the monsoon and cyclone season hit the world’s biggest refugee settlement in the coming weeks.
Saudi King replaces senior officers in military shake up
Saudi King Salman on Monday replaced top military commanders including the chief of staff, state media said, in a major shake-up of the kingdom’s defence establishment.
Nobel laureates appalled by Rohingya miseries
They listened to the horrific tales from Rohingya women and hugged each other. Tears were rolling down from eyes of both the visiting Nobel Laureates and Rohingya women. A mood of grief and sorrow descended on the no man’s land…
DNA paternity claims against sexually abusive peacekeepers
As sexual abuse and paternity claims continue to rise against UN peacekeepers overseas, the United Nations is actively collaborating with troop contributing countries (TCC) in collecting DNA samples: a protocol introduced back in 2014.
The perils of irregular migration
Contemporary music is a powerful tool to counsel West African youth at risk of being lured into attempting the dangerous journey as undocumented migrants through North Africa and the Mediterranean, to Europe.
Technology versus democracy
Instagram, a photo-sharing platform owned by Facebook, recently caved in to a demand by the Russian government that it remove posts by opposition leader Alexey Navalny alleging misconduct on the part of Russian Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Prikhodko. In a…
3 female Nobel laureates warn Suu Kyi of prosecution for crimes
Three Nobel Peace Prize winners on Monday urged fellow laureate Aung San Suu Kyi of Myanmar to speak out about violence against the Rohingya minority, warning she otherwise risks prosecution for “genocide”.
EU seeks sanctions against Burma military over Rohingya crisis
EU countries on Monday demanded sanctions against senior Myanmar military officers over “serious and systematic” rights abuses against the country’s beleaguered Rohingya Muslim minority.
EU seeks sanctions on Myanmar military over Rohingya crisis
Brussels, Feb 26 (BSS/AFP) – EU countries on Monday demanded sanctions against senior Myanmar military officers over “serious and systematic” rights abuses against the country’s beleaguered Rohingya Muslim minority.
Govt is more afraid of free elections than anything else: Oli Ahmed
Bangladesh Nationalist party (BNP)-led 20-party alliance has got now the only goal of re-establishing democracy by freeing Begum Khaleda Zia, leader of an alliance partner said on Monday.
Violence drops in Syrian capital, its suburbs after UN vote
Beirut, Feb 26 (AP/UNB) — Despite a drop in intensity, shelling and bombardment in the Syrian capital and its embattled eastern suburbs killed at least six people Sunday following the U.N. Security Council’s unanimous approval of a resolution demanding a…
Nigerian government acknowledges 110 girls still missing
Maiduguri, Feb 26 (AP/UNB) — Nigeria’s government acknowledged Sunday that 110 girls remain missing nearly a week after Boko Haram militants attacked their town. Frustrated family members already had compiled a list of missing girls after saying officials were being…
West Asia in flux: Connecting the dots
By Chandra Muzaffar A series of events linked to West Asia in the last nine months has brought to the surface the under-currents and cross-currents in the region’s perennial struggle between occupation and hegemony, on the one hand, and resistance…
U.S. shifts its embassy to Jerusalem in May
Mohammad Zainal Abedin, NY The United States of America (USA) shifts its embassy to Jerusalem in May next from its current location, Tel Abib, the traditional capital of Israel.
UN unanimously demands 30-day ceasefire in Syria
The U.N. Security Council unanimously approved a resolution Saturday demanding a 30-day cease-fire across Syria “without delay” to deliver humanitarian aid to millions and evacuate the critically ill and wounded.
Human rights US hopeful of fair polls in Bangladesh
US Ambassador in Dhaka Marcia Bernicat on Sunday hoped that the next national election will be free, fair and participatory, and laid emphasis on creating conditions to make that happen.
Foiling BNP’s black flag demo: Govt provokes violence -Fakhrul
Dhaka, Feb 24 – Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday asked why the opposition political party should need permission to hold political programmes.
‘Minus good governance people are left to suffer’
Dhaka, Feb – The people of the country continue to suffer for a lack of good governance and absence of transparency in securing their basic rights like education and health, the speakers in a round table meeting on Saturday.
3 female Nobel laureates in BD to see Rohingya situation
Dhaka, Feb 24 – Three Nobel Laureates started their weeklong visit to Bangladesh on Saturday and will go to Cox’s Bazar on Sunday to see Rohingya situation on the ground.
EU Council meets Monday: More pressure likely on Myanmar
The European Union is likely to come up with “restrictive measures” against Myanmar generals as the Foreign Ministers of European countries sit on Monday in Brussels.
UN military exercise begins in BD Monday
A multinational exercise on United Nations Peacekeeping Operations named ‘Exercise: Shanti Doot-4’ will be held at Bangladesh Institute of Peace Support Operation Training (BIPSOT) of Rajendrapur Cantonment from Monday.
BNP to stage countrywide demo Monday
BNP on Saturday announced that its leaders and activists will bring out processions across the country on Monday protesting the attack on their peaceful black-flag demonstration programme in the city.
Myanmar parliament approves $15M for Rakhine border fence
Bangkok, Feb 24 (AP/UNB) — Myanmar’s parliament has approved a budget of about $15 million for the construction of a fence and related projects along the border with Bangladesh in Rakhine state, from which about 700,000 members of its persecuted…