The Shaheed Noor Hossain Day, commemorating the martyrdom of a young pro-democracy activist during the anti-Ershad movement in the late 80s, will be observed on Friday in a befitting manner.
Category: Int’l relations
BNP may get permission for Suhrawardy Uddyan rally: Quader
Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Thursday said BNP is likely to get permission for holding its rally at Suhrawardy Udyan on Sunday (November 12). He came up with the remarks while addressing a book distribution programme at the…
Delhi residents offered masks as the city chokes on smog
Volunteers have taken to the streets of India’s capital and fitted green pollution masks over the mouths of willing residents to make a statement about the city’s choking smog. Not everybody wanted to play along and some batted the masks…
Hasina, Modi flag-off Khulna-Kolkata train service
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi today jointly flagged off the Khulna-Kolkata train service and opened two bridges on railway routes connecting Dhaka with Sylhet and Chittagong.
Australian senator Dastyari racially abused
An Australian senator has criticised “the rise of the radical right” after he was racially abused by a group of men at a pub in Melbourne. Senator Sam Dastyari, who was born in Iran, was harassed with taunts calling him…
Trump strikes warmer tone with Xi
US President Donald Trump has struck a warmer tone in China, praising leader Xi Jinping on his handling of the North Korean nuclear threat. At the same time, he urged Mr Xi to “work very hard” on persuading North Korea…
Hasina-Modi open Khulna-Kolkata train service, two railway bridges
Dhaka, Nov 9 – In yet another move for greater connectivity with neighbours, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is scheduled to jointly launch Thursday with her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi the Khulna-Kolkata train service and open two bridges on railway routes…
52 Rohingyas enter BD by veritable Noha’s Arch from Burma
Dhaka, Nov 8 – Some 52 Rohingyas including 22 children, 17 women and 13 men entered Bangladesh through Shah Porir Dwip point in Teknaf upazila of Cox,s Bazar on Wednesday, crossing Naf River by a raft made of plastic bottles…
BD biometrically registeres 450 thousand Rohingyas
Dhaka, Nov 8 – Some 450,000 (4.5 lakh) Rohingyas have so far been biometrically registered in 12 makeshift shelter camps in Ukhia and Teknaf upazilas of Cox’s Bazar.
Democrats score key poll victories in Virginia and New Jersey
Democrats have scored two significant victories in the US – in the first statewide elections since President Donald Trump came to power in January.
The gang rape and murder of Jyoti Singh
It was 84-minutes of horror. A young woman and her male friend horrifically attacked on a New Delhi bus. The woman, Jyoti Singh, gang-raped, tortured, brutalised, her friend beaten unconscious. At the end of that 84-minute bus journey from hell,…
President asks Navy to keep watch on marine resources
President M Abdul Hamid today asked navy personnel to keep themselves ready to ensure security of marine resources and maritime boundary of the country. “Be always ready to ensure sovereignty of maritime boundary, security of ships’ movement on different routes…
Myanmar rebuffs UN statement on Rohingya
Myanmar on Wednesday hit back at a UN Security Council statement critical of its handling of the Rohingya refugee crisis, saying it could “seriously harm” efforts to repatriate the Muslim minority from Bangladesh. On Monday the top UN body called…
La Nina rains, winter to reduce global supply of natural rubber
Bangkok, Thailand – 8 November – The International Rubber Consortium (IRCo) — comprising representatives from Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia — has forecast a reduction in the supply of natural rubber (NR) for the global market amidst strong sentiments for its…
‘Do not try us,’ Trump warns North Korea
US President Donald Trump has issued a stark warning to North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un in an address to South Korea’s parliament. “Do not underestimate us. Do not try us,” he said, while also condemning the “dark fantasy” of life…
CPA delegation calls on PM Sheikh Hasina
A delegation of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at Ganabhaban here this evening. The delegation is now in Dhaka on the occasion of the 63rd Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference that began on…
BNP again shifts date of its proposed Suhrawardy Uddyan rally
Dhaka – The BNP has deferred again the date of its planned rally at Suhrawardy Udyan to November 12 instead of November 11 to mark the party’s “National Revolution and Solidarity Day.”
CPA seeks urgent global action to end Rohingya crisis
The Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) on Tuesday urged the international community to come up with urgent actions to resolve the humanitarian crisis facing by Rohingya people. The CPA made the call in a statement unanimously adopted by its 63rd general…
Khulna-Kolkata train service from 9 November
With staring from Kolkata, the much awaited Khulna-Kolkata direct train service “Bandhan Express” is set to launch on November 9 in a bid to ease communication between two neighbouring countries. The new train service between Khulna and Kolkata would start…
UN increases pressure on Myanmar to end violence against Rohingya
The UN Security Council has called on Myanmar to rein in its military campaign in Rakhine state and allow hundreds of thousands of Muslim Rohingya driven from their homes to return. In a unanimous statement backed by China, the council…
CPA conference to focus on Rohingya issue Tuesday
Dhaka, Nov 6 – Commonwealth parliamentarians will discuss the Rohingya issue at the general assembly of the 63rd Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference (CPC) here on Tuesday.
Bonn climate confce begins: Strong calls to uphold Paris Deal
Dhaka, Nov 6 – This year’s UN Climate Change Conference kicked off in Bonn, Germany on Monday with strong, unified calls to hold to the path of the Paris Climate Change Agreement. The opening of the conference (COP23, November 6-17)…
China sees prospect power-sharing thru Naypyidaw
It’ll help BD for high-end manufacturing growth Dhaka, Nov 5– China sees a good prospect in electricity sharing by Bangladesh and Myanmar in the future through grid interconnection transmitting clean hydropower from China’s Yunnan Province, says a senior official of…
Deal signed to set up country’s largest power plant
NWPGCL, Siemens AG to install LNG-based 3600 MW plant in Payra Dhaka, Nov 5 – State-owned North-West Power Generation Company Ltd (NWPGCL) on Sunday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with German firm Siemens AG to jointly set up an…
US for rapid execution of Annan Commission’s report
Dhaka, Nov 5 (UNB) – The United States has sought rapid and complete implementation of the Annan Commission’s recommendations for the safe and voluntary return of Rohingyas to Myanmar.
Saudi helicopter crash reportedly kills high-ranking prince
Dubai, Nov 6 (AP/UNB) — A helicopter carrying a high-ranking Saudi prince and other government officials crashed Sunday in the kingdom’s south near the border with Yemen, reportedly killing all eight people aboard.
Saudi princes among dozens detained in ‘corruption’ purge
The heir to the throne in Saudi Arabia has consolidated his hold on power with a major purge of the kingdom’s political and business leadership.
Awami League to boycott fair elections: Gayeswar
BNP senior leader Gayeshwar Chandra Roy on Sunday said Awami League will boycott the next general election if there is a minimum scope of credible balloting. Speaking at a discussion, he also said Jamaat emerged in Bangladesh politics during HM…
Pressure Myanmar for early repatriation of Rohingyas: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today urged the Commonwealth countries to exert pressure on the Myanmar government to stop persecution on its Rohingya citizens and take them back from Bangladesh at the earliest. The Prime Minister said this while inaugurating 63rd…
Address Rohingya problem not punishment: US
Citing positive developments over Rohingya issue, the United States on Sunday said their current purpose is to solve the Rohingya problem, not to punish anyone. “Right now our purpose is to solve the problem, not to punish…,” US Under Secretary…