Foreign investors to come only when they see benefits, he says AKM Moinuddin, UNB Staff Writer Dhaka, Mar 11 – Russian Ambassador in Dhaka Alexander I Ignatov has said Bangladesh’s tourism sector needs “massive investment” to have more contributions to…
Bangladesh need 390 runs on the final day on Saturday with all the 10 wickets in hand to register their record maiden Test victory against Sri Lanka in the first Test of Joy Bangla Cup series at Galle International Stadium.…
Formally removed from office by a historic Constitutional Court ruling Friday, Park Geun-hye has lost her presidential immunity from prosecution over a corruption scandal that has sent dozens of high-profile figures to face criminal trials. They include Park’s friend of…
Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Friday said their party will accept the people’s mandate even it if loses the next general election. “The Prime Minister will respect people’s verdict even if she is defeated in the next parliamentary…
Leaked emails reveal Nigel Farage, who led the push for Brexit and now serves as an “unofficial adviser” to President Donald Trump, has longstanding ties to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. Farage visited the Ecuadorian embassy Thursday where Assange has sought…
Legal challenges against President Donald Trump’s revised travel ban mounted Thursday as Washington state said it would renew its request to block the executive order and a judge granted Oregon’s request to join the case. The events happened a day…
Seoul- In a historic, unanimous ruling Friday, South Korea’s Constitutional Court formally removed impeached President Park Geun-hye from office over a corruption scandal that has plunged the country into political turmoil and worsened an already-serious national divide. It capped a…
Brazilian-made cluster munitions used on residential areas of Sa’da city One Yemeni mother describes a bomb ‘coming into the bedroom through the ceiling’ Incident comes after UK cluster munition use in Yemen discovered by Amnesty Amnesty International has corroborated new…
Two policemen were identified for their involvement directly in setting fire to the houses of Santal community during the eviction drive in Gobindaganj upazila, according to probe reports submitted by police administration. Rangpur Range Deputy Inspectors General (DIGs) of police…
New York billionaire met briefly with Vladimir Putin’s representative in Washington around six months before election day Donald Trump met with Russia’s US ambassador last April at the height of the presidential election, it has emerged, despite, repeated and strenuous…
The High Court (HC) on Wednesday ordered the transfer of the case of Zia Orphanage Trust graft to Dhaka Senior Special Judge’s Court (Metropolitan Session Judge’s Court) from Dhaka Special Judge’s Court-3. An HC bench of Justice M Enayetur Rahim…
Underscoring the need for releasing those now in jail for no crime, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said the victims can also ask for compensation from the authorities concerned. Replying to a tabled question from Jatiya Party MP Nurul…
The CIA has become the preeminent hacking operation, sneaking into high-tech phones and televisions to spy on people worldwide, according to an explosive WikiLeaks publication of purported internal CIA documents on Tuesday.
Changes in commodity prices attract the attention of many different people from all over the world from trades, researchers, and analysts to policymakers, and just interested citizens. Commodity prices depend on changes in demand and supply forces and there are…
A report by the UN’s Special Rapporteur on the right to food being presented to the Human Rights Council this week states that “Pesticides, which have been aggressively promoted, are a global human rights concern, and their use can have…
Dhaka, Mar 8 – Sisteen heads of foreign missions, stationed in Dhaka, have called upon all to stand with them and their Bangladeshi sisters and male allies to end gender-based violence (GBV) once and for all. “We call upon each…
Dhaka – New plant to be analogous to Bangladesh’s Rooppur nuclear power project The European Union yesterday, March 06, 2017 has cleared Hungary to build two nuclear power units with Generation III+ Russian VVER – 1200 reactors after Budapest made…
Terming the Myanmar refugee crisis a big problem, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday urged the Indonesian government to play a role in repatriating the Myanmar refugees from Bangladesh. “The Myanmar refugee issue is a big problem for Bangladesh and…
Bangladesh and Sri Lanka have agreed to speedily move forward the process of signing a free trade agreement (FTA) between the two countries to boost bilateral trade. The decision came during a bilateral meeting between Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and…
A US Navy ship was forced to change course when fast-moving Iranian vessels approached it in the Strait of Hormuz, US officials say. The USNS Invincible changed direction when the other vessels came within 600 yards (550m) before stopping. Three…
From Golam Moin Uddin Jakarta (Indonesia), Mar 6 – The first-ever Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) Leaders’ Summit formally kicked off here Tuesday morning under the theme ‘Strengthening Maritime Cooperation for a Peaceful, Stable, and Prosperous Indian Ocean’. Indonesian President…
Washington (CNN) US President Donald Trump signed a new executive order Monday that bans immigration from six Muslim-majority countries, dropping Iraq from January’s previous order, and reinstates a temporary blanket ban on all refugees. The new travel ban comes six…
The US military says it has begun deploying a controversial missile defence system in South Korea. The Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense system (Thaad) is designed to protect against threats from North Korea. The move to begin installing the system comes…
North Korea and Malaysia have banned each other’s citizens from leaving their countries, in a growing row over the killing of Kim Jong-nam. The extraordinary tit-for-tat actions come amid North Korean fury at Malaysia’s ongoing investigation into his death at…
Washington: The US has assured India that the H-1B visas issue was not a priority for it and would be part of the larger immigration reforms package that the new Trump administration is working on. The assurance came amid an…
Bangladesh has said it sees the action plan of the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) as a new avenue to make the organisation a vehicle for maritime cooperation in the Indian Ocean Region. “Bangladesh is deeply committed to implementing and…
The city of Mosul has been in the news lately as the Iraqi central government and Kurdistan Regional Government, with the support of a United States-led international coalition, undertook operations in October to retake the city—a last major urban stronghold…
FBI director James Comey has rejected Donald Trump’s claim that his predecessor, Barack Obama, ordered a wiretap of his phone before he was elected US president, US media say. Mr Comey reportedly asked the US justice department (DOJ) to publicly…
By Nathan Smith Across the West today, a rising populist right is blaming established elites for letting in too many immigrants. The immigrants, the populists complain, lower wages, dilute the local culture, and pose a threat to national security. But…
Dhaka – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina left here for Jakarta on Monday morning on a three-day official visit to Indonesia to attend the Leaders’ Summit in commemoration of the 20th Anniversary of the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA). During the…