Gang-rapes, killings, including of children, brutal beatings, disappearances and other serious human rights violations by Myanmar’s security forces in a sealed-off area north of Maungdaw in northern Rakhine State have been detailed in a new UN report issued Friday. The…
European Union leaders meet on Malta on Friday to endorse plans they hope can forestall a new wave spring of migrants sailing for Italy from Africa, but aware that anarchy in Libya means any quick fix is a long shot.…
Dhaka, Feb 3: Kuwait has suspended the issuance of visas for nationals of Syria, Iraq, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iran.
Washington, Feb 3 (AP/UNB) — The Trump administration is preparing to levy new sanctions on Iran, U.S. officials said Thursday, in the first punitive action since the White House put Iran “on notice” after it test-fired a ballistic missile.
Dhaka, Feb 2 – Strongly denouncing Israel’s recent move to set up new settlements in Palestine territory, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday reiterated Bangladesh’s stance on the international decision taken earlier on two-state solution on Palestine and Israel. During…
Dhaka – The High Court on Thursday directed the government to form monitoring cell within six months for establishing the rights of house help and monitoring the allegations of household workers across the country. It directed the government to form…
New Delhi, Feb 2 (AP/UNB) — Police say at least eight policemen have been killed in a land mine blast suspected to have been carried out by Maoist rebels in their stronghold in eastern India.
Washington (CNN)Things got heated between President Donald Trump and Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull in a phone call over the weekend, when Trump objected to an agreement over the US receiving refugees, sources told CNN.
British MPs have voted by a majority of 384 to allow Prime Minister Theresa May to get Brexit negotiations under way. They backed the government’s European Union Bill, supported by the Labour leadership, by 498 votes to 114. But the…
Dhaka – The search committee is likely to finalise 20-member short list on Thursday afternoon after scrutinizing from 125 names proposed by the 25 registered political parties to reconstitute the next Election Commission (EC), sources said.
Bangladesh today rolled out the red carpet as Palestine President Mahmoud Abbas arrived here on a three-day official visit. President Abdul Hamid and senior ministers in the cabinet received the Palestinian leader as a 21 gun salute heralded his arrival,…
Bangladesh’s decision to gradually relocate the documented and undocumented Rohingyas to Noakhali’s Hatiya Island will be a ‘temporary arrangement’, considering the ‘humanitarian ground’. “This is a very temporary arrangement that we need to make. We want Myanmar to take back…
A red carpet was rolled out as Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas arrived here on Wednesday on a three-day official visit at the invitation of his Bangladesh counterpart Abdul Hamid. President Hamid received the Palestinian President near the VVIP Tarmac of…
Bangladesh Ambassador in Nepal Mashfee Binte Shams has announced the government’s plan to buy hydroelectric power at a roundtable in Kathmandu.She has said Bangladesh is ready to invest $2 billion for hydropower projects. She also shared Bangladesh’s renewable energy experiences…
By Chandra Muzaffar President Donald Trump’s ban on nationals from 7 Muslim majority countries in West Asia and North Africa (WANA) entering the United States of America for a period of 90 days has brought to the fore the role…
US President Donald Trump has nominated Neil Gorsuch to the US Supreme Court, picking the 49-year-old to restore the court’s conservative majority and shape rulings on divisive issues such as abortion, gun control, the death penalty and religious rights. The…
Amnesty International has accused the Philippine police of “systematically planning” extrajudicial killings in the controversial war against drugs.
As the impact of US President Donald Trump’s new immigration rules is being felt by tens of thousands of people in the US and around the world, two bold voices have emerged from the US against the same. Acting Attorney…
Dhaka – A total of 25 registered political parties including the ruling Awami League and its arch rival BNP yesterday submitted names for the posts of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and other election commissioners to reconstitute the next EC.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas arrives here on Wednesday on a three-day official visit to advance the ‘special relations’ with Bangladesh. A special flight carrying Abbas and his entourage is scheduled to land at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 5pm, said…
The search committee, formed by President Abdul Hamid, on Tuesday shortlisted 20 people examining 125 names proposed by 25 political parties to appoint as new election commissioners. Cabinet secretary Mohammad Shafiul Alam came up with the announcement after a meeting…
Critics call plan to relocate Rohingya refugees from Myanmar to 6,000-acre island “terrible”. Bangladesh is pushing ahead with a controversial plan to relocate tens of thousands of Rohingya refugees from Myanmar to a remote island despite warnings it is uninhabitable…
Trump fires acting attorney general Sally Q. Yates for refusing to defend immigration order President Donald Trump fired the acting attorney general late Monday night following her public declaration that the department would not legally defend the president’s controversial immigration…
By Thomas Piketty Let it be said at once: Trump’s victory is primarily due to the explosion in economic and geographic inequality in the United States over several decades and the inability of successive governments to deal with this. Both…
The High Court has pulled up the government over formulating a law on constituting the Election Commission (EC).On Monday, the bench of justices Jahangir Hossain and Md Jahangir Hossain issued a rule asking why the government would not be directed…
The 20-Party alliance led by the BNP has decided to suggest names for the election commissioners.Despite being sceptical about the neutrality of the search committee constituted to form the next Election Commission, it has nevertheless decided to respond to the…
The British government came under increasing pressure on Monday to cancel US President Donald Trump’s future state visit with the Queen following mounting outrage over his travel ban on mainly Muslim countries. The government has also been facing growing criticism…
United States President Donald Trump has announced several policies that will cause tremendous harm to refugees and do little to address terrorism and other national security threats, Human Rights Watch said today. In an executive order signed on January 27,…
Philippines, Jan 30 (AP/UNB)- A 23-year-old dental student from France won the Miss Universe crown Monday in the annual pageant held this year in the Philippines.
At least five people have been killed in a shooting at a mosque in Quebec City, Canada.