Dhaka – BNP senior leader Nazrul Islam Khan on Sunday alleged that the government is blocking all the options of doing politics by its opponents as it has no accountability. “Even women are also being affected as they cannot exercise…
Category: Int’l relations
Russia highly rates Indonesian capabilities in NPP construction
Dhaka – Russian State Atomic Energy Corporation ROSATOM and PT. PLN (PERSERO) held a joint seminar, the second within this year.
No comment now over Article 116: Anisul
Dhaka – Mentioning that he has urged the Supreme Court to provide a copy of Chief Justice SK Sinha’s call for scrapping Article 116 of the Constitution, Law Minister Anisul Huq on Sunday said he would make comment on it…
BD-ILO ties going from strength to strength: Ryder
Dhaka – Director General of International Labour Organization (ILO) Guy Ryder on Sunday said the partnership between ILO and Bangladesh is going from strength to strength. The ILO DG made the remarks when he made a courtesy call on Prime…
Decision about Global Compact on Migration design still far off: FS
Dhaka – Foreign Secretary and GFMD current chair Md Shahidul Haque on Sunday said they have still a long way to go to reach a consensus on how the global compact on safe, orderly and regular migration will be designed…
Cairo bombing: Cairo Coptic Christian complex hit
A bomb explosion in the Coptic Christian cathedral complex in the Egyptian capital Cairo has killed at least 25 people, officials say.Dozens of others were injured in the blast in a chapel adjoining St Mark’s cathedral during a Sunday service.Many…
160 dead in collapsed Nigerian church
A hospital director says 160 people were killed when a church roof collapsed onto worshippers in southern Nigeria.Etete Peters of the University of Uyo Teaching Hospital said mortuaries are overflowing and the final death toll likely will be much higher.…
More than 30 dead as tanker rams into vehicles on Kenya road
Nairobi (AP/UNB) — A tanker carrying chemical gas slammed into other vehicles and burst into flames on a major road in Kenya, killing more than 30 people and injuring 10, officials said Sunday.
Twin blasts near Istanbul stadium kill 29, hurt 166
Istanbul (AP/UNB) —Twin attacks by a suicide bomber and a car bomber near an Istanbul soccer stadium Saturday night killed 29 people and wounded 166 others in the latest large-scale assault to traumatize a nation confronting an array of security…
Army deployment not necessary for NCC polls: CEC
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmad on Saturday said there is no necessity to deploy army for the upcoming Narayanganj City Corporation (NCC) election as the law and order situation is now better there.“The law and order situation is…
Intensify pressure on Myanmar: British MPs
A cross-party group of 70 British parliamentarians urged the UK government to ‘intensify pressure’ on the Myanmar government and allow full humanitarian access to Rohingya Muslims in the North Rakhine State of Myanmar.“Together with the international community, the UK government…
Hasina wants to visit India in first half of Feb
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday expressed her desire to visit India in the first half of February next.She expressed the desire when Indian State Minister for Foreign Affairs MJ Akbar met her at her official residence Ganobhaban.PM’s Press Secretary…
US envoy for religious freedom to visit Bangladesh
Dhaka – US Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom David Saperstein will visit Bangladesh this week.
US ambassador urges Bangladesh to repeal marriage under 18 years
US Ambassador in Dhaka Marcia Bernicat has likened the special provision allowing child marriage in Bangladesh to “killing a mosquito with a hammer”, asking that the government look at alternatives to prevent girls becoming victims.The government has approved the draft…
‘Russia was trying to help Trump win White House’
The CIA has concluded in a secret assessment that Russia intervened in the 2016 election to help Donald Trump win the presidency, rather than just to undermine confidence in the U.S. electoral system, according to officials briefed on the matter.…
At least 43,000 homeless after Aceh, Indonesia quake
Indonesia (AP/UNB) — At least 43,000 people have been displaced by the powerful earthquake that hit Indonesia’s Aceh province, authorities said Saturday, as the government and aid agencies pooled efforts to meet the basic survival needs of shaken communities.
Obama orders review into ‘Russian hacking’
President Barack Obama has ordered an investigation into a series of cyber-attacks, blamed on Russia, that shook the US election season. The hacks targeted emails at the Democratic Party and a key aide to presidential nominee Hillary Clinton.
Int’l Human Rights Day Saturday
Dhaka – The International Human Rights Day will be observed in the country on Saturday as elsewhere across the globe. The UN General Assembly proclaimed December 10 as Human Rights Day in 1950, with a view to bringing to the…
Indian Minister MJ Akbar in city
Dhaka – Indian Minister of State for External Affairs MJ Akbar arrived here on Friday afternoon on a two-day visit. He is likely to meet Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali during his stay in Dhaka,…
BNP opposes India’s ‘proposal for open sky deal’
Dhaka – BNP on Friday strongly opposed India’s reported proposal to sign an open sky agreement with Bangladesh saying it will put the country’s security at stake. Speaking at a press briefing at the party’s Nayapaltan central office, BNP senior…
Realise your rights by yourselves, PM to womenfolk
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday urged the womenfolk to strive for realising their rights by themselves as no one else would help them have those realised in this male-dominated society.“You’ll have to realise your rights by yourselves as no…
Tarique Siddique stresses synergy between all national forces
The Prime Minister’s adviser on national security Major General Tarique Ahmed Siddique (Retd) has emphasized the need for greater synergy and integrity among all national forces, be they military or civil, for attaining the much-coveted goals of national development and…
UN calls on Suu Kyi to visit crisis-hit Rakhine
The UN has urged Myanmar’s de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi to visit northern Rakhine state, where the army is accused of carrying out a brutal crackdown on the Muslim Rohingya minority.The Nobel peace prize winner has faced growing…
Situation report from Myanmar’s Northern Rakhine state
Dr. Wakar Uddin PA, USA – The present situation in Arakan is dire as the Myanmar armed forces are continuing the brutal assaults on Rohingya civilian population in Maungdaw and Buthidaung in Northern Arakan/Rakhine state. The growing humanitarian crisis in…
Hillary Clinton warns of ‘fake news epidemic’
Losing US Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has called for urgent action to stop the proliferation of “fake news”. Mrs Clinton said it was an epidemic with “real world consequences” that threatened America’s democracy.
South Korean president impeached
Seoul — South Korean lawmakers on Friday impeached President Park Geun-hye, a stunning and swift fall for the country’s first female leader amid protests that drew millions into the streets in united fury. Once formal documents are handed over to…
South Korean president is impeached in stunning fall
Seoul (AP/UNB) — South Korean lawmakers on Friday impeached President Park Geun-hye, a stunning and swift fall for the country’s first female leader amid protests that drew millions into the streets in united fury. Once formal documents are handed over…
Korean president Park Geun-hye faces impeachment vote
South Korea’s embattled president Park Geun-hye is facing impeachment, with lawmakers due to vote on Friday on dismissing her from office.
Violence against women turned into epidemic: Khaleda
Dhaka – BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Thursday voiced concern over the growing incidents of torture on women, saying violence against women has turned epidemic in the country.
EU-Bangladesh business climate dialogue held
Dhaka – The second EU-Bangladesh Business Climate Dialogue between the EU Business Council (EUBC) and the Ministry of Commerce was held in Dhaka on 8 December 2016. The second dialogue focused on progress of policy actions which need to be…