Dhaka – BNP has nominated Advocate Shakhawat Hossain Khan as its mayoral candidate to contest Narayanganj City Corporation (NCC) polls. BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi came up with the announcement at a press briefing at BNP’s Nayapaltan…
Dhaka – The BNP sought an appointment with President Abdul Hamid to present party chairperson Khaleda Zia’s proposal on reconstitution of the Election Commission.
Dhaka – A handbag of Dutch ambassador to Bangladesh Leoni Margaretha Cuelenaere was allegedly stolen from a photo exhibition at Dhaka University on Monday.
A suicide bomber has killed at least 27 people at a Shia Muslim mosque in the Afghan capital, Kabul.Many more were wounded in the blast at an annual Shia ceremony at the Baqir ul Olum mosque in the west of…
Pukhrayan — (AP/UNB) Rescuers finished searching the last of 14 mangled train carriages that derailed in northern India, killing at least 127 people and leaving about 150 more injured, police said early Monday. The passenger train was about midway through…
Dhaka – Different organisations will work together in Bangladesh to protect the rights of children on the move, or child migrants, under a global campaign – ‘Let’s Play for Change’.
Bangladesh will not allow anybody to enter its territory illegally as any trespass or influx is a burden for a country, says newly appointed director general of (DG) Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) Maj Gen Abul Hossain.
Angela Merkel told top members of her party on Sunday that she wants to run for a fourth term as German chancellor in next year’s election, senior party sources told Reuters, after months of speculation about one of the world’s…
The country is set to celebrate the Armed Forces Day tomorrow marking the founding of army, navy and air force during the 1971 Liberation War.”On this day during the Great War of Liberation in 1971, the Bangladesh Armed Forces comprising…
Pukhrayan – At least 119 people were killed when an overnight passenger train rolled off the track in northern India early Sunday, with rescuers working into the night to pull people out of the mangled coaches, police said. The death…
The first election to district councils was held during HM Ershad’s regime, but he no longer seems to think it matters.Speaking at a programme in Dhaka on Sunday, the Jatiya Party chairman said his party will not take part in…
A UN expert has called on the Myanmar government to take immediate action to tackle the deteriorating human rights situation in northern Rakhine state.The Special Rapporteur on the human rights situation in Myanmar, Yanghee Lee, criticised the authorities for placing…
Pakistan says it has shot down an unmanned Indian drone near the Line of Control. Lt Gen Asim Bajwa, chief of Inter-Services Public Relations, the military’s media wing, tweeted that an ‘Indian quadcopter’ was shot down at 4:45pm Pakistan time,…
Lucknow – At least 90 people were killed and more than 100 injured when a train derailed in northern Uttar Pradesh, India’s biggest state, police said. The train was travelling between the northeastern city of Patna and the central city…
Cox’s Bazar – Members Coast Guard of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) sent back some 130 Rohingyas, including women and children, to Myanmar while they were trying to enter into Bangladesh territory through the Naf River in Teknaf upazila on Friday…
Islamabad – Pakistani officials on Saturday accused Indian troops of “unprovoked” cross-border firing in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir, triggering an intense exchange of fire in which three civilians were killed and three others wounded. AP/UNB news agency reported
Indian Border Security Force (BSF) has taken initiatives to sensitise its members to reduce the killing of civilians along the India-Bangladesh border as it is possible to bring it down to a zero level.“We’re trying to educate our members so…
By Keegan Hamilton President-elect Donald Trump has tapped Alabama Senator Jeff Sessions to be his attorney general, according to multiple reports citing sources close to Trump’s White House transition team. A conservative Republican and an early supporter of Trump’s bid…
By Jason Leopold President-elect Donald Trump has offered retired Lt. Gen. Michael Flynn the position of White House national security adviser, according to a report by the Associated Press citing a senior official. An executive at Flynn Intel Group, a…
A fuel tanker exploded in northern Mozambique as residents gathered around to buy fuel from the driver on Thursday, killing 73 people and injuring 110 others, Mozambican media reported.
A UN expert has called on the Myanmar government to take immediate action to tackle the deteriorating human rights situation in northern Rakhine state.
New York (AP/UNB)— A single drop of milk. A newborn baby. The ravages of war and terrorism. The defiance of those who protest and the fear of those entrapped. All are included in a multimedia project featuring Time magazine’s most…
Dhaka – The visiting European Parliament (EP) delegation on Thursday laid emphasis on proper democratic process in forming a strong Election Commission in Bangladesh to hold the next election in a fully participatory manner. “We hope it (EC formation) will…
If President-elect Donald Trump wants to pull the U.S. out of the Paris climate deal, he’ll face an unlikely foe: corporate America. More than 300 companies and major investors signed a letter urging Trump to roll back his campaign promises…
WASHINGTON: An architect of anti-immigration efforts who says he is advising President-elect Donald Trump said the new administration could push ahead rapidly on construction of a US-Mexico border wall without seeking immediate congressional approval. Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach,…
Dhaka – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina returned home on Thursday morning wrapping up her three-day official visit to Marrakech, a former imperial city in western Morocco, to attend two high-level segments of the Conference of the Parties (COP-22).
Washington (AP/UNB) — Hillary Clinton reflected on her devastating defeat on Wednesday evening, acknowledging the difficulty of her loss for her supporters and urging them to persevere through the Donald Trump era. In remarks that were equal parts pep talk…
Marrakech (Hilary Chiew and Zhenyan Zhu) – Developed country Parties’ fulfilment of the provision of USD 100 billion annually by 2020 was stressed by all the guests of honour at the opening of the traditional high-level segment of the two-week…
Dhaka – Exporters have urged India to withdraw the anti-dumping duty on jute for exporting to the country, as the move would affect the Bangladeshi jute industry severely.
Clay – A West Virginia mayor resigned Tuesday following a backlash after she posted a response to a racist comment about first lady Michelle Obama on Facebook. The Clay Town Council accepted Mayor Beverly Whaling’s resignation in a meeting late…