London (AP/UNB) – A former British royal official has been sentenced to five years in prison for taking more than 100,000 pounds ($130,000) in bribes to award contracts for work at Buckingham Palace and other royal residences.
Category: Int’l relations
Pakistan says India will ‘disintegrate’ when Kashmir is free
Islamabad: Pakistan’s defense minister says its nuclear-armed rival India will “disintegrate” when Kashmir gains independence. Khawaja Muhammad Asif said Wednesday that Pakistan will continue to extend moral support to the people of the disputed Himalayan region, which is split between…
Access to Info at heart of development, democracy: Blake
Dhaka: British High Commissioner to Bangladesh Alison Blake on Wednesday said access to information is at the heart of development and democracy. She said access to information gives individuals greater control over their own lives and a greater stake in…
Boycotting Islamabad Summit Dhaka’s own decision: Shahriar
Saarc’s effectiveness has apparently become questionable once again as its member states are waiting for a formal communication from the Saarc Secretariat to call its 19th Summit off as a number of countries opted out from it.However, there had been…
Aleppo’s two largest hospitals bombed by Syrian regime
The city’s dire humanitarian crisis has been compounded by government shelling in the rebel-held east. On top of the hospital attack, Human Rights Watch has accused President Assad of using banned chemical weapons.Government bombardment of the Syrian city of Aleppo…
After India, Afghanistan, Bhutan, Bangladesh skip SAARC summit
After India, Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Bhutan, too, have pulled out of the SAARC Summit in Islamabad, saying the “environment” is not right for the successful holding of the meet scheduled to be held in the Pakistani capital in November.The decision…
JU human chain wants dowry victim Manoshi killers’ trial
Some Teachers and Students of Jahangirnagar University (JU) formed a human chain demanding justice for brutal killing of Manoshi Rani, relative of a JU Teacher, at the JU campus on Tuesday.
World leaders pledge action to control superbugs
By Martin Khor World leaders at the Summit of the UN General Assembly last week spoke on the need to save millions of lives by controlling the crisis of antibiotic resistance and adopted a landmark political declaration calling for global…
US giving $364 million in new Syria aid
Washington – The United States is providing another $364 million in humanitarian aid to those affected by Syria’s civil war.
US military says it kills 4 al-Shabab fighters in Somalia
Mogadishu – The U.S. military says it has killed four al-Shabab extremists in Somalia in what it calls airstrikes in self-defense.
Trump-Clinton debate gets record ratings
More than 80 million people viewed Monday’s first presidential debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, making it the most watched debate ever, according to Nielsen research. The previous record was the only debate between Republican Ronald Reagan and President…
Xi’s Visit: China’s advance team discusses various aspects with BD officials
Dhaka: A Chinese advance delegation, now in the city, discussed various aspects of forthcoming visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping, including security aspects, with the senior Foreign Ministry officials here on Tuesday. Acting Foreign Secretary Rear Admiral (retd) Md Khurshed…
Saudi Arabia cuts wage bill of govt employees by 20%
The Saudi Arabia govt has also decided to suspend wage increases for the lunar year starting next month and curbed allowances for public-sector employees Riyadh: Saudi Arabia cancelled bonus payments for state employees and cut ministers’ salaries by 20%, steps…
Reaction around the world to first Trump-Clinton debate
Views from around the world on Monday’s first U.S. presidential debate between Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump: CHINA: WANG PEI, a graduate student in communications studies, was watching the debate from a cafe in Beijing and said he…
UN declaration on antimicrobial resistance signals recognition
On 21 September 2016 the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) adopted the political declaration on antimicrobial resistance.This is the 4th time in the history of the United Nations that a health topic has come to the attention of the UNGA.The…
Trump out of touch: Hillary – Why ISIS fight plan in public: Trump
(CNN)The highly anticipated debut debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump lived up to its billing Monday as the candidates clashed repeatedly over the economy, tax cuts for the wealthy and ISIS. Clinton, the Democratic nominee, repeatedly sought to correct…
Russian suspected of flying drone over Polish govt buildings
Warsaw: Polish security officials say a Russian citizen suspected of flying a drone over Polish government and president’s buildings has been detained for questioning. Warsaw police spokesman Mariusz Mrozek said Monday the man was detained on allegations he violated Poland’s…
Terror attacks remind existence of malevolent forces: Sushma
Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Monday said terror attacks in different parts of the world, including Uri and Dhaka, reminded them that these ‘malevolent forces’ are yet to be defeated.“The world has been battling this scourge for long,”…
US accuses Russia of ‘barbarism’ in Aleppo
The US ambassador to the UN has accused Russia of “barbarism” over the bombing of the Syrian city of Aleppo. At an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council, Samantha Power said Russia had told the council outright lies about…
At least 26 killed in Aleppo as UN meets over Syria
Beirut (AP/UNB) — At least 26 civilians were killed in fresh government airstrikes on the contested city of Aleppo, Syrian activists said Sunday, as the United Nations Security Council convened an emergency meeting on the spiraling violence in Syria but…
Bill Clinton’s former mistress and Donald Trump’s new friend
Donald Trump’s presidential campaign plans to bring a one-time mistress of former President Bill Clinton to his showdown Monday night against Hillary Clinton at the first 2016 presidential debate. And you thought U.S. politics had hit its lowest point when…
The friendship of George W. Bush and Michelle Obama
Saturday’s dedication of the National Museum of African-American History and Culture brought together the president who signed into law the funding for the museum and the president who was in office during its completion. But the gathering of the 43rd…
Clinton, Trump to meet Israel PM Netanyahu separately
White Plains: Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are expected to meet separately with Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday ahead of their first presidential debate on Monday night. Netanyahu was expected to meet in New York with the presidential…
Hillary Clinton for President, says New York Times
In any normal election year, we’d compare the two presidential candidates side by side on the issues. But this is not a normal election year. A comparison like that would be an empty exercise in a race where one candidate…
China’s great space telescope begins operations
The world’s largest radio telescope has began operating in southwestern China, a project which Beijing says will help humanity search for alien life.The mega telescope began working around noon, the official Xinhua news agency reported on Sunday, adding that it…
Suspect in deadly Washington state mall shooting captured
Burlington (AP/UNB) — The suspect in a shooting at a Washington state mall that left five dead is in custody, authorities said Saturday. The Skagit County Department of Emergency Management said via Twitter Saturday evening that the suspect had been…
Hasina-Modi Oct 16 meet might shape Saarc Summit
Dhaka – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will have a crucial bilateral meeting with her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi in Goa on October 16, where they are likely to decide their attendance in the upcoming Saarc Summit, UNB news agency reported.…
‘The UN is helpless in the new world order’
The fight over who bombed an aid convoy in Syria shows that the UN doesn’t have an effective strategy for helping people in war-torn areas. Germany may be able to play an increasingly important role, writes Ines Pohl. The United…
Saarc agrees on plan to harmonise energy trade
Islamabad – Energy regulators of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (Saarc) have agreed to have harmonisation of regulations, codes and standards of electricity grids for cross-border electricity trade in the region. After a two-day meeting, the National Electric…
UK appreciates BD’s fight against terrorism
British Minister for Asia and the Pacific Alok Sharma has appreciated Bangladesh for the way the present government is dealing with terrorism and violent extremism in the country.The appreciation came when Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali had a bilateral meeting…