Dhaka – Japan has sought a thorough investigation of the facts regarding the killing of its nationals during the Dhaka cafe attack, sharing of related information and strict punishments for the perpetrators, UNB news agency has reported. Japan also hoped…
Residency Rules, Child Labor Among Barriers for Refugees Beirut – More than half of the nearly 500,000 school-age Syrian children registered in Lebanon are not enrolled in formal education, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today. Although Lebanon,…
Mass arrests, website shutdowns raise grave concerns Berlin – The response of the Turkish government to an attempted coup will be a critical test of its commitment to defend democratic principles and human rights, including media freedom and respect for…
Officials in Jakarta rejected the findings of an international panel of judges that declared Indonesia committed crimes against humanity in anti-communist purges in the 1960s, when at least 500,000 people perished.The international people’s tribunal formed at The Hague said on…
Law Minister Anisul Haq on Thursday said Tarique Rahman will be brought back home through the Interpol for executing the High Court verdict pronounced against him.“If it’s not possible than a new agreement will be signed between the two countries…
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi jointly inaugurated the second Integrated Check Post (ICP) along the Benapole-Petrapole part of Bangladesh-India border on Thursday, aiming to facilitate easy movement of goods and passengers across the border.The prime…
By David Hearst Turkey’s reaction on 15 July night was that of a mature democracy. The West’s was that of corrupted democracy tainted by its support of autocracy To mount a coup, senior Turkish army officers from the commando units,…
Ankara — Turkey’s president on Wednesday declared a three-month state of emergency following a botched coup attempt, declaring he would rid the military of the “virus” of subversion and giving the government sweeping powers to expand a crackdown that has…
Dhaka – Rights body Ain O Salish Kendra (ASK) on Wednesday expressed deep concern over the ‘missing’ of two rescued hostages of the Holey Artisan Bakery attack, UNB news agency reported. Abul Hasnat Rezaul Karim, a businessman and former teacher…
Dhaka – US Ambassador in Dhaka Marcia Bernicat on Wednesday said a strong response will clearly be necessary to safeguard Bangladesh’s future and its economic progress mentioning that the country is now part of an international crime scene, UNB news…
North Korea said Wednesday its latest ballistic missile tests trialled detonation devices for possible nuclear strikes on US targets in South Korea and were personally monitored by supreme leader Kim Jong-Un.Tuesday’s test firing of three missiles in violation of existing…
The prime minister’s security affairs adviser has blamed a long spell of “undemocratic rules” for the current terrorist threat.Tarique Ahmed Siddique, a retired major general, said, “national interest varied at different times (during such rules) causing severe negative impact of…
Turkey has taken action to block access to the WikiLeaks website after a cache of around 300,000 government emails was released following last weekend’s attempted coup against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, reports Reuters . The action was undertaken by Turkey’s…
Dhaka – Donald Trump has officially clinched the Republican nomination for US president as speakers hammered Democrat Hillary Clinton on day two of the Republican National Convention. Mr Trump is expected to accept the nomination on Thursday after state delegates…
hakaSome 49,000 children will die of malnutrition in areas once cut off by northeastern Nigeria’s Islamic extremist uprising if they don’t get treatment, the U.N. children’s agency warned Today.
India’s top court on Tuesday ordered a scion of India’s Nehru-Gandhi family to express regret or face defamation charges for blaming the country’s top Hindu nationalist organization for the 1948 assassination of independence leader Mohandas Gandhi. The Supreme Court did…
A tour bus carrying visitors from China burst into flames on a highway near Taiwan’s capital on Tuesday, burning to death all 26 people on board, officials said, in the deadliest incident involving Chinese tourism to the island.The accident took…
Cleveland (AP/UNB) – With police on edge in this summer of bloodshed, hundreds of Donald Trump supporters and foes held dueling rallies a half-mile apart Monday in a tense but mostly peaceful start to the four-day Republican National Convention. About…
South Korea (AP/UNB) – North Korea on Tuesday fired three ballistic missiles into its eastern sea, which followed a week of verbal warnings against the South over its decision to deploy an advanced U.S. missile defense system to better cope…
Jon Swaine Gavin Long, the man identified on Sunday as the deadly shooter of police officers in Baton Rouge, left behind an online trail to web pages featuring complaints about the treatment of African Americans by police. Using the pseudonym…
Suicide bombers on Monday attacked two army checkpoints in a former stronghold of Al-Qaeda in southeastern Yemen, killing five soldiers, an officer said.One bomber drove his vehicle into a checkpoint in the west of Mukalla while the second struck in…
A senior South Korean prosecutor has been arrested for allegedly pocketing millions of dollars following shady stock transaction deals with a leading online game maker, officials said Monday. Jin Kyung-joon, a vice ministerial-level official, was arrested and put to a…
Director General of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) Benazir Ahmed on Monday announced a Tk 10 lakh bounty for any member of militant outfit if he or she shuns militancy and provides information over their activities.The Rab DG came up with…
Outgoing Pakistan High Commissioner Shuja Alam met State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md. Shahriar Alam on Monday at the Ministry. During the farewell call on, the Pakistan High Commissioner deeply appreciated Bangladesh’s socioeconomic development and the warmth and hospitality of…
Dhaka – The Cabinet on Monday approved a proposal to amend the existing ‘Treaty between Bangladesh and India relating to extradition’ for simplifying the existing extradition process of accused between the two countries, UNB news agency reports.
Ankara (AP/UNB) – The Latest on the attempted military coup in Turkey (all times local): The European Union’s foreign policy chief says foreign ministers on Monday will send a “strong message” that the rule of law and the democratic system…
Beijing (AP/UNB) – China said Monday that it is closing off a part of the South China Sea for military exercises this week, days after an international tribunal ruled against Beijing’s claim to ownership of virtually the entire strategic waterway.…
Asia-Europe People’s Forum 11 Statement presented at the Opening of 11th ASEM Summit at Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia on 15 July urged the leaders of the group to pursue multipolar, inclusive and ecologically sustainable world. The statement said, ‘For 20 years, the…
The latest victim of honour killing in Pakistan, social media celebrity Qandeel Baloch, whose real name is Fauzia Azeem, was found dead in her room on Saturday morning. Police had later revealed that she was killed by her brother, Waseem,…
General Bekir Ercan Van, the commander of Turkey’s Incirlik airbase, which is used both by the Turkish Air Force and NATO forces, has been detained by Turkish authorities accused of complicity in the attempted coup. The senior Turkish military commander…