Hillary Clinton has thanked her supporters for helping her reach a historic moment for women – the US Democratic nomination for president.”Thanks to you, we’ve reached a milestone,” she told cheering crowds at a rally in New York.She hailed “the…
Category: Int’l relations
AI finds BD’s ‘failure to act decisively’ against violent groups
Amnesty International (AI) has said the ‘failure’ of Bangladesh authorities to take decisive action against violent groups responsible for at least 10 killings over the past two months creating a ‘climate of impunity’. “The brazen announcement by violent groups that…
Istanbul blast ‘targets police bus’ in Vezneciler
An explosion in central Istanbul has left several people injured, Turkish media report.The blast, caused by a bomb, targeted a police bus in the district of Vezneciler, the reports say.Several ambulances have been sent to the area.Violence has escalated in…
Asaduzzaman smells Mossad link to BD killings
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Monday hinted at the involvement of Israeli secret service agency Mossad with the recent killings in Bangladesh.He thinks that the serial killings in Bangladesh are part of an international conspiracy, reports the BBC Bangla.“A foreign…
Debate on BD situation in EP Tuesday
The European Parliament (EP) will see a debate on Bangladesh situation on Tuesday. Among other issues, a debate on Bangladesh titled ‘Situation in Bangladesh’ will be held between 15:00-23:00 hours (Strasbourg time), said an official. Recent attacks on minority groups…
Deadly Week in the Mediterranean
Judith Sunderland Over 880 women, men, and children are feared drowned in the Mediterranean last week. While smugglers bear direct responsibility for sending overcrowded and unseaworthy boats from the coast of Libya and elsewhere, European governments share moral and political…
Dhaka wants to join IDB’s move to set up Islamic Infrastructure Bank
Jeddah (Saudi Arabia) – Bangladesh wants to join the initiative of the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) to set up an Islamic Infrastructure Bank, aiming to provide funds to Muslim countries for implementing their mega infrastructural projects. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina,…
Drop Sabah claim; focus on the Bangsamoro Agreement
Chandra Muzaffar According to media reports, President-Elect Rodrigo Duterte of the Philippines would be staking a fresh claim on Sabah. He recognises Sabah as a Sulu Sultanate territory. It is a recognition that has been challenged by various quarters including…
Cuba will never rejoin OAS: Castro
Cuban President Raul Castro says the country will not return to the Organization of American States (OAS) in a show of solidarity with Venezuela.OAS Secretary General Luis Almargo has called for sanctions against Venezuela.At a summit of Caribbean countries in…
Death toll from flooding in France rises to 4
French Prime Minister Manuel Valls says the death toll from the flooding across the country has risen to four while 24 people have been injured. He didn’t give any more details about the additional death, which brings the total death…
Egypt begins trial for head of journalists union, 2 members
Egypt has put on trial the head of the journalists union and two board members for spreading false news and harboring reporters wanted by authorities. Union head Yahya Qalash and board members Khaled el-Balshy and Gamal Abdel-Rahim showed up at…
Bombings kill 15 in and around Iraqi capital
Dhaka-Iraqi officials say bombings targeting a police checkpoint, a restaurant and two markets have killed 15 people and wounded more than 40 in and around Baghdad.
Syrian troops reach edge of province where IS is based
Syrian troops have reached the edge of the northern province of Raqqa, home to the de facto capital of the Islamic State group’s self-styled caliphate.
Amid violence 4 killed in UP polls;CEC blames ‘social tension’
Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmad on Saturday said ‘social tension’ is the major reason behind election violence.
GOP’s concern over Trump’s personal attacks on judge
WASHINGTON — The federal judge who’s hearing a Trump University lawsuit is “a hater of Donald Trump” and ought to be removed from the case. So says Donald Trump, in just one of the recent comments by the presumptive Republican…
Erasmus+’ scholarship for academic year 2016-17
68 scholarships for Bangladesh Ambassador Pierre Mayaudon, Head of Delegation of the European Union to Bangladesh, hosted a reception Thursday in Dhaka for 68 Bangladeshi students who will benefit from an EU scholarship of the ‘Erasmus+’ programme. The event included…
10 key takeaways from the World Humanitarian Summit
Susan Myers United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon spoke those words to open the first-ever World Humanitarian Summit, which took place May 23-24 and included 9,000 participants from across the world and across sectors. They represented over 170 countries and came…
Masked men attack muckraking Sri Lankan editor
New York – Sri Lankan authorities should ensure a thorough investigation into an attack on the editor of the Sinhala-language Meepura newspaper Thursday and hold the perpetrators responsible, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. Freddy Gamage was walking to…
11 civilians killed by rocket fire on market in Yemen’s Taiz
Yemeni medical officials say 11 civilians – including 10 women and one girl – were killed and dozens were wounded when rockets hit a busy market in the western city of Taiz. The officials say that the rockets were fired…
698 UPs polls today,pre-polls violence kills 1
Dhaka-Some 698 Union Parishads (UPs) across the country are going to polls on Saturday in the 6th and final phase of election to the lowest tier of the local government. The voting will be held from 8am to 4pm without…
Budget lacks prudent & farsighted solutions to current challenges: UO
The proposed budget lacks prudent and farsighted solutions to the current challenges except it earmarks an ambitious target of uplifting private investment amidst lack of business confidence, said Unnayan Onneshan (UO) in its rapid assessment of the proposed national budget…
Protesters punch, throw eggs at Trump supporters in San Jose
A group of protesters attacked Donald Trump supporters who were leaving the presidential candidate’s rally in San Jose on Thursday night. A dozen or more people were punched, at least one person was pelted with an egg and Trump hats…
Waters still rising in Paris as rains taper off
French officials say that the Seine River is still rising in Paris as France’s unseasonable spate of rainfall begins to taper off. Traffic in the capital was snarled as flooding choked roads and several Paris railway stations were shut. The…
Pakistani ex-minister jailed for 16 years over hajj scam
Dhaka-Pakistan’s state media says a former minister for religious affairs has been given a 16-year prison sentence for taking kickbacks while hiring accommodation for Pakistani pilgrims during the 2009 hajj to Saudi Arabia.
117 bodies found off Libyan coast as smuggling boat sinks
More than 110 bodies were pulled from the sea off Libya’s shores Friday after a smuggling boat carrying mainly African migrants sank into the Mediterranean, and a separate massive search-and-rescue operation in the open sea saved 340 people and recovered…
11 civilians killed by rocket fire on market in Yemen’s Taiz
Yemeni medical officials say 11 civilians – including 10 women and one girl – were killed and dozens were wounded when rockets hit a busy market in the western city of Taiz.
US Election 2016: House Speaker Ryan to vote for Trump
US House Speaker Paul Ryan says he will vote for the Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump in this year’s election, despite their differences.Mr Ryan wrote in a column “we have more common ground than disagreement”.It is the latest sign Republicans…
Eight mega projects get Tk 18,727 crore
A total of Tk 18,727.36 has been allocated for eight mega projects for the next fiscal year 2016-17.
International nuclear energy forum ATOMEXPO 2016 ends in Moscow
The eighth international forum on nuclear energy- ATOMEXPO 2016, organized by Russia’s state nuclear energy corporation- ROSATOM in Moscow concluded yesterday, June 1, 2016.
PM departs for S Arabia Friday
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina leaves here for Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) on Friday afternoon on a five-day official visit to the oil-rich country at the invitation of Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud. A VVIP flight of Biman…