The US, UK and France have urged the UN to begin air drops of humanitarian aid to besieged areas in Syria.They said the Syrian government had failed to respect the 1 June deadline for widespread aid distribution agreed by world…
Category: Int’l relations
President-elect sends wrong signal on impunity in the Philippines
Bangkok – The Committee to Protect Journalists strongly condemns Philippine President-elect Rodrigo Duterte’s comments during a press conference justifying the killing of journalists. Duterte made the remarks in response to a reporter’s question on Tuesday about how his government would…
North Korea missile launch ‘fails’
North Korea has attempted to fire a ballistic missile off its east coast but the launch appears to have failed, South Korean military officials say.It is unclear what type of missile it was, but it follows three failed tests of…
High-level global commitment on antimicrobial resistance urged
Geneva (Mirza Alas) – Actions and challenges to implement the Global Action Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance gained attention at the 69th session of the World Health Assembly (WHA) that took place on 23-28 May. Representatives from over 190 countries came…
Dhaka, Beijing agree to strengthen defence ties
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday stressed the need for further strengthening cooperation between Bangladesh and China in various fields, including defence. The Prime Minister said this when visiting Chinese Defence Minister General Chang Wanquan met her at her official…
Five UN peacekeepers killed in Mali attack: UN
Bamako, (BSS/AFP) – At least five UN peacekeepers were killed in an ambush in central Mali by suspected militants on Sunday, the UN and police sources said. The attack is the first time the UN peacekeeping mission in Mali, MINUSMA,…
Saudi Arabia terms Iran’s role in Iraq ‘unacceptable’
Riyadh (AP/UNB) – Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir said Sunday that Iran must stop meddling in Iraq and that the presence of Iranian military units there is “unacceptable.” His comments come as thousands of Iraqi Shiite militiamen, soldiers and…
Chief Syrian opposition negotiator resigns
Dhaka – The chief negotiator of Syria’s main opposition umbrella group, Mohammed Alloush, has resigned over what he called the failure of peace talks. Mr Alloush, from the High Negotiations Committee (HNC), said the talks had not brought a political…
Five UN peacekeepers killed by extremists in Mali
BAMAKO — The United Nations mission in Mali says at least five Togolese peacekeepers have been killed in an attack by extremists in central Mali.
Illegals treated better than US veterans
Illegal immigrants in the US often get better care than the nation’s military veterans, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has said.”We’re not going to allow that to happen any longer,” he told a bikers’ rally in Washington DC.Mr Trump did…
Pakistani men can beat wives ‘lightly’, Islamic council says
The leader of a Pakistani Islamic council has proposed a bill that allows husbands to “lightly beat” their wives as a form of discipline, says a CNN report. In the 75-page proposal, Mohammad Khan Sheerani suggests a light beating is…
Iraqi army makes gains in Falluja offensive
Iraqi government forces have made gains in their offensive to drive Islamic State militants from Falluja – one the country’s two major cities in IS hands.The nearby town of Karma, the first line of IS defence, is now in the…
104 Islamic State militants killed in strikes
Dhaka-U.S.-led coalition airstrikes and Turkish artillery fire against the Islamic State group in Syria have killed 104 militants, the Turkish military said Saturday.
PM orders sending more assistance to flood-hit Sri Lanka
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday directed the officials concerned to send more necessary materials and goods to Sri Lanka to help the island nation to the face the crisis caused by recent floods. The directives came following a meeting…
Violence mars UP polls, 12 killed
Dhaka – Twelve people, including three in Jamalpur, were killed and over 60 others injured as the 5th phase of Union Parishad election was marred by violence and irregularities on Saturday, unb news agency reported. A presiding officer of a polling…
Japan with BD in its dev journey, Abe tells Hasina
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Saturday assured his Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina of continuing his county’s support to materialise her Vision 2021 for elevating Bangladesh to a middle-income country by 2021. Abe came up with the assurance during a…
Donald Trump rally sparks clashes in San Diego
Supporters and opponents of Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump have clashed in the city of San Diego in California.Police declared a gathering outside the city’s convention centre unlawful and made 35 arrests, as stones and water bottles were thrown.Mr Trump…
Jail for ex-Argentine dictator, 14 others
Buenos Aires — Argentina’s last dictator and 14 other former military officials were sentenced Friday to prison for human rights crimes committed during the Operation Condor conspiracy to hunt down dissidents across South America and beyond. Operation Condor was launched…
G7 leaders pledge action on terror, refugees, slow growth
Shima (AP/UNB) — The leaders of the Group of Seven rich economies ended a summit Friday by issuing an action plan for countering terrorism and other risks to peace and global growth, including the massive flows of refugees and migrants…
717 UPs go to polls today
Some 717 Union Parishads (UPs) across the country are going to polls on Saturday in the 5th phase of election to the lowest tier of the local government.
UK needs to be there in EU, Hasina tells Cameron
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday told her British counterpart David Cameron that it would be better for Britain to remain in the European Union considering the greater economic benefit of British people. She, however, said it is ultimately the…
Trump continues lying about Muslim ban
By Mitchell Blatt Presumptive Republican nominee for president Donald Trump gets credit from his supporters–and even some of his detractors–for being “politically incorrect,” but now it looks like he is backing down from his controversial statements in the face of…
Mamata sworn in as West Bengal chief minister
Dhaka -Mamata Banerjee was sworn in on Friday as West Bengal’s chief minister for a second term at Kolkata’s historic Red Road.
Bangladesh PM in G7 meeting:’UK leaving EU serious risk to growth’
A declaration at the G7 meeting in Japan says a vote by the UK to leave the European Union would pose a “serious threat to global growth”.In its final statement, the group warned that a UK exit from the EU…
Briton, German dead in boat capsize in Thailand
Navy divers and other rescuers searched Friday for two foreigners still missing after a speedboat packed with tourists capsized near the popular island resort of Koh Samui that left a British and a German woman dead, officials said.The boat, carrying…
French labour dispute: Nuclear power plant workers to join strike
Workers at French nuclear power stations are due to down tools on Thursday amid growing industrial action over controversial labour reforms.The CGT union said staff at 16 of France’s 19 nuclear plants had voted for a one-day strike.The government said…
PM Hasina off to Japan to attend G7 Outreach program
Dhaka – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina left Dhaka on Thursday morning for Nagoya of Japan on a four-day official visit to attend the G7 Outreach programme, Unb news agency reported. A VVIP flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines carrying the Prime…
G7 leaders visit Shinto religion’s holiest shrine in Japan
Japanese PM Shinzo Abe has taken world leaders to the Shinto religion’s holiest site, as the Group of Seven (G7) summit begins in the country. Mr Abe said the visit was so that they could “understand the spirituality of Japanese…
Obama looks to Hiroshima visit; Abe won’t go to Pearl Harbor
President Barack Obama said Wednesday he plans to use his historic visit to Hiroshima with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to reflect on the suffering of war and the need to take steps to prevent it. Abe said he had…
Hasina gears up for G7 with bullish op-ed
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said Bangladesh, in its development journey, wants to join hands with the rest of the region and world to transform the lives of people for a better world; for a better planet; and a peaceful and…