In her first interview since historic elections, Myanmar’s opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi has told the BBC her party has won a parliamentary majority.Early results point to a sweeping victory for her National League for Democracy (NLD), but final…
Moscow acknowledged Monday for the first time a terrorist attack could have caused last month’s Russian plane crash in Egypt, as thousands more tourists were evacuated from the country. Britain and the United States, as well as international investigators, suspect…
Supporters of Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi burst into boisterous celebration on Sunday after the country held its first free nationwide election in 25 years, the biggest step yet in a journey to democracy from dictatorship.Although the outcome of the…
The head of the Russian Federal Security Bureau (FSB), Alexander Bortnikov, urged the Russian authorities to suspend all Russian flights above the territory of Egypt until the reason that led to the crash of the Russian passenger jetliner over Sinai…
The leaders of China and Taiwan are to hold talks for the first time since the Chinese Civil War ended in 1949. Discussions between Chinese President Xi Jinping and Taiwan’s President Ma Ying-jeou will begin in Singapore at 15:00 local…
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Taiwan’s President Ma Ying-jeou are set to hold historic talks in Singapore.It is the first time since the Chinese Civil War ended in 1949 that the leaders from both sides have met.China views Taiwan as…
The Sector Commanders’ Forum on Friday demanded withdrawal of its press statement by Amnesty International issued on October 27 or to correct it with suitable logical words. The Sector Commanders’ Forum, an organisation of the Bangladesh Liberation War veterans and…
Meenakshi Ganguly Rangoon – On November 8, the Burmese people will choose over 1,100 representatives to the country’s national parliament and state and regional assemblies. It is a massive exercise with over 6,000 candidates from 93 registered political parties in…
A cargo plane has crashed on take-off near the international airport in South Sudan’s capital Juba, killing at least 36 people.South Sudan’s transport minister says two people were found alive, but one of them later died. Earlier an official had…
By James Cogan Yesterday’s US deployment of the destroyer USS Lassen and surveillance aircraft into the 12-nautical mile zone surrounding the Chinese-controlled Subi and Mischief reefs in the South China Sea has qualitatively escalated tensions across Asia. The aim of…
Mohammad Zainal Abedin New York – Professor Dr. Justin Phillips, of Columbia University predicts that Hillary Clinton is the probable Presidential candidate of the Democratic Party. Dr. Phillips made this assertion at a press briefing held on November 2 at…
Taiwan’s President Ma Ying-jeou will meet his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in Singapore on Saturday – the first ever meeting between leaders of the two sides.Both said the talks would focus on relations across the Taiwan Straits.China has claimed sovereignty…
Taiwan’s President Ma Ying-jeou will meet his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in Singapore on Saturday – the first ever meeting between leaders of the two sides. Both said the talks would focus on relations across the Taiwan Straits. China has…
A rare tropical cyclone is bearing down on the Yemeni mainland bringing hurricane-force winds, heavy rain and powerful waves. Photos and videos posted online showed water pouring through the streets of the southern coastal city of Mukalla. The city is…
Ha-young Choi A summit between South Korea, China and Japan convened in Seoul on Sunday, adopting a joint declaration for peace and cooperation in north-east Asia and reiterated their stances on denuclearisation. The declaration included restarting the Six Party Talks…
Dhaka – Two cases were filed on Monday in connection with the attacks on the owners of two publishing houses that left one dead and three others injured.
Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) has won a critical parliamentary election, regaining the majority it lost in June.With almost all ballots counted, state-run Anadolu Agency said AKP had won 49.4% of the vote, with the main opposition CHP…
The United Nations, the United States and the European Union in separate statements and messages urged Bangladesh government to immediately arrest the killers of secularist publisher Faisal Arefin Dipan.
The Ambassador of the European Union to Bangladesh, Pierre Mayaudon, has in a facebook status deplored the latest attacks against freedom of expression. A status given on the EU facebook page on Sunday is as follows:
Honourable President and Honourable Prime Minister, It is with a heavy heart, that I write this open letter to you at a time when our beloved country and people are facing severe challenges and threats to our shared heritage. I…
An investigation is under way after a Russian airliner crashed in Sinai, killing all 224 people on board. Egypt’s prime minister said a technical fault was the most likely cause, dismissing claims from Islamic State militants that they were responsible.…
British High Commissioner to Bangladesh Robert Gibson on Saturday condemned the latest attack on bloggers and publishers.
A fire and explosion in a Bucharest nightclub killed 27 people and injured 155 during a rock concert that featured fireworks late on Friday, Romanian government officials and witnesses said.In one of the capital’s worst disasters in decades, about 400…
Ensure oversight; end chaining, involuntary treatment – HRW Nairobi – People with mental health conditions in Somaliland are increasingly forced into institutions, where they face serious abuses and poor conditions. The Somaliland authorities should provide oversight for all mental health…
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has called for “flexibility” at talks in Vienna between the countries backing rival sides in the Syrian civil war.He urged the five main participants – the US, Russia, Iran, Saudi Arabia and Turkey – to…
The glorious role of Ho Chi Minh the founder of Vietnam was recalled and his struggle for the freedom of the Vietnamese people eulogised at a discussion meeting organised by the Sir Nawab Salimullah Academy at the National Press Club…
Visiting World Bank Senior Vice President (Operations) Kyle Peters on Thursday pledged enhanced support for Bangladesh’s efforts to reform its economy saying these efforts will spread prosperity faster to the country’s people.
Dhaka-Police arrested an employee of ‘Ghoroa Hotel and Restaurant’ from the city’s Motijheel area on Thursday over the killing of hotel worker Riyad.
US Republicans have traded blows in a heated presidential debate in Colorado that featured several angry exchanges.Frontrunners Donald Trump and Ben Carson, with no political experience, were under attack from the start.Ohio Governor John Kasich condemned their “fantasy tax plans”…